Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "Strangers"

showing 81-100 of 387
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Category

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • The Cave Dwellers” By Max Lucado. ...

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 4, 2012
     | 7,745 views

    “The Cave Dwellers” by Max Lucado. “Long ago, or maybe not so long ago, there was a tribe of people in a dark, cold cave. The cave dwellers would huddle together and cry against the chill. Loud and long they wailed. It was all they did. It was all they knew to do. The sounds in the cave were ...read more

  • Researchers At Johns Hopkins University Reported ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
     | 1,562 views

    Researchers at Johns Hopkins University reported that 30 years ago, the greatest fears of grade school children were: 1) Animals, 2) Being in a dark room, 3) High places, 4) Strangers, 5) Loud noises. Today, kids are afraid of the following: 1) Divorce, 2) Nuclear ...read more

  • Researchers At Johns Hopkins University Reported ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,470 views

    Researchers at Johns Hopkins University reported that 30 years ago, the greatest fears of grade school children were: 1) Animals, 2) Being in a dark room, 3) High places, 4) Strangers, 5) Loud noises. Today, kids are afraid of the following: 1) Divorce, 2) Nuclear war, ...read more

  • A King In An Ancient Palace Secured A Famous ...

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Mar 13, 2008
     | 1,178 views

    A king in an ancient Palace secured a famous musician to BUILD A WONDERFUL HARP. In the evenings the household would gather and spend happy hours listening to the peaceful music. Years went by, the king died and the prince took his family to live in the castle. A musician was found to play the ...read more

  • When Patience Is Required!  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 11, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,544 views

    WHEN PATIENCE IS REQUIRED! A man and his wife are awakened at 3 o’clock in the morning by a loud pounding on their door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger in the pouring rain is asking for a push. “Not a chance” says the husband- “It’s three o’clock in the morning!” He ...read more

  • The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
     | 3,852 views

    THE PUSH A man and his wife are awakened at 3 o’clock in the morning by a loud pounding on their door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger in the pouring rain is asking for a push. "Not a chance!" says the husband. "It’s three o’clock in the morning!" He slams the door ...read more

  • Beware Of Dog!

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2011
     | 7,452 views

    BEWARE OF DOG! Upon entering a little country store a stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door. Inside, he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor near the cash register. He asked the store’s owner "Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware ...read more

  • Today, We Need Our Eyes Opened To Jesus Just As ...  PRO

    Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Apr 11, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,901 views

    Today, we need our eyes opened to Jesus just as much as those early Christians. In one church, a sign that only the pastor could see was taped up in the pulpit. It quoted the words of John 12:21, (spoken by the Greeks who were in Jerusalem for the Passover to Philip) – “Sir, we would like to see ...read more

  • To Be Like God Means That Love Translates Into ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 18, 2008
     | 1,307 views

    To be like God means that love translates into action. So, who do you know that needs love today? Maybe, it’s the alcoholic family member that can’t seem to get a grip on life. Maybe, it’s the co-worker that was just fired from the company. Could it be the son or daughter going through a rebellious ...read more

  • Dad Often Reminds Me Of The Tombstone Somewhere ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,106 views

    Dad often reminds me of the Tombstone somewhere in the US that has as the epitaph Pause, stranger, when you pass me by, For as you are, so once was I. As I am now, so will you be. Then prepare unto death, and follow me. And someone had scratched on it: To follow you I’m ...read more

  • Aristides [early 2nd Century Ad]: They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,615 views

    Aristides [early 2nd century AD]: They [Christians] love one another. They do not overlook the widow, and they save the orphan. He who has ministers ungrudgingly to him who does not have. When they see strangers, they take him under their own roof and rejoice over him as a true brother, for they do ...read more

  • Same Family, Different Face  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,249 views

    Same Family, Different Face The appropriate attitude is revealed in an Ann Landers Column. “Dear Ann Landers: It happened again today. My two sons and I were in a shopping mall, and a total stranger felt the need to comment on the fact that my boys didn’t look anything alike. Apparently, my 6 ...read more

  • Trying To Help  PRO

    Contributed by Brent Long on Mar 20, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,850 views

    TRYING TO HELP An older man approached a young stranger in the post office and asked, "Sir, would you address this postcard and write a short note for me? I have such a difficult time writing these days." The younger man gladly did so, and when he was finished, he asked the older gentleman, ...read more

  • Our Dungeons  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Oct 10, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,137 views

    "Our Dungeons" (by Rev. Terry L. Barnhill) A story tells of a man who was imprisoned within an ancient stone dungeon. A grey shadowy jailor shook the iron lock on his daily rounds. It was the only sound that reminded the prisoner he was not alone in all the hopeless, dim and dying world of his ...read more

  • What If God Was One Of Us?" By ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 19, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,136 views

    ILLUSTRATION... “What if God Was One of Us?” by Joan Osborne The world sometimes wonders about God and wonders what He is like and what He is up to. Most people believe there is a God up there but they do not know what He is like. A pop song in 1995 by Joan Osbourne entitled, ’What if God was ...read more

  • Which Way You Went  PRO

    Contributed by David Whitten on Nov 29, 2001
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,320 views

    WHICH WAY YOU WENT Years ago a man was searching his family roots and visited several cemeteries and read many inscriptions on the tombstones. There was one tombstone on which was engraved "Pause now stranger as you pass by; as you are now, so once was I. as I am now , so soon you will be. Prepare ...read more

  • Documented In A Book By James Patterson And Peter ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 15, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,876 views

    Documented in a book by James Patterson and Peter Kim, the Day America Told the Truth, (1991), Americans were asked: “What are you willing to do for $10,000,000?” Would abandon their entire family (25%) Would abandon their church (25%) Would become prostitutes for a week or more (23%) Would give ...read more

  • In Their Book, The Day America Told The Truth, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lisa Delay on Aug 10, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,555 views

    In their book, The Day America Told the Truth, James Patterson and Peter Kim reveal some shocking statistics about how far people in this country are willing to go for ten million dollars. Would abandon their entire family (25%) Would abandon their church (25%) Would become prostitutes for a week ...read more

  • A Woman Of Wealth In Boston Was Somewhat ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,592 views

    A woman of wealth in Boston was somewhat overwhelmed when a complete stranger approached her on the street and talked to her about Christ and invited her to accept Him as Savior. When she got home she told her husband what happened and he replied, “Well, if I had been there, I would have told him ...read more

  • Funny Epitaph On Tombstone

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 20, 2019
     | 6,553 views

    I am told that an Indiana cemetery has a tombstone that is over 100 years old which bears the following epitaph: "Pause, stranger, when you pass me by. As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, so you will be. So prepare for death and follow me." An unknown passerby read those ...read more