In Sermon Illustrations: "Becoming Finished"

Prayer As Our Heavy Artillery

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 9, 2024

In Ephesians 6:18, Paul has completed the metaphor of Roman armor. But he is not finished teaching about spiritual warfare. In fact, he has come to the most important weapon in our spiritual arsenal. Prayer is the heavy artillery. Through prayer we call down the bombardment of God against our ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:18

Tags: Spiritual Warfare, Prayer, Intercession, Victory, Armor, Battles  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Surprise Surprise!

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2025

Blog stories: “Today, I went to my new job at a pre-school. I was really excited because everything was going so well, and a little boy even said he was drawing a picture of me. He even gave it to me when he was finished. Well it was me, but I was also on fire and being stabbed and shot multiple ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-17

Tags: Anger, Reaction, Surprise

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus Christ Presented Humility As A Description ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Jesus Christ presented humility as a description of what we shall be unconsciously when we have become rightly related to ...read more

Tags: Humility

All The Performances Of Human Art, At Which We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All the performances of human art, at which we look with praise or wonder, are instances of the resistless force of perseverance: it is by this that the quarry becomes a ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Discipleship Is Not A Second Step In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Discipleship is not a second step in Christianity, as if one first becomes a believer in Jesus and then (if he chooses) a disciple, but from the beginning, ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

We Cannot Afford To Let Gods Requirements ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We cannot afford to let Gods requirements become our options, any more than we can afford to ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Iron Rusts From Disuse; Stagnant Water Loses Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does ...read more

Tags: Learning

Man's Main Task In Life Is To Give Birth To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important ...read more

Tags: Human Life

We Are Not Called To Be Successful In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are not called to be successful in accordance with ordinary standards, but in accordance with a corn of wheat falling into the ground and dying, becoming in ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Christlikeness: A Painful Process  PRO

Contributed by Josh Hunt on May 9, 2012

CHRISTLIKENESS: A PAINFUL PROCESS The truth is that the Spirit of the living God is guaranteed to ask you to go somewhere or do something you wouldn’t normally want or choose to do. The Spirit will lead you to the way of the cross, as He led Jesus to the cross, and that is definitely not a safe or ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18, Matthew 16:24-25, Revelation 12:1-2

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Baptist

Chuck Colson Has Called Internet Pornography ...  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 10, 2001

Chuck Colson has called Internet pornography “Spiritual Crack Cocaine,” because of how quickly people can become addicted to it and ...read more

Tags: Entertainment, Addiction, Pornography

Denomination: Baptist

You Never Know How Much You Really Believe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

“You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of ...read more

Tags: Doubt

According To Smallgroups.com Surveys, There Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

According to Smallgroups.com surveys, there is a 10% likelihood that a church visitor will become a member, but if the visitor is invited to a small ...read more

Tags: Church Small Groups

Louis Pasteur Wrote, "When I Approach A Child, ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008

Louis Pasteur wrote, "When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Church Of God

Every 30 Minutes In America, 29 Kids Will Attempt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

Every 30 minutes in America, 29 kids will attempt suicide, 2,795 teen girls will become pregnant, and 22 ...read more

Tags: Youth

We Are In The Process Of Creating What Deserves ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are in the process of creating what deserves to be called the idiot culture. For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are ...read more

Tags: Culture

Old Age Is As Forgetful As Youth, And More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Old age is as forgetful as youth, and more incorrigible; it displays the same inattentiveness to conditions; its memory becomes self-repeating and ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Over The Years I Have Discovered That Ideas ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Over the years I have discovered that ideas come through an intense desire for them; continually desiring, the mind becomes a watchtower on the ...read more

Tags: Thought

You Dont Marry One Person; You Marry Three The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You dont marry one person; you marry three the person you think they are, the person they are, and the person they are going to ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

By All Means Marry. If You Get A Good Wife, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By all means marry. If you get a good wife, youll be happy. If you get a bad one, youll become a ...read more

Tags: Marriage General