In Sermon Illustrations: "Save Me"

The Phrase "He Brought Me Up Also Out Of An ...

Contributed by Charles Jones on Oct 21, 2008

The phrase "He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay…" indicates that God did not just see what David was going through and He did not just listen as David talked; He did ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Pentecostal

Let Me Read A Quote From A Devotional By Os ...

Contributed by Sean Harder on Nov 19, 2008

Let me read a quote from a devotional by Os Hillman: When we first begin our spiritual journey we often make decisions from convenience. Often, we decide what the outcome is that we want and then make decisions based on the perceived outcome. If it is a positive outcome, then we will make an ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Don't Let Me Go Back To Hell.

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009

"DON’T LET ME GO BACK TO HELL." Dr. Maurice Rawlings is a cardiologist and professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga, and his colleagues are constantly treating emergency patients, many of whom have had near-death experiences. A study of these cases by ...read more

Tags: Hell

There Was A Time When My Folks Visited Me And Saw ...

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 13, 2009

There was a time when my folks visited me and saw a bizarre arrangement in my living room. I had a nice sofa, but I couldn’t afford end tables. So, I’d taken cardboard boxes and covered them with blankets to hold lamps and magazines. It was clever, but it didn’t look nice. Frankly, it looked pretty ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: *other

Give Me All, And I'll Give You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009

GIVE ME ALL, AND I’LL GIVE YOU ME In Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis wrote: Christ says, "Give me All. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half-measures are any good. I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Tags: Self

Experience Has Taught Me This, That We Undo ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their ...read more

Tags: Peace

Me No Leica. (His Review Of The Play I Am A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Me No Leica. (His review of the play I ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Were It Left To Me To Decide Whether We Should ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should ...read more

Tags: Culture

My Religious Belief Teaches Me To Feel As Safe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me. That ...read more

Tags: Death

My Therapist Told Me The Way To Achieve True ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished two bags of M&Ms ...read more

Tags: Food

My Doctor Told Me To Stop Having Intimate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless ...read more

Tags: Food

It Took Me Seventeen Years To Get Three Thousand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one ...read more

Tags: Sports

Time Has Convinced Me Of One Thing: Television ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Time has convinced me of one thing: Television is for appearing ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Give Me The Fruitful Error Any Time, Full Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Give me the fruitful error any time, full of seeds, bursting with its own corrections. You can ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

I Dont Want Men Of Experience Working For Me. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I dont want men of experience working for me. The experienced man is always telling me why something cant be done. The fellow who has not had any experience is so dumb he ...read more

Tags: Experience

Jesus Says, He That Believeth In Me, Out Of Him ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Jesus says, He that believeth in Me, out of him shall flow rivers of living water. If we begin to examine the outflow, we lose touch with the Source. We have to pay ...read more

Tags: Faith General

My Mother Had A Great Deal Of Trouble With Me, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I ...read more

Tags: Parenting

I Must Die Or Get Somebody To Die For Me. If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I must die or get somebody to die for me. If the Bible doesnt teach that, it doesnt teach anything. And that is where ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness

Whenever A Fellow Tells Me Hes Bipartisan, I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whenever a fellow tells me hes bipartisan, I know hes ...read more

Tags: Government

Grow Old Along With Me The Best Is Yet To Be, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Grow old along with me The best is yet to be, The last of life for which the first was made. Our times are in His hand Who saith: A whole I planned ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life