In Sermon Illustrations: "Take No Thought"

Do Dead Men Bleed?  PRO

Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 3, 2011

DO DEAD MEN BLEED? It is dangerous to base our salvation experience entirely upon feeling. Knowing that, and acting upon it, are still sometimes strangers. Like the psychiatrist who took on a very disturbed man as a patient. The man thought he was dead. No matter what techniques the doctor ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:2-4

Tags: Salvation, Christian Work

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Allow The Word To Disturb You  PRO

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Nov 4, 2011

ALLOW THE WORD TO DISTURB YOU "We need to repent of the haughty way in which we sometimes stand in judgment upon Scripture and must learn to sit humbly under its judgment instead. If we come to Scripture with our minds made up, expecting to hear from it only an echo of our own thoughts and never ...read more

Tags: Bible Truth

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Starving For God

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 23, 2020

BEATITUDE #4 - "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled." “What Jesus is talking about is no mere reference to hunger which could be satisfied by a mid-morning snack. The thought is that of STARVATION. Are you longing for God like that? ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Tags: Beatitudes, Hungry For God, Thirsting For God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Always Tell Couples That I Marry About The ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 4, 2008

I always tell couples that I marry about the 50/50 principle of marriage. True or false. Marriage is a 50/50 proposition. Each partner brings their half to make a whole. It’s false of course. It is 100/100. In relationships, two halves don’t make a whole. We joke about our better half. But in ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Church Of God

Creativity Often Consists Of Merely Turning Up ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Creativity often consists of merely turning up what is already there. Did you know that right and left shoes were thought ...read more

Tags: Art

What Do Volunteers Look Like? They Come In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What do volunteers look like? They come in different shapes and sizes, but they have a lot in common. Theyre: Vibrant, Open-hearted, Loving, Understanding, Nurturing, ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

A Woman Overheard The Church Custodian Talking To ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 25, 2010

A woman overheard the church custodian talking to a deacon. She thought he was talking about the pastor, but was actually talking about the furnace: ...read more

Tags: Pastor, Zeal

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Usual Suspects Movie  PRO

Contributed by Alexier Mayes on Aug 22, 2015

In the 1995 movie ’The Usual Suspects’ the character Verbal utters these thoughtful words ’ The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20, Luke 4:1-13

Tags: Satan Is Real, Reality Of Satan, Devil's Deception, Beware Of The Devil

Denomination: Anglican

Any Man Who Thinks He Is Going To Be Happy And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Any man who thinks he is going to be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him should ...read more

Tags: Government

A Mans Influence Works Two Ways: Positively Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A mans influence works two ways: Positively or negatively never neutrally The man who doesnt take a stand ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

The Impossible

Contributed by Robert Leroe on May 14, 2013

Madeline L’Engle writes, "If Mary had the courage to take the impossible into her body, can we not have the ...read more

Tags: Mary Jesus Mother

Denomination: Congregational

When Everything Goes My Way

Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 7, 2020

I have had a certain dream many times over the years. Of course, it might lean towards being a nightmare if it does not come true. The dream is that one day in the week; I can have everything go my way. The nightmare part of that dream is that it never tells me which day everything will go my ...read more

Scripture: Amos 3:3

Tags: Together, Choice, Partnership

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Christmas Is More Than Jingle, Jingle

Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 12, 2020

I have been trying lately to remember my first Christmas. I know my memory isn't perfect, but I thought maybe I could bring up some old memories of my first Christmas. Unfortunately, I couldn't think of a thing about that first Christmas of mine. Of course, it might be that I was only five ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:6-7

Tags: Christmas, Holiday

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Books Are The Carriers Of Civilization. Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Books are humanity in ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

I Am Thankful That God Does Not Accept The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I am thankful that God does not accept the limitations we put on our lives. Mediocrity is never His will for us. He calls us to ...read more

Tags: Competition

I'm Finding, As I've Thrived And Aged, That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I'm finding, as I've thrived and aged, That much I thought was good was bad. I doubt I'd want to age ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

You All Have Powers You Never Dreamed Of. You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You all have powers you never dreamed of. You can do things you never thought you could ...read more

Tags: Power

Have You Ever Noticed How Big $100.00 Looks When ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 25, 2005

Have you ever noticed how big $100.00 looks when you take it to church, yet how small it ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: *other

Who’s The Clown Now?

Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 5, 2022

As a young person, I was fascinated with clowns. My first encounter was at a circus I attended with my family. The main character in the circus was the clown. When I first saw those clowns, I was scared almost to death. I've never seen anything as scary as those circus clowns. That began my ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-20

Tags: Humor, Clowns, Circus

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

If I’m Not Crazy Nobody Is

Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 18, 2023

Last Sunday, we were driving to our Sunday morning church service and encountered a lot of crazy drivers. As The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage was driving, I kept my cool and, more importantly, my mouth closed. Every once in a while, she would say, “What’s wrong with these crazy drivers?” I ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Tags: Crazy, Drivers, Apple Fritter

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance