In Sermon Illustrations: "Walk The Talk"

How Much Is That?  PRO

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 4, 2002

HOW MUCH IS THAT? Now I can’t find this in the Bible, but perhaps you’ve heard the story that before Eve was created, God was talking with Adam. He said, “You really need a helper, don’t you?” And Adam answered, “Yeah, I really do.” So God said, “What if I make a woman? She’ll be perfect for ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love, Marriage General

Denomination: Baptist

An Argument Over Who Was Going To Heaven And Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002

An argument over who was going to heaven and who was going to hell ended with one Texas man shooting another to death, according to a July 30 Reuters story. Johnny Joslin, 20 was allegedly shot by Clayton Frank Stoker, 21. The two had spent Saturday night with two other men bar-hopping in Fort ...read more

Tags: Second Coming, Hell

The Human Resources Test  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2002

The Human Resources Test What is a human resource? Does your organization struggle with the problem of properly fitting people to jobs? Here is a handy hint for ensuring success in job placement: Take the prospective employees you are trying to place and put them in a room with only a table and ...read more

The Miracle Of God's Presence  PRO

Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Sep 5, 2002

THE MIRACLE OF GOD’S PRESENCE Lisa Beamer reflects on the loss of her dad in her book, "Let’s Roll." “Slowly I began to understand that the plans God has for us don’t just include ‘good things’, but the whole array of human events. The ‘prospering’ he talks about in the book of Jeremiah is often ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

Why Forgive?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2002

WHY FORGIVE? Two decades ago (1981) there was an attempt on the life of Pope John Paul. Fortunately, the Pope lived. After he recovered, he shocked the world when he made a visit to Rome’s Rabbibia Prison to see the man who had attempted to assassinate him on Christmas day. Millions watched on ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Who Calls My Name?  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 4, 2002

WHO CALLS MY NAME? Bob Crabtree, AG Superintendent of Ohio, tells while in the USSR, he saw two shepherds come together in the middle of the road. They had 300 sheep all become one group. He had to wait as the shepherds talked. Finally, Bob wondered how would they ever separate all those sheep. ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ, People In Acts, Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Assembly Of God

From A National Survey Of Strong Families ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

From a national survey of strong families conducted by the Human Development and Family Department at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln, a profile of a strong family: Appreciation. "Family members gave one another compliments and sincere demonstrations of approval. They tried to make the others ...read more

Tags: Family

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

For Goodness' Sake  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2003

FOR GOODNESS’ SAKE "Starting next year, high school and college students in Thailand will reportedly be graded not just on academics, but on ’goodness’ as well. Concerned that the competitive education system puts too much emphasis on materialism and not enough on morality, officials told the ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Christian Values, Love Of The Disciples

Few Know That Bill Gates Was Once A Student At ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Nov 4, 2003

Few know that Bill Gates was once a student at Harvard. He dropped out to give all of his attention to his new love: computers. His mother was a Regent at the University of Washington and was upselt that her son had dropped out of school. She asked a family friend, respected by Bill in his own ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

Denomination: Pentecostal

When She Turned 21, Tammy Harris From Roanoke, ...

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 23, 2004

When she turned 21, Tammy Harris from Roanoke, Virginia, began searching for her biological mother. After a year, she had not succeeded. What she didn’t know was that her mother, Joyce Schultz, had been trying to locate her for twenty years. According to a recent Associated Press story, there ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Questions For Mary  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2004

QUESTIONS FOR MARY Max Lucado has twenty-five questions that he wants to ask Mary the mother of Jesus, here are a few of my favorites. What was it like watching him pray? When he saw a rainbow, did he ever mention a flood? Did you ever feel awkward teaching him how he created the world? ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Tags: Divinity Of Christ, Annunciation, Mary, Mary Jesus Mother, People In The Gospel  (view more)  (view less)

I Am A Big Country And Western Fan. And There Is ...

Contributed by David Trexler on Jan 14, 2005

I am a big country and western fan. And there is a song by John Michael McGomery called "Little Girl." I know this may sound harsh, but sadly enough it does happen. The song talks about the hard life of a poor little girl, a life that no little child should ever have to experience. Her mother ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Promises Of God

Denomination: Lutheran

A Wealthy Businessman, Who Was Well Known For ...  PRO

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 8, 2005

A wealthy businessman, who was well known for being ruthless and unethical, told Mark Twain that before he died, he wanted to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He said that when he got there he wanted to climb to the top of Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments, and there read ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Methodist

Two Gods?

Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 17, 2005

ILLUSTRATION... Two Gods? (personal story) "One a recent trip, I called home to talk to the kids and let them know that I would be home soon. I called at a time when our two boys were asleep and only our four-year old daughter was awake. We chatted for awhile. She began to ask me questions ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Want To Share With You A Question By Martyn ...  PRO

Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005

I want to share with you a question by Martyn Lloyd-Jones, who is certainly not known as a Pentecostal preacher. His doctrine and theology was that of the Reformed Church. When he was the pastor at Westminster Chapel in London, England, near the end of his life--and some say at the very pinnacle ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Baptism

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hello Kitty, Goodbye Money? Last Year Visa ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Hello Kitty, Goodbye Money? Last year Visa introduced a Hilary Duff gift card in five denominations and urged tween girls to “shop like a star.” Now MasterCard has announced a Hello Kitty debit card. That can be reloaded. The primary target is younger girls ages 10-14. Legend Credit Inc., ...read more

Tags: Money

One Of The Guys I Know In St. Louis Told Me This ...

Contributed by Jay Winters on Oct 16, 2006

One of the guys I know in St. Louis told me this story. He told me that one day he answered the phone and on the other end was a voice that he had not heard in 15 years. It was a friend of his from a very very long time ago calling to apologize for an argument that they had some 15 years ago. ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Bill, A Former Corrections Office, Appears On A ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006

Bill, a former corrections office, appears on a radio talk show to share his story with the founders of XXXChurch – a ministry to help people out of the pornography scene. Bill describes the way he was first exposed to pornography at his friend’s house at age 11. He was immediately addicted. ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Love My Little Boy, I Want To ...

Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 23, 2006

Illustration: I love my little boy, I want to give him the very best that I can give him, but sometimes because he is so small and I am so big in order to get my attention, to let me know he wants or needs something, he will pull on my pant leg and I will look down and grab him, lift him up to my ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

A 6 Year Girl In Our Church Had The Greatest ...

Contributed by David Moore on Jan 16, 2007

A 6 year girl in our church had the greatest insight. While remodeling the back of there house, an old piano became the subject of conversation. Being an upright piano the kids had grown to like the looks of it. Because it had been in a room that was exposed to the differences of hot and cold ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal