In Sermon Illustrations: "Two Comings"

A Boy Without Athletic Ability Is Chosen To Play ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2010

A Boy Without Athletic Ability is Chosen to Play a Game There was a boy who did not have much athletic ability. Every time he and his friends would play some game, he was always the last to be chosen. One day two new fellows came to play with them and were allowed to be team captains because they ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:11-13

Tags: Compassion

Consequences For Karla Faye Tucker

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2011

CONSEQUENCES FOR KARLA FAYE TUCKER Karla Faye Tucker was convicted in 1983 for the murders of two people. While on death row in 1985, she picked up a Bible from the prison ministry program and prayed to receive Christ after reading it. On June 22, 1992, Tucker requested that her life be spared on ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Sin Punishment Of

Foster: Five Percent Spirituality

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2012

FOSTER: FIVE PERCENT SPIRITUALITY Richard Foster writes this: Many of us live in a kind of inner apartheid. We segregate out a small corner of pious activities and then make no spiritual sense out of the rest of our lives. We become so accustomed to this way of living that we fail to see the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31

Tags: Christian Disciplines

The Woman And Acts 2:38

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 1, 2014

THE WOMAN AND ACTS 2:38 An elderly woman had just returned to her home from a church service when she was startled by an intruder. As she caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables, she yelled, "Stop--Acts 2:38!" (..repent, turn from your sin..".). The burglar stopped dead ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38

Tags: Prayer, Repent, Humor

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Big Mac Or The Ten Commandments?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 1, 2016

A BIG MAC OR THE TEN COMMANDMENTS?? Which can you name first? (1) The Commandments found in Exodus 20 (2) The ingredients of a Big Mac Burger from McDonalds Most Americans when surveyed did a better job naming the seven ingredients of a Big Mac: two all-beef patties, special sauce, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-14

Tags: America, Priorities, Ten Commandments, Memorizing The Bible

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Persuade A Burglar

Contributed by Larry Hinkle on Jun 12, 2020

An elderly Widow woke in the middle of the night, alerted by a noise> She tiptoed down steps to discover she had a Burglar in her home. She shouted at the intruder, “Stop in the name of the Lord, repent for the forgiveness of your sins. Acts 2:38!” the burglar immediately froze, raised both arms ...read more

Scripture: John 16:8, Acts 2:38, Hebrews 9:14

Tags: Persuasion, Communication, Conscience, Conviction

Denomination: Methodist

A Funny Marriage Sermon-Starter

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 23, 2022

An 80 year-old woman was recently married to her 4th husband. A reporter questioned the occupation of her newly acquired husband. She replied that he owned a funeral home. Curious about the other husbands, the reporter also asked about their occupations. The woman paused for a while and stated ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-31

Tags: Death, Marriage, Humor, Husbands, Wives, Widows  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If You Were To Ask Jesus Today The One ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jun 27, 2001

“ If you were to ask Jesus today the one reason for his coming to earth, He would sum up his entire ministry in one statement: He came to seek and to save that which ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Jesus' Ministry

Denomination: Baptist

A.w. Tozer Preached, "If You Believe There Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Mar 15, 2002

A.W. Tozer preached, "If you believe there is fruit that you know you should bear and do not, victory that you know you should have and have not, then I ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment, Promises Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If We Face Our Problems And Respond To Them ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 24, 2002

If we face our problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, refuse bitterness, or refuse self-pity... THEN GOD CAN TURN THINGS AROUND. THE ADVERSITIES THAT COME ALONG TO ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Serving Both Ways  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 7, 2004

[Illustration] A woman was interviewing a prospective servant and asked, “Can you serve company?” The applicant replied “Yes, mum, both ways.” The woman looked puzzled and asked, “What ...read more

Tags: Church General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rocker Rod Stewart Has Found That Out. A Usa ...

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2004

Rocker Rod Stewart has found that out. A USA Today article quoted him saying - "I remember being in the south of France years ago, in a suite at the Carlton in Cannes, with girls coming ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Books Preferred: Americans Still Appreciate A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Books Preferred: Americans still appreciate a good book. When it comes to relaxing in their free time. 40% of adults say they read books for fun, compared to the 27% who surf the Internet for ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Billy Graham Comments: "Nowhere Does The Bible ...

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 27, 2006

Billy Graham comments: “Nowhere does the Bible teach that Christians are exempt from the tribulations and natural disasters that come upon the world. Scripture does teach that the Christian can face tribulation, crisis, calamity, and personal ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Molehill Man Is A Pseudo-Busy Executive Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A molehill man is a pseudo-busy executive who comes to work at 9 a.m. and finds a molehill on his desk. He has until 5 p.m. to make this molehill into a mountain. An ...read more

Tags: Workplace

On The School Notice Board In The Foyer Of St ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Aug 26, 2007

On the school notice Board in the foyer of St Mary Radcliffe and Temple school in Bristol is a poster saying : ‘Live as if Christ died yesterday, rose today and will come again tomorrow.’ These Thessalonians were ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Word "Obedience" Has Its Origin In The Latin ...

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 20, 2008

The word “obedience” has its origin in the Latin audire, which means “to hear.” Obaudire is the term. As a point of further interest, the word “absurd” comes from a root which means to be deaf. The absurd ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

O Thou, The Father Of Us All, Whose Many ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"O thou, the Father of us all, Whose many mansions wait, To whose dream welcome each must come A child, at Heavens gate; In that fair house not made with hands Whenever splendor ...read more

Tags: Dreams

The Love Of God, With Arms Extended On A Cross, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The love of God, with arms extended on a cross, bars the way to hell. But if that love is ignored, rejected and finally refused, there comes a time when love can only weep while man pushes past into ...read more

Tags: God The Father

I Desire So To Conduct The Affairs Of This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of power, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall have at ...read more

Tags: Compassion