In Sermon Illustrations: "Things"

Well, Here We Go Again

Contributed by James Snyder on Jan 9, 2021

I have lived long enough to know that the only change that has any kind of reality is the change in my pocket. I keep track of that change with great supervision and count it every day. When people tell me that this is a New Year and there will be a lot of changes this year, I search my pocket ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:9

Tags: Old, Humor, Change, New Year

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Ministry Of Truth And Honesty

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 6, 2024

Introduction: If there’s one thing that’s sorely and surely needed these days, it’s truth and honesty. It’s no secret that both and each are in short supply. Just look at some of the so-called testimony which “witnesses” utter before either house of the U S Congress, for example. The concept if not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:21

Tags: Paul, Truthfulness, Honesty

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Revival?  PRO

Contributed by Rick Croffut on Feb 5, 2002

What is Revival? 1. Revival is not a week worth of meetings. 2. Revival is not started in one day. 3. Revival is not controlled by man. 4. Revival is a heart thing. 5. Revival is always ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1, Judges 6:24, Jonah 1:1-5, 2 Chronicles 7:14

Tags: Repentance

Denomination: Pentecostal

Faith For My Deliverance Is Not Faith In God. ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only learned ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith For My Deliverance Is Not Faith In God. ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only learned ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith For My Deliverance Is Not Faith In God. ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only learned ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Endurance, Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Cannot Make Possessions The Object Of Our ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 19, 2004

We cannot make possessions the object of our affections. I have held many things in my hands and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Baptist

Faith For My Deliverance Is Not Faith In God. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only ...read more

Tags: Daniel

The Ability To Calm Your Soul And Wait Before God ...

Contributed by Jordon Leblanc on Oct 22, 2006

The ability to calm your soul and wait before God is one of the most difficult things in the Christian life. Our old nature is restless...the world around us is frantically in a hurry. But a ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Forgive My Skepticism, But I've Conducted Highly ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006

Forgive my skepticism, but I’ve conducted highly scientific observations of my children’s bedrooms, and the natural progression of things there isn’t that they get better and better on their own. In fact, ...read more

Tags: Creation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Life

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 30, 2007

L = Living in light of eternity I = Identifying the things that matter most for all eternity F = Focusing on eternity, and what matters most in light of eternity, focusing on purpose as it relates to eternity? E = ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It¡¦s A Feeling My Dog Annie The Pit Bull Once ...

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 10, 2008

It¡¦s a feeling my dog Annie the pit bull once had ¡V She was only a year and a half old, and after chasing 500 cars she finally ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will

Denomination: United Methodist

I Have Lived Eighty-Six Years. I Have Watched ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have lived eighty-six years. I have watched men climb up to success, hundreds of them, and of all the elements that are important for success, the most important is ...read more

Tags: Faith General

When I Was 40 And Looking At 60, It Seemed Like ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When I was 40 and looking at 60, it seemed like a thousand years away. But 62 feels like a week and a half away from 80. I must now get on with ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Imagination Lit Every Lamp In This Country, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Imagination lit every lamp in this country, produced every article we use, built every church, made every discovery, performed every act of kindness and progress, created more and better things ...read more

Tags: Thought

I've Made Mistakes All My Life. And If There's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I've made mistakes all my life. And if there's one thing that's helped me, it's the fact that when I make a mistake, I never stop to ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

It Isnt Necessary To Fly Over The South Pole, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It isnt necessary to fly over the South Pole, climb the Matterhorn, nor swim the English Channel, to find adventure. Life itself is an adventure.Doing things that lift or steer humanity to higher ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Capitalism And Communism Stand At Opposite ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Capitalism and communism stand at opposite poles. Their essential difference is this: The communist, seeing the rich man and his fine home, says: No man should have so much. The ...read more

Tags: Government

It Isnt Always Others Who Enslave Us. Sometimes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It isnt always others who enslave us. Sometimes we let circumstances enslave us; sometimes we let routines enslave us; sometimes we let things enslave ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Wisdom Leads Us To Investigate And Know The True ...

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 10, 2009

"Wisdom leads us to investigate and know the true facts about our faith. If a clock is wrong, we adjust it. It’s the sensible thing to do." ---Paul E. Little, ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Pentecostal