In Sermon Illustrations: "The Coming Of The Lord"

The Deeper Problems Connected With Advertising ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The deeper problems connected with advertising come less from the unscrupulousness of our deceivers than from our pleasure in being deceived, less from the ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

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

The Secret Of Strong And Healthy Faith Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The secret of strong and healthy faith is constant cultivation of the presence of God in Christ in the life. Center your attention your affection on Him faith ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Home Is The Wallpaper Above The Bed, The Family ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Home is the wallpaper above the bed, the family dinner table, the church bells in the morning, the bruised shins of the playground, the small fears that come with dusk, the streets and ...read more

Tags: Home

The World Is Full Of Abundance And Opportunity, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The world is full of abundance and opportunity, but far too many people come to the fountain of life with a sieve instead of a tank car ... a teaspoon instead of a steam ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

Trust No One Journalists Are Not Your Friends. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Trust no one Journalists are not your friends. Its not that reporters arent decent peoplethey are. They are not interviewing you to meet a new friend, but to get a ...read more

Tags: News

Men Have Yet To Learn The Value Of Human ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Men have yet to learn the value of human personality. The fact that a person is white, or black, or yellow, of one race or another, of this religion or thatthese things are not ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Success Is Not A Harbor But A Voyage With Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success is not a harbor but a voyage with its own perils to the spirit. The game of life is to come up a winner, to be a success, or to achieve what we set out to do. ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

These Three Things Work, Will, Success Fill ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"These three things work, will, success fill human existence. Will opens the door to success, both brilliant and happy. Work passes these doors, and at the end ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

There Is Always A Way. There Was A Way In And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is always a way. There was a way in and there is a way out. And success comes to the man who grits his teeth, squares his jaw, and says, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Turning Point

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 11, 2014

THE TURNING POINT The turning point in our lives as believers in Christ comes when we stop worshipping the God we WANT......and start ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-10

Tags: Worship, God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

H. B. London On Mysteries That Stretch Our ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 24, 2003

[H. B. London on Mysteries That Stretch Our Faith, Citation: H. B. London, from They Call Me Pastor (Regal, 2000), pp. 23-30] Four doctors in surgical greens stood before Dave and Jana at the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. I stood by helplessly as one doctor spoke. "Your baby has died ...read more

Tags: Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Trapping The Ball!" Psalm 25: 16-21 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 4, 2004

“Trapping the Ball!” Psalm 25: 16-21 Key verse(s): 21 “May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you.” Integrity! Perhaps it is one of the loneliest words in the English language. For many it creates the image of one standing alone, apart from the others, because just the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 25:16-21

Tags: Character

Denomination: Lutheran

An Ever-Rolling Stream!" Genesis 6: 1-3 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 30, 2004

“An Ever-Rolling Stream!” Genesis 6: 1-3 Key verse(s): 3: “Then the Lord said, ‘My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for hie is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years.’” “It can wait until tomorrow!” Despite that old adage, “Never put off to tomorrow the things that you can do ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-3

Tags: New Year's Day, New Year

Denomination: Lutheran

Too Easily Pleased! (07.06.05--Joy Every ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 5, 2005

Too Easily Pleased! (07.06.05--Joy Every Day--Ecclesiastes 9:7-10) I was happy with things the way they were. Why should I go to any great length to make them any better when, as it were, I was contented with how my car looked and drove? This was my response about a year ago when my wife ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:7-10

Tags: Fulfillment

Denomination: Lutheran

Christian Walk Compared To Learning How To Pitch ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009

Christian Walk Compared to Learning How to Pitch Horseshoes When I married into Charlotte’s family I married into a really close family that liked to spend a lot of time together. Almost every Sunday was spent at Charlotte’s Mom and Dad’s house. There were football or baseball games to watch or ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-21

Tags: Growth In Christ

World War Ii Pow Becomes Missionary To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2010

World War II POW Becomes Missionary to Japan Mitsuo Fuchida was the pilot in charge of one of the most successful aerial attacks in recorded history. Under his command was a squadron of 360 specially selected pilots, & on Dec. 7, 1941, Fuchida’s squadron bombed Pearl Harbor. He quickly became one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Rejection At The Vending Machine  PRO

Contributed by Todd Catteau on May 27, 2015

Vending machines have come a long way since I was a kid. It used to be you slid in a couple of coins and pulled a lever and down would drop your snack or drink. Now there are lights, levers, cranes, codes, and chutes that make the purchase a production of its own. It’s almost worth the price of ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Tags: Judgemental, Favoritism, Prejudice

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Cross Bearing  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Cross Bearing "The Christian's Passion" There is a powerful question that is too often avoided by preachers and church attendees alike, "Who took the rough edges off the Cross?" Modern day Christianity and the world have generally turned the cross into a nice piece of harmless jewelry, all shiny ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23

Tags: Easter Good Friday

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grantland Rice, America’s First Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mccutchen on Jan 26, 2001

Grantland Rice, America’s first great sportswriter said it this way: “When Jesus comes to judge us, he will not be so concerned about ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Christian Disciplines, Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ