In Sermon Illustrations: "Shepherds Life"

I Actually Typed Into Google The ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 1, 2007

Illustration: I actually typed into Google the words “I hate my life!” 1. I was shocked how many I hate my life websites came up! 2. Here is the opening page of one website: You’re having a bad day. We want to know about it. Maybe your agony exceeds ours. That could be interesting. Because ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John 12:26...the Word (Diakoneo) Means To Wait ...

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Apr 3, 2006

John 12:26...The word (diakoneo) means to wait on. We get our English equivalent deacon, or servant from the word. The other word (servant) means literally union on the road. So Jesus is saying something like, Join me on the road of serving others. The world in which we live says, Grab on, ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: United Methodist

Claim Your Seat At The Table

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Dec 25, 2018

Illus. Story of Sam the dog, Growing up we had a farm dog and his name was Sam. Sam never had any of the frills dogs nowadays enjoy. Sam was never allowed to beg at the table, because Sam was never allowed in the house and was only fed table scraps my mom turned into some kind of gravy ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 18:19, Psalm 103:1-5

Tags: Entitlement, Relationship

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

My Son, Dan, Was Pulling Out Of His Apartment ...

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009

My son, Dan, was pulling out of his apartment complex on his way to school, when suddenly wham, a car hits him going 40 miles an hour about a foot in front of where he was sitting in our Mini-van. The next 15 to 20 minutes he was out. He awoke up confused wondering “Where am I?” and “What is ...read more

Tags: Parable Lost Sheep

Denomination: Baptist

Howard Hughes Vs. Jim Elliot

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012

HOWARD HUGHES VS. JIM ELLIOT Howard Hughes' last years were spent in isolation, hidden on the top floor of the Xanadu Hotel in the Bahamas. One biographer wrote about Hughes' appearance before he died: "He was emaciated, practically skeletal, with only 120 pounds stretched over his six-foot, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-28

Tags: Discipleship

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

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: God In The Hardships, Human Body

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

Winston Churchill Once Said, "You Make A Living ...  PRO

Contributed by Kory Wilcoxson on Feb 19, 2005

Winston Churchill once said, “You make a living by what you get…you make a life by what you give.” We want you to make the most of ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself, Gifts Giving

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

One Should Guard Against Preaching To Young ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its ...read more

Tags: Workplace

My Worth To God Publicly Is Measured By What I ...

Contributed by George Rhodes on Apr 19, 2006

"My worth to God publicly is measured by what I really am in my private life. Is my primary goal in life to please Him and to be acceptable to Him, or is it something ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

Denomination: Baptist

You Will Have Been All

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 26, 2007

George Washington Carver said, "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

George Bailey Finds Out In The Movie, "It's A ...

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 15, 2007

George Bailey finds out in the movie, "It’s a Wonderful Life" that life is about giving not getting and having. Stop hoarding your money and spend it on helping other ...read more

Tags: Envy, Forgiveness General, Temptation General

Denomination: Lutheran

3 Truths About Passion

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Apr 27, 2008

3 TRUTHS ABOUT PASSION • Nothing significant is ever done in life without passion. • Most winners in life are just ex-losers who finally got passionate. • The worst ...read more

Tags: Zeal

Denomination: Baptist

William Temple On Worship

Contributed by John Gail on Apr 22, 2012

WILLIAM TEMPLE ON WORSHIP "Worship is the nourishment of the mind upon God's truth. Worship is the quickening of the conscience by God's holiness. Worship is the cleansing of the imagination by God's beauty. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Tags: Worship General

Denomination: Baptist

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

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

It Is Recorded In History That Some Years Ago A ...

Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 9, 2006

It is recorded in history that some years ago a man was condemned to be put to death. When he came to lay his head on the block, the prince who had charge of the execution asked him if there was any one petition that he could grant him. All that the condemned man asked was a glass of water. They ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:5

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist