In Sermon Illustrations: "Than Ksgiving"

Dr. L. R. Scarborough Preached A Revival In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Dr. L. R. Scarborough preached a revival in Texas many years ago. He said, “I want every one of you who was led to Christ by someone in this audience to go shake hands with that one.” More than twenty people went to shake hands with one simple, plainly dressed woman. Her name was Mary Truett, the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Do We Give Lip Service Or Real Service To A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Do we give lip service or real service to a cause? Henry David Thoreau, that rugged New England individualist of the nineteenth century, once went to jail rather than pay his poll tax to a state that supported slavery. Thoreau’s good friend Ralph Waldo Emerson hurried to visit him in jail. Peering ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Richard Halverson, The Chaplain Of The U. S. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Richard Halverson, the chaplain of the U. S. Senate, pointed out something that bothers a lot of people and excites a few. He said, “Jesus Christ said more about money than about any other single thing because, when it comes to a man’s real nature, money is of first importance. Money is an exact ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Vance Havner Said, "At The Nicene Council, An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Vance Havner said, "At the Nicene Council, an important church meeting in the 4th century A.D., of the 318 delegates attending, fewer than 12 had not lost an eye or lost a hand or did not limp on a leg lamed by torture for their Christian faith." Oswald Chambers in Christian Discipline said, ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

In A Recent Good News Journal- Christians Are ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 28, 2007

In a recent Good News Journal- Christians are too busy for God, says the finding in a new “Obstacles to Growth” study. The “Obstacles to Growth” study gathered information from 20,000 Christians in nearly 140 countries. According to the study, more than 4 in 10 Christians worldwide say they ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Meek Is Like The Mango Tree. All Its ...  PRO

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 4, 2007

The meek is like the mango tree. All its branches hang with fruit. Passer-by come and assails it with stones and sticks. It responds by dropping the fruit at every blow, at the feet of those who assail it. At the close of the season, it stands scarred and battered, its leaves torn off, its ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sir Isaac Newton On The Bible

Contributed by Garris Hudson on May 19, 2016

SIR ISAAC NEWTON ON THE BIBLE In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God’s existence. We account the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime philosophy. I find more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history whatsoever." -- Sir Isaac ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Tags: Bible, Science, American, Atheism, American History  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

They Came To Pentecost From All Over The World!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 19, 2022

Luke’s list of fifteen geographical locations was a group of nations or areas in which known Jewish populations existed and would likely have sent representative groups to the Feast of Pentecost. Everyone there who spoke a language other than Greek or Aramaic heard the message of the Christians ...read more

Tags: Gospel, Missions, Tongues, Languages, Evangelism, Holy Spirit, Pentecost  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thin Skinned And Hard Hearted

Contributed by John Bright on Feb 2, 2025

Somebody smarter than me said the greatest problem in the local church is that we are not who we were designed by God to be. As Believers, we were made to be thick-skinned and tender hearted. That’s how we can “love one another fervently with a pure heart.” (1 Peter 1:22) Instead, we have become ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-17, 1 Peter 1:22

Tags: Forgiveness, Fervent Love, Tender Hearted

Denomination: Methodist

My Name Is Gossip

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Feb 11, 2025

I am more deadly than a shell from the howitzer. I win without killing. I tear down homes, break hearts, and wreck lives. I travel on the wings of the wind. No innocence is strong enough to intimidate me, no purity pure enough to daunt me. I have no regard for truth, no respect for justice, no ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:20

Tags: Gossip, Power Of Words

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Look Different

Contributed by John Bright on Sep 23, 2025

These folks to whom Peter is writing used to look like everybody else. They were a part of the world, so they partied and did all the other things average folks did back then. The Roman world in which Christianity first spread was highly sexualized, and many of the practices today that are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:3-4

Tags: Roman World, Change, Sexuality, Gender

Denomination: Methodist

Fatal Oversight

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009

FATAL OVERSIGHT On September 1, 1923, the island of Japan was ravaged by the most devastating earthquake in recorded history up until that time. The tragic Canto earthquake began at 11:58 A.M. and continued for more than three and a half hours, creating a casualty list that would stagger the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 23:3-16

Tags: God's Provision

The Old Tree

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010

THE OLD TREE There is an old proverb about the leader of a city who would take daily walks to gain peace of mind and inspiration from nature. One day, the burdens of his position had his mind more disturbed than normal, and the old man found himself walking much further than usual. Eventually he ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:11

Tags: God Brings Purpose

Bishop Will Willimon Is The Resident Bishop For ...

Contributed by Matthew Mobley on Mar 28, 2008

Bishop Will Willimon is the resident bishop for the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church. But before he was elected bishop in 2004, he was dean of the chapel at Duke University – one of the most prestigious universities in America. He tells this story from his days at Duke about ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Someone Came Up With These Observations About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

Someone came up with these observations about life - insights that are humorous: 1. A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand. 2. I love cooking with wine - sometimes I even put it in food. 3. If it weren’t for stress, I’d have no energy at all. 4. Whatever hits the fan will not be evenly ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

From Rags To Riches. These Kinds Of Stories ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

From rags to riches. These kinds of stories always excite us somewhat. They are feel-good stories and they always offer to the common person a bit of encouragement to make something of ourselves in life. HAVEN’T WE ALL DREAMED AT ONE TIME OF PERHAPS DOING SOMETHING GREAT OR EXTRA-ORDINARY? Perhaps ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Baby Steps!" Numbers 33: 1-49 Key Verse(S): 2a: ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 29, 2004

“Baby Steps!” Numbers 33: 1-49 Key verse(s): 2a: “At the Lord’s command Moses recorded the stages in their journey . . .” I opened up the paper the other day and there staring me right in the face was a “huge success.” The newspaper was focusing on people who had made it; you know, those who ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 33:1-49

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: Lutheran

The Harvest Is Ripe  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009

THE HARVEST IS RIPE The Harvest is ripe -- Here's proof: Wycliffe: Vision 2025 Translation projects started in every language on the planet by 2025. Worldwide evangelism: In "The Faith Equation," Dr. Marvin Bittinger, Professor of Mathematics at Purdue University and author of over 175 college ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:37-38, Luke 10:1-5, John 6:25-35

Tags: Harvest, Islam, Muslim, Converts, Great Commission  (view more)  (view less)

Two Old Saw Bucks On A Hill! ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 25, 2005

Two Old Saw Bucks on a Hill! (06.27.05--Direction--John 21:4-6 ) How often we see things dimly in the morning light only to confront something altogether different than what we thought we saw in the first place. Not long ago I was awakened early, much earlier than I normally venture out in the ...read more

Scripture: John 21:4-6

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Lutheran

Auto Body Repair Ministry--I Have A Friend Back ...

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 9, 2010

- AUTO BODY REPAIR MINISTRY--I have a friend back home, Michael. Michael is without a doubt a man with a call from Jesus Christ into ministry. Michael ministry is owning and running an auto body repair shop. Running an auto body repair shop may sound like the farthest thing there is from a church, ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational