I am always on the hunt for videos that I can use as Sermon illustrations. There are specifically produced video from sermon central and others out there, but I would rather use something that is free, and more original. So I am starting this thread to share these types of videos with one an other.

If you are looking to use one you can use keepvid.com to pull the video down into a format you can use.

Interms of the legality my understanding is I am safe under the fair use clause, but that is just my approach, and each video is different with different legal issues. If you are uncomfortable using a video for concern of legality than I would suggest you not use them, but please don't make this thread into that conversation, start an other thread for that. I really would like this to be a resource.

What would be great is along with the video, also include the scripture that it corresponds to. It is likely that others will see additional passages the could apply, hence making this an even more powerful resource.


Here is one I found recently:

Scripture: 12*Christ is just like the human body—a body is a unit and has many parts; and all the parts of the body are one body, even though there are many. 13*We were all baptized by one Spirit into one body, whether Jew or Greek, or slave or free, and we all were given one Spirit to drink. 14*Certainly the body isn’t one part but many. 15*If the foot says, “I’m not part of the body because I’m not a hand,” does that mean it’s not part of the body? 16*If the ear says, “I’m not part of the body because I’m not an eye,” does that mean it’s not part of the body? 17*If the whole body were an eye, what would happen to the hearing? And if the whole body were an ear, what would happen to the sense of smell? 18*But as it is, God has placed each one of the parts in the body just like he wanted. 19*If all were one and the same body part, what would happen to the body? 20*But as it is, there are many parts but one body. 21*So the eye can’t say to the hand, “I don’t need you,” or in turn, the head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.” 22*Instead, the parts of the body that people think are the weakest are the most necessary. 23*The parts of the body that we think are less honorable are the ones we honor the most. The private parts of our body that aren’t presentable are the ones that are given the most dignity. 24*The parts of our body that are presentable don’t need this. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the part with less honor 25*so that there won’t be division in the body and so the parts might have mutual concern for each other. 26*If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part gets the glory, all the parts celebrate with it. 27*You are the body of Christ and parts of each other. 28*In the church, God has appointed first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, the ability to help others, leadership skills, different kinds of tongues. 29*All aren’t apostles, are they? All aren’t prophets, are they? All aren’t teachers, are they? All don’t perform miracles, do they? 30*All don’t have gifts of healing, do they? All don’t speak in different tongues, do they? All don’t interpret, do they? 31*Use your ambition to try to get the greater gifts. And I’m going to show you an even better way.

Common English Bible. 2011 (1 Co 12:12–31)