In Sermon Illustrations: "Temporary Home"

D.w.i.!  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 4, 2005

D.W.I.! (06.07.05--Family--Eph. 6:1-4) The American family under assault! Did you know that one out of three children in the United States are growing up without a father present in the home or that last year in a number of major U.S. cities more children were born out of wedlock than within? ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Tags: Children, Parenting

Denomination: Lutheran

The Impact Of Fatherlessness  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011

THE IMPACT OF FATHERLESSNESS Several years ago the TV show 60 Minutes ran a segment that tells us something important about fatherlessness. The park rangers at a South African wildlife preserve were concerned about the slaughter of 39 rare white rhinos in their park. It turned out that the rhinos ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:14-21

Tags: Father's Day

Holy Images

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2012

HOLY IMAGES There are three true stories about holy images: A few years ago a woman in New Mexico was frying tortillas. One of the tortillas burned and the result was an image that looked like a face; she thought it looked like Jesus. She took the tortilla to her priest and he agreed it looked ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 44:6-23

Tags: Idolatry

Why Would God Go To All The Trouble To Endure Our ...  PRO

Contributed by David Simmons on Jan 18, 2001

Why would God go to all the trouble to endure our bad choices and our flagrant sinning in order to have relationship with us? Hear the story of the lost son from the modern setting as told by Philip Yancey in his book What’s so Amazing about Grace. Yancey tells the story of a prodigal daughter ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:18, Luke 5:17-26, 1 Samuel 23:1-25

Tags: Nobody, Parable Prodigal Son, God's Provision, Forgiveness In Jesus, Everybody, Anybody, Somebody  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Making God-Hugs Possible! ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 10, 2005

Making God-Hugs Possible! (10.12.05--Sacrifice!--Matthew 19:21) Does God place limits on how far He wants us to go when it comes to committing to His will? If His will is our sacrifice, can there be any limits? Is our God reasonable when it comes to our ability to forbear or to bear? God, of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:21

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Lutheran

Baseball - The Curious Case Of Scooter Gennett

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Dec 31, 2018

Baseball And The Curious Case Of Scooter Gennett Baseball is known for its surprises. It's a beautiful game that lets grown men play a kids game. For more than a century of baseball and thousands of games, only 16 men have homered four times in one game. The last was Josh Hamilton, five years ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-3, 1 Corinthians 13:13, Romans 5:1-4

Tags: Perseverance, Hope, Good News

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

American Consumers Spent About $585 Billion In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

American consumers spent about $585 billion in ’00 on all kinds of items for their homes, up nearly 27% over ’97. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

There Are A Lot Of Lessons In Football That Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are a lot of lessons in football that are very difficult to teach in the home, in the church, or in the classroomFirst of all, theres work and sacrifice; you have to have a lot of ...read more

Tags: Sports

We Think Sometimes That Poverty Is Only Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Martin Luther, The Famous Protestant Reformer ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2001

Martin Luther, the famous Protestant Reformer once said, "Let the wife make her husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry ...read more

According To Stuart Briscoe: "The Industrial ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Apr 23, 2002

According to Stuart Briscoe: “The Industrial Revolution of the mid-19th century made it possible for many women to stay home while their husbands became the sole ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Evangelical Free

It Is Easy To Love The People Far Away. It Is Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2002

It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us...Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Unconditional Love

The Significant Thing  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 26, 2002

THE SIGNIFICANT THING “Parents, the most significant thing you have in your home is you!” SOURCE: Charles R. Swindoll. The Strong Family. Zondervan ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Pentecostal

To Prove His Love For Her, He Swam The Deepest ...

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 6, 2005

“To prove his love for her, he swam the deepest river, crossed the widest desert and climbed the highest mountain. She divorced him. He was never ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Denomination: Holiness

I Have But One Passion - It Is He, It Is He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"I have but one passion - it is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Research Means Going Into The Unknown With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Research means going into the unknown with the hope of finding something new to bring home. If you know what you're going to do, or even to find there, then it is not ...read more

Tags: Truth

Teachers Can Be Found After School Taking ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Teachers can be found after school taking aspirin, picking up spitballs, washing blackboards, rehearsing plays, sewing angel costumes for Christmas pageants and ...read more

Tags: Learning

Arnold H. Glasow Said: Some Folks Make You Feel ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 19, 2007

Arnold H. Glasow said: Some folks make you feel at home. Others make you wish you were. (Galaxie Software: 10,000 Sermon ...read more

Denomination: Other

Thousands Of Tired, Nerve-Shaken, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not ...read more

Tags: Creation

Columbus] Was The Worlds First Democrat. He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"[Columbus] was the worlds first Democrat. He left not knowing where he was going, arrived not knowing where he was, went home not knowing where ...read more

Tags: Government