In Sermon Illustrations: "Wrong Way"

I Was Speaking With A Man Recently Who Had Been ...

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 13, 2010

I was speaking with a man recently who had been in a near fatal car accident and he said that God didn’t seem to care about His injuries. I asked him if he blamed God and He said something to the effect of "Yes, GOD IS TO BLAME. Why didn’t He intervene when I had that car accident, or when my ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dale Carnegie Comments, "If You Want To Win ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 15, 2002

Dale Carnegie comments, "If you want to win ...spirited men to your way of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Trust God For Great Things; With Your Five ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Trust God for great things; with your five loaves and two fishes, He will show ...read more

Tags: Faith

Wherever Souls Are Being Tried And Ripened, In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Wherever souls are being tried and ripened, in whatever commonplace and homely way, there God is ...read more

Tags: Endurance

There Are People Who Are Always Anticipating ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many ...read more

Tags: Endurance

In My Walks, Every Man I Meet Is My Superior In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:3

Tags: Thought

Life Is Not Lost By Dying; Life Is Lost Minute ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all ...read more

Tags: Learning

We Must Alter Our Lives In Order To Alter Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to ...read more

Tags: Learning

You Can't Say Civilization Don't Advance...in ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You can't say civilization don't advance...in every war they ...read more

Tags: Culture

Humans Hardly Ever Learn From The Experience Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Humans hardly ever learn from the experience of others. They learnwhen they do, which isnt ...read more

Tags: Experience

I Ask Sir, What Is The Militia? It Is The Whole ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I ask sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Put It This ...

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius put it this way, "A man’s life is what ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sweeping Closer To Home!" 2 Samuel 12:1-8 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 16, 2005

“Sweeping Closer to Home!” 2 Samuel 12:1-8 Key verse(s): 5-6:“David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die! He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.’” The old fix-it ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-8

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Lutheran

Where Did The Summer Go?

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 14, 2023

This past week started out as the best week of the whole year. At least, I thought so at the time. I finished my book manuscript and sent it to the publisher. I caught up with some other projects that were lagging. And I had time to balance my checkbook. What could be better than that? The ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:24

Tags: Summer, Time

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Ain’t Nothing Better Than A P&j Sandwich

Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 5, 2023

I'm not sure what happened to my closely guarded diet during these recent holidays, but I won't ask. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage has been so busy cooking and preparing food that she didn't have time to oversee my diet. I love it when a plan comes together. As usual, I used ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:4

Tags: Thanksgiving, Food

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Who Has The License To Drive Me Crazy?

Contributed by James Snyder on May 24, 2025

I will confess that I am crazy, but I didn’t get there by myself. Somebody has been driving me crazy. When I use the word “somebody,” I mean a lot of people. I didn’t always know I was crazy until a few years ago The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage looked at me and said, “Are you crazy or ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:9

Tags: License, Crazy

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

To Ask Or Not Ask Is No Option

Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 23, 2022

You would think I would have learned all I needed to learn at my age. However, each day I learn something I did not know the day before. So much of my new learning is still connected to being married to The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. I know, for example, that she is not soliciting ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:14

Tags: Harmony, Questions

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Cost Of Dodging Duty

Contributed by Robert Garrett on Aug 8, 2005

ILLUSTRATION “THE COST OF DODGING DUTY” I have read of a king who placed a heavy stone in the road and hid to see who would remove it. Men of various classes came and worked their way around it, some loudly blaming the king for not keeping the highways clear, but all dodging the duty of getting ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

Denomination: Baptist

Have You Ever Bump Or Push Started A Car? It's ...

Contributed by Peter Bines on Jan 22, 2008

Have you ever bump or push started a car? It’s pretty exhausting especially if it doesn’t work first time. If a manual transmission car won’t start because the battery’s flat or the starter motor’s broken the driver puts the car into gear and keeps the clutch down whilst a couple of people push ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

When Charles Spurgeon Was Pastor At New Park ...

Contributed by Bruce Landry on Feb 25, 2008

When Charles Spurgeon was pastor at New Park Street in London, God used his words to bring about amazing changes in the lives of people. A man who was on his way to get some gin saw the crowd at the church door and pushed his way in to see what was going on. At that moment, Spurgeon turned and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist