Sermon illustrations: Dedication

Standing Strong in the Face of Opposition

When he was appointed as the pastor a church in Cambridge, England, in 1783 Charles Simeon was...

The Plight of the Lost Should Disturb Us

On January 13, 2012, the massive Costa Concordia cruise ship with more than 4,200 passengers and...

Focus on Christ

Marla Runyan gave her all to qualify for the Olympic Games in 1996, but her best time finished...

Death to Self

When a man asked George Mueller the secret of his service, Mueller responded: “There was a day...

Hang On and Keep Climbing

In May of 2001, Erik Weihenmayer accomplished something that only about 150 people per year do—...

The Necessity of Preparation

In May 2013, thirteen-year-old Arvind Mahankali correctly spelled the word “knaidel” (a German-...

Staying on the Right Path

There were 128 runners in the field for the cross country race at the 1993 NCAA Division II Track...

The Cost of Obedience

Pierre Barlot was a gunner in the fort of Mont Valerin during the Prussian siege of Paris. One day...

A Blind, Illiterate Soulwinner

A missionary to Africa told the story of an elderly woman who was reached with the gospel. Though...

Get Up and Try Again

Though he would later be acclaimed as one of the greatest inventors of history, Thomas Edison’s...

The Treasure Hunt

For more than thirty years, archaeologist Howard Carter searched the deserts of Egypt for something...

The Fastest Man Alive

It took less than ten seconds for Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt to cover the one hundred meter...

Fair-Weather Christians

It takes 90 gallons of water to baptize a Christian and only 9 drops of rain to keep him at home!...

Fervency Is Needed in Soulwinning

Charles Peace, a notorious criminal in England, was executed on February 25, 1879. Just before his...

We Died Before We Came Here

When James Calvert went out as a missionary to the cannibals of the Fiji Islands, the ship captain...

Doing What Is Important

The Israeli settlement of Netzarim in the heart of the Gaza Strip was a point of much conflict with...

Your “John Hancock”

Often when we ask for a person’s signature, we will call it their “John Hancock.” This is because...

A Purpose for Living

The famous and very successful football coach Bear Bryant often told reporters, "I’d croak in a...

Sustaining Commitments

“Commitments are sustained through strong inward motives.”—Unknown  

This Is My Church

This is my church. It is composed of people just like me. It will be friendly if I am. It will do...

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