Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "Wolf in sheep clothing" showing 941-960 of 1,247

Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Category

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • The Suffering Of "El Santo"  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,174 views

    THE SUFFERING OF "EL SANTO" Sister Yolanda Tarango discovered "El Santo" one day when as a small girl she was sent to the family shed to finish throwing her pity party. She noticed a strange parcel in the corner, covered with a heavy cloth. Peering under the cover, she was shocked to find bloody ...read more

  • I Wanted To Tell You Men About A Story That Some ...

    Contributed by Richard Scoggins on Jan 28, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,521 views

    I wanted to tell you men about a story that some of you may be able to relate to. I used to love to squirrel hunt. As a matter of fact I preferred it over just about any other kind of hunting. Well one day when I was about 19 while attending Southwest a friend of mine said that he had found the ...read more

  • Believe It Or Not, The Following Announcements ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,623 views

    Believe it or not, the following announcements actually appeared in various church bulletins. 1. Don’t let worry kill you -- let the church help. 2. Thursday night - Potluck supper. Prayer and medication to follow. 3. Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community. 4. ...read more

  • Just Prior To The 2002 Olympics I Was Asked By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2005
     | 2,008 views

    Just prior to the 2002 Olympics I was asked by Arturo Kinch of Costa Rica to coach him in Cross Country skiing. This wasn’t Arturo’s first Olympics or ski experience. In fact I realized that this former missionary kid, who hadn’t even seen snow until he was 19, was somewhat of a folk hero in ...read more

  • Let's Take A Look At Society's Honest View Of The ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jun 26, 2006
     | 1,807 views

    Let’s take a look at society’s honest view of the early church by reviewing this letter from antiquity: For Christians are not distinguished from the rest of mankind by country, or by speech, or by dress. For they do not dwell in cities of their own, or use a different language, or practice a ...read more

  • Beggar And His Rice

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,515 views

    ILLU. beggar and his rice A Parable of Life Life is like another parable from another land. A blind Indian beggar sat beside a road, fingering the rice in his little bowl. Wearing only a loin cloth, he sat in poverty beside a road that stretched into nowhere both ways. The scarce travelers ...read more

  • Mavis Jackson Lived In Anaheim California And She ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Jan 2, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,568 views

    Mavis Jackson lived in Anaheim California and she often walked past the Crystals Cathedral. She keep saying to herself that someday she was going to go to that church. Then one Sunday she decided that today was the day. She got all dressed up in her best clothes as her Midwestern upbringing ...read more

  • 3 Men Were Walking On A Beach One Afternoon ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,903 views

    : 3 men were walking on a beach one afternoon when they came across an old lamp. The first man picked it up and began to rub it and out popped a genie. The genie said I am here to give each of you one wish each. The first man did not hesitate he said I want a million dollars – POOF, instantly a ...read more

  • There's A Little Guy Somewhere, Waiting To ...

    Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 9, 2008
     | 1,076 views

    There’s a little guy somewhere, Waiting to appear; Curled up inside his mother’s protective atmosphere. He’s the one they didn’t plan on, He’s an extra mouth to feed, a little inconvenience neither of them need. He’s doctor’s bills and formula, He’s sleepless nights and stress, He wet and ...read more

  • Just Prior To The 2002 Olympics, A Trainer Was ...

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 27, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,235 views

    Just prior to the 2002 Olympics, a trainer was asked by Arturo Kinch of Costa Rica to coach him in Cross Country skiing. This wasn’t Arturo’s first Olympics or ski experience. In fact, the trainer realized that this former missionary kid, who hadn’t even seen snow until he was 19, was somewhat of a ...read more

  • Deliverance

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 6,206 views

    DELIVERANCE Stanley Praimnath, Vice President for Fuji Bank, was in his office in the South Tower at the World Trade Center when his phone rang. "Are you watching the news?' asked a woman in their Chicago office. "Are you alright?" "I'm fine" he said wondering why she had called. Just then he ...read more

  • Messiah Fed The Hungry  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,296 views

    "MESSIAH" FED THE HUNGRY When Handel wrote "Messiah" he had gone from riches to rags. For 30 years he had entertained Lords and Ladies with his operas. But those days seemed long past. Creditors were at his door. He was depressed. He could not sleep and he was plagued by rheumatism. He feared he ...read more

  • View Everyone As God's Creation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,415 views

    VIEW EVERYONE AS GOD’S CREATION Presbyterian biblical scholar/ minister/author Carl Howie tells about an incident that took place in a New York subway. It was winter, and an especially cold and bitter night. Very few people were on the subway at that hour. At each station, the train would screech ...read more

  • When I Was In High School I Was A Very Lazy ...

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 16, 2009
     | 2,941 views

    When I was in high school I was a very lazy person. I was a walking, talking illustration of what sloth looks like. Classes didnt challenge me. I found I could get good grades whether I paid attention or not, so I chose the latter. I spent a greater portion of most of my classes drooling on the ...read more

  • Power Of The Flesh  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Apr 17, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,883 views

    POWER OF THE FLESH A certain man was in very big trouble. He was sacked from five jobs. When he could not feed his family again, his wife ran away, leaving him with three daughters. To worsen his sorrow, his first daughter became pregnant while in form three. When he tried to beat her, she said, ...read more

  • Roman Battle ...

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,611 views

    Roman Battle Shield: • worn by heavy-armed infantry • adapted to form of human body • main form of complete body protection • single handed combat = soldier completely protected • deflected arrows, darts, missiles • protected soldier from hand held weapons • much larger • oval shape or rectangular ...read more

  • Girl Born ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,358 views

    Girl Born Blind There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, ’If I could only see the world, I will marry you.’ One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the ...read more

  • Holiness Is Developed In Community

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,777 views

    HOLINESS IS DEVELOPED IN COMMUNITY In the 3rd and 4th Centuries, and even to some extent today, the popular image of holiness was solitude, silence and severity. The really (quote) "holy people" back then were those who lived like hermits, wandering in the desert alone -- fasting, praying and ...read more

  • Radical Faith  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 24, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,734 views

    RADICAL FAITH I want to read to you the opening story from David Platt's book "The Radical Question" (Multnomah Press). Imagine a scene that took place in Asia not so long ago: A room in an ordinary house, dimly lit, all the blinds on the windows closed. Twenty leaders from churches in the ...read more

  • Authority At The Airport

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 25, 2011
     | 3,247 views

    AUTHORITY AT THE AIRPORT Someone the other day told me they had a problem with Security at the airport from something they left in their carry on. Then it got me to thinking, which is a bad idea anyway, about my TSA encounter. I had an early morning flight and I got through security at about ...read more

  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 62
  • 63
  • Next