In Sermon Illustrations: "weak"

How Would The Bible Read, I Wonder, If Faith Were ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007

How would the Bible read, I wonder, if faith were left out. Imagine Heb 11 w/o faith: ­ Without Faith, Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, didn’t even gather the materials to build an ark because a worldwide flood was such an impossibility. ­ Without faith, Abraham, didn’t leave his home ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Steeped Study Time  PRO

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 15, 2001

Steeped study time from autoillustrator.com Consider the difference between a strong and a weak cup of tea. The same ingredients water and tea are used for both. The difference is that the strong cup of tea results from the tea leaves’ immersion in the water longer, allowing the water more time to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:2-3

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Gentle Gain  PRO

Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Feb 2, 2003

THE GENTLE GAIN “In our rough-and-rugged individualism, we think of gentleness as weakness, being soft, and virtually spineless. Not so! ... Gentleness includes such enviable qualities as having strength under control, being calm and peaceful when surrounded by a heated atmosphere, emitting a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5

Tags: Christian Love, Sermon On The Mount, Meekness

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Strange Answers

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 9, 2010

GOD'S STRANGE ANSWERS He was a Christian, and he prayed. He asked for strength to do greater things, but he was given infirmity that he might do better things. He asked for riches that he might be happy; he was given poverty that he might be wise. He asked for power that he might have the ...read more

Tags: Desire

Denomination: Christian Church

Two Tombstones

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010

TWO TOMBSTONES A tombstone in a small English village reads, "Here lies a miser who lived for himself, And cared for nothing but gathering wealth. Now where he is or how he fares, Nobody knows and nobody cares." In contrast, a plain tombstone in the courtyard at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-6

Tags: Christian Love

Paul Confronts Sexual Immorality In Ancient Rome

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Oct 22, 2023

Paul’s prohibition of (to use the Greek term) porneia—that is, illicit sexual activity, including prostitution—upended an ethical system in which male access to the female body was unquestioned and unquestionable. Whereas the Romans regarded male chastity as profoundly unhealthy, Christians prized ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, Romans 1:18-32

Tags: Sin, Sexual Immorality, Sexuality, Marriage, Ethics  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Is Sin?  PRO

Contributed by David Schaal on Sep 4, 2003

What is Sin? · Man calls it an accident; God calls it an abomination. · Man calls it a blunder; God calls it blindness. · Man calls it a defect; God calls it a disease. · Man calls it a chance; God calls it a choice. · Man calls it an error; God calls it an enmity. · Man calls it a ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Senior Citizens

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Senior Citizens A group of Florida senior citizens were talking about their ailments: • "My arms are so weak I can hardly hold this cup of coffee." • "Yes, I know. My cataracts are so bad I can’t even see my coffee." • "I can’t turn my head because of the arthritis in my neck." • "My blood ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Robert Clinton Has Studied And Written A Great ...

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jul 21, 2008

Robert Clinton has studied and written a great deal about leadership. Clinton has come to the conclusion that over 70% of leaders don’t finish well. For Christian leaders, he offers six factors that contribute to leadership failure. One is, leaders quit learning and growing. Contentment is ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

Robert Clinton Has Studied And Written A Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jul 23, 2008

Robert Clinton has studied and written a great deal about leadership. Clinton has come to the conclusion that over 70% of leaders don’t finish well. For Christian leaders, he offers six factors that contribute to leadership failure. One is, leaders quit learning and growing. Contentment is a ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

Potential Through Pain

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 19, 2009

POTENTIAL THROUGH PAIN Theologian William Barclay comments and illustrates with a story: "Suffering, if accepted in humility and trust and love, can repair the weaknesses of a {person's} character and add the greatness which so far is not there. It is said that Sir Edward Elgar once listened to a ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Sufferings Of The Pilgrims

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 3, 2011

THE SUFFERINGS OF THE PILGRIMS The sufferings of these pilgrims has been a theme often repeated and yet it remains an amazing story. Within three months of the Mayflower landing in December 1620, only about fifty of the original hundred survived. Their graves had to be unmarked and grassed over to ...read more

Tags: Independence Day

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Focus On Christ

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 25, 2011

FOCUS ON CHRIST The healthiest people do not think about their health; the weak induce disease by morbid introspection. If you begin to count your heartbeats, you will disturb the rhythmic action of the heart. If you continually imagine a pain anywhere, you will produce it. And there are some ...read more

Tags: Self

Denomination: Baptist

I Heard A World War Ii Story That Shows How The ...  PRO

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2005

I heard a World War II story that shows how the smallest deed can make all the difference. During the last months of the War, the British conducted daily bombing raids over Berlin. One night the bombers were attacked by a large group of German fighter planes. During the dogfight one of the ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Kind Deed Of Pows Saves ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2009

Kind Deed of POWs Saves Lives There is a World War II story that shows how the smallest deed can make all the difference. During the last months of the War, the British conducted daily bombing raids over Berlin. One night the bombers were attacked by a large group of German fighter planes. During ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:27-28, 1 Corinthians 1:27-29

Tags: Kindness

On Fasting  PRO

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 20, 2013

ON FASTING The Didache, is a first or second century document that relates to us outside the New Testament the teaching of the early church. This document "prescribed two fast days a week: Wednesday and Friday." For early Christians; this was seen as a regular part of daily discipleship. John ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16, Matthew 9:14-15

Tags: Fast

Denomination: Brethren

The Tarsier Is One Of The Smallest Primates And ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 19, 2009

“The Tarsier is one of the smallest primates and lives in the forests of Borneo and Sumatra and the Philippines. Tarsiers have a maximum body length of 6⅓ inches and a 10½ inch tail. Their eyes are so large that they would be equivalent to grapefruit-sized eyes in a human being. Tarsiers, ...read more

Tags: Stress

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Pushing The Rock  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 25, 2005

PUSHING THE ROCK I have been pondering a story of a weak sickly man. The man was so sick and he could not afford going to town to the doctor. The man lived in the deep back woods in an old log cabin, his condition seemed to grow worse. Out in front of his cabin was a hugh boulder. The rock was ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:13-17

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Art Thou Sunk In Depths Of Sorrow Where No Arm ...  PRO

Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Jan 7, 2003

Art thou sunk in depths of sorrow where no arm can reach so low? There is One whose arms almighty reach beyond thy deepest woe. God th’Eternal is thy refuge, let it still thy wild alarms; Underneath thy deepest sorrow are the everlasting arms. Underneath us—Oh, how easy! We have not to mount on ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, God's Forgiveness, Promises Of God

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

At A Nursing Home In Florida, A Resident Group ...  PRO

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Feb 21, 2003

At a nursing home in Florida, a resident group was discussing the giant ailments in their lives. "My arms are so weak I can hardly lift this cup of coffee." "Yes, I know my cataracts are so bad I can’t even see my coffee." "I can’t turn my head because of the arthritis in my neck!" "My ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Church Of God