In Sermon Illustrations: "2 Peter 3:1-18"

Heavenly Home

Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 3, 2014

Daniel Overdorf- One Friday afternoon I struggled to prepare for the weekend. The week’s hectic pace, filled with activities, left me scrambling on Friday to finish my sermon. While I hunched over my desk, unable to develop anything that resembled a sermon, the office phone rang. From the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:13

Tags: Heaven, Heavenly Home, Entering God's Rest

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Love Lifted Me!

Contributed by Rick Palmer on Nov 4, 2018

God took a big basket and put everything in my life that was important, everything of value, and everything worth living for into the basket. Then he lifted it up very high and turn that basket upside down and shook it until it all scattered. Let me clarify, at the age of 36 I ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:19, 2 Peter 3:9, 2 Timothy 2:25, Ezekiel 18:30, Proverbs 28:13, Acts 3:26, Psalm 40:2-3  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Evangelism, Judgement, Cross Of Jesus, Jesus The Rock, Pray For The Lost, He Choose Me, Salvation Testimony, Lifted From The Mire, Salvation, Divorce, Depravity, Suicide, Cross Of Christ, Iniquity  (view more)  (view less)

Cruel Times Are Coming...

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020

In 1988, evangelical philosopher and theologian Carl Henry made a stunning prediction in his book, Twilight of a Great Civilization. He said that as America progressively loses its Christian heritage, paganism would grow bolder. What we saw in the last half of the 20th-century was a kind of benign ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-3, 2 Peter 3:1-9

Tags: Persecution, America, Prophecy, Last Days, Humanism, Cruelty  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Real Growth

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 9, 2021

Take note of what JUAN CARLOS ORTEZ penned in “LIVING WITH JESUS TODAY” WE HAVE A PHENOMENON IN THE CHURCH TODAY WHICH I CALL “ETERNAL BABYHOOD OF THE BELIEVER.” WE HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR CHURCH WHO AFTER YEARS OF HEARING MESSAGES ARE JUST THE SAME. THEY CONTINUALLY NEED A MINISTER TO KEEP AFTER ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5, 2 Peter 3:18

Tags: Babyhood, Growth, Immaturity

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Never Quit Growing

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 9, 2022

GROWTH IS ESSENTIAL OR ONE WILL GET STAGNATE AND BEGIN A DECREASE. Growth is essential to long term survival. We must learn to take advantage of opportunities and take risk. GROWTH: improve, increase, develop, mature, progressive development, MATURITY, AGE, SIZE, WEIGHT, HEIGHT. 2 Peter 3:18 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:18, Philippians 1:9

Tags: Plan, Growth

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Just A Second!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 5, 2023

A young man once asked God how long a million years was to Him. God replied, "A million years to me is just like a single second to you." The young man asked, "Then what is a million dollars like to you?" God replied, "A million dollars to me is just like a single penny ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:9-10

Tags: Eternity, Heaven, Time Management, Time, Clocks  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational