In Sermon Illustrations: "The Me Generation"

Our Community Recently Suffered A Devastating ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 1, 2007

Our community recently suffered a devastating flood. Area churches have partnered with the Salvation Army to pool donated goods for disater victims at a warehouse. I pastor one of the churches involved in the disaster relief. "I was told first-hand by a Salvation Army worker who helped a lady who ...read more

You Are Way Too Christian For Us

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Sep 2, 2007

YOU ARE WAY TOO CHRISTIAN FOR US Greg graduated with me from Seminary with his Masters and went on to a major University to work on his PhD in theology. Greg is a very gifted and intelligent man and he did extremely well in his studies, pretty much at the top of his class in every area of study. So ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Have You Ever Seen A Young Boy Learning To Use A ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 6, 2007

Have you ever seen a young boy learning to use a hammer and nails? My 2 year old son Sebastian loves to help me whenever I am working around the parsonage. He even has his own little plastic hammer that he uses as I use the real one. Sometimes I will let him try to hit the nail with his plastic ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

In A Recent Issue Of Preaching Today (Sept/Oct ...

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007

In a recent issue of Preaching Today (Sept/Oct 1998), Dr. Brian Harbour related the following story. Dr. Harbour, pastor of FBC Richardson and Dr. Duane Brooks, pastor of Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston, were in Waco attending a Baylor Regents meeting. They were on the elevator and were going ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Delivering Papers In The Rain

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 23, 2009

DELIVERING PAPERS IN THE RAIN When I was ten, my mother and I somehow had gotten involved in a bible memory course. It was all through the mail, and we didn’t go to a church anywhere, even occasionally, but we would memorize ten verses a week. During the time, the materials gave some Scriptures ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Church Of God

View Everyone As God's Creation  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009

VIEW EVERYONE AS GOD’S CREATION Presbyterian biblical scholar/ minister/author Carl Howie tells about an incident that took place in a New York subway. It was winter, and an especially cold and bitter night. Very few people were on the subway at that hour. At each station, the train would screech ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10

Tags: Judgment

The Problem Of Living For Time

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009

THE PROBLEM OF LIVING FOR TIME By the time it’s all over, Tom Brady’s will be the fourth face on the Mount Rushmore of New England sports, right up there with Larry Byrd, Bobby Orr and Ted Williams. He is what they were: single-minded, blessed with the ability to lift a team, a cutthroat ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:8-20, Ecclesiastes 5:1-7

Tags: Fulfillment

After Four Years Of Marriage And No Offspring To ...

Contributed by Aldo Rivellino on Apr 13, 2009

After four years of marriage and no offspring to show for it, my wife and I (mostly my wife) decided that we would like to adopt a child. Not long after the tedious process of filling out papers, being investigated for any criminal activity, going to interviews to authenticate true intent, having ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:5-11

Tags: Obedience, Faith And Obedience

Denomination: Pentecostal

Life In The Family

Contributed by Aldo Rivellino on Apr 13, 2009

LIFE IN THE FAMILY After four years of marriage and no offspring to show for it, my wife and I (mostly my wife) decided that we would like to adopt a child. Not long after the tedious process of filling out papers, being investigated for any criminal activity, going to interviews to authenticate ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:5-11

Tags: God's Love, Adoption, Family Relationships

Denomination: Pentecostal

Take Time To By Holy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009

TAKE TIME TO BY HOLY Let me begin with what little I could glean concerning this hymn and its author: For many years, the only information known about this gospel song was what Ira D. Sankey wrote in his autobiography. Sankey (1840-1908) was the well-known gospel singer and hymn writer who ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:16

Tags: Holiness

I Couldn't 'not' Forgive Him  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009

I COULDN’T ’NOT’ FORGIVE HIM Chris Carrier has one of the best testimonies of Christian forgiveness I have ever seen. Chris grew up in Coral Gables, Florida. He was abducted when he was just 10 years old. Chris’ kidnapper was angry with the boy’s family. He burned him with cigarettes, stabbed him ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-49

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

What Do You Hold ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009

WHAT DO YOU HOLD SACRED? One of the most profound things I learned in graduate school was taught to me by one of my professors. He is now my Counselor Intern Supervisor, my mentor, and my good friend, Tom Moore. It was really more of a question than a profound fact to puzzle over. On an essay ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-31

Tags: Christian Values

What Do You Listen For?

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 18, 2009

WHAT DO YOU LISTEN FOR? A Native American was walking in downtown New York City alongside a friend who was a resident of the city. Right in the centre of Manhattan, the Native American seized his friend's arm and whispered, "Wait! I can hear a cricket." His friend replied "Come on! A cricket? ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Anglican

Revenge Vs. Forgiveness  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009

REVENGE VS. FORGIVENESS There was once a man who was bitten by a dog, which was later discovered to be rabid. The man was rushed to the hospital where tests revealed that he had, in fact, contracted rabies. At the time, medical science had no cure for this disease and so his doctor faced the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:41-50

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Why Ministers Fall Into ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009

Why Ministers Fall Into Immorality WHAT TYPES OF INSURANCE DO YOU CARRY? Health Insurance Auto Insurance Home Owners Insurance Life Insurance Title Insurance Insurance companies look for good risk individuals and avoid bad risks. All of us like hearing, we are a Preferred Risk! Dr. Howard ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:18-20

Tags: Pornography

The Witness Of Orel Hershiser On The Tonight ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 8, 2009

The Witness of Orel Hershiser on the Tonight Show About 15 years ago, Orel Hershiser was pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They had just won the World Series. And Orel had been named the Most Valuable Player. One of the TV shows about the series showed him in the dugout just before the 9th ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Tags: Christian Witness

Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst Judith Viorst wrote a popular children’s book called Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. It’s about a little boy whose day starts out bad and goes downhill from there. He gets gum in his hair and ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Tags: Jonah

Nine Year-Old Girl Transformed By Liver ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009

Nine year-old Girl Transformed by Liver Transplant and Change of Blood Type Demi-Lee Brennan had a liver transplant at age 9. She faced a life on anti-rejection drugs like every other transplant patient. Nine months later, however, her red blood cells were being attacked by her own white blood ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-17

Tags: Born Again, Transformed Life

Mr. And Mrs. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009

"Mr. and Mrs. Thing" John MacArthur, in his book titled Overcoming Materialism, offers this analysis: Mr. and Mrs. Thing are a very pleasant and successful couple. At least, that’s the verdict of most people, who tend to measure success with a “thingometer.” And when the “thingometer” is put to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Tags: Materialism

College Football's Biggest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009

College Football’s Biggest Loss It was the most brutally devastating rout in the history of College Football. On a dark and dreary Saturday in 1916… 1 look at the 2 teams showed the trouble that was ahead… On one side towered Georgia Tech’s Yellow Jackets… The local papers described them as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Tags: Sports