In Sermon Illustrations: "Slave To Sin" showing 461-480 of 3,979

Sulfur Caves  PRO

Contributed by David Selleck on Nov 17, 2005

Sulfur Caves In Southern Mexico lies the Cueva de Villa Luz, or Cave of the Lighted House. As you make your way to the cave you walk through a veritable paradise of tropical birds and lush rain forest. Underwater the cave is fed by 20 underground springs, beautiful watercourses which teem with tiny ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Methodist

A Hiker Was Charged W/ Eating An Endangered ...  PRO

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Nov 28, 2005

A hiker was charged w/ eating an endangered species while tracking the woods of California. After hearing the man had eaten a condor, the judge quickly passed a harsh sentence of 10 years behind bars. The man pleaded w/ the judge to hear his side of the story because he felt circumstances ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Baptist

This Past Week Marked The 50th Anniversary Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 5, 2005

This past week marked the 50th anniversary of the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus to a white man. In a 1996 interview she said “she was tired of it all.” My friend, 1 person, a seamstress from Alabama, decided it was time for a change and through her action and ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Baptist

A Lady's Sick Of Her Husband's Drinking, So She ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

A lady’s sick of her husband’s drinking, so she decides to teach him a lesson. She dresses up like Satan, and when her husband walks in from being out all night, she jumps out from behind the sofa and screams. He says, ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

One Day God Was Looking Down At Earth And Saw All ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the evil that was going on. He decided to send an angel down to Earth to check it out. So he called one of His best angels and sent the angel to Earth for a time. When the angel returned she told God, yes it is bad on Earth, 95% is bad and 5% ...read more

Tags: Sin General

A Minister Told His Congregation, "Next Week I ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

A minister told his congregation, “Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to read Mark 17.” The following Sunday, as he prepared to deliver his sermon, the minister asked for a show of hands. He wanted to know how many had read Mark 17. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 17:1

Tags: Sin General

It Is An Old Ironic Habit Of Human Beings To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

“It is an old ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have ...read more

Tags: Sin General

A Large Majority Of Men--Married And Single--Say ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

A large majority of men--married and single--say they wouldn’t have an affair, even if they were certain their loved one would never find out, says a Gallup poll commissioned by Self magazine, in the June (1992) issue. Of 500 men surveyed, 67% of married men and 60% of unmarried men say an affair ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Anger Is A Divinely Implanted Emotion. Closely ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Anger is a divinely implanted emotion. Closely allied to our instinct for right, it is designed to be used for constructive spiritual purposes. The person who cannot feel anger at evil is a person who lacks enthusiasm for good. If you cannot hate ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Charles De Gaulle Once Said: "When I Am Right, I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Charles De Gaulle once said: “When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. So we were very ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Anger Is Never Without A Reason, But Seldom With ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

It Is He Who Is In The Wrong Who First Gets ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

It is he who is in the wrong who first gets ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

During One Of His Political Campaigns, A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

During one of his political campaigns, a delegation called on Theodore Roosevelt at his home in Oyster Bay, Long Island. The President met them with his coat off and his sleeves rolled up. “Ah, gentlemen,” he said, “come down to the barn and we will talk while I do some work.” At the barn, ...read more

Tags: Sin General

A Professional Carpet-Layer Stepped Back To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

A professional carpet-layer stepped back to survey a newly installed carpet. Reaching into his shirt pocket for a cigarette, he realized the pack was missing. At the same time he noticed a lump under the carpet in the middle of the room, about the size of the missing cigarette pack. There was no ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Ever Watch Your Kids – Maybe They Don't See You ...

Contributed by Glenn Teal on Dec 10, 2005

Ever watch your kids – maybe they don’t see you and they do something wrong like on America’s Funniest Home Videos. There was this sweet little girl maybe 4 or 5 who is video taped stealing from the cookie jar and is interupted cookie in hand. At the moment of her getting caught she screams at ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Free Methodist

In San Antonio, A Man Was Sentenced To Ten Years ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

In San Antonio, a man was sentenced to ten years probation for a bungled burglary of a liquor store. The burglar had cut his hand badly when he broke through the roof of the store. He tried to throw a bottle of whiskey out through the hole he had created but missed, causing the bottle to fall to ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

A San Diego Patrol Officer Was Off-Duty When She ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

A San Diego patrol officer was off-duty when she witnessed a drug deal. Wearing a dress and high heels, she figured she’d never be quick enough to catch the buyer. But as she watched, the buyer walked back to his car and threw up his hands in despair. His dilemma left the officer plenty of time to ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Robert Wood Johnson, The Former Chairman Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

Robert Wood Johnson, the former chairman of Johnson & Johnson, was known to be a terror when he inspected his plants. On one such unannounced visit, the plant manager had a fortunate 30-minute tip prior to his arrival. Hastily he had things spruced up by ordering several large rolls of paper ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

It Is Hard To Believe Now, But The Potato Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

It is hard to believe now, but the potato was once a highly unpopular food. When first introduced into England by Sir Walter Raleigh, newspapers printed editorials against it, ministers preached sermons against it, and the general public wouldn’t touch it. It was supposed to sterilize the soil in ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Two Baseball Teams Had Battled To A Five-All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

Two baseball teams had battled to a five-all deadlock as darkness enveloped the diamond. In the last half of the ninth inning with the bases loaded and the count three and two, the pitcher called for a conference with the catcher. “I’ll wind up and pretend to throw the next pitch. You wham your ...read more

Tags: Sin General