In Sermon Illustrations: "Three"

I'll Never Forget The Episode Of "Home ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Dec 26, 2007

I’ll never forget the episode of “Home Improvement” in which one the Taylor children had a part with three others in the Christmas pageant at church holding up cardboard letters that were supposed to spell “NOEL.” They got backwards and spelled “LEON.” Al Borlan, Tim’s sidekick, leaned over to ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Americans Are Drowning In Debt. Consumers Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Americans are drowning in debt. Consumers have racked up more than $2.2 trillion in purchases and cash advances on major credit cards in just the last year. And it's become a habit for them to spend more than they have. The overall credit card debt grew by 315% from '89 to '06. To compound the ...read more

Tags: Materialism

Roughly Six In Ten U.s. Households Contribute To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

Roughly six in ten U.S. households contribute to charity routinely, according Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy Panel Study. The ongoing survey asked the same 8,000 families about their charitable gifts made in '00, '02 and '04. While the total percentage of gifting households was similar ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Someone You Know

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 12, 2008

SOMEONE YOU KNOW A gray haired lady, long a member of her community and Church, shook hands with the minister after the service one morning. "That was a wonderful sermon, she told him, just wonderful. Everything you said applied to someone I know." What is often missed is that God’s word ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Baptist

It Was One Of The Best Football Games Ever. ...

Contributed by Lee Miller on Aug 22, 2008

It was one of the best football games ever. Remember Super Bowl XXXIV between the Rams and Titans? In the final seconds Tennessee was driving for the game-tying touchdown and on the final play Kevin Dyson caught a pass over the middle and lunged for the goal line. He was tackled just short of the ...read more

Tags: Sports

Denomination: Mennonite

I Want To Stay With You  PRO

Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 26, 2008

I Want to Stay With You That reminds me of what happened one Sunday after a Child Dedication service. As a young family was driving away from church after the dedication of their baby, little Johnny, the older brother, cried all the way home in the back seat of the car. His mother asked him three ...read more

Tags: Family, Home

Denomination: Mennonite

The Talmud Contains A Similar Statement,

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 2, 2009

The Talmud contains a similar statement, ""He who humbles himself, him will God elevate; he who elevates himself, him will God humiliate. He who runs after greatness, from him greatness will flee; he who flees from greatness, him will greatness follow" (’Er. 13a). [Jewish Encyclopedia] • Hillel ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Balloon And The Ballast

Contributed by Nigel Heath on Mar 25, 2010

THE BALLOON AND THE BALLAST We need a balance between the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. Imagine launching a helium balloon with no ballast. It would just up and away and finally burst when it reaches an altitude where the air is so thin that it cannot rise higher. It needs ballast--something to ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Denomination: Baptist

Are Your Life's Priorities ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2010

Are Your Life’s Priorities Reversed? Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s, used to say that the three most important things in his life were God, his family, and McDonald’s and that when he got to the office, the order was reversed. As Christians we must never reverse that order. We are an ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:18

Tags: Christian Values

Dear Abby Once Wrote In Her Column About A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2011

Dear Abby once wrote in her column about a lifeguard who was being charged with the death of a teenager. The lifeguard was working at a large pool with two or three others each with a specific area to cover. He was approached by a group of teenagers excitedly telling him of someone who was lying at ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Tags: Servanthood

Motherhood Out Of Order  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2012

MOTHERHOOD OUT OF ORDER There was a cartoon that portrayed a three-year-old, freckle-faced boy in a hallway. His pajamas are unsnapped, his diaper’s bagging, and he’s got a little teddy bear dangling in his hand. He is standing in front of his mother and father’s bedroom door, which is shut. On ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-31

Tags: Mother's Day

Confess?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 20, 2024

Three preachers were in a boat fishing. The one preacher said: THE BIBLE SAYS CONFESS YOUR FAULTS ONE TO ANOTHER. So the one brother confessed that he loved dirty books and movies. The next preacher said: I am a dram drinker, I love to drink beer and alcohol. The first preacher said: I have to ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16

Tags: Confess, Be Careful

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Peter Pan

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Mar 2, 2019

Peter Pan and The Hope Of Heaven… St. John’s is the oldest of all the cities in North America. Embedded in this 400-year-old city are many stories. Bowering Park is one of the oldest parks in St. John’s. It was established by a grant of land from the Bowering family in 1911 on the 100th ...read more

Tags: Heaven, Grief

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

De-Evangelizing The Neighborhood

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2022

A few years ago I heard a story of a church that looked as though they were really thriving. They had about 500 people attending, had many outreach ministries reaching their community, and many people were coming to Christ and to church through their ministry. The problem was that the church was ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-25

Tags: Fellowship, Community, Small Groups

Unsung Heroes: Abraham’s Cook

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jan 23, 2021

Introduction: Cooks, those who prepare meals for others, are not mentioned very often in the Bible. Their roles and functions were important, no matter where they were. In this passage, Abraham was surprised to see three Unexpected Guests arrive at his tent “in the heat of the day”. Following ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-8

Tags: Unsung Heroes, Cooks, Abraham, Servants

Denomination: Baptist

When I Think Of Risk, I Think Of The Story Of ...  PRO

Contributed by David Simmons on Jan 18, 2001

When I think of risk, I think of the story of Lucinda Williams who was a Missouri woman who moved to Dallas back in the mid-1800’s. When she moved to Dallas, she asked her landlady if there was a Baptist church in town. The landlady said there was no Baptist church in town and she hoped there ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

There Was A Man Who Was On His Death Bed And He ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Leiter on Sep 4, 2001

There was a man who was on his death bed and he called the three men that he trusted the most to come and see him. He called his minister, his doctor and his lawyer to him and said, “When I die, I my savings account of $90,000 divided three ways and when you walk by my casket, I want each of you ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Tags: Death, Funerals Non-Christian

Denomination: Vineyard

What Are Whales Worth?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2002

WHAT ARE WHALES WORTH? During the 1988 presidential election, an unexpected shift of attention occurred. Instead of the evening news focusing on the candidates, all eyes were on three gray whales that were cut off from their migratory route by a frozen sea of ice. At first, only a few Eskimos ...read more

A Modern Fable  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 11, 2002

A Modern Fable Once upon a time there was a little boy. When he was three weeks old his parents turned him over to a baby-sitter. When he was two, they dressed him up like a cowboy and gave him a toy gun. When he was three, everybody said, “How cute as he went about singing a beer ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Wesleyan

Now – In Life Do Overs Are Not The Norm… In Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 24, 2002

NOW – in life do overs are not the norm… In our Hang Time journal on April 3rd – we read a chapter from max Lucado’s book – “No Wonder They Call Him Savior.” “Not many second chances exist in the world today.. Just ask the kid who didn’t make the little league team or the fellow who got the ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ