In Sermon Illustrations: "Sharing Life"

Hope Is

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Apr 25, 2011

HOPE IS Hope is faith in the immutable promise that miracles prevail when the darkness tries to win-out with cries of despair. Hope is a gift from God that helps us yearn, and live a life that believes and moves with the pledge of a better tomorrow. And what’s more, hope springs-forth ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Lutheran

You Remember The Singing Group Milli Vanilli? ...

Contributed by Abraham Shanklin on May 18, 2003

You remember the singing group Milli Vanilli? They were a big sensation until someone exposed them as a fake because the guys were lip-synching instead of singing themselves. I’d like to suggest that the lesson to be learned for us is instead of trying to lip-synch the Christian life, faking our ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Many Years Ago, Chinese Farmers Theorized That ...  PRO

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004

Many years ago, Chinese farmers theorized that they could eat their big potatoes and use the small ones for seed. Consequently, they ate the big potatoes and planted the small potatoes. As a result of this practice over the years, nature eventually reduced the size of all the potatoes they ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Baptist

Go Back And Tell Them Again  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009

GO BACK AND TELL THEM AGAIN Jesus said "Follow me and I will make you Fishers of Men." In a book entitled "Jungle Harvest," written by a missionary named Ruby Scott, she describes some of her experiences in reaching a people group known as the Tila Indians who lived in a remote village in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:19

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Together Communication And Attitude Have ...

Contributed by Ricki Lee Brooks on May 5, 2010

Together communication and attitude have potential... either for good or for evil. Here’s what we mean… It was attitude that took out yet another marriage. They were in their twenties. They were the parents of two beautiful children. He, however, had a miserable problem. She endured it. The ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

Cobia, Bigfoot, And God - Elusive Searching

Contributed by Jack Kale on May 10, 2016

Cobia, Bigfoot, and God I’ve been three times now and I’m starting to lose hope. I keep hearing rumors about these tasty leviathans that meander just off the second sandbar on their annual pilgrimage around the Gulf of Mexico. I’ve heard rumors of folks catching them off the pier and even seen ...read more

Scripture: John 20:29

Tags: Search, Finding God, Fishing, Bigfoot

Denomination: *other

Values Are Principles And Ideas That Bring ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A meaningful life that ultimately brings happiness and pride requires you to respond to ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Curiosity Is Free-Wheeling Intelligenceit Endows ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Curiosity is free-wheeling intelligenceIt endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in their own mode of life which spring from the ...read more

Tags: Curiosity

I Like Nonsense, It Wakes Up The Brain Cells. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. Its a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope ...read more

Tags: Competition

If You Dont Set A Baseline Standard For What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you dont set a baseline standard for what youll accept in life, youll find its easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment

The Chorus Of The Song

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 4, 2009

The chorus of the song “Only One Life” says: “Only one life, ‘twill soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last!” ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Baptist

No Man Can Be Absolutely True To Himselfwithout ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"No man can be absolutely true to himselfwithout becoming original, for there is in every creature a fountain of life which, if not choked back by stones and other dead rubbish, ...read more

Tags: Art

Howard Hendricks Wisely Observed, "It Is Foolish ...

Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Aug 30, 2008

Howard Hendricks wisely observed, "It is foolish to build a chicken coop on the foundation of a skyscraper." The Christian who fails to live a holy life is failing to ...read more

Tags: Holiness

Denomination: Methodist

I Am Responsible. Although I May Not Be Able ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2001

"I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1

Tags: Human Body, God In The Hardships

Eleven Years Ago, Walter Levine Was Diagnosed ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Haines on Jan 19, 2002

Eleven years ago, Walter Levine was diagnosed with multiple myeloma – a type of bone cancer. Today he dedicates his life to helping others beat the disease. He says, “Ninety-nine percent of everything you do in life is attitude. If you have a relationship with God and you have the right ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Servanthood, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Wesleyan

Be Successful—serve God

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008

BE SUCCESSFUL--SERVE GOD Our commitment in the service of Lord in very important in building the body of Christ. And I challenge you to commit your life in the ministry: Confidently, wholeheartedly and absolutely for the glory of God. In Yorkshire, England, during the early 1800s, two sons were ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Choosing To Believe What's Impossible

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2009

CHOOSING TO BELIEVE WHAT'S IMPOSSIBLE Evolutionists say that life arose as a result of spontaneous generation; that it all began as inorganic matter, or pre biotic soup, a puddle of green slime. They call it a "fortuitous concourse of atoms." Doesn’t that sound intellectual? A flash of lightning ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5

Tags: Apologetics General

God Has The Right

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004

• Henry Blackaby writes, "He has a right to interrupt your life. He is Lord. When you accepted Him as Lord, you gave Him the right ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Real Object Of Education Is To Give ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real object of education is to give children resources that will endure as long as life endures; habits that time will ameliorate, not destroy; occupation that will render sickness tolerable, ...read more

Tags: Culture

Time Isn't A Commodity, Something You Pass ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Time isn't a commodity, something you pass around like cake. Time is the substance of life. When anyone asks you to give your time, ...read more

Tags: Time