In Sermon Illustrations: "Tim Downs"

While Living In Mississippi I Loved To Hunt And ...  PRO

Contributed by James Doyle on Aug 22, 2005

While living in Mississippi I loved to hunt and took every opportunity to do so. One day, our 5 year old begged and begged me to take him hunting. Finally, I acquiesced. Now every sane person knows that no one takes a 5 year old hunting. But we did go into the woods together. He had his ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:36

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Promises Of God

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom In Marriage Lies In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2010

Freedom in Marriage Lies in Submission In the movie The Poseidon Adventure, the ocean liner S.S. Poseidon is on the open sea when it hits a tidal wave and tips over. Because of the air trapped inside the ocean liner, it floats upside down. In the confusion, the survivors can’t figure out what’s ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-24

Tags: Marriage Obligations

Hidden Prayer Results In Revival

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011

HIDDEN PRAYER RESULTS IN REVIVAL I heard Brother John Harrell of Bridge City, Texas tell of a church up in the piney woods of east Texas that began to have a tremendous breakthrough revival. An evangelist came in and they started their series of meetings and from the beginning of the meeting, all ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:18

Tags: Prayer Persistence

The Great Boston Fire Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 27, 2012

THE GREAT BOSTON FIRE OF 1872 In the great Boston fire of 1872, sixty-five acres of land was destroyed. The damage totaled up to $75 million but in our day would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $3 billion. Hundreds of businesses were destroyed. Someone came along and wrote a message on a rough ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

You Follow What You're Tied To  PRO

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Oct 31, 2012

YOU FOLLOW WHAT YOU'RE TIED TO Two hunters were out hunting and come upon what appeared at first as an abandoned farm. The barn was sagging, the house was in disrepair, and there were junk cars and car parts lying around. The only thing that made it a working farm were a few chickens pecking away ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-5, Luke 21:5-35, Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

Tags: Fear, Marriage, Sin Bondage To, Sidetracked

Denomination: Baptist

The Boat Is On Fire

Contributed by Jerry Thorpe on Mar 8, 2013

THE BOAT IS ON FIRE Robert E. Lee pleasure boat. Steamed out of Vicksburg. Hundreds of people were aboard. After midnight the boat caught fire. The captain discovered it and told his first mate to rush down through the saloon and down every corridor to wake everyone up. He didn't have time to ...read more

Tags: Rapture, Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Church Of God

There Is A Loftier Ambition Than Merely To Stand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down ...read more

Tags: Ambition

Joy Descends Gently Upon Us Like The Evening ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not ...read more

Tags: Joy

Do You Want To Enter What People Call The Higher ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Do you want to enter what people call the higher life? Then ...read more

Tags: Humility

Courage Is What It Takes To Stand Up And Speak; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it ...read more

Tags: Endurance

A Dog Teaches A Boy Fidelity, Perseverance, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three ...read more

Tags: Family

The Media Dont Cover The News. They Hunt It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The media dont cover the news. They hunt it down, beat it to death, resuscitate it ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

The Reason Why All Men Honor Love Is Because It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down; ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Middle Age Is When The Only Thing That Can Lead ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Middle age is when the only thing that can lead you down the garden ...read more

Tags: Aging

If I Were A Heathen, I Would Rear A Statue To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I were a heathen, I would rear a statue to Energy, and ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Standing In The Middle Of The Road Is Very ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down ...read more

Tags: Action

A Basic Rule For Managers Is Pass The Pride ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A basic rule for managers is Pass the pride down. People like to create when they ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Say What You Have To Say, And The First Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Say what you have to say, and the first time you come to a sentence with a ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

Love That Looks Up Is ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

"Love that looks up is adoration. Love that looks across is affection. Love that ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Brethren

The Only Exercise We Get Is Jumping To ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 11, 2002

The only exercise we get is jumping to conclusions, running down friends, sidestepping ...read more

Tags: Unity

Denomination: Assembly Of God