In Sermon Illustrations: "Young"

Earle Dickson, An Employee Of Johnson & Johnson, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

Earle Dickson, an employee of Johnson & Johnson, married a young woman who was accident-prone. Johnson & Johnson sold large surgical dressings in individual packages, but these were not practical for small cuts and burns. Dickson put a small wad of sterile cotton and gauze in the center of an ...read more

Tags: Creation

Former President Ronald Reagan Once Had An Aunt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

Former president Ronald Reagan once had an aunt who took him to a cobbler for a pair of new shoes. The cobbler asked young Reagan, “Do you want square toes or round toes?” Unable to decide, Reagan didn’t answer, so the cobbler gave him a few days. Several days later the cobbler saw Reagan on the ...read more

Tags: Character

In England At The House Of Commons, Princes Alice ...  PRO

Contributed by Neal Gracey on Feb 18, 2006

In England at The House of Commons, Princes Alice had a young daughter and her daughter had Diphtheria. Doctors told Princess Alice to stay away from her face so as to not breathe her daughter’s breath, because she then would contract the terminal disease and die. One day as the daughter lay ...read more

Tags: Unconditional Love

Denomination: Baptist

Reinhold Niebuhr, A Famous American Protestant ...  PRO

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Mar 23, 2006

Reinhold Niebuhr, a famous American Protestant theologian in the 20th century, served as both a working pastor in Detroit and a respected professor at Yale University. He told the story of a flatland farm boy who, all his young life, dreamed of being a sailor on a tall-masted sailing ship. He ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Servant

Denomination: Methodist

After The U.s.s. Pueblo Was Captured By The ...  PRO

Contributed by David Rogers on Aug 1, 2006

After the U.S.S. Pueblo was captured by the North Koreans, the eighty-two surviving crew members were thrown into a brutal captivity. In one particular instance thirteen of the men were required to sit in a rigid manner around a table for hours. After several hours the door was violently flung ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Baptist

No Charge

Contributed by Danny Rogers on Sep 27, 2006

A young boy wrote a letter to his mother: Dear Mom, For cleaning my room: 25c For doing the dishes: 25c For taking out the trash: 25c For cutting the grass: 25c Total: $1.00 The mother came home and read the note. She then pulled out the dollar and placed it with his note. She then ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

What Does A Coach Look For Most In An Athlete? ...

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Nov 3, 2006

What does a coach look for most in an athlete? Shari Kuchenbecker and her team of research assistants from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles interviewed six hundred and fifty-eight coaches representing forty-three sports. The athletes they coached ranged in age from three to twenty-two. ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

A Perverted Form Of Pride Is Inordinate ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 5, 2007

A perverted form of pride is inordinate self-esteem. In the fall after we married Barbara took some drapes and a quilt to the cleaners. One afternoon she asked if I wanted to go with her to get them. The young girl behind the counter was feeling her oats – hair cut just right, permed just ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

In Every Man's Battle, Stephen Arterburn Urges ...

Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Apr 20, 2007

In Every Man’s Battle, Stephen Arterburn urges men to retrain their eyes to “bounce away” from visual images that stimulate lust. Many have found that a good habit can be formed in just a couple of weeks. It feels good when find out you got it right. Last fall I was talking with my ...read more

Denomination: Mennonite

Children In Single-Parent Families Are Five Times ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 14, 2007

Children in single-parent families are five times more likely to be poor, and half the single mothers in the United States live below the poverty line. Children of divorce suffer intense grief, which often lasts for many years. Even as young adults, they are nearly twice as likely to require ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

There's A Story That Abraham Lincoln Went To A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There’s a story that Abraham Lincoln went to a slave market one time, and was moved with compassion to place a bid on a young black girl. He won the bid and walked away with his “property.” There was a sullen, angry expression on the girl’s face, because she knew that here was another white man who ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Bertoldo De Giovanni Is A Name Even The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Bertoldo de Giovanni is a name even the most enthusiastic lover of art is unlikely to recognize. He was the pupil of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of his time, and he was the teacher of Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor of all time. Michelangelo was only 14 years old when he came to Bertoldo, ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Norman Vincent Peale Would Tell A Story Of What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Norman Vincent Peale would tell a story of what happened to him as a young boy. He found a cigar on the sidewalk, so he picked it up and took it into an alley and lit her up He said it tasted terrible, but as bad as it was, it still made him feel grown up. Then, he said he saw his dad walking down ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Augustine, Who Became One Of The Great ...

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 30, 2007

Augustine, who became one of the great theologians and greatest preaching leaders of his day, was a very wild young man. He had a mother who prayed deeply for him all the time. One day, Augustine announced that he was moving to Rome. His mother was devastated. She prayed, "Oh, God, don’t let ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Fully Furnished!  PRO

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007

Fully furnished! Leander McCormick-Goodheart was a recruiter for the Ford Motor Company in 1944. He toured fifty universities across the United States to recruit the outstanding graduating student of each institution. At Leigh University, he met a young man named Lee and offered him a position at ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Double Message Noted

Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 18, 2007

Double Message Noted A man sat down to supper with his family and said grace, thanking God for the food, for the hands which prepared it, and for the source of all life. But during the meal he complained about the freshness of the bread, the bitterness of the coffee, and the sharpness of the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Bystander Effect — Lawrence S. Wrightsman

Contributed by Brad Fowler on Dec 1, 2007

Bystander Effect- Lawrence S. Wrightsman What a sharp contrast with a scene that occurred on a New York street nearly two decades before. Kitty Genovese was slowly and brutally stabbed to death. At least thirty-eight of her neighbors witnessed the attack and heard her screams. In the course of the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Before I Read As This Is A New Year, I Wanted To ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jan 14, 2008

Before I read as this is a new year, I wanted to share with you last year’s winners for the wackiest label contest. These are labels that seem the most ridiculous sponsored by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch. I’ll start with some of the honorable mentions. Cyndi LaMonde of Traverse City submitted a ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

There's A Story Of Soldier, That While Still A ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 23, 2008

There’s a story of soldier, that while still a young boy, formed the habit of praying beside his bed before he went to sleep. He became an object of mockery and ridicule in the barracks. One night, as he knelt to pray after a long, weary march, one of his tormentors took off his muddy boots and ...read more

Denomination: Other

Joy List

Contributed by Dale Hummel on May 14, 2008

JOY LIST Writer C. W. Metcalf was working as a hospice volunteer when he met 13-year-old Chuck, who was terminally ill. One day Chuck gave Metcalf half-a-dozen sheets of paper with writing on both sides and said, "I want you to give this to my mom and dad after I die. It's a list of all the fun we ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational