In Sermon Illustrations: "Unity" showing 61-80 of 356

Did You Hear About The Story Of The Great ...

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 9, 2008

Did you hear about the story of the GREAT ARGUMENT... FIVE FINGERS GOT TOGETHER AND IN A HEATED DISCUSSION THE ARGUMENT AROSE: WHO IS THE GREATEST OF THE FIVE FINGERS? The THUMB laid his claim: I am the greatest, I am the only opposing digit. I am used to HITCHHIKE. The INDEX FINGER... I am the ...read more

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Denomination: Assembly Of God

John ...

Contributed by Michael Wiley on Jan 7, 2009

John 3:16 Introduction: Finished Shopping? What kind of gifts are you looking for? We look for gifts for Christmas that show our love for others. Joke; one man asked another, “what are you getting your wife?” “I’ll wrap myself.” “I’m not getting my wife much either.” ILL Little Sammy Williams ...read more

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Bridge ...

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 23, 2009

THE BRIDGE BUILDER (Unknown) An old man, going down a lonely highway, Came at the evening cold and gray, To a chasm vast and wide, Through which was flowing a swollen tide, The old man crossed in the twilight dim, The swollen stream had no fear for him. But he turned when safe on the other ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:6-12

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Denomination: Assembly Of God

The God Squad

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2009

THE GOD SQUAD This week, we finished remodeling our old house and started moving into our new house. But last Monday I threw my back out while working on the house. I was frustrated and hurting. But the pain was not as bad as the feeling of not being able to finish my tasks which what I wanted to ...read more

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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Binding Sticks  PRO

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009

BINDING STICKS One of Aesop’s fables is about a father who had seven sons. To each son he gave a stick. Each was asked to break his stick, which was easily done. Then the father took seven other sticks and bound them together. He than ask the seven sons to break the sticks. Not one of the sons ...read more

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I Was Reading The Other Day About When The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I was reading the Other day about when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s Admiral Phipps, commander of the British fleet, was told to anchor outside Quebec. He was given orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they attacked the city. ...read more

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Not Long Ago I Read Something That Was In An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Not Long ago I read something that was in an issue of National Geographic There was a photograph of the fossil remains of two saber-tooth cats locked in combat. To quote the article: “One had bitten deep into the leg bone of the other, a thrust that trapped both in a common fate.” The cause ...read more

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A Little Boy On A Farm Illustrated This Concept ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A little boy on a farm illustrated this concept of Christianity. One day the pastor came to visit and was sitting in the living room visiting withy the boy’s mother. The preacher was seated in a corner chair, so the boy did not see him as he came running into the room with a rat by the tail. The ...read more

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Men Aren't Equipped

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Men Aren’t Equipped A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. The next week, the man realized that he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight to Chicago. Not wanting to be the first to break the ...read more

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Buying A New Chandelier

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Buying A New Chandelier The pastor called a special meeting of the congregation to approve the purchase of a brand new chandelier. After some discussion pro and con, an old farmer stood up and said, "Buying a new chandelier may seem like a good idea to you, but I’m against it for three ...read more

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One Man Said, "In My House, I Make All The Major ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One man said, “In my house, I make all the major decisions and my wife makes all the minor decisions. For example, I decide such things as East-West trade, crime in the streets, welfare cheating and increase in taxes. My wife decides the minor things such as which house to buy, what kind of car we ...read more

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Here's A Great Example. I Remember Reading A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Here’s a great example. I remember reading a letter to Ann Landers by a lady named Rosie. She wrote, “A young couple in Missouri got married in 1937. ‘Mike’ worked the third shift for the railroad. He’d come home about 7 a.m. and do odd jobs around the house: fix the old car, do everything but go ...read more

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Someone Put It This Way: "A Preacher Teaches, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Someone put it this way: “A preacher teaches, though he must solicit his own class. He heals, though without pills or knife. He is sometimes a lawyer, often a social worker, something of an editor. He is a bit of a philosopher and entertainer. He is a salesman, a decorative piece for public ...read more

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John Edmund Haggai Said, "Preachers Are Praised ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Edmund Haggai said, “Preachers are praised as administrators, after dinner speakers, book reviewers, counselors, good mixers, organizational workers, ...read more

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Bill Bradley Was The Basketball Star Of The 1964 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Bill Bradley was the basketball star of the 1964 Olympics. Someone said to him, “I wish I could shoot baskets like you.” Bradley replied, “Would you stay in one place until you hit 24 consecutive baskets?” That can apply to almost any ministry. Practice makes perfect in almost ...read more

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J. Wilbur Chapman Was A Great Preacher Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

J. Wilbur Chapman was a great preacher of the past but he wasn’t always that way When he started preaching in one church, the leaders got together and said, “This man can’t preach for sour grapes. We’re going to have to fire him.” The chairman of the board asked who would go tell him that he was ...read more

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If Men Would Consider Not So Much Wherein They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of ...read more

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Honest Differences Of Views And Honest Debate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Honest differences of views and honest debate are not disunity. They are the vital process ...read more

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People Differ. Some Object To The Fan Dancer, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"People differ. Some object to the fan dancer, and ...read more

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Minimize Friction And Create Harmony. You Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Minimize friction and create harmony. You can get friction for nothing, but harmony ...read more

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