In Sermon Illustrations: "Safe"

A Safe Place  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 25, 2002

A SAFE PLACE Henri Nouwen, the widely read Christian author, was a professor at Yale University Divinity School and later at Harvard. He had a prestigious life filled with honor. But in 1986 he resigned from his job of teaching to become pastor for the Daybreak community of people with ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Church Body Of Christ, Friendship General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Safe As In Bed

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 15, 2009

SAFE AS IN BED In the movie Gods and Generals, one of Stonewall Jackson’s staff officers asked him how he can be so peaceful and calm when there are bullets, shells, and death all around him? He responded, ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Methodist

Safe Rooms

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2011

SAFE ROOMS Lynne and I and the family were moving to Tulsa from Missouri and were looking at potential homes. One thing we came across was a house with a 'safe room' or actually only a 'safe closet'. A closet, which served as a coat closet near the front door, was built with steel walls and a ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Tags: Unbelief

A Safe Place

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 3, 2012

A SAFE PLACE Some years ago, I used to see Project Safe Place signs. Perhaps you have seen them too. They were most often displayed on houses along residential streets, or on fire stations, or even on public library buildings. They are diamond-shaped with a yellow background and a black logo, ...read more

Tags: Security

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Poem: Safely Home  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 11, 2007

Poem: Safely Home I am home in Heaven, dear ones; Oh, so happy and so bright! There is perfect joy and beauty In this everlasting light. All pain and grief is over, Every restless tossing passed; I am now at peace forever, Safely home in Heaven at last. Did you wonder I so calmly Trod the valley ...read more

Tags: Pastor

Denomination: Other

Safe In The Burned Place

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

SAFE IN THE BURNED PLACE Some early settlers were traveling together across the western prairies of the United States. One day they were horrified to see a fire fanned by strong wind coming their way. As the flames raced closer and closer one man, to the amazement of the others, set fire to a ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

It Is Safe To Die In Jesus

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 12, 2010

IT IS SAFE TO DIE IN JESUS Max Lucado in his book Fearless, says, "There are many rooms in my Father's home, and I am going to prepare a place for you." We Westerners might miss the wedding images, but you can bet your sweet chuppah that Jesus' listener's didn't. This was a groom-to-bride ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:5-6

Tags: Death

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Ship In Harbor Is Safe, But That Is Not What ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-52

Tags: Endurance, Discipleship, Workplace

It Is Never Safe To Look Into The Future With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is never safe to look into the future ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

It Is Safe To Tell The Pure In Heart That They ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Safe Sex In My Day

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 7, 2011

SAFE SEX IN MY DAY Sex is God's idea and was and is a wonderful blessing within marriage! Reminds me of a grandfather and his grandson on a fishing trip. The subject turned to sex. The grandson, a teenager, asked, "Papa, they didnt have a whole lot of problems with sexual diseases, AIDS, and ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Play It Safe!

Contributed by Trae Durden on Nov 11, 2014

“Life was no cakewalk for Jesus, and he didn’t promise it would be any easier for his followers. We shouldn’t be surprised by resistance and persecution. Yet most of us play it safe. We pursue comfort. We spend ourselves to get more stuff. And we prefer to be entertained. We are all tempted by the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:34-38

Tags: Comfort, Risk, Life In Christ, John Piper

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hardly Safe: The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008

HARDLY SAFE: THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE If you have ever been through a tornado. ... One personal encounter with a power that before was only theoretical can make all the difference. You live differently after that. You respect the power. You live in awe of its presence and tremble ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment

Denomination: Wesleyan

They Sail Safe, And Clear, Who Constantly By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"...they sail safe, and clear, Who constantly by ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

There Are Safe And Unsafe Ways Of Doing Nearly ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are safe and unsafe ways of doing nearly anything. The knowledge or the knack of doing things safely is ...read more

Tags: Experience

No Mans Life, Liberty Or Prosperity Are Safe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No mans life, liberty or prosperity are safe while the ...read more

Tags: Government

Better One Safe And Sure Way  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2011

BETTER ONE SAFE AND SURE WAY There is a story about a Fox boasting to a Cat about his clever tactics for escaping its enemies. "I have a whole bag of tricks," he said, "which contains a hundred different ways of escaping from my enemies." "I have only one," said the Cat; "but I can generally ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6, John 14:6-14

Tags: Salvation, Humor

No One Is Safe By His Own Strength, But He Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"No one is safe by his own strength, but he is safe by the ...read more

Tags: Grace

I Think That It Safe To Say That Sometimes We ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 3, 2002

I think that it safe to say that sometimes we have the same kind of feelings about the church like Goldilocks had about the bears’ home. On the one hand, we love the church and can’t live without her. On the other hand, we find sermons boring, the music either too old or too new, the people too ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Church Of God

It Is Safe To Assume That Every Writer Has Read ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"It is safe to assume that every writer has read every word of every review, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature