In Sermon Illustrations: "Christ Our Substitute"

The Constitution Is Not An Instrument For The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government ...read more

Tags: America

The American Imagination Releases Itself Very ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The American imagination releases itself very easily in the short story and has done so since the ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Whole Idea That Children Should Be Seen And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The whole idea that children should be seen and not heard is archaic. Young people are not extensions of our ...read more

Tags: Children

Mother Nature Is Providential. She Gives Us ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Mother Nature is providential. She gives us twelve years to develop a love for our children ...read more

Tags: Children

Little Progress Can Be Made By Merely Attempting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil; our great hope ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

We Sometimes Forget That We Go To Church Not To ...

Contributed by Erik Stadler on Dec 21, 2007

We sometimes forget that we go to church not to earn our way to heaven but to ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Each Of Us Has A Spark Of Life Inside Us, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Each of us has a spark of life inside us, and our highest endeavor ought to be to set ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

It Is Human To Err; And The Only Final And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is human to err; and the only final and deadly error, among all our errors, is ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

People Will Understand As Much Of The Love Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

People will understand as much of the love of God as they see in our own lives. The first Bible many ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

To Hoard The Message Of Salvation And Refuse To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To hoard the message of salvation and refuse to share it with an expanding world population of four billion souls is ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Fishing Is Much More Than Fish...it Is The Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Fishing is much more than fish...It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine ...read more

Tags: Sports

We Are Always Looking To The Future; The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are always looking to the future; the present does not satisfy us. Our ideal, ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

The Most Beautiful Mosaic Is But Pieces Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The most beautiful mosaic is but pieces of broken glass. With divine aid, the scattered fragments of ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

To Prejudge Others Notions Before We Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To prejudge others notions before we have looked into them is not to show their ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Lulled In The Countless Chambers Of The Brain, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a hidden chain; awake ...read more

Tags: Thought

When We Do The Best We Can, We Never Know What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life ...read more

Tags: Miracles General

Be A Man

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019

BE A MAN 1. Be a Protector 2. Be a Provider 3. Be a Partner 4. Be the SPIRITUAL LEADER ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13

Tags: Manhood, Responsibilities

Denomination: Pentecostal

Not Just Another Offering

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009

NOT JUST ANOTHER OFFERING I had been praying regularly with the deacons for one of our members. His wife, Pat, attended our small congregation faithfully, but John hadn’t been to church in years. So every Sunday afternoon before the evening service, we prayed for ways to communicate our commitment ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Consumed With Consumerism

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 4, 2009

Consumed with Consumerism We Americans are CONSUMED with the CONSUMER mentality! We’re used to choosing whatever gives us the most "perks and bennies" at any given time. We look for a restaurant with the best price and menu and atmosphere and location. We go to the clothing store that carries ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:10-12

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Lord's Supper With Grandma

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Oct 13, 2010

In 1999 the church I was serving designated a particular Sunday morning service for celebrating the lives of our shut-ins. Every effort was made to get them to the church that day. We highly encouraged their family to make arrangements but had volunteers step up where that didn’t work. After the ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness, Lord's Supper

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed