In Sermon Illustrations: "True Funny Story"

My Experience Has Been That The Time To Test A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

My experience has been that the time to test a true gentleman is to observe him when he is in contact with individuals of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Education Which Stops With Efficiency May Prove ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence ...read more

Tags: Culture

A Good Politician Has Had To Be 75 Percent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A good politician has had to be 75 percent ability and 25 percent actor, but I can well see the ...read more

Tags: Government

Every Failure Is A Step To Success; Every ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Every failure is a step to success; every detection of what is false directs us toward what is true; every ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

There Are Two Statements About Human Beings ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are two statements about human beings that are true: that all human beings are alike, and that all are different. On ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Passion May Be Blind; But To Say That Love Is, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Passion may be blind; but to say that love is, is a libel and a lie. Nothing is more sharp-sighted or sensitive than true love, in ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

People Are Like Stained Glass Windows: They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the suns out, but when the darkness sets in, their true ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Principle Particularly Moral Principle Can ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Principle particularly moral principle can never be a weathervane, spinning around this way and that with the shifting winds of expediency. Moral ...read more

Tags: Principles

A Professor Can Never Better Distinguish ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A professor can never better distinguish himself in his work than by encouraging a clever pupil, for the true discoverers ...read more

Tags: Learning

I Received A Phone Call From A Local Newspaper ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 10, 2004

I received a phone call from a local newspaper reporter, asking for my opinion on Mel Gibson’s current film, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST. As I began to share how deeply moved I was by the depictions of Christ’s sufferings in the movie, she turned to a personal question. She explained that she was ...read more

Tags: Crucifixion, Easter Resurrection

Cobia, Bigfoot, And God - Elusive Searching

Contributed by Jack Kale on May 10, 2016

Cobia, Bigfoot, and God I’ve been three times now and I’m starting to lose hope. I keep hearing rumors about these tasty leviathans that meander just off the second sandbar on their annual pilgrimage around the Gulf of Mexico. I’ve heard rumors of folks catching them off the pier and even seen ...read more

Scripture: John 20:29

Tags: Search, Finding God, Fishing, Bigfoot

Denomination: *other

Moses' Stutter  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Moses’ Stutter The hallway is silent now except for the two wheels of the mop bucket and the shuffle of the old man’s feet. Both sound tired. Both know these floors. How many nights has Hank cleaned them? Always careful to get in the corners. Always careful to set up his yellow caution sign ...read more

Tags: Faith General

The Impact Of Fatherlessness  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011

THE IMPACT OF FATHERLESSNESS Several years ago the TV show 60 Minutes ran a segment that tells us something important about fatherlessness. The park rangers at a South African wildlife preserve were concerned about the slaughter of 39 rare white rhinos in their park. It turned out that the rhinos ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:14-21

Tags: Father's Day

The Most Turbulent, The Most Restless Child, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The most turbulent, the most restless child, has, in the midst of all his faults, something true, ingenuous, and natural, which is ...read more

Tags: Children

The Fruit Of The Spirit Is The Harvest, Marking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The fruit of the Spirit is the harvest, marking growth and maturity. It produces ethical character. It is the true measure of holiness of life and practice in ...read more

Tags: Character

Why Is The Atheists Main Target Always Jesus Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Why is the atheists main target always Jesus of Nazareth, and never Buddha, Confucius, or Mohammed? Why is the aspiring athletes target ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

Now Man Cannot Live Without Some Vision Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Now man cannot live without some vision of himself. But still less can he live without a vision that is true to ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Martyn Lloyd-Jones On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2010

Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Sin We tend to think of sin as we see it in rags and in the gutters of life. We look at a drunkard, poor fellow, and we say, there is sin. But that is not the essence of sin. To have a real picture and a true understanding of sin, you must look at some great saint, some ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

Tags: Sin General, Depravity Of Man

For Me The Most Powerful Way To Experience The ...

Contributed by Anne Benefield on Apr 28, 2008

For me the most powerful way to experience the presence of the Spirit is in stories. When I was in seminary, I took a course on the Holy Spirit. The professor required that we write our final paper on one of three documents. I chose the 1978 position paper on the Holy Spirit of the Presbyterian ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sign For The Bathroom Door  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 17, 2003

SIGN FOR THE BATHROOM DOOR Attention Everyone: The Bathroom Door is Closed! Please do not stand there and talk, whine or ask questions. Wait until I get out. Yes, it is locked. I want it that way. No, it is not broken; I am not trapped. I know I have left it unlocked, and even open at times, since ...read more

Tags: Children, Parenting

Denomination: Pentecostal