In Sermon Illustrations: "Sharing Life"

Former Giants Pitcher Dave Drevecky Was To Speak ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Former Giants pitcher Dave Drevecky was to speak one night at a church. Dave really didn’t feel like speaking, but he had agreed and so he went anyways. Dave was still struggling over the loss of his pitching arm to cancer. "I felt lousy that night" he recalled. "I felt so unworthy to be standing ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

Billy Graham: Growing Old Has Been A Surprise  PRO

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 7, 2012

BILLY GRAHAM: GROWING OLD HAS BEEN A SURPRISE Billy Graham, in his book "Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well" (pp. 1-2, Thomas Nelson), he writes: Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life. The young live for the here and now. Thinking ahead seems to be in the form of dreams ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:31

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Baptist

John D. Rockefeller's Transformation

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012

JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER’S TRANSFORMATION John D. Rockefeller, Sr., was strong and husky when he was a youth. He early determined to earn money and drove himself to the limit. At age 33, he earned his first million dollars. At age 43, he controlled the biggest company in the world. At age 53, he was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15

Tags: Giving General

The Pastor's Wife Behind England's Greatest Pastor

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 17, 2024

Susannah Spurgeon (née Thompson; January 15, 1832 – October 22, 1903) was a British author and the devoted wife of Charles Spurgeon. Let’s delve into her remarkable life: Marriage and Family: Susannah Thompson married Charles Spurgeon on January 8, 1856. They were blessed with twin sons, ...read more

Tags: Ministry, Marriage, Pastor, Disabled, Church Leaders, Calling, Pastor's Wife, Spurgeon, Invalids  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

For You To Be Free You Will Have To Make A ...

Contributed by J. Brad Campbell on Nov 6, 2006

For you to be free you will have to make a decisive life changing decision ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

To Acquire The Habit Of Reading Is To Construct ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Vintage Of Wisdom Is To Know That Rest Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The vintage of wisdom is to know that rest is rust and that the real life is ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

There Is No Event Or Circumstance That Can Occur ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no event or circumstance that can occur in the life of any Christian that ...read more

Tags: Joy

Knowledge, In Truth, Is The Great Sun In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Knowledge, in truth, is the great sun in the firmament. Life and power are ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 50:1

Tags: Promises Of God

Every Man Is His Own Captain On The Voyage Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every man is his own captain on the voyage of life; if ...read more

Tags: Learning

Men Honor Property Above All Else; It Has The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Men honor property above all else; it has the greatest ...read more

Tags: Property

Truth Is The Secret Of Eloquence And Of Virtue, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the ...read more

Tags: Truth

Next To God We Are Indebted To Women, First For ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Next to God we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then ...read more

Tags: Women

When You Get To The Well Of Prosperity Ordained ...

Contributed by Bode Ayodele on Sep 5, 2007

When you get to the well of prosperity ordained for your life ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Ordinary People

Contributed by Mark Hiehle on Feb 6, 2008

God uses ordinary people and He calls them in the midst of the ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

C. Keener, "The Only Conversions That Count In ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 4, 2009

C. Keener, "The only conversions that count in the kingdom are those confirmed ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Church Of God

God Is Ready To Assume Full Responsibility For ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 4, 2010

“God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Baptist

Choose A Job You Love And You Will Never Have To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Choose a job you love and you will never have to work ...read more

Tags: Workplace

One Person Once Wrote: "For The Christian, Death ...

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 27, 2012

One person once wrote: "For the Christian, death is not a period but a ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Noted Author, John Killinger, Tells A ...

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 10, 2004

The noted author, John Killinger, tells a powerful story about a man who is all-alone in a hotel room in Canada. The man is in a state of deep depression. He is so depressed that he can’t even bring himself to go downstairs to the restaurant to eat. He is a powerful man usually the chairman of a ...read more

Tags: Salvation, Repentance, Confession Of Sin

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational