In Sermon Illustrations: "Small Beginning"

In The Beginning Of The Twentieth Century A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In the beginning of the twentieth century a young graduate of Cornell University was engaged in a most amazing effort to win the entire world to Jesus Christ. His name was John R. Mott. During his years as secretary of the World Student Volunteer Movement, Mott’s travels took him everywhere: to ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

The Past Is Just The Beginning

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

THE PAST IS JUST THE BEGINNING There is in Washington D.C., a sign over the entrance to the U.S. Patent Office -- where new things are the order of the day. The sign proclaims: "The Past is but Prologue." One day a tourist asked a cab driver what the sign meant. Said the cabbie: "It ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9

Tags: God Brings Hope

It Is Not Enough To Begin; Continuance Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is not enough to begin; continuance is necessary. Mere enrollment will not make one a scholar....Success depends upon staying power. The reason ...read more

Tags: Endurance

The Recognition Of Sin Is The Beginning Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The recognition of sin is the ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

Laughter Is Not A Bad Beginning For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is ...read more

Tags: Compassion

In The Beginning Was The Lie, And The Lie Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the beginning was the Lie, and the Lie was made news and dwelt among ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

In The Beginning Of A Change, The Patriot Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

The Beginning Of Thought Is In Disagreement Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The beginning of thought is in disagreement not only with others ...read more

Tags: Thought

Where Fruit Begins

Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 19, 2009

WHERE FRUIT BEGINS I believe with everything that is in me that fruit begins with each one of us. It begins with a decision, “I want to bear fruit. I want to honor Jesus. I want to walk in his ways. And I will do it no matter what. No matter what life throws at me. No matter what struggles I face. ...read more

Tags: Fruit Of The Spirit

Denomination: Church Of God

Evangelism Is Just The Beginning

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009

EVANGELISM IS JUST THE BEGINNING Many feel that the mission of the church is to merely be witnesses to a lost world. It is true that we are to bear witness of the risen Christ and His transforming power. We are told in Acts 1:8 that we are to be His witnesses to the ends of the world. Again we are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Discipleship

Life Begins At The Cross

Contributed by James Mercer on Dec 8, 2009

LIFE BEGINS AT THE CROSS We don’t begin to live until we believe on Jesus and receive this everlasting life. A popular book a generation ago was entitled, Life Begins at Forty, where the author sought to prove that a person just enters the prime of life at forty years of age. The new saying is ...read more

Tags: Born Again

Denomination: Baptist

The Beginning Of Marilyn Manson

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Feb 27, 2012

THE BEGINNING OF MARILYN MANSON Brian Warner started going to church with a friend years ago. Brian was a skinny pizza faced nerdy looking kid that nobody liked. He was also a loner who looked out of place most of the time. The youth group took a trip to an amusement park one weekend and when ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Life Begins At Conception

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 20, 2014

Barry McCarty says, "In 1979 I debated Dr. Robert Thompson, the medical director of the largest abortion clinic in Pittsburg. My case in that debate had two major contentions: 1) That every human being has an unalienable right to life; and 2) that from the moment of conception an unborn child is ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:5

Tags: Abortion, Pro-Choice

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Growth Begins When We Begin To Accept Our Own ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Growth begins when we begin to accept ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

A Small Congregation In The Foothills Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Crow on Sep 2, 2003

A small congregation in the foothills of the Great Smokies built a new sanctuary on a piece of land willed to them by a church member. Ten days before the new church was to open, the local building inspector informed the pastor that the parking lot was inadequate for the size of the building. Until ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:21

Tags: Prayer Answered, Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Baptist

A Small Defiant Boy  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Dec 8, 2003

A small defiant boy When I was a youth minister 30+ years ago I told a young 5 year old boy to stop running in church. He stopped and then turned to me and said I couldn’t make him. Well... I couldn’t let a challenge like that go by so I got down on his level and firmly took him by the arms. I ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dream No Small Dreams

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009

Charles A. Lindberg years ago said: "We actually live today In our dreams of yesterday; And living in the dreams, We dream again." (From a ...read more

Tags: Dreams

A Small Congregation In The Foothills Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2010

A small congregation in the foothills of the Great Smokies built a new sanctuary on a piece of land willed to them by a church member. Ten days before the new church was to open, the local building inspector informed the pastor that the parking lot was inadequate for the size of the building. Until ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-10

Tags: Faith, Mountain Moving

Denomination: Wesleyan

One Small Step

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 26, 2010

ONE SMALL STEP As a boy he was active in the Boy Scouts, and had earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He was only the second person in his family to attend college. In 1950, a week after his 20th birthday, he became a Naval Aviator and then later an ASTRONAUT. Watching television as the dramatic ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Job's Too Small

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 4, 2011

THE JOB'S TOO SMALL There was a missionary in China whose talents and abilities were so outstanding that one of the American companies tried to hire him. They offered him an attractive job with a salary to match, but he turned it down. He told them that God had sent him to China as a missionary. ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Independent/Bible