In Sermon Illustrations: "Special Needs Children"

Some Time Ago I Spoke At Horn Creek Lodge In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Some time ago I spoke at Horn Creek Lodge in Horn Creek, Colorado not too far from Colorado Springs. If you have never been there you need to go. It is a great place to spend a week. The mountains are at your front door and the deer walk up to your back door. The food is delicious and the ...read more

Tags: World Religions

I Once Heard A Story Of An Elderly Man That Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I once heard a story of an elderly man that was living out his last days in a nursing home. Each day, as the nurses would tend to his needs, he insisted on having an empty chair sitting next to his bed. The man would look at that empty chair and talk for hours at a time each day. One day one of the ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Scott Currin" (Nfi), Nov 02, Came To Church ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

"Scott Currin" (NFI), Nov 02, came to Church with family, and introduced himself and said that he was moving to the community. About two weeks later he called and told of mothers death to DWI in Florida...trying to get back home, to Texas, his car broke down, and he needed $150 for bus fare, ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Mary Crowley Lived In The 1930s – The Time Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Mary Crowley lived in the 1930s – the time of the Great Depression. Her husband left her with a young daughter to raise. Nobody told Mary she couldn’t get a job during the Depression, so she went out and got one. In time she founded a very successful company called Home Interiors and Gifts, and ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Billy Graham Used To Tell A Story Of A Professing ...

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 9, 2007

Billy Graham used to tell a story of a professing Christian who got a job in a lumber camp that had the reputation of being very ungodly. When a friend heard that he had been hired, he said to him, “If those lumberjacks ever find out you’re a Christian, your going to be in for a very hard time!” ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Yoke

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 14, 2007

Matthew 11:29-30: "Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" Jesus’ yoke (his commandments) fits us well. The life that he gives us to live is not a bitter, heavy burden; ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

The Silent Treatment  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2007

The Silent Treatment A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the ...read more

Story: At The Very Start Of His Ministry In ...  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 18, 2007

Story: At the very start of his ministry in Florence, Savonarola the Italian political reformer (1452-1498) noticed an elderly woman who used to come and pray regularly before that statue of the Virgin Mary. One day, Savonarola took an elderly priest aside , who had been serving in the ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Two Ladies Were Sharing Lunch Together When One ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 24, 2007

Two ladies were sharing lunch together when one said to the other: "I don’t know many Christians, but somehow I can’t help regarding them as hypocrites." Said the other, "But your sister-in-law, she lives in the same house with you; surely you must acknowledge that she is a devoted ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Clingstone Is A House That Was Built In 1905 On ...

Contributed by Kevin Mccarthy on Nov 12, 2007

Clingstone is a house that was built in 1905 on a peninsula in the Narraganset bay near Newport Rhode Island. It was constructed with heavy mill type framing, It’s shingled inside and outside, and was designed to withstand hurricane force winds. In 1938 a hurricane, dubbed the “long Island ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Often Here About Hostages Being Taken And ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 20, 2007

We often here about hostages being taken and held in captivity recently we have heard of those British workers held in captivity in Iraq for over 6 months not yet knowing their fate, it must be a fearful time for them and their families. They are held in bondage, they are in need of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 17:5-20

Tags: Confidence, Eli And Sons

Denomination: Baptist

Xxxchurch Was Founded By Craig Gross, With ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008

XXXChurch was founded by Craig Gross, with help. They have a website at XXXchurch.com. The guys who run it are Christians, and they pioneered a ministry to reach people who are caught in pornography – not just who buy it and view it, but the people who are running the industry. For a few years ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In A Recent Article That He Wrote, Incarnate ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008

In a recent article that he wrote, Incarnate Preaching, Gordon MacDonald listed a set of questions that he believes are asked by adults from age 20 on up to age 70 and beyond and which need to be addressed in preaching and teaching. Here are a few of them with the age segment MacDonald believes is ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

The Guardian" Is A Powerful Movie Depicting The ...  PRO

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 14, 2008

“The Guardian” is a powerful movie depicting the life and risks of Search and Rescue teams. A trainee is intent on breaking the swim records and rescue stats of the legendary Master-chief Ben Randall (Kevin Costner). Ben laments quietly to himself “records” because young Jake Fischer is missing the ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

Jesus, Money & Stuff

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 15, 2008

JESUS, MONEY & STUFF I want us to note this: When people came to Jesus, Jesus never, never, gave them money. He never gave them stuff. And yet, what do we ask for? Stuff. How ridiculous. So then, isn’t it obvious? If Jesus never gave anyone money… or stuff, while he was walking the earth in His ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Far Along

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 29, 2008

There were two men traveling in the WAY The first man said to the other man: “How long have we been traveling in the “Way?” The other man answered: “Not long enough to get to where we are going but far too long to only be as far as we are. Have you ever looked back on your Christian walk and ...read more

I Saw A Sea Of Faces In A Dream I Had One Day And ...

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 7, 2008

I saw a sea of faces in a dream I had one day and millions stood before the throne whose sins were washed away From every tribe and every land they all had heard the call the rich, the poor, the black, the white, and Jesus loved them all He loved them with their many faults He loved them with ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

F.e. Marsh Has Spoken Of Some Of God's ...

Contributed by Bruce Landry on Feb 25, 2008

F.E. Marsh has spoken of some of God’s blessings: An acceptance that can never be questioned. (Eph.1:6). An inheritance that can never be lost (I Peter 1:3-5). A deliverance that can never be excelled (2 Cor. l:10). A grace that can never be limited (2 Cor. 12:9). A hope that can never be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:8-14

Denomination: Baptist

Woman Took Her Husband To The Doctor's Office. ...

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 31, 2008

Woman took her husband to the doctor’s office. After his checkup the doctor said, ‘Your husband is suffering from a very serious illness’. The husband was hard of hearing and said, ‘What did he say?’ ‘He says you are sick’. The doctored continued, ‘But there is hope. You just need to reduce his ...read more

Reality Check

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008

A reality check on how we sabotage ourselves: Do you at times long for days gone by where you did certain activities that you now do not do? This is our unredeemed flesh working on a mind that is not renewed by the word of God. We need to immediately cast out these unhelpful distractions, ...read more

Tags: Temptation Resisting