In Sermon Illustrations: "Rich Man"

May 26, 2002, Memorial Day Weekend, A Barge Pilot ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 16, 2005

May 26, 2002, Memorial day weekend, a barge pilot passed out and hit a bridge span of I-40 over the Arkansas river. This accident dropped a 600 foot span of the bridge 62 feet into the swift flowing river below. Eleven people (and a trailer full of show horses) died as their cars and 18-wheelers ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Evangelism Urgency

Eating A Bald Eagle  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2011

EATING A BALD EAGLE A forest ranger is making rounds in a remote part of the wooded reserve when he comes across an unkempt man, sitting at a make-shift campfire, and, to the ranger's astonishment, eating a fish and a bald eagle. The man is consequently put in jail for the crime. He was soon ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:9-10

Tags: Hypocrisy

A Confident Faith  PRO

Contributed by David Parks on Apr 2, 2013

A CONFIDENT FAITH Jesus indicted the Pharisees saying: "All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:2-3

Tags: Bible Truth

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do Not Keep On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009

DO NOT KEEP ON BABBLING Dr. Clarence Bass, professor at Bethel Theological Seminary, early in his ministry preached at a church in Los Angeles. He thought he had done quite well as he stood at the door greeting people as they left the church. The remarks about his preaching were complimentary. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Tags: Prayer How To

The Bottle That Didn’t Take The Heat!

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jul 5, 2024

Text: 1 Corinthians 3:12-15, KJV: 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:12-15

Tags: Rewards, Tests, Plastic Bottles

Denomination: Baptist

The World Has Yet To See  PRO

Contributed by Donn Heinrich on Feb 11, 2002

D. L. Moody, the 19th century evangelist said, "The world has yet to see what God can do with ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

A Priest Asked A Little Boy If He Knew What ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2003

A priest asked a little boy if he knew what "matrimony" meant. The little boy replied, Sure! It is a place between ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Ruth Bell Graham, The Wife Of Billy Graham Once ...  PRO

Contributed by David Ward on Aug 16, 2005

Ruth Bell Graham, the wife of Billy Graham once said, “If God answered every prayer of mine, I would ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is A God Shaped Vacuum In The Heart Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

Advertising Nourishes The Consuming Power Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Advertising nourishes the consuming power of manIt spurs individual exertion and greater production. It brings together in fertile union ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Character Is Like Every Other Structure; Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Character is like every other structure; its weaknesses show up when it is tested. No man knows of what stuff he is ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Our Government ... Teaches The Whole People By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our government ... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every ...read more

Tags: Government

Politics? I Keep Up With What's Going On. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Politics? I keep up with what's going on. Although I'm not much for politics myself. But I ...read more

Tags: Government

I'm Proof Against That Word Failure. I've Seen ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Notice The Difference Between What Happens When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times and what ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Eternity Has No Gray Hairs The Flowers Fade, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Eternity has no gray hairs The flowers fade, the heart withers, man grows old and dies, the world lies down in the sepulchre of ages, but ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

No One Ever Sank Under The Burden Of The Day. It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No one ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrows burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Most Damnable And Pernicious Heresy That Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The most damnable and pernicious heresy that has ever plagued the mind of man is that somehow he can make himself good enough to ...read more

Tags: Truth Of Christ

Your Success Depends On What You Do Yourself, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Your success depends on what you do yourself, with your own means. Dont depend on your friends, and never forget that every ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

It's Like A Poison. It Can Take You Over. ...

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 6, 2009

It’s like a poison. It can take you over. Before you know it, it can turn us into ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 28:28

Tags: Power, Love For God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ