In Sermon Illustrations: "True Love"

The Key To Happiness Is Having Dreams; The Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The key to happiness is having dreams; the key to success is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 128:1

Tags: Blessing, Dreams

A Retentive Memory Is A Good Thing, But The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A retentive memory is a good thing, but the ability to forget is the ...read more

Tags: Greatness

A Solemn Regard To Spiritual And Eternal Things ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A solemn regard to spiritual and eternal things is an indispensable ...read more

Tags: Greatness

Propaganda, To Be Effective, Must Be Believed. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. To ...read more

Tags: Cynicism

Whatever We Believe About Ourselves And Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability ...read more

Tags: Gifts General

Getting Back On Track

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008

GETTING BACK ON TRACK Jim Baker is back in the pulpit again. "It's awesome to die and come back," he told about 400 worshipers at Way of Life Church, where he was the guest speaker one Sunday. The former PTL Ministries leader presided over a multimillion dollar TV ministry until he resigned amid a ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

The Gift Of Grace And Forgiveness In Our Time Of Greatest Need

Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017

Julian Silva tells the story of working in a Volunteer Corp’s Chaplain Office in Frankfurt, Germany where he met a German named, Carl Scholtz. During WW II, Carl served as a Nazi soldier but not believing in what he was doing, he tried to desert. He failed in his attempt, was captured and thrown ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Tags: Grace, Forgiveness

Denomination: Methodist

Joni Eareckson Tada, A Quadriplegic Who Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 3, 2007

Joni Eareckson Tada, a quadriplegic who was paralyzed in a diving accident as a teenager, talks about her wedding day. She says, “I felt awkward as my girlfriends strained to shift my paralyzed body into a cumbersome wedding gown. No amount of corseting and binding my body gave me a perfect ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:2-5, Revelation 19:6-9

Tags: Atonement, Heaven, Wisdom, Cross, Bride Of Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

The Beginning Of Anxiety Is The End Of Faith; And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith; and the beginning of true faith is the end of ...read more

Tags: Guilt, God Brings Hope, Peace

The Beginning Of Anxiety Is The End Of Faith, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Feb 13, 2003

The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Baptist

Christianity, If False, Is Of No Importance, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

God Never Made A Promise That Was Too Good To Be ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 20, 2008

God never made a promise that was too good to be true. ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

There Is Only One Real Failure Possible; And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is only one real failure possible; and that is, not to be ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Far From Idleness Being The Root Of All Evil, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather ...read more

Tags: Productivity

A Retentive Memory May Be A Good Thing, But The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the ...read more

Tags: Thought

In Hampton Court Near London, There Is A ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 1, 2001

In Hampton Court near London, there is a grapevine under glass; it is about 1,000 years old and has but one root which is at least two feet thick. Some of the branches are 200 feet long. Because of skillful cutting and pruning, the vine produces several tons of grapes each year. Even though some ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Lordship Of Christ, Character

Denomination: Church Of God

Tevye, The Jewish Dairy Farmer In The Fiddler On ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 5, 2001

Tevye, the Jewish dairy farmer in the Fiddler on the Roof, lives with his wife and five daughters in czarist Russia. Change is taking place all around him and the new patterns are nowhere more obvious to Tevye than in the relationship between the sexes. First, one of his daughters announces that ...read more

Tags: Faith, Commitment To Christ, Discipleship, Disciples, Plan  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Encouraging" The New Members

Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 25, 2007

“Encouraging” The New Members “Bill and Sue” had recently moved into the city, and had been visiting our church for several weeks. They made friends quickly, and possessed a variety of gifts and talents that would enhance the ministries of our church. Within a short time they decided that God would ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

I Don't Remember  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 31, 2008

"I DON'T REMEMBER." Some will accept that they are going to heaven but not that they are forgiven while they still live on this earth. Bruce Larson tells the true story of a Catholic priest living in the Philippines, a much-loved man of God who once carried a secret burden of long-past sin buried ...read more

Tags: Inconsistency, Forgiveness General, Expectation

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Longer I Walk With Christ The Uglier My Sin ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on May 9, 2010

The longer I walk with Christ the uglier my sin seems to me. The closer into communion with God I am the more desperately thankful to God I am for having forgiven this broken, brazen, bold, sinner’s heart. It is only when we have been in the light that darkness is well defined. Interestingly ...read more

Tags: Sin Hurtful To God

Denomination: Christian Church