In Sermon Illustrations: "Turned"

Test Of Insanity In The 1800's: Placed In A Room ...

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 24, 2008

TEST OF INSANITY in the 1800’s: Placed in a room with a sink and a mop & bucket. Sink is stopped up and the water is turned on. Water begins to overflow unto the floor. An insane person will react by grabbing the mop and feverishly working to clean the water from the floor while it continues to ...read more

A Teenager Once Wrote This Letter To Ann ...

Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Feb 26, 2008

A teenager once wrote this letter to Ann Landers: “I am a 15 year old and my biggest problem is my mother. All she does is nag, nag, nag. From morning till night. It is, turn off the TV. Do your homework. Wash behind your neck. Stand up straight. Go clean your room. How can I get her off my case?” ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Lady Who Had A Small House On The Seashore Of ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 7, 2001

A lady who had a small house on the seashore of Ireland at the turn of the century was quite wealthy but also quite frugal. The people were surprised, then, when she decided to be among the first to have electricity in her home. Several weeks after the installation, a meter reader appeared at her ...read more

Scripture: John 15:7

Tags: Faith General, Prayer How To, Holy Spirit Attributes

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Have You Ever Been Looking For Someone In A ...  PRO

Contributed by Warren Bird on Jan 18, 2004

Have you ever been looking for someone in a crowd? Perhaps you’ve been to pick someone up at the airport, or been met yourself when you’ve gone to visit someone you haven’t seen for a long time. Think of the moment when you finally make eye contact with the person you are looking for. Suddenly, out ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Family Is Like Many Things, Perhaps Most Like ...

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006

A family is like many things, perhaps most like a garden. It needs time, attention, and cultivation. The sunshine of laughter and affirmation. It also needs the rains of difficulties, tense moments, serious discussions about the issues that matter. And there must be spade work, where hardness ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

David Yarborough Tells The Story From One Of Max ...

Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Feb 6, 2010

David Yarborough tells the story from one of Max Lucado’s books of a lady who had a small house on the seashore of Ireland at the turn of the century was quite wealthy but also quite frugal. The people were surprised, then, when she decided to be among the first to have electricity in her home. ...read more

Tags: David

Martyrdom Of John ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2013

MARTYRDOM OF JOHN DENLEY One day, on the way to visit some friends, John Denley was stopped and searched by the authorities, who found his written confession of faith. Denley believed the Church was built upon the apostles and prophets, with Christ as its head, and that the present state church, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

Tags: Faith, Persecution, Martyr

Feel Free To Interject Your Own Experience Into ...

Contributed by Kelly Mitchell on Aug 22, 2012

(feel free to interject your own experience into this pattern) One Christmas on a road trip with the my wife and kids to my parent’s home I decided to take them on a "scenic loop" through the Mississippi Delta. Its where I was born and raised and my parents still live there. To me, it is the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:19-20

Tags: Repentance, Forgiveness In Jesus, Millenial

Denomination: Baptist

40% Of American Children Today Will Live With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

40% of American children today will live with their mom and her boyfriend before they turn 16. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

We're Not Necessarily Doubting That God Will Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“We’re not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best ...read more

Tags: Apologetics God

Man Is Born With His Back Toward God. When He ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Man is born with his back toward God. When he truly repents, he turns right around and faces ...read more

Tags: Repentance

In The Restless Sea Of Human Passions, Christ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In the restless sea of human passions, Christ stands steadfast and calm, ready to welcome all who will turn to Him and ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

The Happiest People Are Rarely The Richest, Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The happiest people are rarely the richest, or the most beautiful, or even the most talented...Their eyes are turned outward; they are ...read more

Tags: Joy

Treat The Media As You Would Any Other Watchdog. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Treat the media as you would any other watchdog. Stay calm. Be friendly. Let them sniff your ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

I Have Never Seen A Bad Television Program, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have never seen a bad television program, because I refuse to. God gave me a mind, and ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

You Know How Congress Is. They'll Vote For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You know how Congress is. They'll vote for anything if the thing they vote for will turn around and vote for ...read more

Tags: Government

If A Man Has Any Brains At All, Let Him Hold On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If a man has any brains at all, let him hold on to his calling, and, in the grand sweep of ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

When You Leave Them [dogs] In The Morning, They ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When you leave them [dogs] in the morning, they stick their nose in the door crack and stand there like a portrait ...read more

Tags: Family

One Of The Most Visible Effects Of A Childs ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the most visible effects of a childs presence in the household is to turn the parents into complete idiots when, without him, ...read more

Tags: Parenting

It Is Said Of Miss Reside, The First Woman ...  PRO

Contributed by Jonathan Lucas on Jun 14, 2001

It is said of Miss Reside, the first woman missionary to Kiowa Indians of Oklahoma, that after she had been with the Indians long enough for them to know what it meant to be a Christian they gave her a new name. They called her “Aim-day-co.” Chief Bigtree, in explaining this name, said, “When we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:16-17

Tags: Repentance, Sharing My Testimony, Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Pentecostal