In Sermon Illustrations: "Christ Our Substitute"

[305]. A Message From A Poem - They Won’t Unseat The Creator

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 4, 2026

[305]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - THEY WON’T UNSEAT THE CREATOR The aim of this poem is to look at the position Creation holds against those who reject a Creator God, and therefore would hold to evolution. It exposes the stupidity of refusing to believe in the face of created evidence. Mankind ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:10-11, Romans 1:20-22

Tags: Atheists, The Creator, Proof Of God, Christian Poems, Unseat God, Creation, Reject, Humanism, Fools  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do Not Hinder Prayer

Contributed by James Dina on Jul 19, 2020

Do not hinder prayer. Those that live without prayer in the world, live without God in their lives. “Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the peoples who do not call on your name.” (Jeremiah 10:25). To restrain prayer is worse than not to pray. The latter indicate only ...read more

Scripture: Job 15:4-5, Psalm 60:11, Psalm 51:15, Matthew 12:37, Isaiah 50:4, James 3:8  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Faith, Prayer, Words, Tongue, Hypocrite, Hinder  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Story Of Squanto  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

The Story of Squanto Most of us know the story of the first Thanksgiving -- at least, we know the Pilgrim version. But how many of us know the Indian viewpoint? No, I’m not talking about some revisionist, politically correct version of history. I’m talking about the amazing story of the way God ...read more

The Book Of Heaven] In 1832 Four Indian Chiefs ...

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 15, 2010

[THE BOOK OF HEAVEN] In 1832 four Indian chiefs from the western part of our nation walked the streets of the city of St. Louis, Missouri. The wearied, wasted manner of their appearance demonstrated the fact that they had come a long way. General George Rogers Clark was military commander at St. ...read more

Tags: Missions

Denomination: Baptist

Hot-Sync Your Marriage!

Contributed by Mike Fox on Feb 23, 2008

Hot-Sync Your Marriage! "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." Proverbs 18:21 We used to have just PDA’s. Now, like most, we’ve updated to PDA Phones, mainly for business. But when we had our PDA’s, we had a feature called "Hot-Sync". The ...read more

Denomination: Apostolic

Why We Celebrate The 4th  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009

WHY WE CELEBRATE THE 4TH But there is a reason why we celebrate on the 4th and we can’t forget that! It was the day the day the colonies declared their independence from England. Freedom was declared in some famous words of the Declaration of Independence, which starts: We hold these truths to be ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-40

Tags: 4th Of July, Independence Day

When A Thief Was Surprised At Church!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 13, 2023

When I was pastoring in Texas, something strange happened one Christmas that I will never stop laughing about. Because it was a Christmas holiday, we were at home with our family taking a break from our normal ministry schedule. We did not go to the church campus for the weekend. But, while we ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:10-11, Proverbs 3:9-10, 1 Timothy 6:10, 1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Tags: Pastors, Tithing, Robbing God, Stealing, Surprises, Church, Giving, Humor  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Illustration – The Coffee Cup

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 18, 2024

AN ILLUSTRATION – THE COFFEE CUP I don’t prefer strong coffee for it has a couple of effects on me. My wife bought these coffee bags that had “intense” on the packets. I know I might horrify some people but I found I could use these coffee bags 4 times. They only need to be in hot water for a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1, 1 John 2:16-17, 1 John 1:8-10

Tags: Adulterated, Sin Is Subtle, Sin, Deceived, Coffee, Coffee Mug  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[222]. A Message From A Poem - Praise Ye The Lord

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 10, 2025

[222]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - PRAISE YE THE LORD This is a praise hymn though no current tune fits the rhythm flow of the lines, and it requires tweaking of the lines for the exact rhythm. I am not doing that right now. There are six stanzas, each one with a new theme set in the first ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:2, 1 Kings 19:3-4

Tags: Praise The Lord, Struggle, Works, Despondent, Christian Poems, Praise, Power, Strength, Redemption, Goodness, Majesty, Elijah  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Rich Family In Church  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 29, 2006

The Rich Family in Church by Eddie Ogan I’ll never forget Easter 1946. I was 14, my little sister Ocy was 12 and my older sister Darlene was 16. We lived at home with our mother, and the four of us knew what it was to do without many things. My dad had died five years before, leaving Mom with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17-19

Tags: Giving, Giving General, Tithe, Sacrifice

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Antonym Of Joy  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 9, 2001

THE ANTONYM OF JOY Discouragement is dissatisfaction with the past, distaste for the present, and distrust of the future. It is ingratitude for the blessings of yesterday, indifference to the opportunities of today, and insecurity regarding strength for tomorrow. It is unawareness of the presence ...read more

Tags: Discouragement, Doubt, Disappointment, Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Changed Whiskey Into Furniture  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 21, 2002

Changed Whiskey into Furniture An alcoholic, who became a believer, was asked how he could possibly believe all the nonsense in the Bible about miracles. “You don’t believe that Jesus changed the water into wine do you?” “I sure do, because in our house ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus

Denomination: Baptist

Chris Seay, A Us Pastor Writing In Leadership ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Oct 25, 2002

Chris Seay, a US pastor writing in Leadership magazine – a journal for pastors, says “One of our greatest obstacles is that the people we refer to as "the lost" may be more spiritual than most of us pastors. It is difficult to teach spiritual disciplines of prayer, study, and ...read more

Tags: Cults, Disciplines General, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

In His Book Entitled Failing Forward John Maxwell ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 11, 2003

In his book entitled Failing Forward John Maxwell shows the vicious cycle that sets up in our lives when we yield to a fear of failure: Fear Inactivity Inexperience Inability To break that cycle of defeat we must commit ...read more

Tags: Emotions, Fear And Worry

Denomination: Charismatic

Quote From Jerry Vines, ...

Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 2, 2005

Quote from Jerry Vines, http://elbourne.org/sermons/index.mv?illustration+2567 “Our churches are in serious trouble today. There is virtually no difference between the average church member and the person who is not a Christian. God meant for the Christian to be different, to live a different kind ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Is Narnia The Only World In Which There Are ...  PRO

Contributed by Glenn Teal on Dec 7, 2005

Is Narnia the only world in which there are unseen forces – both good and evil – are at work? Is Narnia the only place where an evil imposter has taken the place of the rightful King and brought otherwise good people under a wicked spell? And that lion Aslan – is Narnia the ...read more

Tags: Narnia

Denomination: Free Methodist

Long Ago Demosthenes Had Written: "We Keep ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Long ago Demosthenes had written: “We keep prostitutes for pleasure; we keep mistresses for the day to day needs of the body; we keep wives for the begetting of children and for the faithful guardianship of our homes. So long as a man supported his wife and family there was no ...read more

Tags: Sin Separates From God

The Latino Population In The U.s. Constitutes The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

The Latino Population in the U.S. constitutes the 5th largest Hispanic population group in the world, just behind Argentina. By ‘25 it will be #2, behind only Mexico. Our Hispanic population grows by 2.5 people every minute. They now comprise 13% of the ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Long Ago Demosthenes Had Written: "We Keep ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Long ago Demosthenes had written: "We keep prostitutes for pleasure; we keep mistresses for the day to day needs of the body; we keep wives for the begetting of children and for the faithful guardianship of our homes. So long as a man supported his wife and family there was no ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

The Feeling Of Being Hurried Is Not Usually The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

The feeling of being hurried is not usually the result of living a full life and having no time. It is, on the contrary, born of a vague fear that we are wasting our life. When we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no time for anything ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance