In Sermon Illustrations: "To Many Laws"

Still Going Strong

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 7, 2010

STILL GOING STRONG I was speaking to a man yesterday who is 95 years old. He still has all his mental faculties and is fascinating to speak with. Many old people can be rigid in their thinking but he has an ability to be flexible, and when you speak with him, you know that He has a deep ...read more

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Shooting At The Saints

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

SHOOTING AT THE SAINTS It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s, Admiral Phipps was the commander of the British fleet. He was given orders to anchor outside Quebec. His orders were to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they ...read more

Tags: Unity

Denomination: Brethren

Get Up And Do It

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Nov 15, 2020

Mother Teresa – So many leaders have the idea that to lead greatly you have to focus on everyone. Mother Teresa took a different approach. She saw the poor. The hurt. The dying. And she knew something had to be done. When you know that there’s that many hurting people out there, you might think ...read more

Scripture: Judges 4:1-9

Tags: When God Speaks, Get Up And Do It

Denomination: Independent/Bible

In The Hole You Go!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 22, 2024

As a minister, I conduct many baptismal services. My denomination baptizes in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. One Sunday, my family and I went to a friend’s home in the country. Our four children went outside to play with the others. After a short while, we heard only silence ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25-34

Tags: Faith, Baptism, Church, Children, Great Commission, Salvation'  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Charles Colson Told The Following Story In An ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 12, 2005

Charles Colson told the following story in an address at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi: I love the illustration about a man named Jack Eckerd. A few years ago I was on the Bill Buckley television program, talking about restitution (one of my favorite subjects) and criminal ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Wesleyan

No Loss Of Flood And Lightning, No Destruction ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No loss of flood and lightning, no destruction of cities and temples by hostile forces of nature, has deprived man of so many noble lives and ...read more

Tags: Racism

I Fought In Three Wars And Three More Would Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I fought in three wars and three more would not be too many to defend my country. I love America and as she has ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

There Are Amazingly Wonderful People In All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life; some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Forgiveness Works Like This, " No Matter How ...

Contributed by Steve Gulbronson on May 25, 2010

Forgiveness works like this, " No matter how many steps we take away from Jesus, it only takes one step to get back, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:20

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Bible Church

Says The Wife Of A Baptist Minister Who Had Seen ...

Contributed by Greg Tonkinson on Mar 11, 2003

Says the wife of a Baptist minister who had seen many a marriage licenses. On one, after the blank for number of marriages, the groom had answered: ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Parenting

Denomination: Baptist

It Is Very Remarkable, That In The Book Of Life, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“It is very remarkable, that in the book of life, we find some almost of all kinds of occupations, who notwithstanding served God in their respective generations, and ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Someone Once Said That, "Money Talks – ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Someone once said that, "Money talks – unfortunately for many of us all it ever says, is “bye-bye." Perhaps you heard those ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Worst Kind Of Home To Be Brought Up In Is ...

Contributed by Rick George on Jul 29, 2008

"The worst kind of home to be brought up in is the one with many pretensions and low performance, the best kind of home to be brought up in is the one with few ...read more

Tags: Family

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ever Since The World Began, It Has Been Mostly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ever since the world began, it has been mostly wickedness that has made the headlines. How many people even know that Adam and Eve ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

Difficult Times Have Helped Me To Understand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way and that so many things that one ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

New Years Resolutions Come In For A Good Deal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"New Years resolutions come in for a good deal of ridicule, but the resolutions are all right in themselves. The reason for ridicule is rather the irresolution which leads to the ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

Blessed Are They Who Have The Gift Of Making ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of Gods best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of ones self, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The World Is Full Of Abundance And Opportunity, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The world is full of abundance and opportunity, but far too many people come to the fountain of life with a sieve instead of a tank car ... a teaspoon instead of a steam ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

It Is So Easy To Confuse Our Daily Busyness ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is so easy to confuse our daily busyness with our daily business. Many of us earn our living in business, but waste much of the rest ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Nowhere Else To Go  PRO

Contributed by Tom Lawson on Dec 22, 2000

Abraham Lincoln: "I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-10

Tags: Faithfulness, Commitment, Prayer Adoration, Goals, God's Omniscience  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ