In Sermon Illustrations: "Witness Let It Show"

Noted Bible Teacher E. Schuyler English Told Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Noted Bible teacher E. Schuyler English told of Michael Billester, a Bible distributor who visited a small hamlet in Poland shortly before World War II. Billester gave a Bible to a villager, who was converted by reading it. The new believer then passed the Book on to others. The cycle of ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

I Read The Gripping Story Recently About Paul ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I READ THE GRIPPING STORY RECENTLY ABOUT PAUL KEATING, WHO ONE FEBRUARY NIGHT IN 1980, WAS WALKING HOME TO HIS GREENWICH VILLAGE APARTMENT WHEN HE WITNESSED TWO ARMED MUGGERS ROBBING A COLLEGE STUDENT. KEATING HAD EVERY REASON TO AVOID THE PROBLEM – HE DIDN’T KNOW THE STUDENT, NO ONE WOULD HAVE ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

I Heard About A Football Game Being Played On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I heard about a football game being played on the home field. The home team was being smeared by the visiting squad. Someone on the sidelines kept yelling, "Give the ball to Calhoun Give the ball to Calhoun’’ They tried another play, and again the home team was smashed to the ground, losing ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

I Heard About A Young Lawyer Who Was Called In ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Peake on Sep 26, 2007

I heard about a young lawyer who was called in from the big city to represent a large railroad company that was being sued by a farmer. It seems that the farmer’s prize cow was missing from a field through which the railroad passed, and the farmer was suing for the value of the cow. Before the case ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Tags: Worry, Envy, Confession Of Sin, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Opening Timer Illustration: Set Timer For 30 ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 1, 2007

Opening Timer Illustration: Set timer for 30 minutes – Did you know - What happens in 30 minutes? “Mission Maker Magazine”, page 18, Edition 2008, (www.WorldChristianDatabase.org). 7,764 souls began life in the world 3,444 souls meet Jesus face-to-face 3,420 baptisms occurred in foreign ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bystander Effect — Lawrence S. Wrightsman

Contributed by Brad Fowler on Dec 1, 2007

Bystander Effect- Lawrence S. Wrightsman What a sharp contrast with a scene that occurred on a New York street nearly two decades before. Kitty Genovese was slowly and brutally stabbed to death. At least thirty-eight of her neighbors witnessed the attack and heard her screams. In the course of the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Live In The Day And Age Of A Million Bibles. ...

Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008

We live in the day and age of a million bibles. That is small “b” These are actual book titles or Magazine covers: • The Style Bible: The 11 Rules for Building a Complete and Timeless Wardrobe • The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know • The Cannabis Grow Bible: The Definitive ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

David F. Lloyd In His Essay "Rights Verses ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 21, 2008

DAVID F. LLOYD in his essay “Rights verses Responsibilities” Summer 2001 Issue of Vision:… RIGHTS OR BLESSINGS? Interestingly, God never promised rights. He promised blessings, and that is the critical difference. A self-sacrificing individual who serves his or her society, a people that truly ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Words Do Things

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

Words Do Things One poet tells how a certain man who had performed a heroic act found it impossible to tell his friends about it for a lack of words to describe it. But there was a witness to the event whom the poet refers to as having been "afflicted with the necessary magic of words." He told ...read more

Tags: Heart

Community

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 2, 2015

Dr. B. adds, “Christ desired that his church would be the earthly community of oneness modeled after the eternal community of oneness. Jesus went on to declare that he had provided his followers with everything they needed to bring about this oneness. He prayed, “I have given them the glory that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Tags: Connection, Church Community, Christian Community

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Kind Of Worker Are You?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 15, 2019

WHAT KIND OF WORKER ARE YOU? The way you work in your business is one of the greatest ways you witness either for the Lord or against Him. Don't be a half-hearted worker like these: 1. The Vanisher - The vanisher seems to go invisible at odd times without explanation.  2. The Victim - ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:28

Tags: Work, Testimony, Business

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is The Enemy!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 4, 2021

Stedman illustrates this point noting that "As the Battle of Trafalgar was about to begin, Admiral Nelson came across two officers of his own flagship who were arguing hotly and about to take sword to each other. Nelson stepped between them and said, "Stop." Then, pointing to the ...read more

Tags: Church, Unity, Body Of Christ, Working Together, Division  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

That's Why I Think It Is Very Important In ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 8, 2005

That’s why I think it is very important in understanding God’s grace to comprehend the difference between three words- used in Scripture. Justice - Mercy & Grace. Justice is deserved punishment. Mercy is exemption from punishment, Grace is favor when punishment is deserved. (Repeat) Let me ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Grace

Denomination: Christian Church

In An Age Which Is Given Over To Cynicism, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In an age which is given over to cynicism, coldness and doubt, and in which the fire and warmth of God is conspicuous for its absence in the world, my heart cry is: Let ...read more

Tags: Creation

Assumptions Can Be Quite Dangerous. For Example, ...  PRO

Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Aug 16, 2001

Assumptions can be quite dangerous. For example, the photographer for a national magazine was assigned to get photos of a great forest fire. Smoke at the scene hampered him and he asked his home office to hire a plane. Arrangements were made and he was told to go at once to a nearby airport, where ...read more

Tags: Communication General, Doing God's Will, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

Here Are The Top 10 Things You'll Probably Never ...  PRO

Contributed by Keith Davis on May 5, 2003

HERE ARE THE TOP 10 THINGS YOU’LL PROBABLY NEVER HEAR IN CHURCH 10.Hey! It’s MY turn to sit in the front pew! 9. Sign me up for nursery duty for a whole quarter! 8. Preacher, I was so enthralled, I never noticed your sermon went overtime 25 minutes. 7. Personally, I find visitation night much ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of, Church General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don't Negotiate With Satan!  PRO

Contributed by Darren Rogers on Aug 15, 2007

Don’t Negotiate With Satan! A hunter raised his rifle and took careful aim at a large bear. As the hunter was about to pull the trigger the bear spoke in a soft soothing voice, "Isn’t it better to talk than to shoot? What do you want? Let’s negotiate the matter." Lowering his rifle, the hunter ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Spurgeon On Truth

Contributed by C Vincent on Sep 22, 2009

SPURGEON ON TRUTH Spurgeon quote: "We are one in Christ; let us be friends with one another; but let us never be friends with one another’s error. If I be wrong, rebuke me sternly; I can bear it, and bear it cheerfully and if ye be wrong, expect the like measure from me, and neither peace nor ...read more

Tags: False Teaching

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Good God, Good News

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 3, 2011

GOOD GOD, GOOD NEWS Promoting his recent book "Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived", Rob Bell asked these questions: "How could that God (who condemns people to eternal punishment) ever be good? How could that ever be good news?" Well, let’s ask the ...read more

Tags: Hell

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Bob Russell Shared That Several Months Before ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Demastus on Oct 22, 2001

*Bob Russell shared that several months before they moved into their new church building in 1998, their ministry staff met at the new site for a special staff meeting. Most of the building still wasn’t carpeted, and some of the rooms still had no drywall. They handed out hard hats, magic markers, ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ