In Sermon Illustrations: "Togetherness"

Political Campaigns & Wrong Judgment

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 27, 2008

POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS & WRONG JUDGMENT Relationally, I think of assumptions as unproven conclusions. We draw conclusions based on our experiences, our perceptions, and limited information. Sometimes misinformation. In my opinion, much of this year’s political campaigning has been about ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Denomination: Church Of God

Before Andrew Jackson Became The 7th President ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 12, 2009

Before Andrew Jackson became the 7th President of the US, he served as a major general in the Tennessee militia. During the War of 1812 his troops reached an all time low in morale. As a result they began arguing, bickering, and fighting among themselves. It is reported that Old Hickory called ...read more

Tags: Enemy, Satan

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Howard Hendricks Once Shared How He Challenged A ...

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009

Howard Hendricks once shared how he challenged a class of seminary students to each write down the names of 2-3 people whom, in their judgment, would never come to faith in Christ. Then they covenanted together to pray every day for those individuals. At the end of the semester 36 of those people ...read more

Tags: Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Hamburger And Husks

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010

HAMBURGER AND HUSKS One family in desperate straits came to a congregation for help. The people began to pull together some resources to help them out. Someone brought a word of prophecy that said, "Don’t give hamburger to those I have put on husks." God put the prodigal on husks so he would come ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Pentecostal

Stir Crazy Church

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 4, 2011

STIR CRAZY CHURCH The baseball player Reggie Jackson referred to himself as “the straw that stirs the drink.” Cocky and outspoken, he had a knack for keeping the adrenaline flowing among his teammates. Hebrews is telling each of us to be the straw that stirs the drink in fellowship together as ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christ Assumed A True Body Of Our Nature. And ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 3, 2012

Christ assumed a true body of our nature. And because it is the special feature of friendship to live together with friends, He promises us His bodily presence as a reward... Yet meanwhile in our pilgrimage He does not deprive us of His bodily presence but unites us with Himself in this sacrament ...read more

Tags: Blood Of Christ

Denomination: Catholic

The Spirit Shines On The Savior  PRO

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002

THE SPIRIT SHINES ON THE SAVIOR The Holy Spirit’s distinctive role is to fulfill what we may call a floodlight ministry in relation to the Lord Jesus Christ. When floodlighting is well done, the floodlights are placed so that you do not see them; in fact, you are not supposed to see where the ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Denomination: Baptist

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe." Let Me ...

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 2, 2003

“The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.” Let me repeat just a portion here: “Oh Children,” said the Lion, “I feel my strength coming back to me. Oh, children, catch me if you can!” He stood still for a second, his eyes very bright, his limbs quivering, lashing himself with his tail. Then he ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Baptist

Why Do We Celebrate?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 18, 2003

WHY DO WE CELEBRATE? Lou Whitmire, a reporter in Mansfield, Ohio, asked the all important question "Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?" to students at Sherman Elementary school. Here are a few of the answers he got: Jamie Copley, 7, said people celebrate Thanksgiving because it’s the ...read more

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

The Velcro Effect  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004

THE VELCRO EFFECT In the book of Ruth, there is illustrated very effectively something I like to term, "The Velcro Effect". I don’t think I have to describe Velcro to you folks as I believe all of us are familiar with what it is! But maybe not all of you are familiar with how it was invented. In ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5

Tags: God's Provision, Ruth, Confess

After My Senior Year Of High School I Went To ...

Contributed by Mark Adams on Jan 1, 2005

After my Senior year of high school I went to Honduras with a group of 70 teenagers from 4 states. While there, we worked with three different churches as well as a medical center. We also build 14 small houses for poor families. It was a fantastic experience. All the kids went home excited ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

5 Ways To Get Rid Of Your Pastor  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 9, 2007

5 WAYS TO GET RID OF YOUR PASTOR John R. Rice told of five ways to get rid of your pastor that you might should think about. 1. Sit on the front pew, smile and say AMEN real loud. Your pastor will preach himself to death. 2. Compliment your Pastor often, pat him on the back, brag on how well he ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Does Anybody Know Who Has Won The Most Ncaa ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Does anybody know who has won the most NCAA national championships in men’s basketball? It was John Wooden - the coach of the UCLA Bruins. He won all those championships because he focused on. He created TEAMS. If you watch many basketball matchups, you’ll see that many teams have a “go-to” guy who ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Fred Somebody, Thomas Everybody, Susan Anybody, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Fred Somebody, Thomas Everybody, Susan Anybody, and Joe Nobody were neighbors and they all went to the same church. They were odd people and most difficult to understand. The way they lived was a shame. Even though all four belonged to the same church, you probably would not enjoy worshiping with ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Every Believer Is Impacting The Spiritual Vigor ...

Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Aug 4, 2008

Every believer is impacting the spiritual vigor of those around him! Gordon McDonald gave the following list... • Igniter- The Holy Spirit is the Creator of authentic spiritual energy! Do you provoke others? “I’ll paddle!” • Sharer- “… that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith ...read more

Tags: Zeal

Denomination: Baptist

The Value Of Connecting

Contributed by Bret Toman on Jun 15, 2009

THE VALUE OF CONNECTING Larry Crabb tells the story of a man he knew that attempted suicide. His injury was so severe that he should have died, but he recovered and sought out Dr. Crabb for therapy. The two had been meeting together for some time. They covered a lot of ground. Dr. Crabb ...read more

Tags: Church Small Groups

Denomination: Baptist

The Other Day I Met A Man With Inoperable Brain ...

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 22, 2010

The other day I met a man with INOPERABLE BRAIN TUMORS. John (not his real name) made a commitment to Christ many years ago and has an ASSURANCE OF ETERNAL LIFE. We had a great conversation together. He is an amazing person. And I prayed for him. When I read Matthew 10, I wonder about John. ...read more

Tags: Prayer In The Spirit

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Bible Is The Blueprints

Contributed by Sean Harder on Aug 5, 2011

THE BIBLE IS THE BLUEPRINTS Can you build a real house without blueprints? Sure you can throw up a square storage shed maybe without them, but do you not need to have some kind of visual plan of the dimensions, how many rooms, where the rooms go, and so on in order to start building an actual ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The Rhythm Of Our Brain

Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Feb 25, 2012

THE RHYTHM OF OUR BRAIN Studies of mechanisms in the brain that allow complicated things to happen in a coordinated fashion have produced some of the most spectacular discoveries in neuroscience. Our brain uses different rhythms in order to do complex operations like memorizing or remembering ...read more

Tags: Heart

Denomination: Baptist

Encouragement

Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Mar 1, 2016

In August 1995, the church I pastored made the decision to do a major renovation on our thirty-five-year-old sanctuary. The first step was to put together a crew of people to do internal demolition. Around forty people showed up to take care of this task. Dust was everywhere as we ripped up ...read more

Tags: Encouragement, Encourage, Gifts Encouragement

Denomination: Baptist