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  • Pet Beliefs

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on Nov 15, 2011
     | 3,131 views

    PET BELIEFS The two professors stood nose to nose as they shouted at one another. "The craters on the moon are the result of volcanism," cried one. "You are an idiot," screamed the other, "the craters on the moon are the result of meteor impact." This scene played itself out all across ...read more

  • I've Learned The Meaning Of A Few Words That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,430 views

    * I’ve learned the meaning of a few words that women use from time to time. * For instance ... The word “Fine.” * This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. C) “Five Minutes.” * If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour! * Five minutes is ...read more

  • A Pride Illustration

    Contributed by Bruce Blythe on Dec 27, 2023
     | 339 views

    The Background My observation, after reading my Bible, Observing fellow Christians, And considering my own Christian life is: Pride is the biggest problem, For 99.9% plus of Christians! You could not tell it though. Christians don’t talk about it (much). Preachers don’t preach on it (much). But the ...read more

  • A Man Working In The Produce Department Was Asked ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 3, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 2,186 views

    A man working in the produce department was asked by a lady if she could buy half a head of lettuce. He replied, "Half a head? Are you serious? God grows these in whole heads and that’s how we sell them!" "You mean," she persisted, "that after all the years I’ve shopped here, you won’t sell me ...read more

  • Rules To Help Women Understand Men  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 1,242 views

    Rules to help women understand men 1. Learn to work the toilet seat. If it’s up … don’t come tell us about it. Put it down. 2. Don’t cut your hair. Ever. 3. Don’t make us guess. 4. If you ask a question you don’t want an answer to … expect an answer you don’t want to hear. 5. Sometimes ...read more

  • The Poisonous Snakebite Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2009
     | 3,750 views

    The poisonous snakebite of sin Recently, the news has carried stories about how that snakes formerly kept as pets have been released and found new habitat. The Everglades is overrun with such snakes. In an effort to prevent the problem from escalating, the authorities are removing snakes from ...read more

  • How To Get To Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,841 views

    HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN In 1997 there was survey taken by U. S. News and World Report, "Who do you think is mostly likely to get into heaven?" Mother Teresa had a 79%, Oprah Winfrey 66%, Michael Jordon 65%, Colin Powell 61%, Dennis Rodman 28% and O. J. Simpson 19%. The person completing the survey ...read more

  • You Vs. The Boss  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,238 views

    You vs. The Boss: If you take a long time, you’re slow. BUT if your boss takes a long time, he’s thorough. If you don’t do it, you’re lazy. BUT if your boss doesn’t do it, he’s too busy. If you make a mistake, you’re an idiot. BUT if your boss makes a mistake, he’s ’only human’. If you’re on a day ...read more

  • The Creation  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 83 ratings
     | 5,673 views

    The Creation God created the mule and told him: "You will be mule, working constantly from dusk to dawn, carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass and you will lack intelligence. You will live for 50 years." The mule answered: "To live like this for 50 years is too much. Please, ...read more

  • Give God The Big Stuff, Too

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Aug 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,092 views

    GIVE GOD THE BIG STUFF, TOO I am mechanically inept and every once in a while I try to do some mechanical thing. Sometimes it's as simple as trying to put up a light fixture. Inevitably it fights back and doesn't go easily. I start getting frustrated and forcing the issue, usually making it worse. ...read more

  • I Was A Groomsmen At A Wedding Once. It Was A ...

    Contributed by Jordan Wirkkala on Dec 12, 2007
     | 2,977 views

    -I was a groomsmen at a wedding once. It was a formal wedding, the place was packed and everyone was looking there finest. The wedding coordinator put a piece of tape on the floor for me to stand and said, “this is your spot, do not move”. The wedding was going beautifully until something awful ...read more

  • Speaking About Balance, Yesterday I Read About A ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Jan 27, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,149 views

    Speaking about balance, yesterday I read about a 28 year old woman in Sacramento who died last week from drinking too much water! The woman had entered a competition on a radio station and the idea was to see who could drink the most water without having to go to the bathroom. The comp was called, ...read more

  • Buried Treasure For Isaac  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,120 views

    BURIED TREASURE FOR ISAAC One night, a poor Jewish man named Isaac from Krakel, Poland, in a vivid dream, saw a buried treasure hidden under a particular bridge in the distant city of Prague. For the next two weeks, he dreamed of the particular city, the same bridge, and the buried treasure. The ...read more

  • I'm Writing School Reports At The Moment. It's ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Jack on Jun 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,704 views

    I’m writing school reports at the moment. It’s something I hate doing. We have a system where you’re expected to write 50-100 words per student so that in the end over all your reports you’ve written tens of thousands of words most of which begin or end with “Johhny needs to be more focused in ...read more

  • Seeing In The Glory Of God

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Aug 23, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,551 views

    SEEING IN THE GLORY OF GOD Tom Long, professor of Homiletics at Candler School of Theology, tells the story of striking up a conversation with a man on a plane. He said they shared the normal kind of nice chit chat, sharing what they each did for a living and sharing pictures of their families. ...read more

  • Sowing And Reaping

    Contributed by Paul Robinson on Mar 20, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,221 views

    It was my Senior year of high school, and I wanted to have a good date for the upcoming Junior Senior Banquet (a Christian version of the prom). Her name was Jenny. She was the pastor's daughter, and she was cute. When I finally got up the nerve to ask her, she readily said Yes! I was so ...read more

  • Mad Mike Hughes

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Feb 26, 2020
     | 2,199 views

    Mad Mike Hughes had a mission, to launch himself into outer space. He believed the earth was flat, and the only way to prove it was to go up into space and take a photo of the flat earth. He did not trust others to document the truth, he would only believe it if he saw it with his own eyes. In ...read more

  • Consider The Following Email Recently Sent To Me ...  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 13, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 1,473 views

    Consider the following email recently sent to me titled "WORDS WOMEN USE." "FINE." This is the word women use to end an argument when they feel they are right and you need to shut up. Never use "fine" to describe how a woman looks——this will cause you to have one of those arguments. "FIVE ...read more

  • Misunderstood  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,916 views

    MISUNDERSTOOD It's easy to be misunderstood. Misunderstanding happens all the time. It is very, very easy to be misunderstood. One way to be misunderstood is to be vague and hazy. Just mumble under your breath and utter ambiguities, and I guarantee that you will be misunderstood. Some of you are ...read more

  • I Recently Met A New Friend We'll Call Mike

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
     | 1,218 views

    I recently met a new friend we’ll call Mike Mike told me his testimony Mike believed he was saved Was going through life as a saved man, but not really on fire for God Things that should have negatively affected him, his friends behavior, his environment , didn’t He just ignored those things and ...read more