In Sermon Illustrations: "Wrong"

Again Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes, "There Would ...

Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 11, 2006

Again Dr. Marc T. Newman writes, "There would not be much drama, however, if no one were in peril in a pirate film. There is plenty of swordplay, and a ship-crunching Kraken lurks in the deep, but such threats can only harm one’s body. The real danger lies in risking one’s soul. Dead Man’s Chest ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Baptist

Again Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes, "There Would ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 14, 2006

Again Dr. Marc T. Newman writes, "There would not be much drama, however, if no one were in peril in a pirate film. There is plenty of swordplay, and a ship-crunching Kraken lurks in the deep, but such threats can only harm one’s body. The real danger lies in risking one’s soul. Dead Man’s Chest ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Baptist

Once, When A Stubborn Disputer Seemed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Once, when a stubborn disputer seemed unconvinced, Lincoln said, "Well, let’s see how many legs has a cow?" "Four, of course," came the reply disgustedly. "That’s right," agreed Lincoln. "Now suppose you call the cow’s tail a leg; how many legs would the cow have?" "Why, five, of course," was the ...read more

Tags: Parable Shrewd Manager

The Story Is Told Of A Little Girl Who Was ...

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 29, 2007

The story is told of a little girl who was touring a large, ornate cathedral which had "saints" pictured in the elaborate stained glass windows. She asked her father, "Daddy, who are those people?" And he responded, "Honey, those are saints, do you know what a saint is?" She thought for a moment ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Statistics: Our Kids Every Day: 1,000 Unwed ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 13, 2007

Statistics: Our kids Every day: 1,000 unwed teenage girls become mothers - 1,106 teenage girls get abortions - 4,219 teenagers contract sexually transmitted diseases - 500 adolescents begin using drugs - 1,000 adolescents begin drinking alcohol - 135,000 kids bring guns or other weapons to school ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Someone Was Discussing With His Preacher The ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008

Someone was discussing with his preacher the advisability of writing down the names of the bride and groom in his notes. He had heard about a priest who was too proud to do that, and ended up calling a groom by the wrong name. The preacher said, "You think that’s bad? I began a ceremony and ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

C.s. Lewis On Judging Others

Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 18, 2009

C.S. LEWIS ON JUDGING OTHERS C.S. Lewis wrote about this in Mere Christianity. He said, "One of the marks of a certain type of bad man is that he cannot give up a thing himself without wanting everyone else to give it up. That is not the Christian way. An individual Christian may see fit to give ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Denomination: *other

Trials Expose The True Heart

Contributed by Sidney Sumida on Oct 6, 2009

TRIALS EXPOSE THE TRUE HEART Circumstances that are hard and difficult will bring out the best and worst in people. When the terrorist attack happened to our nation on 9/11, we saw this timeless truth acted out right before our very eyes. Some of the greatest acts of heroism were demonstrated by ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Charismatic

John Adams On Commitment

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2010

JOHN ADAMS ON COMMITMENT It is easy to stand on the sidelines and say what is wrong with people, our nation, our laws. It is much more difficult to speak up about what is necessary to turn things around. On July 4th, 1776, Adams said in an address before the Continental Congress: "Live or die; ...read more

Scripture: John 15:12-13

Tags: America

Whose Jeans?  PRO

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 9, 2010

WHOSE JEANS? After going on a diet, a woman was really feeling good about herself, especially when she was able to fit into a pair of jeans she had outgrown long ago. "Look, look!" she shouted while running downstairs to show her husband. "I can wear my old jeans again!" Her husband looked at her ...read more

Tags: Pride

Denomination: Brethren

Calling A Cow's Tail A Leg

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 1, 2011

CALLING A COW'S TAIL A LEG There is a story told about Abraham Lincoln who had a very heated argument with a political opponent. Lincoln asked his political rival, "How many legs does a cow have?" "Four, of course," came the disgusted reply. "That's right," agreed Lincoln. "Now suppose you call ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Brethren

A Christian Who Will Not Relinquish A Hateful, ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 23, 2008

A Christian who will not relinquish a hateful, resentful attitude toward someone who has wronged him is a person who knows neither the true glory of his redeemed humanity nor the true glory of God’s gracious divinity An unforgiving Christian is a living contradiction of His new nature in Christ. It ...read more

Denomination: Other

So Did You Hear The Story About The Sunday ...

Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Feb 26, 2008

So did you hear the story about the Sunday School teacher who was teaching on the 8th Commandment and trying to illustrate that it’s wrong to steal? “all right children, here’s another example,” she said. “If I were to pull a man’s wallet out of his pocket and take all the money in it, what would ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Polycarp, The Bishop Of Smyrna Was Brought Before ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 25, 2008

Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna was brought before the Roman authorities and told if he cursed Christ he would be released. He replied, "86 years have I served him, and he has done me no wrong: how then can I blaspheme my king who saved me?" The Roman officer replied, "Unless you change your mind, I ...read more

Tags: Persecution

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008

Illustration: “Turnaround” Gordon Macdonald states, “Repentance is not basically a religious word. It comes from a culture where people were essentially nomadic and lived in a world with no maps or street signs. It’s easy to get lost walking through the desert. You become aware that the countryside ...read more

Tags: Repentance

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Church Service Ended At The Lutheran Church ...  PRO

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 1, 2003

The church service ended at the Lutheran Church in New Sweden, Maine as everyone “passed the peace.” It was the first Sunday after Easter, and the 50 people in attendance headed to the fellowship hour to have some coffee. Some of the people complained that the coffee was bitter, but people ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Methodist

Let's Pretend That Somewhere, A Long Time Ago In ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 14, 2005

Let’s pretend that somewhere, a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was a planet of crooked people. They didn’t differ much from one another as they were all crooked in the same way. What we call their left arm was bent in a peculiar way that was very unlike what we’d call their right ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost, God Brings Hope

Denomination: Orthodox

There Is No Exchange! (11.15.05--Heart And ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 14, 2005

There Is No Exchange! (11.15.05--Heart and Soul!--2 Chronicles15:14-15) Life is full of the tentative. It would seem that the ability to be decisive is fast becoming a relic; replaced instead with a sleek, stream-lined, today’s-age, model that places indecisiveness as the norm and decisiveness as ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 15:14-15

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Discipleship

Denomination: Lutheran

Do We Know The Pessimist's Creed?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 9, 2007

DO WE KNOW THE PESSIMIST’S CREED? THINK, IF THE PESSIMIST HAD A CREED WHAT WOULD IT BE? ALL BUT ME AND THEE! THE PESSIMIST CREED! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Why rejoice in sunshine? It will just turn to dark clouds and much rain! Besides that, the sunshine can hurt your eyes, More than that it ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Story Is Told About "New Year's Day, 1929, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The story is told about “New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played UCLA in the Rose Bowl. In that game a young man named Roy Riegels, Team Captain, recovered a fumble for UCLA, that had been fumbled by Stumpy Thomason from Georgia Tech. Picking up the loose ball, he lost his direction and ran ...read more

Tags: Bible Study