In Sermon Illustrations: "Special Needs Children"

Swim Club

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 23, 2006

Swim Club There once was a swim club in a certain town. It was very popular because everyone in town wanted to be a good swimmer. The founders of the club had worked very hard to raise the money and do the work of building a beautiful swimming pool inside a very stylish building. They ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Lament Psalms C/O Https://Liturgy.co.nz/Lament

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Mar 16, 2026

Community 12, 44, 58, 60, 74, 79, 80, 83, 85, 89*, 90, 94, 123, 126, 129 Individual 3, 4, 5, 7, 9-10, 13, 14, 17, 22, 25, 26, 27*, 28, 31, 36*, 39, 40:12-17, 41, 42-43, 52*, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 61, 64, 70, 71, 77, 86, 89*, 120, 139, 141, 142 Specialized Lament Psalms Penitential 6, 38, ...read more

Tags: Lament, Sorrow

Denomination: Vineyard

Dr. Ruth Barbee, A Well-Known Family-Relations ...

Contributed by Joel Santos on Dec 26, 2004

Dr. Ruth Barbee, a well-known family-relations expert, once said that about 90 percent of so-called "naughtiness" in small children is simply their way of getting "noticed." When they cannot get the attention they want any other way, they do something guaranteed to drive their parents up the wall. ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Robert Fulghum Wrote In The Kansas City Times, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Robert Fulghum wrote in the Kansas City Times, "Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school These are the things I learned: Share everything. ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

My Dear Friend Maureen Smith Grable Conveys This ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

My dear friend Maureen Smith Grable conveys this truth very well in her poem “Doing Battle on Our Knees.” "Many warriors have gone to battle riding mounted, prancing steeds But the Christian goes to battle when he falls upon his knees. The greatest warfare will take place when the Christian kneels ...read more

Tags: Paranormal

God, Can You Hear Me?

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 7, 2010

GOD, CAN YOU HEAR ME? "My future seemed so uncertain and I was asking, 'God, can you hear me?'" I’ve got three children and ever since they were babies my wife Moira has heard every single murmur. Even now that they are 16, 12 and 7 she hears them when they call out from their beds and when she ...read more

Tags: Comfort

Denomination: Anglican

Giant Steps  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 10, 2002

Giant steps Marathon the latest goal in a life of challenges. Katie Lynch, 26, practicing for Monday’s Boston Marathon with a special Walker. (Globe Staff Photo / JohnTlumacki) By John Vellante, Globe Staff, 4/14/01 WAYLAND Her life -- all 26-plus years of it -- has been one challenge after ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Human Body

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Received An E-Mail The Other Day With The ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Oct 30, 2002

I received an e-mail the other day with the subject reading "How did we ever survive?" I don’t know who authored it. Looking back, it’s hard to believe that we have lived as long as we have. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pickup on a ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Its A Holiday Just Like Christmas

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2002

ITS A HOLIDAY JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS The overlap of Christmas and Hanukah (which will not occur again until 2005) has led to a degree of "religion blending," notes Rabbi Gerald L. Zelizer writing in USA Today: "More and more Americans regard religious faiths as items displayed in boutiques, with ...read more

Tags: World Religions

What Do Thanksgiving, Easter, Pentecost, Memorial ...

Contributed by David Vanheuvelen on Nov 24, 2007

What do Thanksgiving, Easter, Pentecost, Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc. have in common? They are all holidays which fall not on a specific date, like, December 25 or July 4, but they fall on the “first Monday”, “fourth Thursday”, “fifty days after….” You see what I mean? Thanksgiving Day has a ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

It's Ok To Clap

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011

IT'S OK TO CLAP In 1989, I was an intern pastor at Boston Avenue UMC, a 8,300 member church in downtown Tulsa, OK. Let me give you an image of our worship service. We wore full robes and vestments, we processed with a choir of more than 60 people with the the cross leading the way. We sang hymns ...read more

Tags: Worship General

Denomination: Methodist

A True Church Family

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012

A TRUE CHURCH FAMILY Fred Sigle, preaching minister at Garfield Christian Church in Indianapolis tells about Mark Knutson. On August 28, 1993, he was diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of cancer. When diagnosed, he was already in the late stages and was only given a short time to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Listen To This From A Guy Named Per Nilsen, From ...

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 15, 2009

Listen to this from a guy named Per Nilsen, from Burnsville, Minnesota: Last week my son, Bjorn, got sick. I took his temperature, and it was 102.5 degrees. The Children’s Advil came out. He slugged down the appropriate dose for his size. Forty-five minutes later the fever was down to 100. Just ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Wesleyan

On Christmas Afternoon, The Pastor’s Wife ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Mar 17, 2001

On Christmas afternoon, the Pastor’s wife dropped into an easy chair saying, "Boy! Am I ever tried." Her husband looked over at her & said, "I had to conduct two special services last night, three today, & give a total of five sermons. Why ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:11-19, Luke 18:9-14

Tags: Humility, Gifts Prophecy, Temptation Pride

Denomination: Baptist

Calvin Of Calvin And Hobbs Cartoon Fame Gets ...

Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 29, 2008

Calvin of Calvin and Hobbs cartoon fame gets dressed in his special clothes for school. He goes to school. He sits on some bubble gum, gets beat up by a bully, fails a test at school and gets rained on the way home. At bedtime he ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Lutheran

Only The Church Stood Squarely Across The Path ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Only the Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler's campaign for suppressing the truth. I never had any special interest in the Church before, but now I feel a great affection and admiration for it because the Church alone has had the courage and persistence to stand for ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Pastor At Church On Fillmore Was Letting Us ...

Contributed by Don Jones on Nov 11, 2006

The pastor at Church on Fillmore was letting us know his picture of God’s provision. His dad was a farmer. He grew crops and raised pigs, sheep, and cattle. He never had a lot of money. All of his was tied up in the farm. When his dad would receive a bill he would go out to the field and grab ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Best Comment On Faith Is Action  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009

THE BEST COMMENT ON FAITH IS ACTION The Apostle Paul spoke of "faith working through love" (Gal. 5:6). The apostle John wrote "If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear Children, let us not love with words or ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:17-18

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

Let Me Talk To You About Ants. Not The Kind ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2005

1. Let me talk to you about Ants. Not the kind that marry uncles, but the kind that live outside. According to a CNN article, 2."Like humans, fungus-growing ants are true farmers and the survival of the colony depends on the food they grow. Anywhere from a few hundred to over five million ants ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:12-17

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Worship First: Of The 6 Foundational Faith ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Worship First: Of the 6 foundational faith practices- worship, evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, stewardship and compassionate service—most churchgoers embrace wor-ship. A new Barna survey reveals that 75% of all adults, and 92% of churched adults; say it’s very important to them to worship ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits