In Sermon Illustrations: "Useful Earthern Pot"

What Happens When We Learn About A Really Bad ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

What happens when we learn about a really bad guy repenting? It happens all the time in prison ministry, yet many of us think those people aren’t worth saving. They had more chances than most of us are willing to give them, yet God hasn’t given up on them. Jeffrey Dahmer was a convicted murderer ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Unintentionally Humorous Texts: The "Bad Axe” Incident

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 3, 2024

Introduction: This is a follow up to the story of Elisha being asked, maybe as an afterthought?, to go with student prophets as they built a new facility. One of these men had borrowed an axe but something awful happened. By the way, this story has nothing whatsoever to do with the city of Bad ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:1-7

Tags: Elisha, Jordan River, Sons Of The Prophets, Axes

Denomination: Baptist

[030] A Message From A Poem – Beauty From Ashes

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 18, 2025

[030] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – BEAUTY FROM ASHES One of the deepest emotions we have is shame. Shame happens when sin has caused havoc in a person’s life, and the realisation of it bursts like a cloud over the person. Shame brings guilt and guilt can affect a person greatly, even causing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:10, Psalm 51:1-2, Psalm 51:12, 1 John 1:7-9

Tags: Ashes, Sinning, Repentance, Guilt, Shame, Bathsheba, Conviction, Poetry, David, Forgiveness, Beauty, Holy Spirit  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[155]. A Message From A Poem – Jesus Elevated In The Midst

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 6, 2025

[155]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS ELEVATED IN THE MIDST Not I, but Christ. That is how it ought to be. That is the emphasis we need to have in our living and ministry. I am nothing without my Lord. If I think I am something I am deluded. If I think the ability is mine I am a disgrace. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:15, Matthew 21:9, Galatians 6:3

Tags: Hosanna, Ride On A Donkey, Palm Sunday, Worthy Is The Lamb, Jesus In The Midst, Lifted Up, Christian Poems, Jesus Elevated  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There's A Verse Of A Poem That's Stayed In My ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000

There’s a verse of a poem that’s stayed in my memory for years - "O God, that bread should be so dear, and flesh and blood should be so cheap." ... John Wesley used to say that ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Poverty, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Baptist

Some Christians Spend The First Six Days Of Each ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Mar 26, 2001

"Some Christians spend the first six days of each week sowing their wild oats, then they go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure." There is a myth that exists that says we can live comfortably in our world ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7

Tags: Holiness, Faith, Discipleship, Call Of The Disciples, Body, Attendance, Apologetics General  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ralph Waldo Emerson Was Approached By A Troubled ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 22, 2002

Ralph Waldo Emerson was approached by a troubled man who said, with great anxiety, “I’m told the world is coming to an end.” Emerson answered, “Never mind; we can get along without it.” ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Congregational

John Newton: I Am  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Oct 15, 2003

I am not what I ought to be. I am not what I want to be. I am not what I hope to be. But still, I am not what I used to be. And by ...read more

Tags: Grace, God's Love, Promises Of God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Greek Word For Meekness Literally Means ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004

The Greek word for meekness literally means “strength under control.” Meekness describes a wild stallion who was tamed and taught to be ridden. That stallion still has all the strength it had when it was wild but now it ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christian Product Purchasers' Median Income Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Christian product purchasers’ median income is 46% higher and the percentage of households making over $85,000 is 76% higher than the U.S. average. In ’01, Wal-Mart Supercenters were the fastest growing ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Teens Who Are Under High Stress, Are Often Bored, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Teens who are under high stress, are often bored, or have $25 or more a week in spending money, are twice as likely to smoke, get drunk, and use illegal drugs, according to a survey released this ...read more

Tags: Children

All Things Bright And Beautiful

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

He gave us eyes to see them, And lips that we might tell, How great is God Almighty, Who has made all things well. Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895), Irish ...read more

Tags: God The Father

You Expect Far Too Much Of A First Sentence. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"You expect far too much of a first sentence. Think of it as analogous to a good country breakfast: what we want is something simple, but nourishing to the imagination. Hold the philosophy, hold the adjectives, just give us a ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Evangelicals Lead Growth: Researchers From The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Evangelicals Lead Growth: Researchers from the U.S. Center for World Missions reports there are 645 million evangelicals in the world (11% of the world population). They are growing 3.5 times faster ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Non-Smoking: A Study By The Centers For Disease ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Non-Smoking: A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that 20.9% of U.S. adults smoked in ‘04, down from 21.6% in ‘03 and 22.5% in 02. ...read more

Tags: Addiction

A Steadfast Soul, Holding Steadily To A Dream ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A steadfast soul, holding steadily to a dream ideal, plus a sturdy will determined to succeed in any venture, can make any dream come true. Use your mind and your will. They work ...read more

Tags: Endurance

In A Democracy, Every Player In The Political ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In a democracy, every player in the political system is held accountable by someone else. The media also need a check and a balance. If the media think its unfair that theres someone driving up their negatives and damaging their ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Nothing Succeeds Like Failure. We Learn Far ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing succeeds like failure. We learn far more about ourselves in our failures than in our successes. Failure is the greatest teacher of all. Failure dramatizes where we are yet incomplete, and points ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Is Easier To Isolate Ourselves Than Live As ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 4, 2009

"It is easier to isolate ourselves than live as pilgrims in society. It is easier to assimilate and be like everyone else than to live as pilgrims in society. But God calls us to take the more difficult path: to participate in society ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Denomination: Independent/Bible

John Maxwell In His Book

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 2, 2009

John Maxwell in his book “Failing Forward” stated: “All great achievers are given multiple reasons to believe they are failures. But in spite of that, they persevere” (page 26). “God uses ...read more

Tags: Leadership, Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational