In Sermon Illustrations: "Stand Fast"

Lessons From Geese  PRO

Contributed by Al Schifano on Mar 25, 2004

Lessons From Geese Fact 1: As each goose flaps its wings it creates an "uplift" for the birds that follow. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone. Lesson 1: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Faith, Leadership General

Denomination: Catholic

J. R. Packard Wrote A Short Story Entitled, "The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

J. R. Packard wrote a short story entitled, "The Trouble Is." In that story there is one very moving scene. A riot is in progress with blacks & whites fighting each other. The mother of the little black boy who is telling this story has been hurt. Her family has just gone down & picked her up off ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Girl Born ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2010

Girl Born Blind There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, ’If I could only see the world, I will marry you.’ One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Tags: Compassion

Our Lives Are Like A...

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jun 14, 2011

OUR LIVES ARE LIKE A... Listen to what the Bible compares our lives to, and as you do, notice that the central theme of each comparison is the idea of the BREVITY of our lives upon this earth: * First, our lives are compared to A VAPOR (James 4:1) - Think about the vapor from a teapot. It is ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Baptist

Remember The Duck! (Stop Living In Bondage To Satan)

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 27, 2022

A little boy visiting his grandparents was given his first slingshot made by his grandfather. He practiced trying to hit a tin can, but he could never hit it. As he walked across the yard, he saw Grandma’s pet duck. On an impulse he took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck fell dead. The ...read more

Tags: Spiritual Warfare, Confession, Covering Sin, Delieverance, Forgiveness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In Today's World Of Extreme Sports There Is A ...

Contributed by Chip Monck on Mar 9, 2005

In today’s world of extreme sports there is a popular method of skiing referred to as “Tree-skiing”. Tree-skiing may sound like a death wish, but some skiers love the risk of skiing brand new, fresh powder snow lying in a stand of aspen or spruce trees. The key, of course, is not hitting the ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Wesleyan

More Of A Miracle Than Resurrection  PRO

Contributed by Greg Buchner on Mar 28, 2005

Lee Strobel put it like this… “If we were holding a trial to determine the facts concerning the resurrection, and if we were to call to the witness stand every witness who personally encountered the resurrected Jesus and we cross-examined them for only 15 minutes, and if we went around the clock ...read more

Tags: Apologetics Jesus

Denomination: Methodist

Several Years Ago, I Made A Promise To My Eldest ...

Contributed by Matthew Cook on May 28, 2005

Several years ago, I made a promise to my eldest son – that I would build him a fort to play in, and it would be done before I had to make a 6-month military deployment. Time was getting short, and with less than a week to go before I left, I completed the fort. It was terrible…the nails were to ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

Sometime When You're In An Airport, Observe The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Sometime when you’re in an airport, observe the difference between passengers who hold confirmed tickets and those who are on standby. The ones with confirmed tickets read newspapers, chat with their friends or sleep. The ones on standby hang around the ticket counter, pace and smoke, smoke and ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Three Times A Month, Jermaine Washington And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

Three times a month, Jermaine Washington and Michelle Stevens get together for what they call a “gratitude lunch.” With good reason! Washington donated a kidney to Stevens, whom he described as “just a friend.” They met at work where they used to have lunch together. One day Michelle wept as she ...read more

Tags: Lord's Supper

Several Years Ago, Diana And I Took Her Parents ...

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 8, 2006

Several years ago, Diana and I took her parents down around Tombstone, Arizona on a sight-seeing trip. We found a cave that supposedly hid outlaws in the old days, so we decided to go on a tour. The guides took one group of people after another down into that deep cave. I remember standing ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: *other

Sometime When You're In An Airport, Observe The ...

Contributed by Jim Kilson on Feb 18, 2006

Sometime when you’re in an airport, observe the difference between passengers who hold confirmed tickets and those who are on standby. The ones with confirmed tickets read newspapers, chat with their friends or sleep. The ones on standby hang around the ticket counter, pace, and pace. The ...read more

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sometime When You're In An Airport, Observe The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Sometime when you’re in an airport, observe the difference between passengers who hold confirmed tickets and those who are on standby. The ones with confirmed tickets read newspapers, chat with their friends or sleep. The ones on standby hang around the ticket counter, pace and smoke, smoke and ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

There Was Young Rookie Preacher Asked To ...  PRO

Contributed by Fred Sigle on Oct 9, 2006

There was young rookie preacher asked to officiate a WEDDING for the first time. He was rather NERVOUS about it. So he decided to seek out HELP from a more EXPERIENCED minister. The older MINISTER told him, “Don’t worry about it. Just RECITE any APPROPRIATE Bible Scripture and everything will ...read more

Tags: Weddings

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Would It Have Felt To Grow Up In Slavery, To ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 23, 2006

How would it have felt to grow up in slavery, to give birth to children who were slaves, and then to die in slavery? Wouldn’t you wonder, "Where is God in all this? If we are God’s people, why isn’t he doing something?" But God thinks in the long term --decades, centuries, and even millennia. ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

When Martin Luther Became A Priest And ...

Contributed by Stewart Holloway on Nov 14, 2006

When Martin Luther became a priest and celebrated his first Mass, in 1507, he trembled so much he nearly dropped the bread and cup. He became so terrified of the presence of Christ that he wanted to run from the altar. Yet that same fear of the holy, led him to be obedient to Christ and His Word ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Rabbi Eckstein Also Testifies To The Willingness ...

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Nov 25, 2006

Rabbi Eckstein also testifies to the willingness of Israeli citizens to unashamedly help others. This should free us as Christians from our hesitant inhibitions in reaching the lost for Jesus. “. . . Israelis are not too shy, embarrassed, inhibited, or intimidated to stand out in a crowd and ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Most Of Us Have Gone To The Zoo Before And At The ...

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006

Most of us have gone to the zoo before and at the zoo, even if we cannot stand the snakes there is always that pull to go and see them. There are some places that have pythons that are 12 to 18 feet long. In my mind he wasn’t pretty, in fact my thinking is that the only good snake to me is a dead ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Father & Son Were Walking Thru The Grasslands ...

Contributed by Andy Anquoe on Feb 15, 2007

A father & son were walking thru the grasslands of an open prairie. In the distance, they noticed a wildfire headed their way which would eventually engulf them in flames Quickly, the father acted in the only way that would save them He took some matches and lit a fire right where they were ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Speaking Of Heaven D.l. Moody Said, "We Believe ...  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 4, 2002

Speaking of heaven D.L. Moody said, “We believe it is just as much a place and just as much a city as New York is, and a good deal more; because New York will pass away, and that city will abide forever. It has foundations, whose builder and maker is God” (Classic Sermons on Heaven and Hell; ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Assembly Of God