In Sermon Illustrations: "Tear Down"

The Reason Why All Men Honor Love Is Because It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down; ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Middle Age Is When The Only Thing That Can Lead ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Middle age is when the only thing that can lead you down the garden ...read more

Tags: Aging

If I Were A Heathen, I Would Rear A Statue To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I were a heathen, I would rear a statue to Energy, and ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Standing In The Middle Of The Road Is Very ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down ...read more

Tags: Action

A Basic Rule For Managers Is Pass The Pride ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A basic rule for managers is Pass the pride down. People like to create when they ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Say What You Have To Say, And The First Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Say what you have to say, and the first time you come to a sentence with a ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

Love That Looks Up Is ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

"Love that looks up is adoration. Love that looks across is affection. Love that ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Brethren

Notice Satan’s Version Of Grace - It Had An ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 1, 2001

notice Satan’s version of grace - it had an IF clause attached to it. [[This reminds me of the many ploys out there today - get 400 dollars of free merchandise - IF you sign up for MSN for three years. No money down - no interest for 12 months - you can own a new car NOW! But all you have to do ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:12-15, Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 4:26-34

Tags: Money, Sin Deceptive, Temptation Of Christ

Denomination: Lutheran

Former Heavyweight Boxer James (Quick) Tillis Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Tj Tipton on Mar 29, 2001

Former heavyweight boxer James (Quick) Tillis was a cowboy from Oklahoma who fought out of Chicago in the early 1980’s. Years later, he still remembers his first day in the Windy City after his arrival from Tulsa. "I got off the bus with two cardboard suitcases under my arms in downtown Chicago and ...read more

Tags: Humility, Emotions, Temptation Pride

Denomination: Pentecostal

During A Monday Night Football Game Between The ...  PRO

Contributed by S Henriques on Jan 27, 2003

During a Monday night football game between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants, one of the announcers observed that Walter Payton, the Bears’ running back, had accumulated over nine miles in career rushing yardage. The other announcer remarked, "Yeah, and that’s with somebody knocking him ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Baptist

Crabs In A Basket

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011

CRABS IN A BASKET Charles L. Allen wrote about a fisherman friend of his who told him that one never needs a top for his crab basket. If one of the crabs starts to climb up the sides of the basket, the other crabs will reach up and pull it back down. ("The Miracle of Love") Allen then observed ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:4

Tags: Envy

Parable Story  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 22, 2010

PARABLE STORY Theological belief is sometimes a murky matter. A candidate for ordination as a minister was asked, "What part of the Bible do you like best?" He said: "I like the New Testament best." Then he was asked, "What Book in the New Testament is your favorite?" He answered, "The Book of the ...read more

Tags: Bible Truth

Denomination: Pentecostal

Running The Race God's Way

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2011

RUNNING THE RACE GOD'S WAY Joni Eareckson Tada recently told a story commenting on Romans 15:1-2: "We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up." She writes, "My husband, Ken, serves ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:1-2

Tags: Compassion

I Read The Moving Story Entitled, "Dad's Glimpse ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I READ THE MOVING STORY ENTITLED, "DAD’S GLIMPSE OF HEAVEN" BY EDNA HERSHBERGER WHICH SAID: “HIS LAST WORDS LEFT US WITH SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. AT 4:00 A.M. THE NURSE WOKE DAD TO GIVE HIM A BREATHING TREATMENT. "MR. HERSH, DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE?" "GOSHEN HOSPITAL," HE ANSWERED POLITELY ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Spiritual Gifts Are Like An Orchestra  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009

SPIRITUAL GIFTS ARE LIKE AN ORCHESTRA When I was in the 5th grade, our entire 5th grade class at Anderson Elementary School was required to take band. At a certain hour of each day we would gather in the band room and attempt to play our instruments. We didn’t really have a choice which ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

The Only Exercise We Get Is Jumping To ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 11, 2002

The only exercise we get is jumping to conclusions, running down friends, sidestepping ...read more

Tags: Unity

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Forward, Forward, Let Us Range, Let The Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Forward, forward, let us range, Let the great world spin for ever down the ...read more

Tags: Change

There Is A Place In Gods Sun For The Youth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There is a place in Gods sun for the youth farthest down who has the vision, the ...read more

Tags: Children

You Cant Expect A [young] Person To See Eye To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

You cant expect a [young] person to see eye to eye with you when ...read more

Tags: Children

Adam Was The Driver Of The Bus Of Humanity. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Adam was the driver of the bus of humanity. When he drove the bus over the ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man