In Sermon Illustrations: "Transformed Life"

There Was A Life Insurance Salesman Who Claimed ...

Contributed by Bill Burress on Jan 12, 2011

There was a life insurance salesman who claimed his company paid their claim so quickly that their office, which is on the tenth floor of a eighty story building, that one day a man fell ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Making Your Life Count For Something

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2011

MAKING YOUR LIFE COUNT FOR SOMETHING Many years ago at a Presbyterian retreat center near Asheville, NC, the annual summer conference was being held. An elderly man with a neatly clipped white goatee and resonant voice rose to speak. He explained that he was a medical doctor and he had a story to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Tags: Missions

Don't Waste Your Life

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011

DON'T WASTE YOUR LIFE In his book Don’t Waste Your Life, John Piper recounts a story his father often told of his days as a fiery Baptist evangelist. It is the story of a man who came to saving faith in Jesus Christ near the end of his earthly existence. Piper writes: "The church had prayed for ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:24

Tags: Conscience

One Life At A Time: Rudy's Story

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011

ONE LIFE AT A TIME: RUDY'S STORY Rudy Rasmus learned the family business from his father when he was just five years old. His dad brought home a set of blueprints and unveiled his business plans. He said, "This a motel and other people's husbands are going to come and give us money to spend time ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-31

Tags: Conversion, Testimonies About Jesus

Denomination: Methodist

I Owe My Life Twice

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 17, 2011

I OWE MY LIFE TWICE A wealthy English family once invited friends to spend some time at their beautiful estate. The happy occasion was almost plunged into a terrible tragedy on the first day. Because the children went swimming, and one of them got into deep water and started drowning. ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Brethren

Scott Peck: "Life Is Difficult. This Is A Great ...

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Feb 13, 2012

Scott Peck: "Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult - once we understand and accept it - then life is no longer difficult. Because ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Baptist

Edison Couldn't Make Life

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 15, 2012

EDISON COULDN'T MAKE LIFE Are you extremely proud of your lifetime accomplishments? It was on November 21 of 1877 that Thomas Edison announced to the world that he had invented the phonograph. Edison's accomplishments are often forgotten. In his Menlo Park, New Jersey fix-it shop he designed the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 9:23-24

Tags: Pride

Denomination: Baptist

It Is Impossible To Win The Great Prizes Of Life ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is impossible to win the great prizes of life ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

Life Is Either A Daring Adventure Or Nothing At ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Security is mostly a ...read more

Tags: Security

The Investment Of A Self-Centered Life Yields No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The investment of a self-centered life yields no dividends that ...read more

Tags: Self

There Are Two Things In This Life For Which We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are two things in this life for which we are never ...read more

Tags: Baby Dedication

In Real Life, The Most Practical Advice For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

The Secret Of Success In Life Is Known Only To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The secret of success in life is known only to those who ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Great Secret Of Success In Life Is For A Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The great secret of success in life is for a man to be ready when ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Success Is Enjoying The Journey Through Life, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success is enjoying the journey through life, not ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

If You Would Succeed In Life, It Is Of First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you would succeed in life, it is of first importance that your individuality, your independence, your determination be ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

All You Need In This Life Is Ignorance And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Success In Life Is A Matter Not So Much Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Success in life is a matter not so much of talent or opportunity as of ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Real Succeeders In Life Are The Failures Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The real succeeders in life are the failures ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Evils In The Journey Of Life Are Like The Hills ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Evils in the journey of life are like the hills which alarm travelers on the road. Both appear great at a distance, but when we approach them we find ...read more

Tags: Satan