In Sermon Illustrations: "Voice Of Poor"

An Atheist Was Out Fishing In England, When All ...  PRO

Contributed by Kim Huffman on Mar 31, 2004

An atheist was out fishing in England, when all of a sudden a huge dragon type amphibian began to come out of the water. With snarling teeth it moved closer to the atheist. In desperation he shouted, “Dear God, Please save me!” All of a sudden, everything stopped moving and the heavens opened and ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Luther's Ten Qualifications For The Minister  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2002

Luther’s ten qualifications for the minister: 1) He should be able to teach plainly and in order. 2) He should have a good head. 3) Good power of language. 4) A good voice. 5) A good memory. 6) He should know when to stop. 7) He should be sure of what he means to say. 8) And be ready to ...read more

A Little Boy Forgot His Lines In A Sunday School ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 9, 2002

A little boy forgot his lines in a Sunday School presentation. His mother was in the front row to prompt him. She gestured and formed the words silently with her lips, but it did not help. Her son’s memory was blank. Finally, she leaned forward and whispered the cue, "I am the light of the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:2

Tags: Parenting, Sermon On The Mount

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Powerful Preacher Was Reported To Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A powerful preacher was reported to have preached on this passage from Luke’s Gospel and he had explained that not everyone that thinks they will, will get into heaven. Some people will be locked out and destined for eternal torment in Hell where, he said, “There will be weeping and gnashing of ...read more

Tags: Hell

Mistake At The Movies

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Illustration- Mistake at the Movies A young fellow named John had purchased movie tickets for his girlfriend and himself. While he got the popcorn, she went inside to find seats. By the time he was served, the previews were being shown. As he fumbled his way in the dark, he sat down and gave his ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Signal Hill . . .

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008

Signal Hill . . . In that night, I heard the city, and God’s voice spoke to my heart. I heard wives and husbands screaming at each other. I heard dogs barking, cars screeching, sirens blaring and guns shooting. I heard the things that Jesus hears when He listens to the city and I began to weep. In ...read more

What Was Mary Doing When She Had Her Angelic ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 9, 2010

What was Mary doing when she had her angelic epiphany, the one that changed the world forever? Was she deep in meditation, as the medieval paintings suggest? Maybe not. She surely wasn’t mowing the lawn, but I like to imagine her kneading bread, chanting a psalm and listening for the divine ...read more

Tags: Mary Jesus Mother

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus Is Coming To Dinner

Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 3, 2011

JESUS IS COMING TO DINNER One of the greatest compliments an individual can pay to another is to invite him/her home to dinner. The Church reminds the world today that Jesus is coming again and the world should get its house in order, for the master of the universe is coming to dine in the hearts ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-37

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Time Does The Library Open?

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Aug 23, 2012

What time does the library open?" the man on the phone asked. "Nine A.M." came the reply. "And what's the idea of calling me at home in the middle of the night to ask a question like that?" "Not until nine A.M.?" the man asked in a disappointed voice. "No, not till nine A.M.!" the librarian said. ...read more

Tags: Humor

Denomination: Pentecostal

Finding Happiness

Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 1, 2005

FINDING HAPPINESS There is a fairy tale story about a rich merchant, loaded with riches but unhappy. He asked around, "How can I find happiness?" A wise man tells him, "Look for a happy man, and ask him to sell you his shirt." The merchant searched for a long time until at last he found a ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Suffering  PRO

Contributed by James Pless on May 22, 2006

SUFFERING 12433. Beaten Into Higher Value A bar of steel is worth five dollars. When it is wrought into horseshoes, it is worth ten dollars. If made into needles, it is worth three hundred and fifty dollars. If wrought into penknife blades, it is worth thirty-two thousand dollars. And if it is ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Baptist

One Man Once Said These Words "I Will Tell You ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 26, 2007

One man once said these words “I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me and them, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Why Do We "Eat Humble Pie?"  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 15, 2002

WHY DO WE "EAT HUMBLE PIE?" In the Middle Ages, eating humble pie was something people did literally. "Umbles pie" was a meal consisting of the stringy or fatty remains of an animal (from the Latin lubulus, or loin), usually a deer. People who ate it were poor and, thus, humble. By the 16th ...read more

Tags: Humility, Temptation Pride

Malcolm Muggeridge Explained With The ...  PRO

Contributed by David Green on Dec 19, 2004

Malcolm Muggeridge explained with the speculation of the scenario of Christ’s birth in our post-modern world, “.....in our day, with family-planning clinics offering convenient ways to correct “mistakes” that might disgrace a family name, “It is, in point of fact, extremely improbable, under ...read more

Tags: Humanity Of Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Income Tax  PRO

Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Apr 3, 2001

From Reader’s Digest: It’s time to pay my income tax And, brother, that’s no joke. For after paying IRS I find that I R broke! —Jerry Henderson in Lubbock, Texas, Avalanche-Journal As April 15 draweth nigh, My spirits start to droop. A poor, downtrodden slave am I, In short, an income ...read more

Scripture: John 8:36

Tags: Money, Poverty, Giving General

Denomination: Baptist

Senator Mark Hatfield Writes Of Touring Calcutta ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Weeks on Dec 18, 2001

Senator Mark Hatfield writes of touring Calcutta with Mother Teresa and visiting the “House of Dying.” It was a home where sick children are cared for in their last days and where the poor line up by the hundreds to receive medical attention. Hatfield was watching Mother Teresa and her companions ...read more

Tags: Giving General, Christian Disciplines, Compassion

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How They Knew God's Love

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 9, 2007

“How They Knew God’s Love” We tried to visit the lepers at least once a month, when they gathered out on the grass, and we went over what they had learned and sought to make clear the way of salvation by the use of Gospel posters. Sometimes we asked them questions, to see if they really ...read more

Tags: Calvinism

Denomination: Christian Church

Peel It

Contributed by Egerton Gbonda on Jul 16, 2011

"PEEL IT." A boy (named Joe Fode) was crying because mum could not buy him banana. Actually mum wanted to buy him some but had already spent the money she had on some other grocery items she came to buy. Luckily, a friend of this woman was passing by and was obviously concerned about Joe Fode’s ...read more

Tags: Gratitude

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Best Gift

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

THE BEST GIFT Bobby was getting cold sitting out in his back yard in the snow. Bobby didn't wear boots; he didn't like them, and anyway he didn't own any. The thin sneakers he wore had a few holes in them, and they did a poor job of keeping out the cold. Bobby had been in his backyard for about ...read more

Tags: Compassion

O Brother, Where Art Thou? Is A Comedy Set ...

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 1, 2005

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a comedy set during America’s Depression era. The story revolves around three petty criminals who escape from a chain gang. One of them, the leader named Everett Ulysses McGill, tells his companions that he has buried money from a bank robbery near his property in ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer Supplication

Denomination: Methodist