In Sermon Illustrations: "Two Ways"

Disunity Stories  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011

DISUNITY STORIES A man was stranded on an island. Alone for a number of years. Finally he was located and some people came ashore to rescue him. Before they took him off the island, he wanted to show them around. He took them to his hut and said "This is the home I built with my own 2 hands." Then ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6

Tags: Divisions

Ears To Hear

Contributed by Todd Catteau on May 27, 2015

I’ve done a lot of funerals in my twenty plus years of ministry, far more than I thought I would ever do. Every service touches me in a unique way and with each funeral I seem to come away with a life-lesson I needed to hear. Recently I was taught a valuable lesson as I eulogized a certain man. ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-25

Tags: Communication, Listen, Ears, Hearing

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Man Of God Who Spoke To Ahab, King Of Israel

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 25, 2020

The man of God who spoke to Ahab, king of Israel Text: 1 Kings 20:28 And there came a man of God (identity unknown), and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 20:28, 1 Kings 16:31

Tags: Ahab, Man Of God

Denomination: Baptist

Unsung Heroines-Joanna, Wife Of Herod’s Steward

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 22, 2022

Introduction: Joanna is only mentioned in two verses of Scripture. What she did for Jesus and the disciples truly shows she was an unsung heroine. Text: Luke 8:3, KJV: 3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:3, Luke 24:10-11

Tags: Jesus, Joanna, Unsung Heroines

Denomination: Baptist

Memories Of A Magnificent Man

Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Jun 12, 2017

My father was born in 1911. His older brother, his only sibling, had already died. His father died two years later. In that era no government programs existed to provide for them, so his mother, an Irish immigrant, moved in with his paternal grandparents. His grandfather was a blacksmith, and his ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:3

Tags: Fatherhood, Parenting, Legacy

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

That’s Why Doctors Call Us Patients

Contributed by James Snyder on Apr 17, 2021

For the past month I have been engaging with my eye doctor. I've had two cataracts removed which isn't a serious thing in itself. But what goes into this surgery is what baffles me. I've often wondered why doctors call us patients. I have figured out that the doctors are not patient, ...read more

Scripture: James 5:7

Tags: Surgery, Relationship

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

It Is An Old Ironic Habit Of Human Beings To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

“It is an old ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have ...read more

Tags: Sin General

To Meet Jesus Is To Look Yourself In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"To meet Jesus is to look yourself in the pocketbook, which is the most unmistakable way of looking ...read more

Tags: Giving General

It Is An Old Ironic Habit Of Human Beings To Run ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

"It is an old ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Children In A Family Are Like Flowers In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to face in the opposite ...read more

Tags: Family

The Trouble With Aging Is That By The Time You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The trouble with aging is that by the time you finally know your way around, ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

How Pleasant Life Would Be If People With Money ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

How pleasant life would be if people with money used it the way people who dont have ...read more

Tags: Money

We Are Much Harder On People Who Betray Us In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We are much harder on people who betray us in small ways than on people who ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

I Showed My Appreciation Of My Native Land In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I showed my appreciation of my native land in the usual Irish way by getting out of ...read more

Tags: Appreciation, Government

I Have Learned That Prayer Is Not Asking For ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have learned that prayer is not asking for what you think you want but asking to be ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

There Was Never A World In Greater Need Of Men ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There was never a world in greater need of men and women who know the way, and can keep ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

When Im Talking To People I Like To Stop And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

When Im talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way ...read more

Tags: Communication General

She Plunged Into A Sea Of Platitudes, And With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"She plunged into a sea of platitudes, and with the powerful breast stroke of a channel swimmer made her way ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Mark Twain Once Said That A Lie Could Travel ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 9, 2007

Mark Twain once said that a lie could travel half way around the world while the ...read more

We Sometimes Forget That We Go To Church Not To ...

Contributed by Erik Stadler on Dec 21, 2007

We sometimes forget that we go to church not to earn our way to heaven but to ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran