In Sermon Illustrations: "Well Done"

What’s So Peasy About Easy?

Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 6, 2021

I am nowhere to be found when it comes to crafts, remodeling, and just plain fixer-uppers. My carpentry skills are nowhere to be found even though I've looked for a long time. If I try to fix something, I make it worse than it was. Fixing is not my strong suit. On the other side of the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18

Tags: Eve, Labor

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

When We Compromise With The World We Lose Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Apr 22, 2001

When we compromise with the world we lose our fellowship with God. A former Dean of St Paul’s, W R Inge, famously observed that any church that enters into a marriage with the spirit of the age "will soon ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 17:16, Joshua 17:13, Jeremiah 2:4-13

Tags: Holiness, Call Of The Disciples, Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Sort Of Dead To Sin  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 24, 2003

Sort of Dead to Sin] In a classic Leadership cartoon by Mary Chambers, two couples are seated in a living room engaged in Bible study. One of the women is speaking. "Well," she says, "I ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

May Those Who Love Us, Love Us; And Those Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“May those who love us, love us; and those who don’t love us, may God turn their hearts; and if He doesn’t turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles so ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

What Is Known As Success Assumes Nearly As Many ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What is known as success assumes nearly as many aliases as there are those who seek it. Like love, it can come to commoners as well as courtiers. Like virtue, it is its own reward. ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

At Least He's Honest

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

AT LEAST HE'S HONEST The teenager who brought home a report card heavy with poor grades. His mother asked, "What have you to say about this?" The boy replied, ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Brethren

An Artist In Mexico Lost His Right Hand While ...

Contributed by Joel Santos on Mar 19, 2005

"An artist in Mexico lost his right hand while working on a statue. But he did not give up his work. He learned to carve with his left hand. His beautifully finished masterpiece was called ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Robert Bork, Judge And Former Nominee For The ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006

Robert Bork, judge and former nominee for the Supreme Court, is credited with this limerick that puts it so well: God’s plan made a hopeful beginning, But man spoiled his chances by sinning. We trust that the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Experience Teaches Us To Be Most On Our Guard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the governments purpose is beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Children Just Dont Fit Into A To Do List Very ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Children just dont fit into a to do list very well. It takes time to be an effective parent when children are small. It takes time to introduce them to good booksit takes time to fly kites and play ...read more

Tags: Parenting

It Reminds Me Of The Man Who, When Asked What He ...  PRO

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Nov 9, 2009

It reminds me of the man who, when asked what he got his wife for Christmas replied, "Nothing. She still has not used what I got her last year." "Well, ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Baptist

Following Beliefs

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

FOLLOWING BELIEFS 68% of Americans 13-24 follow their own religious and spiritual beliefs, but think other religious beliefs could be true as well. Just 31% strongly believe their religious beliefs are true and ...read more

Tags: Youth

Celebrate Everything

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 16, 2008

CELEBRATE EVERYTHING Years back my wife reminded me "Tomorrow will be trash day." I responded to her, "Well, that makes this trash eve. What can we do to celebrate?" You see, if we work ...read more

Tags: Holidays

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Want To Show You Something. When John Talks ...  PRO

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 20, 2004

I want to show you something. When John talks about brazen sin, perpetrated by obvious sinners, he doesn’t use the image of darkness. When he wants to show us bold-faced sinners, he uses a different image. In fact, he does it in the very next chapter, chapter 4, where he introduces us to the ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Fulfilling Your Purpose

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 24, 2012

FULFILLING YOUR PURPOSE When we lived in Wiesbaden, some missionary friends bought a German toaster. When they got home, they plugged it in, placed some bread in it, and then waited for the toast to pop up a few minutes later. Well, the toast never did pop up from it because...well, it didn’t ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

Denomination: Baptist

If You Want To Walk On Water…  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 2, 2012

John Ortberg states: "The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life. And that’s sobering news to most of us, because we’re into comfort...but water walkers master ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:18-22, Romans 4:3

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In The Classic Christmas Movie From 1947, "A ...

Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 24, 2007

In the classic Christmas movie from 1947, “A Miracle on 34th St.,” a young and skeptical girl named Susan goes up to Santa in the middle of Macy’s department store, which this year is not being manned by a fake Santa, but the real Kris Kringle. The little girl goes up to Santa and he says, “Well ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Spiritual Millionaires

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 5, 2009

SPIRITUAL MILLIONAIRES Obeying the law justifies no one, Jew or Gentile, because no one obeys the law. There is no one righteous, not even one, Romans 3:10 says. Therefore, the law can only condemn us, not declare us righteous. For example, the law is very clear: "Do not write a check for more ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:2-4

Tags: Justification

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Devil's Vision  PRO

Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 8, 2002

THE DEVIL’S VISION The devil once said, to his demons below, our work is progressing entirely to slow; The holiness people stand in our way, since they don’t believe in the show or the play; they teach that the carnival, circus and dance, the tavern and honky tonk, with games of chance, drinking ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-6

Tags: Satan, Television And Movies

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational