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  • Are You For Real?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 1,638 views

    ARE YOU FOR REAL? The misuse of God’s name for personal profit is easily applied to certain televangelists who use the name of God to make a buck off of overly trusting people, or politicians who mention God’s name in the right places and the right times in order to gain a certain constituency of ...read more

  • Mom's Ten Commandments  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,561 views

    MOM’S TEN COMMANDMENTS Sick people belong in bed. Thank-you notes, thank-you notes, thank-you notes. Everyone needs a nap everyday. Get your hair off your face. Stand up staight. Look people in the eye when you meet them. Good table manners are important in case you get invited to a rich ...read more

  • Working Hard?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,176 views

    WORKING HARD? Workers around America frankly admit that they spend more than 20 percent of their time (seven hours a week) at work goofing off. That amounts to a four-day work week across the nation. Almost half of Americans admit to chronic malingering, calling in sick when not sick, and doing ...read more

  • I Heard It Powerfully Illustrated Through The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jun 3, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,400 views

    I heard it powerfully illustrated through the gift of a little old lady. In an interview on PBS on May 30, 2002 Father Lindon Harris of St. Pauls Cathedral – that’s the church at what was the foot of the World Trade Center – George Washington worshipped there at one time – told a story of duty. ...read more

  • Test Pilots Have A Litmus Test For Evaluating ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,672 views

    Test pilots have a litmus test for evaluating problems. When something goes wrong, they ask, "Is this thing still flying?" If the answer is yes, then there’s no immediate danger, no need to overreact. When Apollo 12 took off, the spacecraft was hit by lightning. The entire console began to glow ...read more

  • Stolen Billfold  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 21, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,156 views

    Stolen Billfold John was driving home late one night when he picked up a hitchhiker. As they rode along, he began to be suspicious of his passenger. John checked to see if his wallet was safe in the pocket of his coat that was on the seat between them, but it wasn’t there! So he slammed on the ...read more

  • I've Told You About The Worship Conference Coming ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jul 29, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,153 views

    I’ve told you about the worship conference coming in September, and the one part that I am really excited about is a fellow named Andy Hunter. Andy comes out of the Rave scene in England. He is still a D.J. at secular raves, but he also leads worship using his turn tables. He calls it “worship ...read more

  • There Was A Manager Of A Minor League Baseball ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 26, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,169 views

    There was a manager of a minor league baseball team who was so disgusted with his center fielder’s performance that he ordered him to the dugout and assumed the position himself. The first ball that came into center field took a bad hop and hit the manager in the mouth. The next one was a high fly ...read more

  • Three Men Waiting In The Room For Expectant ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 174 ratings
     | 4,224 views

    Three men waiting in the room for expectant fathers waited for word on the arrival of their infants. Some while later a nurse comes in and announces to one of the men that his wife had just given birth to twins. ’that’s amazing he said - I play for the Minnesota Twins’ ! About twenty minutes later ...read more

  • When I Went To A Crossways Conference The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Apr 19, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,430 views

    When I went to a Crossways conference the presenter spoke about his tour of the Holy Lands in 1998. The tour gude got on the bus, introduced himself as Amnon. He said that he was named after one of King David’s sons. The presenter said, "You mean the one that assaulted his half-sister Tamar?" ...read more

  • Boudreaux And Dufrene Were Drinking A Few Beers ...

    Contributed by Louis Bartet on Apr 27, 2003
     | 2,655 views

    Boudreaux and Dufrene were drinking a few beers while driving around, when Boudreaux saw a roadblock ahead. He couldn’t turn around, so he told Dufrene, "peel the label off your bottle and put in on your forehead." "Are you crazy," Dufrene responded? "No! Just do it and let me do the talking," ...read more

  • The Greatest Difference Of Religions Lies Between ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Jun 19, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,628 views

    The greatest difference of religions lies between the Bible which says we can never save ourselves - that salvation is the gift of God through faith in Christ Jesus (Eph. 2:8-9); and all the other religions which say a person will be saved, reborn, made whole, or achieve fulfillment by keeping ...read more

  • Four Preachers Met For A Friendly Gathering. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 19, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,820 views

    Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, “Our people come to us and pour out their hearts, confess sins and needs. Let’s do the same. Confession is good for the soul.” In due time all agreed. One confessed he liked to go to the movies and would ...read more

  • A Husband Was Told By The Marriage Counselor To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Henning on Dec 29, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,956 views

    A husband was told by the marriage counselor to try and be more considerate of his wife. One day he comes home from work. He’s dressed up in a suit, he has cologne on, and he has a bouquet of flowers and a box of candy in his hands. He rings the doorbell and he’s standing there as she opens the ...read more

  • A Man And His Wife Were Taking A Tour Through The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jul 5, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,486 views

    A man and his wife were taking a tour through the smelting plant of the U.S. Mint. One of the workers told them that if they would dip their hand in cold water, he could then pour the liquid metal over their hands without hurting them. He asked the man if he wanted to try it and the man said he ...read more

  • Bobby And Susie Were Playing Upstairs While ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 25, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,929 views

    Bobby and Susie were playing upstairs while their mother was doing the dishes. All of the sudden, the children’s mother heard, "Thud, Thud, Thud...", and she ran to see what had happened. She went to the base of the stairs to find Susie curled up in a little ball and crying. Susie then told her ...read more

  • Two Fellows Meet In Florida. One Says: 'i Went ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 29, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,714 views

    Two fellows meet in Florida. One says: ’I went fishing last week and caught a herring that weighed 450 pounds. The other guy looks at him and says: ’I too was fishing last week, and I didn’t catch anything, but I pulled up the hook, and standing on the hook was a lantern from an old ship. God only ...read more

  • A Methodist Minister Was Continually Bragging ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,441 views

    • A Methodist minister was continually bragging to his Baptist minister friends about the greatness of his church. No matter what they said, he always found a way to claim that the Methodists were better. Eventually his friends got tired of this, and decided to play a prank on the Methodist. One ...read more

  • I Am Thankful...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,806 views

    I AM THANKFUL... I am Thankful that we only elect presidents once every four years. I am Thankful that teenagers will grow up and that one day they will have children that will become teenagers of their own. I am Thankful that I am not a turkey this week. I am Thankful that the space available ...read more

  • Everyone Enjoys Holding And Looking At A New ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 9, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,128 views

    Everyone enjoys holding and looking at a new baby. Eventually the conversation will turn to something like this: “Oh she has her mommy’s eyes,” or “He looks like his dad.” As children grow up it’s amazing not only how much they may look like their parents, but even more so how much children act ...read more