In Sermon Illustrations: "Dead Flies"

The Other 19 Percent

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009

THE OTHER 19 PERCENT Even if they’re unsure of it, most people want to believe in Heaven, and most people have some concept of it. TIME took a poll 10 years ago, and 81% of the people they surveyed said they believed in the existence of Heaven, where people lived forever with God after they ...read more

Scripture: John 12:37-50

Tags: Atheism

A Young Boy Was Sitting On The Front Row ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 6, 2001

A young boy was sitting on the front row watching a ventriloquist perform with his dummy on his lap. Interacting with the boy, the dummy proceeded to ask the boy questions and talk with him. Thinking that the boy had found a new friend, he approached the dummy after the show to ask him to come ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Tags: Faith Vs. Works, Faith

Choosing A Road  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jul 23, 2001

CHOOSING A ROAD After a Muslim in Africa was converted to Christ, his friends asked him why he became a Christian. He answered, "Well, it’s like this. Suppose you were going down the road and suddenly the road forked in two directions, and you didn’t know which way to go; and there at the fork ...read more

Tags: World Religions, Easter Resurrection, Apologetics Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rob Frazier, A Contemporary Christian Artist ...  PRO

Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Oct 8, 2001

Rob Frazier, a contemporary Christian artist wrote a song titled, "He doesn’t want you better, He wants you deader" Dead people don’t mind the pain, Don’t get offended so they never complain They’re not concerned about personal gain, Does that sound like me or you? The truth is rising from the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20, Galatians 2:20

Tags: Cross, Discipleship, Growth In Christ

Denomination: Baptist

There It Is, The Word Forsake. It Sounds Painful. ...

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 6, 2003

There it is, the word forsake. It sounds painful. It produces a mid-air collision with a courtroom gavel that says, “Divorced,” and an emergency room doctor that says, “Dead.” The word means, “to let one down, to desert, abandon, leave in a lurch, leave one helpless.” Kenneth Wuest helps us with ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Muslim In Africa Became A Christian, And Some ...

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jul 19, 2004

A Muslim in Africa became a Christian, and some friends asked him, “Why have you done such a thing?” He answered, “Well, it’s like this: Suppose you were going down the road and suddenly the road forked in two directions. You didn’t know which way to go; and there at the fork were two men - one ...read more

Tags: Confession Of Sin

Denomination: Pentecostal

There Was A Lady That Broke Down In The Middle ...

Contributed by Shane Rodriguez on Nov 8, 2004

There was a lady that broke down in the middle of the desert. As she walked the heat beat down on her and her tongue swelled and her lips cracked from no water. She finally sat down and gave up from walking any further. Later she was found dead from lack of water. The sad thing is a mile north from ...read more

Tags: Animals

Denomination: Baptist

O We Try To Find Meaning By Comparing Ourselves ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 14, 2005

o we try to find meaning by comparing ourselves to others: Mrs. Moskowitz was trying to describe to the interior decorator exactly how she wanted her house done. She said, "I leave the art and design entirely to you. I ask only that whatever you do, it be spectacular. I want it done in such a ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Jealousy

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The 18th-Century British Physician John Hunter, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

The 18th-century British physician John Hunter, who was a pioneer in the field of surgery and served as surgeon to King George III, suffered from angina. Discovering that his attacks were often brought on by anger, Hunter lamented, “My life is at the mercy of any scoundrel who chooses to put me in ...read more

Tags: Death

Our Neighbor's Cat Was Run Over By A Car, And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

Our neighbor’s cat was run over by a car, and the mother quickly disposed of the remains before her four-year-old son Billy found out about it. After a few days, though, Billy finally asked about the cat. “Billy, the cat died,” his mother explained. “But it’s all right. He’s up in heaven with ...read more

Tags: Death

The 18th-Century British Physician John Hunter, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

The 18th-century British physician John Hunter, who was a pioneer in the field of surgery and served as surgeon to King George III, suffered from angina. Discovering that his attacks were often brought on by anger, Hunter lamented, "My life is at the mercy of any scoundrel who chooses to put me in ...read more

Tags: Anger

Open War Is Upon You

Contributed by C Jordan on Jun 21, 2006

QUOTE: (From Waking the Dead by John Eldredge) "In the second film of The Lord of the Rings trilogy - The Two Towers - there is a king who is reluctant to go to war. Theoden...is fearful and timid. An army is marching through his lands, an army bred for a single purpose: to destroy the world of ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: *other

A Man Named Bob Williamson Fought With The 4th ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A man named Bob Williamson fought with the 4th Infantry Division and was a part of the invasion force that landed on the beaches of Normandy on D’ Day when over 6,000 Americans were killed. Willaimson recently said that the memories of the war still haunt him. He said, "How would you like to go to ...read more

Tags: Satan

Today It A Wonderful Day For Many Of Us Here In ...

Contributed by Vonnie E James on Mar 21, 2010

Today is a wonderful day for many of us here in Grenada and elsewhere in the world, while many over are suffering and are going through trials and time of testing. We look at the Haiti situation where just a some time ago, that 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated the Capital, city Port-Aux-Prince, ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Baptist

Let Me Tell You About Sin And The Power Of Sin. ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 23, 2010

Let me tell you about sin and the power of sin. It keeps its victims in an almost trance-like state. It is a sort of spell that keeps you from recognizing the deadly path on which you tread. It brings you to do things openly that would in any moment of clear thought shame you and that you would ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Orthodox

Ask Me Later

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 6, 2010

ASK ME LATER Clear-thinking people are often interesting people. One woman shares this story: When my 88-year-old mother was called for jury duty, she had to submit to questioning by the opposing lawyers. "Have you ever dealt with an attorney?" asked the plaintiff's lawyer. "Yes. I had an ...read more

Tags: Future

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Did You Know That In June 2006 Israeli Doctors ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 26, 2008

Did you know that in June 2006 Israeli doctors and scientists successfully germinated a 2000 year old date palm, found at the Herodian fortress of Masada on the West Bank of the Dead Sea the seed was tagged the Methuselah. Friends there is coming a time when another seed is going to be ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

As D. L. Moody Was Nearing Death, He Told A ...

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 23, 2009

As D. L. Moody was nearing death, he told a friend, "Someday you will read that D. L. Moody is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it. At that moment I shall be more alive than I am now. I shall have gone higher. .. . I was born in the flesh in 1837; I was born of the Spirit in 1856; That which is ...read more

Tags: Security

Denomination: Baptist

Donald Grey Barnhouse: "Abraham Came To The ...

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Feb 11, 2012

Donald Grey Barnhouse: "Abraham came to the ultimate conclusion that he was going to see a miracle because God cannot lie. He had said that this son would be the one through whom He would fulfill all of His promises. Therefore the son must live or God would be found false. And yet God commands that ...read more

Tags: Miracles General

Denomination: Baptist

What Are You Worth?  PRO

Contributed by Juan P Barrientez Jr. on Nov 18, 2012

WHAT ARE YOU WORTH? The price of a dead body to be used by medical students and CNBC had the following information: Spine - $900 Hand and Forearm - $385 Shoulder -$500 Heart - $500 Corneas - $6,000/pair Kidneys - $300-500 Intact Head - $6,000 Brain - $600 Knees - $650 each Tendons - ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Denomination: Baptist