In Sermon Illustrations: "Spiritual Success"

Why The Grasshoppers?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 3, 2026

THERE WAS A SUCCESSFUL CORN FARMER THAT LEARNS ABOUT THE VALLEY. In the mid-west there was a very successful corn farmer. He grew many acres of corn and made his living by selling corn. One spring he plowed, fertilized and planted hundreds of acres of corn. Later that year a swarm of millions of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-5

Tags: Restoration, Valleys

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Proud People Vs Broken People

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 20, 2022

Proud people focus on the failures of others. Broken people are overwhelmed with a sense of their own spiritual need. Proud people have a critical, fault-finding spirit; they look at everyone else’s faults with a microscope but their own with a telescope. Broken people are compassionate; they can ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23, Galatians 2:20

Tags: Humility, Revival, Repentance, Pride, Brokenness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Deadly Hand

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 7, 2019

It was the nearly dark as James entered the room , over in the corner a poker game was getting ready to start. James joined in the poker game looking to beat the other players out of their hard-earned money. In this worldly realm it was just another poker game, with only money at stake, but in ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5

Tags: Sin, Temptation

Denomination: Pentecostal

1 Cor. 3:1-9 Paul Opens Up Our Chapter Slamming ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 2, 2008

1 Cor. 3:1-9 Paul opens up our chapter slamming the spiritual condition of many in this church. He tells them that they are not spiritually mature, but that they are acting like mere babies. He tells them he has to address them for what they are worldly, i.e. carnal – fleshly or immature! Not ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Necrotizing Fasciitis

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 7, 2024

It sounds like something out of a horror movie, but it’s real. In recent years, scientists have discovered a kind of bacterial infection called necrotizing fasciitis, more commonly called flesh eating bacteria. Once this bacterium enters a human body, it can multiply rapidly. Within 24 hours, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:15

Tags: Unforgiveness, Bitterness

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It Is A Dangerous Thing To Be Prosperous. The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

It is a dangerous thing to be prosperous. The crucible of adversity is a less severe trial to the Christian than the refining pot of prosperity. Oh, what leanness of soul and neglect of spiritual things have been ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life, God's Provision

Bob Russell Says, "When We Sin We Feel Dirty. ...  PRO

Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Sep 19, 2002

Bob Russell says, “When we sin we feel dirty. We feel like we need a spiritual bath. Baptism provides this wonderful sense of cleansing and ...read more

Tags: Baptism

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Need For Delight

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011

THE NEED FOR DELIGHT St. Thomas Aquinas Wrote; "No man can live without delight, and that is why a man deprived of spiritual joy goes over to evil ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:11

Tags: Joy

Prayer Is Ignored

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 30, 2012

PRAYER IS IGNORED In 2005 Barna Reports said this, "Prayer is one of three critical spiritual dimensions which most local churches essentially ignore. Prayer is said to be one of the top ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

St. Thomas Aquinas Wrote; €œno Man Can Live ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008

St. Thomas Aquinas Wrote; “No man can live without delight, and that is why a man deprived of spiritual joy goes over to evil pleasures”. From Art ...read more

Tags: Money

Rebecca Cory Is A Standup Comic. She Is Best ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 30, 2006

Rebecca Cory is a standup comic. She is best known for her appearance on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”. I do not vouch for her brand of comedy because I have never heard her personally. I mention her because her routine is apparently quite engaging and she draws large ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

Someone (Hugh Black) Has Put It This Way: "At The ...

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Feb 14, 2007

Someone (Hugh Black) has put it this way: “At the end of life we shall not be asked how much pleasure we had in it, but how much service we gave in it; not how full it was of success, but how full it was of sacrifice; not how happy we were; not how ambition was gratified, ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

Botanists Say That Trees Need The Powerful ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Botanists say that trees need the powerful March winds to flex their trunks and main branches, so that the sap is drawn up to nourish the budding leaves. Perhaps we need the gales of life in the same way, though we dislike enduring them. A blustery period in our fortunes is often the prelude to a ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Back To The Future

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jan 26, 2010

Back to the Future Most of us may remember a movie by this same title. In fact there were several "Back to the Future" sequels. In the movie starring Michael J. Fox and Claudia Wells, after traveling back in time, they found that the only way to return to the future was to recreate the system and ...read more

Tags: Discovery

Denomination: Methodist

Christian Workers And Volunteers Sometimes Make ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Smith on Jul 12, 2002

Christian workers and volunteers sometimes make the mistake of thinking their work is so important that they are justified in ignoring their families. Spiritual leadership, however, must begin at home. If a man is not willing to care ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1

Tags: Parenting, Leadership General

Denomination: Pentecostal

C. Peter Wagner, An Authority On Church Growth, ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 30, 2004

C. Peter Wagner, an authority on church growth, has this to say, “The more deeply I dig beneath the surface of the church growth principles, the more thoroughly convinced I become that the real ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Web Churches 83% Of Churches With Web Sites Say ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

Web Churches 83% of churches with Web sites say their use of the Internet has helped congregational life and 83% report e-mail communication from the church staff has helped ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Word Of God Well Understood And Religiously ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The Word of God well understood and religiously obeyed is the shortest route to spiritual perfection. And we must not select a few favorite passages to the exclusion of others. Nothing ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

God Has Said That Every Christian Has At Least ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"God has said that every Christian has at least one spiritual gift for the benefit of the whole body of Christ. No one has all the gifts, all have at least one gift, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:7, Romans 12:1-6

Tags: Character

New Year's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2010

New Year’s Resolutions How are you coming thus far in 2010 in terms of your new year’s resolutions? Author, innovation consultant, and speaker Stephen Shapiro, with the help of Opinion Corporation of Princeton, New Jersey, offers the following interesting statistics concerning New Year’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:8

Tags: New Year's Day