In Sermon Illustrations: "Remembering"

The Top 5 Hospital Bloopers  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 24, 2002

THE TOP 5 HOSPITAL BLOOPERS 5. "This must be God’s will for your life." (Did He tell you that?) 4. "Remember, time heals all wounds." (I hope that isn’t why time has no end.) 3. "So, what are your chances?" (Better than yours for "Encourager of the Year.") 2. "Things could be worse." ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, God In The Hardships

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

They Took Away…  PRO

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Apr 17, 2002

They took away what should have been my eyes, (But I remembered Milton’s Paradise). They took away what should have been my ears, (Beethoven came and wiped away my tears). They took away what should have been my tongue, (But I had walked with God when I was young). He ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Evangelism The Lost, Human Body

Denomination: Pentecostal

Life At The Brink  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2002

Life at the Brink A man was driving to work when a truck ran a stop sign, hit his car broadside, and knocked him cold. A passerby pulled him from the wreck and revived him. He began a terrific struggle and had to be tranquilized by the medics. Later, when he was calm, they asked him why he ...read more

Tags: Hell

A Forgetful Husband Thought He Had Conquered ...  PRO

Contributed by Ken Gilmore on Jul 7, 2004

• A forgetful husband thought he had conquered the problem of trying to remember his wife’s birthday and their anniversary. He opened an account with a florist, provided him with dates and instructions to send flowers along with an appropriate note signed, "Your loving husband." His wife was ...read more

Tags: Marriage Obligations

Denomination: Baptist

When I Pastored In Ca I Served On 2 Commissions. ...

Contributed by Ric Feeney on Dec 29, 2004

When I pastored in CA I served on 2 commissions. One of them was the board for a home for unwed mothers willing to give their children up for adoption, rather than abort them. In gathering research for a presentation, the board received a letter of encouragement from then Cardinal John O’Connor ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Denomination: Brethren

In The Comic Strip, Dennis The Menace, Dennis And ...

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 11, 2005

In the comic strip, Dennis the Menace, Dennis and his little friend, Joey, are leaving Mrs. Wilson’s house with their hands full of cookies. As you may remember, Dennis is not always very considerate toward the Wilsons who are his next-door neighbors (especially Mr. Wilson). But Joey says, "I ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Baptist

There Is A Small Cathedral Outside Bethlehem ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

THERE IS A SMALL CATHEDRAL OUTSIDE BETHLEHEM THAT MARKS THE SUPPOSED BIRTHPLACE OF JESUS. BEHIND A HIGH ALTAR IS A CAVE LIT BY SILVER LAMPS. THE ONLY WAY TO ENTER THE CAVE IS TO STOOP. THE DOOR IS SO LOW, YOU CAN’T GO IN STANDING UP. 1. YOU CAN SEE THE WORLD WHEN YOU ARE STANDING TALL, BUT TO ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

It Is Not Wrong When We Seek The Favor Of Men, ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 26, 2007

It is not wrong when we seek the favor of men, however, it is most important we strife to have the favor of God in our lives. How? 1. Study the Word of God. 2. Be a doer of the Word. 3. Pray daily and be filled continually with His Holy Spirit. 4. Then you can be led of the Spirit. 5. Tell others ...read more

You Will Have Had Your Own Experiences Of Being ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 16, 2007

You will have had your own experiences of being in the dark, wanting light. Do you remember August 14, 2003?It was the night the lights went out in Ontario and the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. It affected 10 million of us in Ontario alone, marking the largest black-out in Northern ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

S We Face A New Year With Unknown Challenges But ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008

s we face a new year with unknown challenges but also unknown opportunities, I encourage you to remember Mary and her simple but important faithfulness to the purposes of God. By some she is venerated, held in very high esteem. By others she is simply thought about once a year and then forgotten. ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Would You Believe Me If I Told You That The ...

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008

Would you believe me if I told you that the square root of orange is turquoise? or If I told you to always remember you’re unique, just like everyone else. or that 42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot. Or maybe that you can do more with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word. Doubt ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Non-Verbal Communication

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 23, 2008

NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION I remember as a child that my mother could speak volumes without opening her mouth. I could tell if she was upset with me from a block away. Hands on hips, head tilted to the left, eyes staring a hole in me. Or I could be somewhere and catch her eyes across a room and she ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

Denomination: Baptist

We Might Be Considered Mia ‘missing In ...

Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008

We might be considered MIA ‘Missing in Action’ There are 2,539 men included on the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in Washington DC with the status of Missing in Action Some of these men will never return, possibly some will Many Christians are MIA Wallowing in a sin filled life Thinking that nobody ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Denomination: Baptist

It Was One Of The Best Football Games Ever. ...

Contributed by Lee Miller on Aug 22, 2008

It was one of the best football games ever. Remember Super Bowl XXXIV between the Rams and Titans? In the final seconds Tennessee was driving for the game-tying touchdown and on the final play Kevin Dyson caught a pass over the middle and lunged for the goal line. He was tackled just short of the ...read more

Tags: Sports

Denomination: Mennonite

Playoff Experience Brings Hope

Contributed by Todd Brock on Nov 13, 2008

PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE BRINGS HOPE You know the NBA playoffs are going right now and there is always talk about the teams having experience in the playoffs. What does that mean? It means they have been there before and know how to work through things. It also means they can remember past victories ...read more

Tags: Experience

Denomination: Baptist

Being A Servant Comes Down To Basin Theology. ...

Contributed by Kyle Rye on Apr 29, 2009

Being a servant comes down to basin theology. "Remember what Pilate did when he had the chance to acquit Jesus? He called for a basin and washed his hands of the whole thing. But Jesus, the night before His death, called for a basin and proceeded to wash the feet of the disciples. It all comes down ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Economic Science Tells Us That Structural ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 21, 2009

Economic science tells us that structural insecurity generates anti-productive attitudes wasteful of human resources, inasmuch as workers tend to adapt passively to automatic mechanisms, rather than to release creativity. On this point too, there is a convergence between economic science and moral ...read more

Tags: Poverty

Denomination: Catholic

Blots And Blemishes

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 19, 2010

BLOTS AND BLEMISHES In 2 Peter 2:13-14, false and immoral teachers are called "blemishes." Some of you are teenagers, but those of us who are older can remember the blessings of acne. There were two pimples that were particularly embarrassing: a large one on the tip of you nose that made you look ...read more

Tags: False Teaching

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Fire Of Discipleship

Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011

FIRE OF DISCIPLESHIP I love to make a campfire. Many years ago I remember going on a fishing trip in the mountains of Arizona. There were about 10 men from our church and it was a great time of fellowship. It was my duty to get the fire going. Well get it going I did. I had it so hot in that cabin ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

A Breakdown In Communication

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Feb 11, 2012

A BREAKDOWN IN COMMUNICATION My favorite Burns and Allen routine was the time when George was lecturing Gracie about carelessness. Gracie remembered one of her relatives who accidently parked in a red zone. George said, "That was very careless." Gracie responded, "Yes, it really was." "He ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:15, 1 Corinthians 14:1-40

Tags: Communication, Tongue, Communication General

Denomination: Baptist