In Sermon Illustrations: "Sharing Good Things"

I Was Blind, But Now I Can See  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009

I WAS BLIND, BUT NOW I CAN SEE There were two boys who grew up together. They were close friends as children, but as they entered their teen years their paths began to diverge, and they ended up in very different places. Ernie was always in trouble. He began by shoplifting small things from stores ...read more

Scripture: John 9:25

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Walt Disney's Leadership  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2011

WALT DISNEY'S LEADERSHIP Walt Disney was a remarkable man of vision. He never gave up. Early in his career a newspaper fired him because they thought he had "no good ideas". That just made Disney try harder. When he was starting out in Kansas City he couldn't sell his cartoons. Some hinted that he ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Tags: Faith, Vision, Perseverance, Leadership General

Igdaliah, A Man Of God

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 21, 2020

Text: Jeremiah. 35:4, KJV: And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which (was) by the chamber of the princes, which (was) above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: Thoughts: Igdaliah ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 35:4

Tags: Man Of God, Men Of God, Igdaliah

Denomination: Baptist

Misusing The Image Of God

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 27, 2022

Genesis 11:1-9… v1: as Noah and his family continues life from the ark (likely they had other children) A couple of things in context helps us: Genesis 10 talks about the nations of people and their own languages Gen 10:24 on – we only read about Joktan’s sons, not Peleg’s Gen 11:10 – only 2 ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9

Tags: Man, Sin, Babel, God's Image, Nations, Languages  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

[237 F] [6]. A Message From A Poem - Scenes From The Gospels - Part 6

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Nov 24, 2025

[237 F] [6]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - SCENES FROM THE GOSPELS - PART 6 They are here to enjoy! Scenes from the Gospels are very special to me. I love them. They have taken a lot of effort, and many, many months revision to get them as correct as possible with the difficult word limitations. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:3-9, Matthew 18:23-35, Matthew 14:22-32, Matthew 11:28-30, Luke 5:1-11, Luke 1:1-4, Matthew 13:10-13  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Wicked Slave, Washing Nets, Large Number Of Fish, Jesus Walks On Water, Expensive Perfume, Take My Yoke, My Yoke Is Easy, Ten Thousand Talents, Three Hundred Denarii, Mary, Forgiveness, Peter, Nard, Alabaster Box  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Are Two Sorts Of Curiosity The Momentary ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are two sorts of curiosity the momentary and the permanent. The momentary is concerned with the odd appearance on the surface of things. The permanent is attracted by the amazing ...read more

Tags: Curiosity

Keep Your Thoughts Right For As You Think, So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Keep your thoughts right for as you think, so you are. Thoughts are things, therefore, think only the things that will ...read more

Tags: Thought

Why Are Flies So Attracted To My Nose?

Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 6, 2025

Throughout my life, I have dealt with many "pesky" things that provoke the dickens out of me. I sure do miss those "dickens.” When I think I've got one pesky thing under control, another comes along. I've had so many "pesky" things, but I'm still not a master ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Tags: Flies, Aggravation

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Jim Berg Wrote, "There Is Debate In Christian ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2005

Jim Berg wrote, “There is debate in Christian circles about whether we are supposed to concentrate on being a certain kind of person or doing certain kind of things. The truth embraces both. You are always going to be some kind of a person or another, and you are always going to be doing one ...read more

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I. Tadlock States, ‘the Loss Of Perspective Is ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 27, 2007

i. Tadlock states, ‘The loss of perspective is another cost of hurry sickness. Perspective means a balanced way of seeing things-the capacity to see people or things in their relationship to each other. You see things as they are rather than in some distorted manner. It’s hard to ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Most People Say That As You Get Old, You Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Most people say that as you get old, you have to give up things. I think you get ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Max Anders, ’only The Disciplined Ever Get ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 3, 2001

Max Anders, ’Only the disciplined ever get really ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General, Christian Disciplines

It Is Foolish To Replace Self-Control With ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2001

It is foolish to replace self-control with abstinence: the latter is ...read more

Tags: Addiction, Christian Disciplines

As The Flower Before The Fruit, So Faith Is ...  PRO

Contributed by David Insell on Jul 28, 2003

As the flower before the fruit, so faith is before ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Anger Is Never Without A Reason, But Seldom With ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Anger Is Never Without A Reason, But Seldom With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good ...read more

Tags: Anger

No Animal Ever Invented Anything As Bad As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

No animal ever invented anything as bad as drunkenness ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Love Is Unselfishly Choosing For Another's ...

Contributed by Deborah Guptill on Jun 11, 2007

Love is unselfishly choosing for another’s ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Tis Known By The Name Of Perseverance In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, and of ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Theres Nothing Wrong With The Average Person ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Theres nothing wrong with the average person that a good ...read more

Tags: Emotions