In Sermon Illustrations: "Respect Of Persons"

His Son Gave His Life On 911

Contributed by Steve Ely on Sep 22, 2010

Lee Lelpi is a retired firefighter, a New York City firefighter. He gave 26 years to the city. But on September 11th, 2001 he gave much more. He gave his son, Jonathan. His son was a firefighter as well. When the Twin Towers fell, Jonathan was there. Firefighters are a loyal clan. When one ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Pentecostal

Man On The Street

Contributed by Michael Buckingham on Jul 18, 2011

MAN ON THE STREET When you meet someone on the street, you don’t know anything about them. Everyone is different, so be kind and courteous and don’t get caught up in discrimination. We all subconsciously stereotype people, but there isn’t one person in the world that fits perfectly into a ...read more

Tags: Pride

Denomination: Baptist

The Unnecessary War

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 4, 2012

THE UNNECESSARY WAR When Winston Churchill was in his early thirties, he tried with all his powers to awaken the English speaking world to the impending dangers of a resurgent Germany. At the time Germany was being influenced by one Corporal Hitler, but Churchill’s warnings were all to no avail. ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Brethren

Identifying With Christ

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 15, 2019

During the Civil War a man by the name of George Wyatt was drawn by lot to go to the front. He had a wife and six children. A young man named Richard Pratt offered to go in his stead. He was accepted and joined the ranks, bearing the name and number of George Wyatt. Before long Pratt was killed in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-13

Tags: Christ Our Substitute, Identifying With Christ, The Exchanged Life, Crucifixion To Self

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Motherhood And Compassion

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 19, 2022

Motherhood and Compassion. A few days ago, I made a marvelous discovery. In the Hebrew language of the Old Testament the word for “compassion” comes from the root word, “womb.” The picture is of a birthing. It is also the picture of a faithful mother giving all she's got to bring a little ...read more

Tags: Children, Compassion, Women, Mothers, Mother's Day, New Birth  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be Found Faithful

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Mar 31, 2025

There is a story of a choir director who was so stressed out because at least one or more members of the choir were absent at every rehearsal for a concert. Finally came the last rehearsal and he announced: “I want to personally thank the pianist for being the only person in this entire church ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-2

Tags: Faithfulness, Choir, Unfaithfulness

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Biggest Idol We Have Can Be Ourselves. ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 28, 2000

The biggest idol we have can be ourselves. George Bernard Shaw put it rather neatly when he described a person in one of his plays as ...read more

Tags: Humility, Emotions, Sin Fall Of Man

Denomination: Baptist

In A Survey, Nearly A Third Of Those Questioned ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 16, 2002

In a survey, nearly a third of those questioned stated that, of all the persons mentioned in the Christmas story, they identified the most with the shepherds. They were your average, ordinary, everyday ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Tags: Christmas, Birth Of Jesus

Denomination: Congregational

In Fact, Most Christians Today Perceive God Like ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Hamilton on May 1, 2003

In fact, most Christians today perceive God like one person noted: God is a lot like our pastor. I don’t see him through the ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Baptist

A New Gallup Study Finds Fewer People Perceive ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A new Gallup study finds fewer people perceive that the crime problem nationally is worsening and, accordingly, Americans are a bit less likely to fear for their personal ...read more

Tags: Sin General

81% Of Parents Of Online Teens Say Teens Aren't ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

81% of parents of online teens say teens aren’t careful enough when giving out personal info online and 79% of online teens agree. ...read more

Tags: Children

Of All The Lessons History Teaches This One Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Of all the lessons history teaches this one is plainest: the person who tries to achieve ends through force is always unscrupulous and is always cruel. We should remember this in an age where ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

I Owe Much To My Friends; But, All Things ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs to life ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

If You Have Anything Really Valuable To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off ...read more

Tags: Human Life

All Truly Wise Thoughts Have Been Thought ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times, but to make them really ours we must think them over again honestly, ...read more

Tags: Thought

Winston Churchill Once Said, "So Many Owe So Much ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 25, 2008

Winston Churchill once said, "So many owe so much to so few." But in the case of the Gospel of Christ and the Scriptures, so many owe so much to just ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Bertrand Russell Said Envy Was One Of The ...

Contributed by John Petty on Dec 1, 2008

** Bertrand Russell said envy was one of the most potent causes of unhappiness. It is a universal and most unfortunate aspect of human nature because not only is the envious person rendered ...read more

Tags: Envy

Denomination: Church Of God

[180]. A Poem Message – Lost Three Things - One Son – The Prodigal Son

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 29, 2025

[180]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – LOST ONE SON – THE PRODIGAL SON The third of the lost parables is the son. It is the best know. Gospel preaching has made use of this parable over and over and that is fair enough. However its greater meaning is a wayward son of the family, who entered into a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:18, Luke 15:11-12, Luke 15:11-32

Tags: Repentance, Lost, Love Of The Father, The Prodigal Son, Parable Of The Lost Son  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Quote: Eugene Peterson Describes, "Sabbath As ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 1, 2006

Quote: Eugene Peterson describes, “Sabbath as that uncluttered time and space in which we can distance ourselves from our own activities enough to see what God is doing” ...read more

Tags: Sabbath, Rest

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Age-Based Retirement Arbitrarily Severs ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Age-based retirement arbitrarily severs productive persons from their livelihood, squanders their talents, scars their health, strains an already overburdened Social Security system, and drives many elderly ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life