In Sermon Illustrations: "Thought"

Jerry Bridges Again States That The Two Words ...

Contributed by Todd Brock on Nov 13, 2008

Jerry Bridges again states that the two words negligence and corruption help us by contrast to understand what it means to live faithful lives today: He says – Corrupt is the opposite of being honest or ethical. Being negligent is the ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Baptist

Apathy

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jul 4, 2023

Is feeling nothing the inevitable result of believing in nothing? And then I got to feeling frightened—thinking that there might not actually be anything to believe in, in particular. I thought it would be such a sick joke to have to remain alive ...read more

Scripture: John 20:31

Tags: Skeptics, Truth, Doubt, Faith, God  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Longest Sermon On Record Was Preached By ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Aug 30, 2001

The longest sermon on record was preached by Clinton Lacy of West Richland, Washington in February of 1955. It took 48 hours and 18 minutes to deliver it. Small wonder someone proposed the adoption of a new Beatitude: ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Denomination: Baptist

A Teacher Was Handed The Following Note By One Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005

A teacher was handed the following note by one of her students: “Dear Teacher, Please excuse Harriet for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it on ...read more

Tags: Children

Quote: "God's Revelation Does Not ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2006

Illustration quote: “God’s revelation does not need the light of human genius, the polish and strength of human culture, the brilliancy of human thought, the force of human brains to adorn or enforce it. But it does demand ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Attending A Wedding For The First Time, A Little ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 24, 2006

Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?" ? "Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life." The child thought about this for ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-24

Tags: Marriage, Relationships, Men And Women, Marriage General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Easter Often Seems To Be More About "Cadbury ...

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006

Easter often seems to be more about “Cadbury Bunnies, and new clothes” The events surrounding an itinerant teacher from Bethlehem are buried somehow by many in the celebration of spring and Easter dinners. Thoughts of his winning ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

There Is No Such Thing As A Self-Made Man. We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no such thing as a self-made man. We are made up of thousands of others. Every one who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Failure

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019

Failure Intro: REMEMBER MY FIRST THOUGHTS OF FAILURE Dad was in the navy; and mom didn't love me The embarrassment of failing the first grade Not being able to swim My life was full ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:66-72

Tags: Failure, Discouragement

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Hardening Is A Consequence Of Our ...

Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 12, 2007

"God’s hardening is a consequence of our hardening our own hearts...God will harden none, damn none, unless they willfully reject His grace. Here is a sobering thought: If you enter eternity with a hard, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Needs Twitter!

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 20, 2019

We all want our lives to matter, and we believe they only matter if they are noticed by someone. I wonder if this desire for a witness isn't what fuels a lot of blogs, Facebook, and especially Twitter. We want someone, anyone, to take notice … to care about us … to watch us and by their ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-12

Tags: Communication, Self Esteem, Relationship

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Once Shaved, Always Shaved!!!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 23, 2022

After twenty years of shaving himself every morning, a man in a small southern town decided he had been doing that long enough. He told his wife that from then on he’d let the local barber shave him each day.The man went to the barbershop which was owned by the pastor of the local Baptist church. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39, 1 John 5:10-13

Tags: Salvation, Grace, Jokes, Humor, Eternal Security  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Kay Arthur, A Christian Author, Put It This ...  PRO

Contributed by Dean Kennedy on Sep 1, 2002

Kay Arthur, a Christian author, put it this way. If you tolerate sin in your life, that sin will not only take you farther than you wanted to go, it will keep you longer than you ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Tolerating Sin  PRO

Contributed by Joel Vicente on May 31, 2003

Kay Arthur, a Christian author, put it this way. If you tolerate sin in your life, that sin will not only take you farther than you wanted to go, it will keep you longer than you wanted ...read more

Tags: Sin Punishment Of, Sin General

Denomination: Baptist

Airport Pick Up

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006

Story – Airport Pick up. Dallas. Saw car circling, over and over. Where’s my ride I thought? Saw me talking with another pastor. Pulled up – You’re Peter? You looked so ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grandparents Give To Their Grandchildren As A Way ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Grandparents give to their grandchildren as a way to make restitution for not being the parents they thought they should have been. It’s a universal impulse rooted in feelings of inadequacy they feel about their performance when they ...read more

Tags: Family

The Soldier's First Article Of Faith Is Summed ...

Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 1, 2007

The soldier’s first article of faith is summed up nowhere more eloquently than in an 1865 letter from William Tecumseh Sherman to U.S. Grant: "I knew wherever I was that you thought of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Mountains Are Fountains Of Men As Well As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The mountains are fountains of men as well as of rivers, of glaciers, of fertile soil. The great poets, philosophers, prophets, able men whose thought and deeds have moved the world, have come down from the mountains -- ...read more

Tags: Creation

You Do Not Know How Great Is The Value Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You do not know how great is the value of friendship, if you do not understand how much you give to him to whom you give a friend a commodity which is scarce not only in mens houses, but in whole centuries, and which is ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Soldier's First Article Of Faith Is Summed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The soldier’s first article of faith is summed up nowhere more eloquently than in an 1865 letter from William Tecumseh Sherman to U.S. Grant: "I knew wherever I was that you thought ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection