In Sermon Illustrations: "Series Why Should I"

Why Ministers Fall Into ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009

Why Ministers Fall Into Immorality WHAT TYPES OF INSURANCE DO YOU CARRY? Health Insurance Auto Insurance Home Owners Insurance Life Insurance Title Insurance Insurance companies look for good risk individuals and avoid bad risks. All of us like hearing, we are a Preferred Risk! Dr. Howard ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:18-20

Tags: Pornography

Why They Serve Coffee  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 10, 2002

WHY THEY SERVE COFFEE Some of the most humorous and enlightening moments in our lives center around eating and drinking. Take for instance the interaction between a pastor and young boy in a certain congregation. It seems this particular congregation loved good fellowship and always served ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:37

Tags: Church, Church Practices, Preaching

Denomination: Church Of God

Why Was He Crying?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005

WHY WAS HE CRYING? Do you suppose it could have been a little like rush hour traffic on the big city expressway? One car stops, then all the other cars stop, like a chain reaction. I can just hear the people way back in the crowd that day saying, "What’s the holdup? What is going on? Why don’t ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-44

Tags: Easter Palm Sunday

Why Are You Weeping?

Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 29, 2024

Note: – This a small dialogue between God and you. Why are you weeping? Dear ______, Is my grace not sufficient for you? Is my hand is not strong enough to lift you out of your valleys? Is my blanket of love not large enough to envelop you and your family? Are my feathers not enough to keep ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1

Tags: Sorrow, Weeping

I Can Understand Why So Many Christians Do Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I can understand why so many Christians do not have the joy they might have, or do not have overflowing praise in their heart. There must be a full surrender of life ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Friends Are Like Melons. Shall I Tell You Why? ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friends are like melons. Shall I tell you why? To find one good, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Why Have I Come To Australia? Well, If Dr Salk ...

Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jun 23, 2009

“Why have I come to Australia? Well, if Dr Salk had kept quiet about the vaccine he had discovered to help polio sufferers, what a tragedy that would have been! And when I have found Jesus to be the answer to the problems we have, both personal and national, I must share it with others.” Sir Lionel ...read more

Tags: Evangelism, Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Baptist

Ten Reasons Why I Never Wash My Hands!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 25, 2024

"Ten Reasons Why I Never Wash." 1. I was forced to wash my hands as a child. 2. People who wash their hands are hypocrites--they think they’re cleaner than others. 3. There are so many kinds of soap, I could never decide which was right. 4. I used to wash my hands, but it got ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:25

Tags: Church, Easter, Attendance, Hypocrites

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Newspaper Should Be The Maximum Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the ...read more

Tags: Culture

Tradition Should Be A Springboard Into The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Tradition should be a springboard into the future and not an ...read more

Tags: Church General

That Should Be Impressive Enough. But Then ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

That should be impressive enough. But then Stoner analyzed the probability of 48 prophecies being manifested in one person. He concluded that the probability is one chance in 10 to the 157th power. That’s a 1 with 157 zeroes behind it. Again, Lee Strobel came to my rescue with a more concrete ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

Shall I Give You Yet Another Reason Why You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Shall I give you yet another reason why you should pray? I have preached my very heart out. I could not say any more than I have said. Will not your prayers accomplish that which my preaching fails to do? Is it not likely that the Church has been putting forth its preaching ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Over Memorial Day Weekend The Wwii Based Series ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Jun 9, 2006

Over Memorial Day weekend the WWII based series Band of Brothers played. Close to the end the historical character Major Winters says something like “When we began this war these men obeyed me because they were commanded to. Now they obey me because they trust me.” The men learned that they ...read more

Tags: Faith

Why Businesses Fail

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Why Businesses Fail 1) They fail to anticipate problems. 2) They don’t respond promptly when problems arrive. 3) They exhibit something he calls “bad” rational behavior. 4) They adopt ...read more

Tags: Church General

Why Muslims Convert

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010

WHY MUSLIMS CONVERT Fuller seminar asked 750 former Muslims to fill out an extensive questionnaire about how they came to decide to become a Christian. The respondents were from 30 countries and 50 ethnic groups, representing every major region of Islam. They were asked to rank the relative ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Tags: Christian Witness

Why Polygamy Is Wrong

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 23, 2011

WHY POLYGAMY IS WRONG Mark Twain once debated with some Mormons that polygamy was wrong. Polygamy is a form of marriage in which a person has more than one wife at the same time. When asked to prove it from the Bible, Mark Twain ...read more

Tags: Marriage Struggle

Denomination: Brethren

Why No Revival In America?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 28, 2014

WHY NO REVIVAL IN AMERICA? A wise old evangelist was once asked, “Why don’t we see revival happening in the Church in the United States today?” The old preacher scratched his chin and thought for a moment. Then he said, “The reason why ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:18-32

Tags: Church, Revival, Apathy

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Stick With Milk?

Contributed by Todd Leupold on Feb 10, 2009

WHY STICK WITH MILK? Why would someone continue with a staple diet of milk only? Simple. Milk is easily and quickly swallowed. Meat, on the other hand, is much more substantial. It needs to be chewed, savored and broken down before it can be swallowed. Usually, we have to wait for it to cook. ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

Why The Titanic Was Destroyed

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 28, 2024

In 1912, the world saw the maiden voyage of the great Titanic ship. Tragically, during the journey, the Titanic received a message from another ship that there were dangerous icebergs in the area. The radio operator put the message under a weight at his elbow and went on with his work. It ...read more

Tags: Action, Voice Of God, Disobedience, Hearing God, Works, Doers Of The Word, Obedience  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why We Hide

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 12, 2025

Think about a little boy who breaks a lamp in the living room. What does he do? He hides under the bed. Mom still knows. The lamp is still broken. But shame ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:8, Psalm 32:3

Tags: Shame, Hiding

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist