In Sermon Illustrations: "Rich Man"

God Did Not Walk Away

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

GOD DID NOT WALK AWAY Simon Wiesenthal wrote The Sunflower in 1969. It speaks of the pain he experienced at the hands of the Nazis during WWII. He describes being taken from a Nazi death-camp to a makeshift hospital. He was ushered by a nurse to the side of a Nazi soldier, who asked to have a ...read more

Tags: Christmas

I Couldn't 'not' Forgive Him  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009

I COULDN’T ’NOT’ FORGIVE HIM Chris Carrier has one of the best testimonies of Christian forgiveness I have ever seen. Chris grew up in Coral Gables, Florida. He was abducted when he was just 10 years old. Chris’ kidnapper was angry with the boy’s family. He burned him with cigarettes, stabbed him ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-49

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Revenge Vs. Forgiveness  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009

REVENGE VS. FORGIVENESS There was once a man who was bitten by a dog, which was later discovered to be rabid. The man was rushed to the hospital where tests revealed that he had, in fact, contracted rabies. At the time, medical science had no cure for this disease and so his doctor faced the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:41-50

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

The Prayer And The Chair

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 22, 2011

THE PRAYER AND THE CHAIR A woman called a pastor to come to the house to see her father. He goes to the house not knowing whether the man is Christian or not but he notices as he talks to him and the man answers back that he must be a Christian and there is a chair sitting close by. An empty ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Tags: Prayer How To

Life ...

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Aug 23, 2012

Life Choices: AT&T FIRED President John Walter after nine months, saying he lacked intellectual leadership. *He received a $26 million dollar severance package. Police in Oakland, California spent two hours attempting to subdue a gunman who had barricaded himself inside his home. After firing ten ...read more

Tags: Humor

Denomination: Pentecostal

Story About Graduation Car

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 21, 2025

Story: The son of a wealthy man expected to receive a sports car for his graduation. Instead his Dad called him into his study, told him that he loved him and handed him a wrapped-up present. When he opened it, he found it to be a box containing a leather bound Bible, with his name inscribed on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:9-14

Tags: Treasure, Graduation Present

Denomination: Anglican

Herbert Lockyer Says, “ At The Old Rugged ...  PRO

Contributed by Philip Makari on Jan 16, 2001

Herbert Lockyer says, “ At the old rugged cross we see man at his ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Cross Agony

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Great Creative Individual...is Capable Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The great creative individual...is capable of more wisdom and virtue than ...read more

Tags: Art

Our Doctrine Of Equality And Liberty And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Our doctrine of equality and liberty and humanity comes from our belief in the brotherhood of ...read more

Tags: Family

Nearly All Men Can Stand Adversity, But If You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Sense Shines With A Double Luster When It Is Set ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5

Tags: Humility

Justice Is A Certain Rectitude Of Mind Whereby A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Curiosity Is A Kernel Of The Forbidden Fruit ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Curiosity is a kernel of the forbidden fruit which still sticketh in the throat of the natural man, ...read more

Tags: Curiosity

Talking And Eloquence Are Not The Same: To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool ...read more

The Right To Freedom Being The Gift Of God ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the power of man to alienate this ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Talk Not Of Genius Baffled. Genius Is Master Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Talk not of genius baffled. Genius is master of man. Genius does what it must, ...read more

Tags: Thought

To Provide For The Future Is A Part Of Ones ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To provide for the future is a part of ones responsibility in life; and the world has scant ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

In Politics, If You Want Anything Said, Ask A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want ...read more

Tags: Government

The French Are True Romantics. They Feel The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The French are true romantics. They feel the only difference between a man of 40 and ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Be At War With Your Vices, At Peace With Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day