In Sermon Illustrations: "Believers Lifestyle"

His Forgiveness Won Him

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 9, 2007

“His Forgiveness Won Him” In the home of Dr.Goheen, a missionary in India, a native was dusting the furniture and carelessly upset a beautiful vase, which fell to the floor, breaking in many pieces. The frightened native dropped on his knees before Dr. Doheen, begging for mercy. The doctor ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Christian Church

William Cary Was A Shoemaker When One Day He ...

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 12, 2006

William Cary was a shoemaker when one day he heard of the millions of people in India who had not heard the Good News of Jesus Christ. He believed the great commission to “Go into all the world and preach the gospel.” He believed that that verse was speaking directly to him. So he volunteered ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Was A Young Seminarian Who Was Taking An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

There was a young seminarian who was taking an oral examination for his ordination process. During the questioning, one of the examiners asked him if he believed in a personal devil. "No," he replied, "I do not believe in the devil." Hearing this, the examiners began to discuss the seminarian’s ...read more

Tags: Satan

God's Judgement

Contributed by John Bright on Sep 23, 2025

I don’t believe that God’s Judgement should be our main focus, but I also believe it’s wrong to never mention the Judgement of God. Remember, God must judge humanity because “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) Our God is a Holy God who also wants us to be holy. (1 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:5, Romans 3:23, 1 Peter 1:16

Tags: Grace, Holy Spirit, Judgment, Holiness

Denomination: Methodist

When We Do Our Duty, Not For Duty's Sake, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When we do our duty, not for duty's sake, but because we believe that God is engineering our circumstances in that way, then at the very point of ...read more

Tags: Faith

Optimists Are Self-Motivated By Inspiring ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Optimists are self-motivated by inspiring themselves to action. They believe in who they are and in what they are doing. They make mistakes and learn from them. They achieve ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Though Dark Thoughts Violently Thrust ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Though dark thoughts violently thrust themselves upon thee, let them be as strangers to thee; receive them not, ...read more

Tags: Thought

We Grew Up Founding Our Dreams On The Infinite ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still believe that one can learn to play the piano by mail ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Teens Who Keep Blogs Are More Likely To Engage In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

Teens who keep blogs are more likely to engage in personal writing. They are also more likely to believe writing will prove crucial to ...read more

Tags: Youth

The Lost Art Of Saying Thank You

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014

“Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy - because we will always want to have something else or something more.” - David Steindl-Rast Everyone likes to feel appreciated. I remember a ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:17

Tags: Thanks, Unthankfulness, Gifts

Denomination: Charismatic

Strongs Says It This Way "Christ And The ...  PRO

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on Jul 13, 2001

Strongs says it this way "Christ and the believer have the same life. They are not separate persons linked together by some temporary bond of friendship,-they are united by a tie as ...read more

Tags: Divinity Of Christ, Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: *other

When I Told The People Of Northern Ireland That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

"When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, ’Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Lordship Of Christ, Unity

Martin Luther: Feelings  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 12, 2002

Feelings come and feelings go And feelings are deceiving; My warrant is the Word of God, Naught else is worth believing. Attributed to Martin Luther, ...read more

Tags: Emotions, Assurance Of Salvation, Apologetics The Bible

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Newsweek Poll Found That 84% Of American Adults ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A Newsweek Poll found that 84% of American adults call themselves Christian, 82% see Jesus as the son of God, and 79% believe in the Virgin ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Far Away There In The Sunshine Are My Highest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

A Sign Outside A Church Read: "What Must I Do To ...

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 15, 2006

A sign outside a church read: "What must I do to be lost?" Answer: "Nothing." You could change it and ask, "What must I do to be ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Important Thing Is That Children Should Grow ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The important thing is that children should grow up with parents who believe that there are some ways of life which for us today are better than others and that these ...read more

Tags: Parenting

What Paul Calls Fruit Is The Sole Product Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"What Paul calls fruit is the sole product of the Spirit-possessed life. It is the fruit of the Spirit; that is, it is His fruit and not that of the believer. All that the ...read more

Tags: Character

Faith Is A Living, Daring Confidence In God's ...

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Nov 1, 2009

"Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace, so sure and certain that the believer would stake his life on it a thousand times" ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Lutheran

The Turning Point

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 11, 2014

THE TURNING POINT The turning point in our lives as believers in Christ comes when we stop worshipping the God we WANT......and start ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-10

Tags: Worship, God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational