In Sermon Illustrations: "Risk Taking"

Kyle Idleman On Dying To Self

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 18, 2013

What’s it look like to die every day? Well, dying to yourself today may mean spending your lunch hour serving food to the homeless at the shelter down the street from your office. It may mean the next time you talk to your neighbor, instead of playing it safe and keeping comfortable you bring ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23

Tags: Surrender, Jesus Christ, Dying To Self, Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2014

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy -- Source: www.hubblesite.org The Hubble Telescope has been orbiting the earth since 1990 taking pictures into deep space. On June 8, 1992 it took a picture of the center of the M51 Whirlpool Galaxy which is 23 million light years from our galaxy. The picture of the core ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:27-56

Tags: Cross, Galaxy, Astronomy

Head-Up And Head-On! (11.10.05--Christian ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 8, 2005

Head-Up and Head-On! (11.10.05--Christian Soldiers!--James4:7) When you are afraid to take an action, it’s the first step that’s the hardest one to take. Our little dachshund Webley is a living example of that. Webley has always been afraid of stairs. It doesn’t matter if he is going up or coming ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Lutheran

Widow-Makers! (11.11.05--Christian ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 9, 2005

Widow-Makers! (11.11.05--Christian Soldiers!--Ephesians 6:16-17) Beech trees tend to bend and grow at odd angles. When it comes to felling one, you have to do a bit more than simply cutting it down. First you need to determine which way the tree is leaning. Then you need to size-up the other ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:16-17

Tags: Angles, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Lutheran

Stealing

Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Sep 28, 2009

STEALING People have also used their own hands to take what does not belong to them. I told you the story of a politician whose mandate was taken away from him after winning the presidential elections, somebody was given the presidency, where is he today?, He even died before the politician ...read more

Tags: Commandments Steal

Denomination: Pentecostal

May 23, 1498 The Great Preacher And Missionary Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Yaw on Jan 26, 2001

May 23, 1498 The great preacher and missionary of Florence, Italy: Savonarola. As he was about to be hanged and his body burned because of his faith he proclaimed: "You may kill me if you ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Baptist

Kay Arthur, A Christian Author, Put It This ...  PRO

Contributed by Dean Kennedy on Sep 1, 2002

Kay Arthur, a Christian author, put it this way. If you tolerate sin in your life, that sin will not only take you farther than you wanted to go, it will keep you longer than you ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Tolerating Sin  PRO

Contributed by Joel Vicente on May 31, 2003

Kay Arthur, a Christian author, put it this way. If you tolerate sin in your life, that sin will not only take you farther than you wanted to go, it will keep you longer than you wanted ...read more

Tags: Sin Punishment Of, Sin General

Denomination: Baptist

Did You Know That When A Beaver Builds The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Did you know that when a beaver builds the entrance to his home, he always takes into account how thick the ice will be the next winter. And even though ice thickness may vary from winter to winter, THE ...read more

Tags: Divinity Of Christ

Did You Know That When A Beaver Builds The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Did you know that when a beaver builds the entrance to his home, he always takes into account how thick the ice will be the next winter. And even though ice thickness may vary from winter to winter, THE ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Professor Charlie Moule, The Famous Nt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Professor Charlie Moule, the famous NT theologian once said: "the birth and rapid rise of the Christian Church ... remains an unsolved enigma for any historian who refuses to take seriously the only explanation offered by the church ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Calvin Coolidge Once Said…  PRO

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007

Calvin Coolidge once said… Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with great talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Went To Courageous Leadership Conference In Omaha ...

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 21, 2007

Went to Courageous Leadership Conference in Omaha where they talked about creating churches that don’t just reach the 1st generation but the 2nd and 3rd generations as well. It takes a generation of forward thinkers who will be ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Raising Children Is Quantifiably The Most ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008

‘Raising children is quantifiably the most persistently unselfish act known to mankind, as millions of veterans of sleepless nights will attest. Parenthood is when "I" takes a backseat to "thou" -- when the infant-self submits to adulthood so that ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

The Day Is Holy Already

Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 1, 2008

THE DAY IS HOLY ALREADY "Let the church members behave like Christians seven days a week, and it is likely that the Sabbath will take care of itself. For how do you make a day holy? By seeing that it is holy already and behaving ...read more

Tags: Sabbath

Denomination: Orthodox

Lives Of Great Men All Remind Us We Can Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time; Footprints that perhaps another, Sailing oer lifes solemn main, ...read more

Tags: Human Body

For Too Long, The World Was Paralyzed By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For too long, the world was paralyzed by the argument that terrorism could not be stopped until the grievances of terrorists were addressed. The complicated and heartrending issues that perplex mankind are no excuse for violent, inhumane attacks, nor do they ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

J. Wilbur Chapman Once Said, "My Life Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Feb 6, 2004

J. Wilbur Chapman once said, "My life is governed by this rule: Anything that dims my vision of Christ or takes away my taste for Bible study, or cramps my prayer life or makes Christian work ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Baptist

At The Height Of Her Fame As The Other Woman In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 24, 2004

At the height of her fame as the other woman in the Ivana and Donald Trump breakup, Marla Maples spoke of her religious roots. Why, I’ll never know. She told interviewers that she believed in the Bible, then added the ...read more

C. S. Lewis Suggests, "If We Have Never Had The ...  PRO

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 31, 2005

C. S. Lewis suggests, “If we have never had the experience of taking our casual, religious shoes off our casual, religious feet – getting rid of all the excessive informality with which we approach ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6

Tags: Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Salvation Army