In Sermon Illustrations: "Wolves Among Us"

One Of The Most Tragic Things I Know About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon, instead of ...read more

Tags: Learning

Oswald Champers Said:

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 31, 2009

Oswald Chambers said: “The majority of us begin with the bigger problems outside and forget the one inside. A man has to learn ‘the plague of his own heart’ before his own ...read more

Tags: Sin, Sin General

Denomination: Other

We Won't Litter In Public But Yet We Accept Junk ...

Contributed by Ladonna Omobude on Nov 24, 2009

We won’t litter in public but yet we accept junk and mess in our spirits allow people to bring us trash and refuse to take the garbage to the curb and leave it there. We neglect to wash ...read more

Tags: Conscience

Denomination: Pentecostal

George Bernard Shaw: "This Is The True Joy Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Mar 9, 2010

George Bernard Shaw: "This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clot of ailments and ...read more

Tags: Complaining

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Happens When We Learn About A Really Bad ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

What happens when we learn about a really bad guy repenting? It happens all the time in prison ministry, yet many of us think those people aren’t worth saving. They had more chances than most of us are willing to give them, yet God hasn’t given up on them. Jeffrey Dahmer was a convicted murderer ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Firmes En La Fe Y Mansedumbre En Predicación ...

Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Mar 22, 2010

Firmes en la fe y mansedumbre en PREDICACIÓN (Translation follows) ¿Cómo actúa usted cuando alguien no le escucha? ¿Cómo le responde cuando creen tener la razón por encima de Dios y su Palabra? ¿Se pelea y discute con la persona? Si usted hace eso, ya tiene perdida la batalla. B. Aunque no ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

Unintentionally Humorous Texts: The "Bad Axe” Incident

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 3, 2024

Introduction: This is a follow up to the story of Elisha being asked, maybe as an afterthought?, to go with student prophets as they built a new facility. One of these men had borrowed an axe but something awful happened. By the way, this story has nothing whatsoever to do with the city of Bad ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:1-7

Tags: Elisha, Jordan River, Sons Of The Prophets, Axes

Denomination: Baptist

[030] A Message From A Poem – Beauty From Ashes

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 18, 2025

[030] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – BEAUTY FROM ASHES One of the deepest emotions we have is shame. Shame happens when sin has caused havoc in a person’s life, and the realisation of it bursts like a cloud over the person. Shame brings guilt and guilt can affect a person greatly, even causing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:10, Psalm 51:1-2, Psalm 51:12, 1 John 1:7-9

Tags: Ashes, Sinning, Repentance, Guilt, Shame, Bathsheba, Conviction, Poetry, David, Forgiveness, Beauty, Holy Spirit  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[155]. A Message From A Poem – Jesus Elevated In The Midst

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 6, 2025

[155]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS ELEVATED IN THE MIDST Not I, but Christ. That is how it ought to be. That is the emphasis we need to have in our living and ministry. I am nothing without my Lord. If I think I am something I am deluded. If I think the ability is mine I am a disgrace. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:15, Matthew 21:9, Galatians 6:3

Tags: Lifted Up, Christian Poems, Jesus Elevated, Ride On A Donkey, Hosanna, Palm Sunday, Worthy Is The Lamb, Jesus In The Midst  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dad's Favorite Sayings  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 5, 2001

DAD’S FAVORITE SAYINGS:  Go ask your mother!  Just wait ‘till I get home!  When I was your age…  I used to walk to ...read more

Tags: Children, Father's Day, Parenting

Denomination: Wesleyan

If You Think About It, Adam Had More Trouble Than ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

If you think about it, Adam had more trouble than any of the rest of us buying his Father a gift for Father’s Day. I mean, what do you get ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Father's Day

Heretics Are To Be Converted By An Example Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Jun 13, 2002

“Heretics are to be converted by an example of humility and other virtues far more readily than by any external display or verbal battles. So let us arm ourselves with devout prayers and set off showing ...read more

Tags: Sharing Your Faith, Humility, Apologetics General

Denomination: Pentecostal

A New Survey By The Barna Group Indicates That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2006

A new survey by The Barna Group indicates that terminology used by followers of Jesus Christ reflects a breadth of meanings, and that a fourth of people calling themselves “born again” didn’t rely on ...read more

Tags: Grace

In A Study Of 14,700 Teens, University Of North ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

In a study of 14,700 teens, University of North Carolina sociologist Kathleen Harris discovered that girls with involved fathers are more likely to delay sex and less likely to use drugs or ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Torn: 75% Of Evangelicals Feel A Part Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Torn: 75% of evangelicals feel a part of mainstream American, but 75% also believe they are a minority under siege and must fight to be heard, finds a poll by Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Spam Will Cost The World $50 Billion In Lost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Spam will cost the world $50 billion in lost productivity and other expenses this year, according to a new Ferris Research study. More than a third of that, or $17 billion will be wasted by ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Pastors & Marriage: 88% Of Evangelical Ministers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Pastors & Marriage: 88% of evangelical ministers and 69% of mainline Protestant ministers in the U.S. are currently on their first marriage. 8% of evangelical pastors have been divorced compared to 23% of ...read more

Tags: Divorce

The Branch Of The Vine Does Not Worry, And Toil, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The branch of the vine does not worry, and toil, and rush here to seek for sunshine, and there to find rain. No; it rests in union and communion with the vine; and at the right time, and in the right way, is the ...read more

Scripture: John 15:5-8, John 15:4-10

Tags: Jesus Christ

In The Evening Of Life, We Shall Be Judged On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

In the evening of life, we shall be judged on love, and not one of us is going to come off very well, and were it not for my absolute faith in the loving forgiveness of my Lord, I could not ...read more

Tags: Truth

As Luther Wrote, "Christ Could Be Born Twenty, A ...

Contributed by Michael Uebergang on Apr 12, 2006

As Luther wrote, “Christ could be born twenty, a hundred, a thousand times and it would not help us, if the sermon of the angel were not added. Without this message the holy birth would be nothing; it would be as though ...read more

Tags: Christmas Advent

Denomination: Lutheran