In Sermon Illustrations: "The Lost Coin"

A 90 Year Old Faithful Christian Was Asked How ...  PRO

Contributed by Ken Kersten on Apr 28, 2004

A 90 year old faithful Christian was asked how he did so much for Christ and he said, “I ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In Regions Like Asia, Africa, And Latin America, ...

Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Oct 2, 2006

In regions like Asia, Africa, and Latin America, God is adding upwards to 25000 people each day. (Lost ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Free Methodist

For When The One Great Scorer Comes To Write ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For when the One Great Scorer comes To write against your name, He marks not that you won or ...read more

Tags: Learning

Ive Been On A Constant Diet For The Last Two ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Ive been on a constant diet for the last two decades. Ive lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I ...read more

Tags: Addiction

He That Builds His Nest On A Divine Promise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He that builds his nest on a divine promise shall find that it abides and remains until he shall fly away to the land ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

We Have Not The Reverent Feeling For The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that the savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as ...read more

Tags: Noah

The Greatest Single Distinguishing Feature Of ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 20, 2008

"The greatest single distinguishing feature of the omnipotence of God is that our imagination gets lost when thinking ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Other

A Beggar Stopped A Lawyer On The Street In A ...  PRO

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 13, 2003

A beggar stopped a lawyer on the street in a large city and asked him for some coins. Taking a long, hard look into the man’s unshaven face, the attorney asked, "Don’t I know you from somewhere?" "You should," came the reply. "I’m your former classmate. Remember, 2nd floor, old Oxford High ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness, God's Provision

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Swindoll On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

Swindoll on Time Swindoll stated this in His book Living on the Ragged Edge and its focus is about the importance of our time: Every morning someone who loves you very much deposits into your bank of time 86,400 seconds of time-which represents 1,440 minutes-which, of course, equal twenty-four ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Tags: Time

The High School That I Went To Was A Big ...

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Nov 21, 2008

-The high school that I went to was a big football, track and wrestling school -All of the best athletes played football -The coach of the team highly encouraged his best players to not play basketball anymore but to concentrate during the winter on lifting weights instead of shooting a ...read more

Tags: War

Denomination: Lutheran

The Praying ...

Contributed by Paul Green on Jul 14, 2009

The praying hands Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order merely to keep food on the table, the father, who was a goldsmith by profession, had to work almost eighteen hours a day and he took on any other paying work ...read more

Tags: Prayer, Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

Fresh Faith, Fresh Gospel

Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009

FRESH FAITH, FRESH GOSPEL The dictionary defines "fresh" as that which is newly made or obtained; that which does retain the original properties without any degradation. Conversely, "staleness" is defined as: having lost the freshness, effervescence, or palatability; lacking originality or ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: *other

Edison And Lincoln: Pictures Of Commitment

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Mar 23, 2011

EDISON AND LINCOLN: PICTURES OF COMMITMENT Look at the life of Thomas Edison. At 21, he patented his first major invention: the Electrical Vote Recorder (a device 100 years ahead of its time!). At 26, he invented the automatic telegraph and paraffin paper. At 30, the phonograph (earliest record ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Baptist

We Never Know The True Value Of Friends. While ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We never know the true value of friends. While they live we are too sensitive of their faults; when we have ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Many Confess That They Have Found Christ, But In ...

Contributed by Deldrick Leasure on Apr 27, 2010

many confess that they have found Christ, but in actuality we didn’t find Christ, Christ found us because ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Methodist

I've Been In Long Caravans Before Where Anywhere ...

Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Oct 1, 2002

I’ve been in long caravans before where anywhere from 5 to 25 vehicles are making the same trek together - as a tree planting and a youth pastor. You know what my rule always was for the drivers? Keep up with the guy ahead of you. That was my rule. It seemed natural because you’re always ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9, 1 Corinthians 11:1

Tags: Following, Guidance, Apprenticeship, Discipleship, Leading, Leadership, Mentoring  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Father More Anxious To Find Boy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008

FATHER MORE ANXIOUS TO FIND BOY One Sunday night D. L. Moody preached in a big circus tent near the Columbian Exposition in Chicago from the text, "The Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost." After he had finished, a little boy was brought to the platform by an officer who had found the ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Father More Anxious To Find Boy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

Father More Anxious To Find Boy One Sunday night D. L. Moody preached in a big circus tent near the Columbian Exposition in Chicago from the text, "The Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost." After he had finished, a little boy was brought to the platform by an officer who had found the ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Father More Anxious To Find Boy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008

Father More Anxious To Find Boy One Sunday night D. L. Moody preached in a big circus tent near the Columbian Exposition in Chicago from the text, "The Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost." After he had finished, a little boy was brought to the platform by an officer who had found the ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

God's Assurance

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 13, 2023

Have you ever been in a store and see a child that has gotten separated from his parents? The fear is very evident on the child's face as well as the parents’ face. It's a horrible feeling when the child turns around and can't find his parents. They frantically look through every ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:15-22

Tags: Assurance, God's Plan

Denomination: Baptist