In Sermon Illustrations: "Wonderful Things"

God's Promises And Urban Legends  PRO

Contributed by Scott Carson on Nov 20, 2011

GOD'S PROMISES AND URBAN LEGENDS Do you really believe that being godly is great gain and not financial gain, but something that really matters and lasts? If you believed that, wouldn’t it change your life? Most people believe that if you smoke, you’ll get lung cancer. Many of you quit smoking ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Coping With Complaining

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 21, 2012

COPING WITH COMPLAINING How do you cope with complaining, nagging, whine-baby people? Internet discussion board posted this: Why do people complain so much? I know it's a natural thing but it has to be unhealthy. At my job people never stop complaining. Every day it's either too hot or too cold. ...read more

Tags: Complaining

Denomination: Independent/Bible

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

What Happened To King Neb Was Unique --- ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 17, 2012

What happened to King Neb was unique --- I’ve never heard of anything quite like it --- a King eating grass for 7 years like an animal. But on the other hand, the spiritual experience it represents is more common than we’d like to think. I remember a father of one of my youth group kids years ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To, Temptation General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Stick With The Basics

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 25, 2017

When kids turn sixteen, they often take an in-car driving course to prepare them for their driver’s license test. I want you to imagine with me a driving instructor who meticulously teaches the student how to properly adjust the seat and put on the seat belt, how to adjust the mirrors so that the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16

Tags: Gospel, Essentials Of Faith

Denomination: Charismatic

Mutual Respect

Contributed by John Bright on Feb 16, 2025

When we got married there were already 2 children. We each had a child from our first marriages. Those relationships ended and it was by God’s grace that we found each other. My wife and I decided we needed to be on the same page when it came to decisions about the kids. I had read about a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7

Tags: Husband, Wife, Submission

Denomination: Methodist

When I Was Young I Was Sure Of Everything; In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes

The Scotch Catechism Says That Man's Chief End ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The Scotch catechism says that man’s chief end is ’to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.’ But we shall then know that these are the same thing. Fully to enjoy is to glorify. In commanding us ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

When I Was Young I Was Sure Of Everything; In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly sure ...read more

Tags: Humility

Americanism Means The Virtues Of Courage, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity and hardihood the virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of ...read more

Tags: America

Abiding In Jesus Isnt Fixing Our Attention On ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Abiding in Jesus isnt fixing our attention on Christ, but it is being one with himA man is abiding just as much when he is sleeping for Jesus, as when he is awake and working for Jesus. ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

George Whitefield Asked A Man, ‘sir What Do You ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Nov 27, 2001

George Whitefield asked a man, ‘Sir what do you believe? I believe what my church believes.’ What does your church believe? It believes what I believe. And what ...read more

Tags: Bible Study, Bible Influence

The Dangers Of A Kiss  PRO

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Nov 9, 2002

Before I heard the doctors tell the dangers of a kiss, I had considered kissing you the nearest thing to bliss. But now I know biology and sit and sigh and moan; Six million mad ...read more

Tags: Marriage General, Romantic Love

Denomination: Nazarene

Martin Luther Makes A Very Important ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Martin Luther makes a very important observation. He says that in Matthew 6:11, daily bread doesn’t just refer to food. It is a symbol for all the things we need for the preservation of our lives: ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Poem

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

POEM ‘Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream For the soul is dead that slumbers, and things are not what they seem. Life is real Life is earnest And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art; to dust ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Warren Wiersbe Makes The Observation, "The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Warren Wiersbe makes the observation, “The ability to calm your soul and wait before God is one of the most difficult things in the Christian life. Our old nature is restless...the world around us is ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

I Expect To Pass Through Life But Once. If, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow-being, let me do it now, and not ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

If You Are Frightened And Look For Failure And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you are frightened and look for failure and poverty, you will get them, no matter how hard you try to succeed. Lack of faith in yourself, if what life will do for you, cuts you off from ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

No Matter What Mistakes You Have Made No Matter ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No matter what mistakes you have made no matter how you've messed things up you can still make a new beginning. The person who fully realizes this suffers less from the shock ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

One Well-Cultivated Talent, Deepened And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One well-cultivated talent, deepened and enlarged, is worth 100 shallow faculties. The first law of success in this day, when so many things are clamoring for attention, is concentration to bend all the energies to one point, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success