In Sermon Illustrations: "All Have Sinned"

We Should Have All Our Communications With Men ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We should have all our communications with men as in the presence of God, and with ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Of All The Peoples Whom I Have Studied, From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Of all the peoples whom I have studied, from city dwellers to cliff dwellers, I always find that at least 50 percent would prefer to have at least one ...read more

Tags: Parenting

It Is After You Have Lost All Your Teeth That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is after you have lost all your teeth that you can ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Not All Who Seem To Fail Have Failed Indeed, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Not all who seem to fail have failed indeed, Not all who fail have therefor worked in vain. There is ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

We Have All Eternity To Tell Of Victories Won ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We have all eternity to tell of victories won for Christ, but we have only a few hours ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Only The Middle-Aged Have All Their Five Senses ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in ...read more

Tags: Aging

When All The Kids Have Grown Up, Married, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When all the kids have grown up, married, and moved away, many parents experience a strange ...read more

Tags: Parenting

You Now Have Within You All The Elements That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You now have within you all the elements that are necessary to make you all the Father ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

Speak Not At All, In Any Wise, Till You Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Speak not at all, in any wise, till you have somewhat to speak; care not for the reward of your speaking, but simply and with ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

We Have Staked The Future Of All Our Political ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We have staked the future of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government; upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

All Truly Wise Thoughts Have Been Thought ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times, but to make them really ours we must think them over again honestly, ...read more

Tags: Thought

Say All You Have To Say In The Fewest Possible ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible ...read more

Tags: Words

Nuclear Families Have Dropped To Below 25% Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

Nuclear families have dropped to below 25% of all U.S. households. ...read more

Tags: Family

I Have This Attic Over My House. There Are All ...

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 26, 2009

I have this attic over my house. There are all sorts of things up there; most of them non-life forms. Among the assorted things I do not understand is a myriad of electrical and mechanical devices. The most evil of those is a disconnect for the two zone heat and air units. It’s a safety device. ...read more

Tags: Restoration

Denomination: United Methodist

I Think We All Have The Capacity For Commitment ...

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009

“I think we all have the capacity for commitment and a need to believe in something or somebody.” - Mannie ...read more

Tags: Leadership, Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

You Could All Have One If You Wanted  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2012

YOU COULD ALL HAVE ONE IF YOU WANTED In Gipsy Smith's book The Beauty of Jesus, Gipsy Smith told about Peter Apples, a man (during the Civil War) who went into the enemy's territory. Peter Apples did not know much about being a good soldier. He just knew that when his superior officer said, ...read more

Scripture: John 4:34-38

Tags: Evangelism How To

God's Standard For Sin

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 30, 2010

GOD'S STANDARD FOR SIN At a former church, a youth leader came up to me one day and said, "I'm trying to figure out the way God judges sin. The best I can figure it, I assume he grades on the curve like they do at school. You know, 70% good is a passing grade." I had bad news for him. God has a ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sin Changes You

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Apr 21, 2022

I heard a quote many years ago that I believe is from a movie I do not recommend called 8mm. (it is about human trafficking or some other awful thing). The quote is so true: If you dance with the devil, the devil dont change. The devil changes YOU. We can see this principle illustrated so ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8, 1 Peter 5:9

Tags: Sin, Temptation, Compromise

Denomination: Charismatic

Social Consequences Of Sin

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Oct 13, 2024

Social consequences of sin. Jonathan Edwards in his book “The Nature Of True Virtue” lays out how sin destroys the social fabric. He argues that human society is deeply fragmented when anything, but God is our highest love. If our highest goal in life is the good of our family, then we will tend to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:21-24

Tags: Law, Sin, Idolatry, Virtue, Jonathan Edwards, 10 Commandments  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Running From Sin

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011

RUNNING FROM SIN The story is told of a young girl who accepted Christ as her Savior and applied for membership in a local church. "Were you a sinner before you received the Lord Jesus into your life?" inquired an old deacon. "Yes, sir," she replied. "Well, are you still a sinner?" "To tell ...read more

Scripture: John 16:8-11

Tags: Sin General