In Sermon Illustrations: "Take Off"

Regret For Not Witnessing  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 21, 2001

In Decision magazine, Peggy DesNoyers writes: My job as a psychiatric home-health nurse brought me in touch with many people who were hurt or angry and who were searching for answers to problems in their lives. I knew that Jesus was the answer, but I couldn’t bring myself to talk to them about ...read more

Tags: Great Commission, Sharing My Testimony, Sharing Your Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Recently There Was An Article In The September 19 ...  PRO

Contributed by Roger Nix on Jan 11, 2003

Recently there was an article in the September 19 edition of the Washington Times entitled Aboard Flight 564. It reads: As it was at most US Airports, last Saturday was the first near normal day at Denver International since the terrorist attacks. On United Flight 564, the door had just been ...read more

Tags: Church Small Groups, Family, Friendship New Friends

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In A Back Yard There Once Lived An Apple Tree ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 25, 2004

In a back yard there once lived an apple tree and a thorn bush. The apple tree produced nice juicy apples that everyone liked to eat. Kids would climb up the tree and pluck the apples. Worms would eat the ones that fell on the ground. Birds would peck away at the fruit from the top. The owner ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-24

Tags: Faith, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Lutheran

Unfinished Flower Beds! (09.19.05--Grace ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 15, 2005

Unfinished Flower Beds! (09.19.05--Grace Walks!--John 17:17) When we purchased Beech Springs years ago, we arrived in a valley that was purposed by trees, trees and more trees. There was little lawn because the trees shaded it out. The trees fenced in the house and driveway so that there was scant ...read more

Scripture: John 17:17, John 17:6-19

Tags: Peace, Christian Love

Denomination: Lutheran

Stop The Bleeding But Heal The Wound! ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 4, 2005

Stop the Bleeding But Heal the Wound! (10.07.05--Beginning Again!--Genesis 16:7-10) There is one good rule for starting over. If something’s broken, don’t try to fix it with anything less than your best effort. The odds are that the more you try to “band-aid” things, the longer it will take for ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:7-10

Tags: God's Provision, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Lutheran

Thom Rainer And The Unchurched Next Door

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2011

THOM RAINER AND THE UNCHURCHED NEXT DOOR Thom S. Rainer has written a book entitled "The Unchurched Next Door". He wants people to understand the unchurched in order to better reach them. The premise is that we do not invite our neighbors for all the wrong reasons. He encourages Christians to make ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-24, Luke 14:1-14

Tags: Evangelism How To

Fishers Of Men

Contributed by Rick Palmer on Oct 15, 2018

While fishing in the dark in a very deep canyon can present very obvious problems it can produce some unexpected experiences as well. It was a warm summer night about 2:00 AM, dark would be an understatement as the moon was nonexistent at least in the bottom of our canyon. Trout was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:19, 1 Corinthians 2:2-5, 1 Corinthians 2:9-14, John 16:8

Tags: Filled With The Spirit, Holy Spirit, Sin, Gospel, Righteousness, Spirit Of Truth, Gospel Presentation, Evangelism, Judgement  (view more)  (view less)

What I Learned At The Recycling Center

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jan 21, 2020

Recycling centers have always been something that fascinated me. Usually these companies are in buildings that were themselves built for another purpose, but were, well, “recycled” as places where we can take aluminum cans, newspapers, and so forth. Besides, we managed to save enough aluminum cans ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 36:20-25

Tags: Scripture, Bibles Destroyed

Denomination: Baptist

The Red Neck Wedding

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 22, 2003

The Red Neck Wedding In the Summer of 2000 a couple came to me and explained that they wanted me to perform their Wedding ceremony. The man was a farmer and the woman had grown up on a farm. They explained to me that this was both of their 2nd marriage and neither one of them had a Church ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:2

Tags: Wedding, Humorous Weddings

Denomination: Baptist

Home Is The Place Where, When You Have To Go ...

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Oct 31, 2002

Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Only What We Have Wrought Into Our Character ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Only what we have wrought into our character during life can we ...read more

Tags: Character

Only One Thing Endures

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Fame is a vapor, Popularity an accident. Riches take wings. Only one thing endures, ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Schedule All Your Worrying For A Specific ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Schedule all your worrying for a specific half-hour about the middle of the day. Then ...read more

Tags: Guilt

I Don't Think There Are Enough Devils In Hell To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I don't think there are enough devils in hell to take a young person from ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Liberty Is The Soul's Right To Breathe, And, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Liberty is the soul's right to breathe, and, when it cannot take a long breath, ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

The Taxpayer Thats Someone Who Works For The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The taxpayer thats someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to ...read more

Tags: Giving General

In General The Art Of Government Consists In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

In general the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class ...read more

Tags: Government

Politics Sure Is A Great Character Builder. You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Politics sure is a great character builder. You have to take a referendum to see what ...read more

Tags: Government

Life Is A One-Way Street. No Matter How Many ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is a one-way street. No matter how many detours you take, ...read more

Tags: Learning

If You Think Practice Makes Perfect, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you think practice makes perfect, the chances are that you never had a ...read more

Tags: Parenting