In Sermon Illustrations: "Tear Down" showing 21-40 of 7,193

Tears Of Joy Are The Dew In Which The Sun Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Tears of joy are the dew in which the sun of ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Tears Are The Softening Showers Which Cause The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Tears are the softening showers which cause the seed of heaven to ...read more

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Let Tears Flow Of Their Own Accord: Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Let tears flow of their own accord: their flowing is not inconsistent with ...read more

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The Bitterest Tears Shed Over Graves Are For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Volunteers Down

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

VOLUNTEERS DOWN In ’06 more than 61 million Americans donated their time to charity, the fewest since ’02, and down 4.4 million from ’05, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Experts note volunteering spiked after 9/11/01 and Hurricane Katrina may have played a role in that it wiped out ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Lay Down The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

LAY DOWN THE LOAD The army of Alexander the Great was advancing on Persia. At one critical point, it appeared that his troops might be defeated. The soldiers had taken so much plunder from their previous campaigns that they had become weighted down and were losing their effectiveness in ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Write It Down

Contributed by Ted Harvey on Jul 31, 2009

WRITE IT DOWN Ma and Pa were sitting on the porch swing. Ma asked Pa to go down to the drug store and buy her an ice cream sundae with chocolate syrup. And she told him to write it down because he wouldn’t remember it. He told her he would not write it down; he didn’t need to write it down; he ...read more

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Baptist

Sitting Down

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011

SITTING DOWN It’s said that when Henry Ward Beecher was a boy, he had a teacher at school who asked one of the boys in class a question which the boy answered. The teacher became angry and told the boy he was wrong and commanded him to: "Sit down!" The boy was obviously confused because he’d ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:9-13

Tags: Believe, Confess, Confidence, Saved

Love Tore Down The ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 19, 2008

Love Tore Down The Wall Some years ago, a couple decided they could not live together anymore. They separated and started divorce proceedings. Dr. J. Mike Minnix, Editor, PastorLife.com. Through their lawyers, they agreed to meet at the home and divide the property. As they went through the home ...read more

Tags: Memories

Denomination: Baptist

You Pick It Up

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 29, 2020

The worst defeat in college football came in 1916 when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland College of Kentucky 222 to 0. Cumberland never even made a first down. The much smaller Cumberland players were being mauled. Halfway through the first half one of the Cumberland players fumbled the ball. As ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:9

Tags: Knocked Down, Fumble

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mother Teresa Once Said, "More Tears Are ...

Contributed by Jeremy Lane on May 15, 2010

Mother Teresa once said, “More tears are shed over answered ...read more

Tags: Tears, Prayer General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Our Valleys May Be Filled With Foes And Tears; ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

“Our valleys may be filled with foes and tears; but we can lift our eyes to the hills to see God and the angels, heaven’s spectators, who support us according to God’s infinite ...read more

Tags: Heaven, Death

Ants Are Born With Wings Which They Tear Off And ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 27, 2006

Ants are born with wings which they tear off and live as insects on the ground rather than have the scope of the skies. Sadly we often ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

The First Man To Tear A Telephone Book In Half ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The first man to tear a telephone book in half undoubtedly was ...read more

Tags: Children

A Jewish Man, In Tears, Walks Up To Another ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

A Jewish man, in tears, walks up to another Jewish man. "What’s the matter?" "I sent my son to Jerusalem to become a better Jew, and he comes back a Christian. What am I to do?" The other man responds "You know, it’s funny that you say that, because I sent my son to Jerusalem to become a better ...read more

Tags: Humanity Of Christ

If You See The Hot Tears Falling From A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

If you see the hot tears falling From a brother's weeping eyes Share them. And by kindly sharing Own your kinship in the skies. Why ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Shed No Tears Over Your Lack Of Early ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Shed no tears over your lack of early advantages. No really great man ever had any ...read more

Tags: Greatness

The Word Division Means To "Rip" Or "Tear" (1 ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 20, 2008

The word division means to “rip” or “tear” (1 Cor. 1:10). The Christians in this church were tearing the church apart – they were allowing the spirit of offense to rip ...read more

Tags: Divisions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Shed No Tears Over Your Lack Of Early ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Shed no tears over your lack of early advantages. No really great man ever had any ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Tears Of Joy, Like Summer Rain-Drops, Are ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Tears of joy, like summer rain-drops, are ...read more

Tags: Emotions