In Sermon Illustrations: "Try Again"

The Story Goes That The Animals At The National ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 21, 2009

The story goes that the animals at the National Zoo all got together to play a football. Each animal played the position that was geared to the way it was designed. Since the giraffe had a tall neck to see well, it was the quarterback for the one side. But the defense for the other team was tough ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

Denomination: Church Of God

Keep The Lower Lights Burning

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2009

KEEP THE LOWER LIGHTS BURNING We must live as children of the light, not as children of the darkness. If we are dark and sorrowful, how is the world to know that we are children of peace, and joy, and gladness? Our determination must be to keep our lights burning. A few years ago, at the mouth of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:16

Tags: Christian Witness

A Religion Worth Having  PRO

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 30, 2011

A RELIGION WORTH HAVING Dr. F. E. Marsh used to tell that on one occasion he was preaching on the importance of confession of sin and, wherever possible, of restitution for wrong done to others. Afterward a young man came up to him and said: "Pastor, you have put me in a sad fix. I have wronged ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 27:1-2

Tags: Restoration

Denomination: Baptist

Humility — Who Would Dare Write About It?

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Feb 16, 2012

HUMILITY - WHO WOULD DARE WRITE ABOUT IT? Charlene Ann Baumbich wrote a book about raising her sons. One chapter was about humbling experiences she had. She then felt the Holy Spirit nudging her to study humility. She thought she might write a book about what she would learn. After hours studying ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Baptist

Instructions Are Life Or Death

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012

INSTRUCTIONS ARE LIFE OR DEATH Imagine with me if you can. You're rafting down the Ocoee, splashing through a huge rapid when all of a sudden, you find yourself flying over the front of the boat. You're tossing and turning in the waves, and your mind and body are telling you to get stabilized. Our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-27

Tags: Discipleship, Mothers

Born Identity

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

BORN IDENTITY Jimmy Gupton tells of when he was 93 and ready to go on home to God. For the 1000th time, he had prayed for God to take him home. His wife had been gone for seven years, and it was getting harder and harder to go through the motions of the holiday. He had a big silver Christmas tree ...read more

Tags: Christmas

In A Typical Week, 41% Of The Adults Attending ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

In a typical week, 41% of the adults attending Christian churches are not born again. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Best Thing About Being Young Is, If You Had ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The best thing about being young is, if you had it to do all over again, ...read more

Tags: Children

When I Put My Feet On The Floor In The Morning I ...

Contributed by Michael West on Apr 2, 2008

When I put my feet on the floor in the morning I want hell to quake and shake and ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

59% Of U.s. Adults Not Attached To A Church ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

59% of U.S. adults not attached to a church consider themselves to be Christian, 17% born-again ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

An Hour With Your Grandchildren Can Make You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An hour with your grandchildren can make you feel young again. Anything longer than ...read more

Tags: Family

Could We See When And Where We Are To Meet ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Could we see when and where we are to meet again, we would be more tender when ...read more

Tags: Compassion

When Dl Moody Was A Young Man, He Was Suddenly ...  PRO

Contributed by Rick D Brackett on Oct 11, 2006

When DL Moody was a young man, he was suddenly called on to preach his first funeral. He searched all through Matthew, Mark, Luke and John trying to find a funeral sermon that Jesus ...read more

Tags: Funerals Non-Christian

Denomination: Church Of God

The Way I See It, Every One Of Us In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The way I see it, every one of us in the writing business starts off with precisely the same tools, the 26 letters of the alphabet. All we can do is try to arrange those ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

If You Are Frightened And Look For Failure And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you are frightened and look for failure and poverty, you will get them, no matter how hard you try to succeed. Lack of faith in yourself, if what life will do for you, cuts you off from ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Standing At The Edge Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009

STANDING AT THE EDGE OF THE PRESIDENCY In early 1975, Jimmy Carter, the ex-governor of Georgia, began campaigning in Iowa, the site of the first statewide contest in the race for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination. Carter knew almost no one in the state, and his first piece of business ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:1-17

Tags: Perseverance, Trials And Difficulties

Some Are Honest Like Dennis The Menace. He ...  PRO

Contributed by Greg Yount on Nov 30, 2001

Some are honest like Dennis the Menace. He caught his friend Joey trying to get a paper out of the machine without paying any money. He said, “Wait, Joey. First you have to put ...read more

Tags: Faith, Holiness, Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

Scarcely A Thought  PRO

Contributed by Donn Heinrich on Apr 9, 2002

SCARCELY A THOUGHT “We are too busy making money, paying our bills, trying to scramble to the top of the heap, and facing life’s challenges in general… Our attention is fastened almost solely upon this world, and ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness, Death

Denomination: Baptist

I Know Ive Never Told You In The Hurried Rush ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I know Ive never told you In the hurried rush of days How much your friendship helps me In a thousand little ways; But youve played such a part In all I do or try to ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Losing Your Breath

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 22, 2009

LOSING YOUR BREATH Have you ever lost your breath? Anyone who has asthma or knows someone with Asthma knows how scary it can be to lose your breath. We have the same ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes

Denomination: Pentecostal