In Sermon Illustrations: "Death Of Believers"

The Story Of Edith Burns  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 22, 2008

THE STORY OF EDITH BURNS Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas. She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Pentecostal

Moral Slide: According To New Barna Research 61% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Moral Slide: According to new Barna Research 61% of Americans believe that gambling, 60% co-habitation and 59% having sexual fantasies are morally acceptable. The study also revealed that 45% percent of those surveyed believe that abortion is morally acceptable and 42% feel the same way about ...read more

Tags: Character

Fate And Action

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 13, 2012

FATE AND ACTION G.K. Chesterton noted, "I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in ...read more

Tags: Action

Denomination: Congregational

A "Conquering" Faith

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 31, 2011

A "CONQUERING" FAITH The following story comes from Hank Hanegraaff's book, "The Last Disciple" (which refers to the Apostle John, the last one of the 12 to die). It is set within the historical context of first century Rome's persecution of the church. Leah is the sister of a young Christian ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-37

Tags: Persecution

Denomination: Nazarene

George Barna Is A Christian Pollster. He Took A ...

Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 18, 2008

George Barna is a Christian pollster. He took a survey in which he found only 44% of people who claimed to be Christians believe in absolute truth. The survey also showed that only 9% of teens who claimed to be Christians believe in absolute truth. We have a culture that believes there is no ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In This Life, Christ Is An Example, Showing Us ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In this life, Christ is an example, showing us how to live; in his death, he is a sacrifice, satisfying for our sins; in his resurrection, a conqueror; in his ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19

Tags: Jesus Christ

Beware What Earth Call Happiness; Beware All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Beware what earth call happiness; beware All joys, but joys that never can expire; Who builds on less than an immortal base, ...read more

Tags: Joy

Sin: Radical Evil In Soul And Society By Ted ...

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 8, 2011

Sin: Radical Evil in Soul and Society by Ted Peters: "...the root of all sin is ultimately the attempt either to deny the reality of death, or to defeat it on ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Today We Are Afraid Of Simple Words Like ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We dont believe in the good old words because we ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Get On The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

GET ON THE PLANE “Many people argue, ’I do believe in Christ. I believe in the Church, and I believe in the Bible. Isn’t that enough?’ No! You must RECEIVE Christ. "I may go to the airport. I have a reservation. I have a ticket in my pocket. The plane is one the ramp. It is a big, powerful ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Belief In The Resurrection  PRO

Contributed by Todd Leupold on Nov 3, 2008

J. Vernon McGee once pointed out: "Martha believed in a resurrection. But listen, it makes less demand upon faith to believe that in a future day we shall receive glorified bodies than it does to rest now on the assuracne that they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. It is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:27-38

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Baptist

At The Time Of This Writing, The Story ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

At the time of this writing, the story dominating the national news involves the execution of former Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein. On December 30, 2006 the gun-toting dictator, who ruled Iraq with an iron fist for 24 years, was taken to the gallows. This 69-year-old despot, who ruled in ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Dead Fathers Better Than Absent Fathers

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009

DEAD FATHERS BETTER THAN ABSENT FATHERS According to the New Jersey Index of Leading Cultural Indicators, in 1960 the total number of births to teenagers was 11,636. In 2000, the number of births to teenagers was 8,219. At first glance, we would say we are doing something right, yet a little more ...read more

Tags: Father's Day

I've Been Reading A Very Powerful Book, Tortured ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 2, 2009

I’ve been reading a very powerful book, Tortured for Christ, which is a testimony from a follower of Jesus who suffered immensely in Romania after the communist takeover. Originally published 30 years ago, it is still very powerful. Richard Wurmbrand was a faithful servant of Christ in the ...read more

Tags: Persecution

Denomination: Church Of God

Anna's Stories

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2011

ANNA'S STORIES A thirty-four-year-old German woman named Anna Rosmus recently told the tragic story of what happened in her hometown in Germany during World War II. Speaking at Carson-Newman College in Tennessee, she told of growing up in Passau, Germany, years after the war. As a teenager, she ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Jesus Is The Answer

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015

Krister Sairsingh, a former Hindu from Trinidad who is now the Chaplain to international students at Harvard. Let me read you some excerpts from his story. After making great progress in the Hindu spiritual disciplines something happened that unsettled him deeply. During my final year of high ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:1-32

Tags: Evangelism, Conversion, Jesus Is The Answer

Denomination: Methodist

In Act 5 Scene 5 Of Shakespeare's Macbeth, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002

In Act 5 scene 5 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the character Macbeth has heard that the queen is dead and he knows his own death is imminent. At this time he delivers his famous soliloquy: Tomorrow, and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

I Heard The Report On A Navy Seal Who Lost His ...

Contributed by Don Jones on Nov 6, 2006

I heard the report on a Navy Seal who lost his life in Iraq. They were on a roof top returning fire from several buildings. One Seal was assigned to watch the entrance to the roof. He saw someone down below but couldn’t get a clear shot. Before anyone knew it a grenade came up through that ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone, In ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 4, 2007

The Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone, in announcing the death of Princess Alice on 14th December 1878 to the House of Commons, told this touching story. “The little daughter of the Princess was seriously ill with diphtheria. And so the doctors told the princess not to kiss her because ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

The Rev. And Mrs. R. Porteous Were Taken ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 8, 2003

The Rev. and Mrs. R. Porteous were taken prisoners by Chinese communist bandits in 1931, and led to a lonely spot on top of a hill where they were to be executed. The leader said, “This is the place.” The executioner took a long knife from its holder and raised it above the necks of the courgeous ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Grace

Denomination: Baptist