In Sermon Illustrations: "Unless You Become Like A Child"

Four Ways To Minister Like The Good Samaritan

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 2, 2022

As we study the characteristics of the Good Samaritan, let’s ask ourselves if these qualities are true of us as well. He opened his eyes. Although all three men physically saw the critically wounded man, only the Samaritan looked and stopped to help. Before we can meet needs, we must be aware of ...read more

Tags: Service, Ministry, Parables, Neighbor, Kindness, Good Samaritan  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Have Not, Because You Ask Not  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004

YOU HAVE NOT, BECAUSE YOU ASK NOT The Associated Press carried an interesting story about a group of post office customers who succeeded in speeding up some slow-moving service. One man said, “It was like watching grass grow.” There were 26 patrons jammed into two lines. They realized they ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Tags: Parable Widow

Did You Ask?

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jun 13, 2008

DID YOU ASK? There is an old story about how the University of Chicago received a million-dollar grant from the heiress of a major department store. She had been a student at Northwest. So, administrators of Northwest went to visit her and asked why she had not made such a gift to her alma mater. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

Denomination: Baptist

A Friend Is One Who Knows You As You Are, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A friend is one who knows you as you are, understands where you've been, accepts who you have become, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Father Loves You

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 15, 2008

THE FATHER LOVES YOU The memory of one particular evening when my wife and I lived in Florida remains fresh in my mind. We were invited by some friends to listen to their children's contemporary Christian band play some of their new songs at the "Coffee Spot" in New Port Ritchie, Florida. It's ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Christian Church

Are You A Weed?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

ARE YOU A WEED? I would like to tell you a story about how a little girl helped the neighbor bully change his ways. The bully's name was Todd; his parents were divorced, and he was left to fend for himself. He's rude, and for an eight-year-old he can swear pretty good. When he comes over to ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

You Break It, You Fix It

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 19, 2024

Every once in a while, I hear or see something that reminds me of my father. He’s been gone for over 15 years, but his memory is still fresh in my mind. His most famous saying, that I remember, was, “It’s better to ask for forgiveness than for permission.” He lived that to the very end of his ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5-6

Tags: Wisdom, Fixing

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

So In Case It Has, I'd Like To Read The ...

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 27, 2009

So in case it has, I’d like to read the concluding paragraph from the NIV Application Commentary about this section of Scripture: On a different note, there is strong encouragement in Jesus’ statement. Even though at times opposition appears to be insurmountable, true Christianity will assert ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Wesleyan

Daddy, Are You There?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009

DADDY, ARE YOU THERE? Oh how blessed it is to know that when the times of pain come and when our hearts become broken, we have Someone to whom we can turn that will give us Strength and that will keep us Safe. Only Jesus does that! A little girl and her father were returning from the funeral of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 61:1-3, Psalm 147:3

Tags: Fear, Comfort, Trust, Strength, Grief, Sorrow  (view more)  (view less)

If You Will Think About What You Ought To Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you will think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself. Character is a by-product, and any man who devotes himself to ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Before You Pick A Fight You Ought To Be Sure You ...

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 10, 2002

Before you pick a fight you ought to be sure you can win the war. President Roosevelt appeared before a joint session of Congress the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed, and declared, “Yesterday, December 7, 1941–a date which will live in infamy–the United States of America was suddenly and ...read more

Tags: Satan

Denomination: Assembly Of God

You Might Not Always Get What You Want, But You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you ...read more

Tags: Faith General

You Can Have Anything You Want If You Want It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

You Must Be Careful How You Walk, And Where You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You must be careful how you walk, and where you go, for there are those following you who will ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

What You Are Is God's Gift To You. What You Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What you are is God's gift to you. What you make of ...read more

Tags: Giving General

You Teach A Little By What You Say. You Teach ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You teach a little by what you say. You teach ...read more

Tags: Learning

You Sow A Thought And You Reap A Deed. You Sow A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008

"You sow a thought and you reap a deed. You sow a deed and you reap a habit. You sow a habit and you reap a character. You sow a character and you reap a destiny." "Every time we allow our mind to harbor a grudge, nurse a grievance, entertain an impure fancy, wallow in self-pity, we are sowing to ...read more

Tags: Purity

Thank You, Daddy!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009

"THANK YOU, DADDY!" To illustrate how we often fail to give God the thanks he deserves, Chuck Swindoll told the following story of a man he visited in a dismal veterans hospital: The day I arrived to visit, I saw a touching scene. This man had a young son, and during his confinement in the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Tags: Gratitude

Peter V. Deison, In His Book The Priority Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Lewis Petrie on Jan 3, 2001

Peter V. Deison, in his book The Priority of Knowing God, tells about Ramad, a man of India who was a member of a gang of robbers. On one occasion, while burglarizing a house, Ramad noticed a small black book containing very thin pages just right for making cigarettes. So he took it. Each ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian, Bible Influence

Denomination: Baptist

It's Not That Christianity Has Been Tried And ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Mar 15, 2001

It’s not that Christianity has been tried and found wanting: rather it has not ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General, Becoming A Christian

Denomination: Baptist