In Sermon Illustrations: "Sense Of Humor"

Horse Sense Is The Thing A Horse Has Which Keeps ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it ...read more

Tags: Animals

Science Is Simply Common Sense At Its Best, Tht ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Science is simply common sense at its best, tht is, rigidly accurate in observation, and ...read more

Tags: School

Perhaps No Sin So Easily Besets Us As A Sense Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Perhaps no sin so easily besets us as a sense of self-satisfied ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Our Language Has Wisely Sensed The Two Sides Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of mans being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created ...read more

Tags: Marriage Singleness

God Gave To Man Five Senses: Touch, Taste, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God gave to man five senses: touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing. The successful man ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Here's Some Common Sense That Doesn't Sound ...

Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Oct 24, 2009

Here’s some common sense that doesn’t sound especially biblical, but it has some really good biblical foundations. Consider these quotes from “The Wisdom of Cowboys”: • A cowboy would say, “Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.” Now this is from ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

I Read A Humorous Story About A Woman Who Fell ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 27, 2005

I read a humorous story about a woman who fell out of a second-floor window and landed in a slow-moving garbage truck. Half-buried in the litter, she tried without success to get the truck-driver’s attention. A foreign diplomat standing on the sidewalk saw her and quipped, “another example of how ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 7:1-16

Tags: Women

Denomination: Baptist

I Once Heard A Humorous Story About The Pope Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Philip Makari on Jan 8, 2001

I once heard a humorous story about the Pope who was on a visit to America for a period of time. On his last day of the visit, he was delayed due to meetings and was unable to break away to catch a flight. Since he couldn’t depend on his Pope Mobile, he phoned for a limousine. When the limousine ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-16, Luke 24:13-16

Tags: Mistakes, Patience, Humility, Substitute, Sin General, Scapegoat, Temptation Pride  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Man Does Not Always Mean What He Says (Humor)

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 13, 2023

Many of you are aware ... that there are times ...when we men ....do not always say what we mean, ... So, please allow me to translate ......for your future benefit: When a man says, IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO EXPLAIN Well .... He generally means: ... I have no idea ... how it works. When a man ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18

Tags: Father, Father's Day, Say

Denomination: Anglican

Unintentionally Humorous Texts: Micah’s Misfortunes, Part 1

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 7, 2024

Introduction: The days of Israel’s judges, before Samuel and the kingdom, were known as ‘seesaw days”: Israel alternated between being true to the God of Israel, then abandoning Him to worship the idols of other nations. Israel would be oppressed, and then cry out to their God for help, but then ...read more

Scripture: Judges 17:1-6

Tags: Micah, Ephraim, Idols, Teraphim

Denomination: Baptist

Unintentionally Humorous Texts: Micah’s Misfortunes, Part 2

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 11, 2024

Introduction: The first verses of Judges 17 tell the story of Micah. In a word, he stole a lot of money from his mother, but returned it to her after she pronounced a curse on the stuff—and, probably, the thief whoever it may have been. The section concludes with Micah establishing his own ...read more

Scripture: Judges 17:7-13

Tags: Micah, Idolatry, Levites, Mount Ephraim

Denomination: Baptist

Unintentionally Humorous Texts: Look What I Just Made!

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 27, 2024

Introduction: Idols, man-made objects of worship, have been around and have been used for thousands of years. These items were made out of stone, clay, various metals, as well as wood. Now imagine the carpenters or other craftsmen who made these objects, knowing what they had made, and what they ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 44:12-17

Tags: Isaiah, Idols, Types Of Trees

Denomination: Baptist

Unintentionally Humorous Texts: "Uh, Don’t Forget The Teacher!”

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Apr 24, 2024

Introduction: In Elisha’s day, just after Elijah was taken to Heaven, much of Israel was still deeply committed to Baal-worship, courtesy of Ahab and Jezebel. A large number of Israelites also worshiped the golden calves which Jeroboam I had installed soon after becoming king. In spite of that, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:1-4

Tags: Elisha, Prophets

Denomination: Baptist

Buy Me Out  PRO

Contributed by Robert Garrett on May 29, 2005

“BUY ME OUT” A very successful businessman had a meeting with his new son-in-law. "I love my daughter, and now I welcome you into the family," he said. "To show you how much we care for you, I’m making you a 50-50 partner in my business. All you have to do is go to the factory every day and learn ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Baptist

Jim Cymbala Stated, "It Doesn't Make Sense To ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 27, 2007

Jim Cymbala stated, “It doesn’t make sense to counsel Christians who have not yet prayed about their “trouble.” Who knows what God might do to help ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Martin Luther Said, "We Need Goat Sense." He ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Aug 7, 2001

Martin Luther said, "We need goat sense." He tells of seeing two goats meeting on a path on a mountain ledge. Instead of butting one another, one of them laid down and allowed the other one to pass ...read more

Tags: Humility, Unity, Temptation Pride

Denomination: Baptist

Maturity Begins To Grow When You Can Sense Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others ...read more

Tags: Aging

Unintentionally Humorous Texts: "Don’t Ask Me, It Just Happened!”

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 2, 2024

Introduction: Chances are either you, me, or someone we know has tried to excuse something that whoever it was, did. Excuses vary, but more often than not, the reply is something along the lines of “I don’t know how this happened!” One of the clearest cases of “I-don’t-know-itis” took place at the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:21-24

Tags: Moses, Aaron, Golden Calf

Denomination: Baptist

Unintentionally Humorous Texts: Micah’s Misfortunes: "What Aileth Thee?”

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 15, 2024

Introduction: Micah of Ephraim is one of the more unusual characters in Scripture. We’ve seen a couple of his misfortunes, but now, in another unintentionally humorous text, we’ll see he faced a problem he couldn’t possibly solve. Text: Judges 18:18-26, KJV: 18 And these went into Micah's ...read more

Scripture: Judges 18:18-26

Tags: Danites, Micah Of Ephraim, Idols

Denomination: Baptist

A Perfect Preacher  PRO

Contributed by David Parks on Jan 30, 2003

A PERFECT PREACHER After hundreds of years, a model preacher has been found to suit everyone. He preaches exactly 20 minutes and then sits down. He condemns sin but never hurts anyone. He works from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. In every type of work from preaching to custodial service. He makes $60.00 a ...read more

Tags: Church, Leadership, Leadership General, John The Baptist, Hope, Qualification, Pastor, Pastors, Sin, Thanks, Thankful, Thanksgiving  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ