In Sermon Illustrations: "All Have Sinned"

Having A Guide  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 5, 2002

HAVING A GUIDE In A Slow and Certain Light, Elizabeth Elliot tells of two adventurers who stopped by to see her, all loaded with equipment for the rain forest east of the Andes. They sought no advice, just a few phrases to converse with the Indians. She writes, "Sometimes we come to God as the two ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will, Obedience, Prayer How To, Surrender, Guidance, Descriptions Of God  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Others Have Prejudices, But We Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 5, 2005

Others have prejudices, but we have convictions. Others are conceited, but in me it’s self-respect. Others are social-climbing snobs, but with me it’s just trying to get ahead. If you are unyielding about your views of Scripture, that’s just plain stubbornness; but in me, it’s contending for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:2, Luke 15:25-32

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Worry

Denomination: Baptist

Magnanimous People Have No Vanity, They Have No ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. ...read more

Tags: Human Life

[307]. A Poem Message - This Poor, Sinful World – With God In Control

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 11, 2026

[307]. A POEM MESSAGE - THIS POOR, SINFUL WORLD – WITH GOD IN CONTROL God is in control. God always has the control and the whole of the universe one day will come together in the new heavens and the new earth and sin is gone forever. The poem begins with what I see as a fact. If there was ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:4-5, John 1:3

Tags: World, Sin, Judgment, Control, Meaningless, Coming Judgment, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Sinful Word  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[308]. A Message From A Poem - This Sinful World Faces Reality

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 11, 2026

[308]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - THIS SINFUL WORLD FACES REALITY The opening line sets the theme of this poem – “The differential is greater now than ever it was,” and becomes a contrast of what is righteous and what is wicked. The gap is widening and wickedness is growing. The 6 stanzas - each ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:3, Revelation 21:1-2

Tags: World, Judgment, Reality, Decline, Coming Judgment, Sin In The World, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If Your Right Eye Causes You To Sin, Gouge It Out ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007

If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do All The Good You Can, By All The Means You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people ...read more

Tags: Character

Do All The Good You Can, By All The Means You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all ...read more

Tags: Giving General

3% Of All Web Traffic And 2% Of All Surfing Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

3% of all Web traffic and 2% of all surfing time involved an adult site during August. (The Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Addiction

3% Of All Web Traffic And 2% Of All Surfing Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

3% of all Web traffic and 2% of all surfing time involved an adult site during August. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Addiction

One Of My All-Time Favorite Tv Shows Is All In ...

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 13, 2010

One of my all-time favorite TV shows is All In the Family. I really love the way that Edith would go into these elaborate stories to try and explain a situation to Archie, and Archie ...read more

Tags: Truth Of Christ

Denomination: Methodist

Death Smiles At All Of Us, All We Can Do Is ...

Contributed by Brien Sims on Jan 16, 2008

Death smiles at all of us, all we can ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We All Want To Be Wise, We All Want To Know. ...

Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 18, 2008

We all want to be wise, we all want to know. Incidentally, the English word sophomore also comes from two Greek words: sophos means wise, and moros means foolish. In other words, a sophomore is a wise ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Baptist

You Have To Be Flexible. If You Have A Plan And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You have to be flexible. If you have a plan and just blindly follow it, its ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Tags: Church Discipline

Because Jesus Was God, He Could Not Sin. He ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 4, 2001

Because Jesus was God, He could not sin. He could sin as a man, but He could not as God. It would be like taking a hollow cane pole and a steel rod that is small enough in diameter to fit through the pole. The cane pole represents Jesus’ humanity; the steel rod represents His deity. If you took ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus, Humanity Of Christ

Paul Said, "Be Angry Without Sinning", But Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001

Paul said, "Be angry without sinning", but too often Christians, trapped in passivity, commit the sin of not being angry - ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

President Lincoln Said, "To Sin By Silence When ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 10, 2002

President Lincoln said, “To sin by silence when one should speak ...read more

Tags: Communication General, Leadership General

Denomination: Congregational

One Great Power Of Sin Is That It Blinds Men So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"One great power of sin is that it blinds men so that they do not recognize its ...read more

Tags: Sin General

This Book (The Bible) Will Keep You From Sin Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"This book (the Bible) will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

God Had One Son Without Sin, But Not A Single ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“God had one Son without sin, but not a single child without the rod” ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ