In Sermon Illustrations: "Robert"

Momma And The Toast  PRO

Contributed by Robert Drake on Apr 14, 2008

Momma and the toast A Sunday School teacher asked her class if they knew the difference between kindness and loving kindness. One little girl said she knew the difference. She told the teacher that kindness is like when you ask your mother for some toast and she gives it to you, but loving kindness ...read more

Tags: Kind, Kindness

Denomination: Baptist

A Man Once Hired His New Son-In-Law To Build Him ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Mitchell on Apr 16, 2008

A man once hired his new son-in-law to build him a house. The man told his son-in-law that the house was going to be a surprise for his wife for their 30th anniversary, and he did not want him to spare any expense in building it. The son-in-law was already a cheap man who made his living ripping ...read more

Tags: Workplace Integrity

Denomination: Baptist

The Tv Is My Shepherd, My Spiritual Growth ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Mitchell on Apr 21, 2008

1.The TV is my shepherd, My spiritual growth shall want; It makes me to sit down and do nothing for His Name’s sake. 2. It requires all my spare time; It keeps me from doing my Christian duty. It produces so many good shows that I must see; It restores my knowledge of the world. 3. It keeps me ...read more

Tags: Mercy, Forgiveness, Bible Truth

Denomination: Baptist

Read The Instructions

Contributed by Robert Mitchell on Apr 27, 2008

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS Have you ever been given instructions on how to do something, but you were pretty sure that you could figure it out, so you threw out the instructions? I did that one time with a brand new entertainment center. I had put all kinds of furniture together before and I just ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Baptist

Imagine This, Your Child Comes To You And Says ...

Contributed by Robert Mitchell on May 8, 2008

Imagine this, your child comes to you and says mom I don’t like my bike anymore and I want a new one. You as a responsible parent ask the child what is wrong with the bike, and the child responds I just don’t like it. You tell him/her that it would be best if they were to keep using the one they ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist

The First

Contributed by Robert Kelley on May 16, 2008

The first "customer" of the day came into heaven’s gates & St.Peter met him. "Where’s Jesus" I just want to praise Jesus!" Peter greeted him, " That’s great but first you must take a test." The newby proclaimed, "Anything, just to see Jesus." "Ok, said Pete, " Spell God". " g - o- d, no Capital G ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Baptist

A Group Of Infantry Soldiers Were Going Through ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 7, 2008

A group of infantry soldiers were going through Airborne School at Fort Benning Georgia. As they prepared for their first jump, the jumpmaster explained that when the green light went on, everyone was to stand up, hook up, jump out, count to four and the chutes would open. If that failed, they ...read more

Tags: Encouragement

Denomination: Congregational

A Small Boy Was Talking With His Mother And Said, ...

Contributed by Richard Roberts on Aug 4, 2008

A small boy was talking with his mother and said, "How old do I have to be to stay up late on a school night?" His mother replied, "About eighteen." "Oh good!" the boy said. "I'm old enough now!" "How do you figure that? Mom said. "Last time I checked, you were only eleven." "Well," the boy ...read more

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Church Of God

Thomas Costain's History, The Three Edwards, ...

Contributed by Robert Joseph on Sep 5, 2008

Thomas Costain’s history, The Three Edwards, describes the life of Raynald III, a fourteenth century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was often called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means “fat.” After a violent quarrel, Raynald’s younger brother Edward led a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Pentecostal

Thomas Costain's History, The Three Edwards, ...

Contributed by Robert Joseph on Sep 10, 2008

Thomas Costain’s history, The Three Edwards, describes the life of Raynald III, a fourteenth century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was often called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means “fat.” After a violent quarrel, Raynald’s younger brother Edward led ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12

Tags: Zeal

Denomination: Pentecostal

Thomas Costain's History, The Three Edwards, ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Joseph on Sep 10, 2008

Thomas Costain's history, The Three Edwards, describes the life of Raynald III, a fourteenth century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was often called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means "fat." After a violent quarrel, Raynald's younger brother Edward led a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Pentecostal

Fair-Weather Christians  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 9, 2008

FAIR-WEATHER CHRISTIANS During the American Revolution, farmers who joined the Continental Army during the spring and summer went AWOL in the fall and winter. They were known as "summer soldiers". They signed up with the Army after their crops were planted, they fought the British over the ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Congregational

Ashamed Of Myself

Contributed by Robert Drake on Feb 21, 2009

ASHAMED OF MYSELF A young man got up to give his testimony for Christ at a tent meeting. He was not very accustomed to speaking in public, and he stumbled over his words quite a bit. An atheist in the back of the crowd yelled, "You should be ashamed of yourself, standing up there and ...read more

Tags: Christian Witness

Denomination: Baptist

A Young Man Went To See A Rabbi. He Asked This ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jun 1, 2010

A young man went to see a rabbi. He asked this teacher to help him because he could not see God. The rabbi answered, “I ...read more

Tags: Apologetics God

Denomination: Congregational

James Cash Penny Started A General Merchandise ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 7, 2010

James Cash Penny started a general merchandise store in Kemmerer, Wyoming in 1902, which he built into a multi-billion dollar enterprise on the guiding principle of the Golden Rule. For years J.C. Penny stores were called “Golden Rule stores”. It was Mr. Penny’s belief that success would come by ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Denomination: Congregational

Forgetting The Things Of Earth

Contributed by Robert Joseph on Oct 13, 2010

FORGETTING THE THINGS OF EARTH In January of 1997, astronaut John Blaha returned to earth after spending the previous four months aboard the Russian Space Station, Mir. Besides conducting various experiments, his mission was to help scientists understand the effects of long term weightlessness ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Bible Treasure

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 26, 2011

THE BIBLE TREASURE Kathleen Norris tells the story of a South Dakota rancher and his bride who received a leather-bound Bible as a wedding gift from the groom's grandfather. They wrote a thank-you note and stowed the Bible away on a closet shelf, out of the way. As time passed, the grandfather ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Congregational

Pet Beliefs

Contributed by Robert Sickler on Nov 15, 2011

PET BELIEFS The two professors stood nose to nose as they shouted at one another. "The craters on the moon are the result of volcanism," cried one. "You are an idiot," screamed the other, "the craters on the moon are the result of meteor impact." This scene played itself out all across ...read more

Tags: Arrogance

Denomination: Christian Church

We Need To Know Why!

Contributed by Robert Sickler on Dec 8, 2011

WE NEED TO KNOW WHY! As the new plant manager walked through the factory he noticed, in the distance, a worker hit the machine he was at with a large hammer. The manager stopped and watched the worker. It was remarkable, every three minutes the worker would pick up a large ballpeen hammer and ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

Denomination: Christian Church

A Share In The Treasure  PRO

Contributed by Robert Sickler on Dec 26, 2011

A SHARE IN THE TREASURE A great European king was so enraged at the report of Muslim victories that he immediately joined the crusade to drive Islam out of Palestine. This great king took his army and spent many years fighting in a crusade to free Palestine from Islamic domination. When he left ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Christian Church