In Sermon Illustrations: "Source Of True Love"

My First Pastoral Appointment Was The Marissa And ...  PRO

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 4, 2007

My first pastoral appointment was the Marissa and Zion United Methodist Charge in St. Clair County, Illinois, about forty miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Zion had only three members and no electricity or running water. In past decades light had been provided in the sanctuary by kerosene, ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Flawed Individuals On A Rescue Mission  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

FLAWED INDIVIDUALS ON A RESCUE MISSION The author of the book entitled, "The Word and Power Church: What Happens When A Church Seeks All God Has to Offer," Doug Banister, writes, "The Spring of 1940 found Hitler’s panzer divisions mopping up French troops and preparing for a seige of Great ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:7-12

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Perspectives

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

PERSPECTIVES It is because of some of the unique properties of water, a substance that makes up 75% of the earth and even makes up a large portion of your body, that life is even possible. Because ice floats, the oceans and rivers and lakes can continue to keep all of the living things in the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-3

Tags: Family

Take Time To By Holy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009

TAKE TIME TO BY HOLY Let me begin with what little I could glean concerning this hymn and its author: For many years, the only information known about this gospel song was what Ira D. Sankey wrote in his autobiography. Sankey (1840-1908) was the well-known gospel singer and hymn writer who ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:16

Tags: Holiness

J.c. Penney Born Again

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009

J.C. PENNEY BORN AGAIN The late great business man and entrepreneur, James Cash Penney (1875 - 1971), founder of the J.C. Penney stores, in his autobiography entitled "Fifty Years with the Golden Rule," tells of his being in the Battle Creek Sanitarium one night when he thought he was dying. He ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 10:12, Hosea 10:12-13

Tags: Born Again

All Because Of Angus

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 25, 2011

ALL BECAUSE OF ANGUS In Ernest Gordon’s true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Through the Valley of the Kwai, there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who through giving it all away literally transformed a whole camp of soldiers. The man's name was ...read more

Scripture: John 15:13

Tags: Christian Witness

Exceeding Expectations

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Jun 25, 2025

Last Sunday I preached about heaven. I love preaching about heaven but I always feel like any description I give falls so far short of what it will actually be like. And I must admit, I have many questions. What exactly will it be like? What will we be doing? Will the bonds we've formed here ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Tags: Heaven, Expectations

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Wisdom Is The God-Given Ability To Perceive The ...  PRO

Contributed by Eric Olson on Nov 12, 2002

“Wisdom is the God-given ability to perceive the true nature of a matter and implement the will of God in ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience, Wisdom

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John Osteen Said "It's Great To Be Young And ...

Contributed by John Price on Mar 9, 2007

— John Osteen said “It’s great to be young and dream the dream, but it’s better to be old and ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

We Must Never Delude Ourselves Into Thinking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We must never delude ourselves into thinking that physical power is a substitute for moral power, which is ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Place That The Shepherds Found Was Not An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The place that the shepherds found was not an academy or an abstract republic; it was not a place of myths allegorised or dissected or ...read more

Tags: Christmas

False Friendship, Like The Ivy, Decays And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life ...read more

Tags: Compassion

If You Ever Give Something To Get Something, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you ever give something to get something, you're not giving, in the true sense ...read more

Tags: Giving General

John Osteen On Dreams

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Osteen said “It’s great to be young and dream the dream, but it’s better to be old and ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness

[037] A Message From A Poem – Calvary – Golgotha’s Skull

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 26, 2025

[037] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – CALVARY – GOLGOTHA’S SKULL What does Calvary mean to you? To most people it means nothing except a casual thought at Easter perhaps. May we ask what does Calvary mean to a Christian? Here the answers are many and most of them would be simplistic which is fine. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:17-18, Luke 23:33

Tags: Calvary, The Cross, Golgotha, Sins, Place Of The Skull, Atonement, Easter, Crucifixion, Salvation, Redemption, Poetry  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Disease Of Pride  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 22, 2005

THE DISEASE OF PRIDE “Pride is the only disease known to man that makes everyone sick except the one who has it” ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:33-37

Tags: Humility

Percentage Of American's Who Own Running Shoes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005

Percentage of American’s who own running shoes but don’t run: 87% Source: What Counts: The Complete ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

William Shakespeare Once Said, "The Devil Can ...

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 20, 2008

William Shakespeare once said, “The devil can quote Scripture for his purpose.” (Merchant of Venice, ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Long Time Ago, I Was On My Knees Saying, ...

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jun 5, 2008

A long time ago, I was on my knees saying, "Jesus, I have leprosy today, alcohol, bitterness, anger, nicotine, if ...read more

Tags: Alcohol

Denomination: Baptist

40 Million Canadians Visited The U.s. In 2005 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

40 million Canadians visited the U.S. in 2005 (most recent data) and spent an estimated $13.5 ...read more

Tags: America