In Sermon Illustrations: "Sabbath"

Nap Alert Nasa Research Showed That The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Nap Alert NASA research showed that the performance of pilots increased 34% after a 26-minute afternoon nap. John ...read more

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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

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Denomination: Orthodox

A Parishioner Called His Vicar Up, Very Angry On ...  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 10, 2008

A parishioner called his vicar up, very angry on a Monday morning. "Rector," He said "I tried to get you on Friday, but you weren't in." "It was my day off," the vicar replied. "Day off?" the parishioner stormed. "The Devil never has a day off." "Well, if I didn't have a day off," the vicar ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:1-11

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Denomination: Anglican

Once There Was A Church In Holland Once Which ...  PRO

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004

Once there was a church in Holland once which felt strictly bound to obey God’s commandment to keep the Sabbath holy. On a certain Sunday the area was threatened by high wind and ferocious waves. If the dikes were not strengthened, the people would not survive. The police notified the pastor of ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

You Show Me A Nation That Has Given Up The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You show me a nation that has given up the Sabbath, and I will show you a nation ...read more

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The Longer I Live The More Highly Do I Estimate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The longer I live the more highly do I estimate the Christian Sabbath, and the more grateful do I feel to those who ...read more

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Sunday Trains

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008

SUNDAY TRAINS William Barclay tells this story: The first Sunday train from Glasgow to Edinburgh ran on the 13th of March, 1842. Our contemporary journalist, wrote that it was filled with peaceful and respectable persons, gliding quietly away on its mission. The Presbytery of Glasgow, however, ...read more

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Through The Week We Go Down Into The Valleys Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Through the week we go down into the valleys of care and shadow. Our Sabbaths should be hills of light and joy in Gods presence; and so as time rolls by we shall go from mountain top to mountain top, till at last ...read more

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The Devil Never Takes A Day Off

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 7, 2023

Not long ago, ... a minister shared... a conversation ...he had ... with one of his ...parishioners. He said that one day ... a church member ... called him up on the telephone, ... and angrily said ... I phoned you Saturday, ... but I could not get you. The pastor explained that it was his day ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:9-10, Mark 2:23-28, Exodus 34:21, Matthew 11:28

Tags: Sabbath, Rest

Denomination: Anglican

Mr. Incredible, Jesus, And The Pharisees

Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Jun 1, 2018

In the movie The Incredibles, there is a scene where ex-Super Hero Bob Parr, aka Mr. Incredible, has a confrontation with his boss. Mr. Incredible has been forcibly retired from the hero business for years, and is working at an insurance company. He is doing a good job, but too good of a job. He ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:1-6

Tags: Healing, Sabbath, Sabbath Controversy, Healing By Jesus

Denomination: Lutheran

F. A Preacher Rode By One Sunday Morning To See ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 12, 2003

F. A preacher rode by one Sunday morning to see a farmer and church member at work harvesting. “Brother,” the minister lectured him, “don’t you know that the Creator made the world in six days and rested on the seventh?” ...read more

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mother Teresa Was Once Asked By An Interviewer: ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 23, 2006

Mother Teresa was once asked by an interviewer: What is the biggest problem in the world today? she replied we draw the circle of our ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Heavy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

HEAVY SLEEP People who sleep less than 6 or more than 9 hours per night are more likely to be obese, claims a new government study. The study also linked light sleepers to higher smoking ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-29

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Sleep ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

SLEEP CONFUSED Studies find people who sleep between 6.5 hours and 7.5 hours per night live the longest. Those who sleep 8 hours or more or less than 6.5 hours don’t live quite as long. There is just as much risk associated with sleeping too long as with sleeping too little. The big surprise is ...read more

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Taking Pit-Stops In ...

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 30, 2010

TAKING PIT-STOPS IN LIFE The Formula One motor racing is the fastest sport in the world. Central to the strategy of winning a Formula One race is the pit-stop. No driver, no matter how fast they drive, can win a race without taking a pit-stop. In pit-stop the drivers take refreshment, ...read more

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Denomination: Independent/Bible

Someone Wrote That Exhaustion Is: The Feeling ...

Contributed by Mark Lewis on Mar 5, 2009

Someone wrote that exhaustion is: The feeling that if I had to do it all over ...read more

Tags: Sunday, Sabbath

Denomination: Pentecostal

Rest Is Not Idleness, And To Lie Sometimes On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds ...read more

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We Do Not Rest Because Our Work Is Done; We Rest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We do not rest because our work is done; we rest because God commanded it and ...read more

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Rest Has Cured More People Than All The Medicine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Rest has cured more people than all the ...read more

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Blessed Be He Who Invented Sleep, A Cloak That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Blessed be he who invented sleep, a cloak that covers ...read more

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