In Sermon Illustrations: "Death on a cross"

Just Passing Through! (09.16.05--Heavenly ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 14, 2005

Just Passing Through! (09.16.05--Heavenly Citizens!--John 8:51) How disturbing it would be to take a trip and every time you came to a town or city you were compelled to stop and investigate every facet of where you were; to taste and see everything there was everywhere you went. So inclined you ...read more

Scripture: John 8:51

Tags: Soldier, Death

Denomination: Lutheran

Angry Cynical People Die Young. Men Who Score ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Angry cynical people die young. Men who score high for hostility on standard tests are four times more likely to die prematurely than men whose scores ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

When Corrie Ten Boom Of The Hiding Place Fame Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

When Corrie Ten Boom of The Hiding Place fame was a little girl in Holland, her first realization of death came after a visit to the home of a neighbor who had died. It impressed her that some day her parents would also die. Corrie’s father comforted her with words of wisdom. “Corrie, when you and ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

According To An Old Fable, A Man Made An Unusual ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

According to an old fable, a man made an unusual agreement with Death. He told the Grim Reaper that he would willingly accompany him when it came time to die, but only on one condition—that Death would send a messenger well in advance to warn him. Weeks winged away into months, and months into ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Tags: Death Nearness

More Than 25% Of Americans Who Died Last Year ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

More than 25% of Americans who died last year were cremated, up from just 10% in ’80. Experts predict it will reach 50% by ’20. ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

There Are 40,000 People Age 100 Or Older In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

There are 40,000 people age 100 or older in the U.S., and it’s the fastest-growing demographic segment. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

Out Of This World: For $995, Space Services Inc., ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Out Of This World: For $995, Space Services Inc., will place a gram of a person’s ashes in an aluminum capsule the size of 4 dimes stacked together, and attach it to a rocked and ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

The Life Expectancy For People Who Live To Age 65 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The life expectancy for people who live to age 65 is now 83, 18 years beyond the 65 retirement age. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

There Are 50,000 Centenarians In The U.s Today. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

There are 50,000 centenarians in the U.S today. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

When W. C. Fields Was On His Deathbed, A Visitor ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 8, 2006

When W. C. Fields was on his deathbed, a visitor found him reading the Bible. Asked what he was doing, he replied, "Looking for ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Joke: Doctor: I Have Some Good News And I Have ...

Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Mar 29, 2009

JOKE: Doctor: I have some good news and I have some bad news. Patient: What’s the good news? Doctor: The good news is that the tests you took showed that you have 24 hours to live. Patient: That’s the good news? What’s ...read more

Tags: Death, News

Denomination: Baptist

Table Prepared On 9/11

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 23, 2010

TABLE PREPARED ON 9/11 Will and John were firefighters called in to do battle with the Twin Towers on that terrible day we call 9-11. They were in one of the towers when it collapsed. After being buried alive under debris all day and into the night, Will had a vision. He saw a bright light and a ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Parental Challenge Of Helping Teenagers

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2010

The Parental Challenge of Helping Teenagers Face Their World And I wanna share a story with you. It’s a traumatic one and one that actually happened. I did a funeral about four or five years ago and in this funeral it was really bizarre, because as the high schoolers came in about a third of them ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12

Tags: Death, Parenting

What Occupies Your Heart?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011

WHAT OCCUPIES YOUR HEART? I squirmed a bit as I forced myself to listen to my friend cataloging her problems. After three hours, I interrupted her gently to ask, "If you were to draw a circle to represent your life, what would be in the center?" She thought a moment, then said, "My problems." My ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 26:3

Tags: Death Nearness

John Quincy Adams: The Decayed Tenement

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Mar 4, 2012

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: THE DECAYED TENEMENT In 1846, former president John Quincy Adams had a stroke. Upon his return to Congress the following year, it was apparent that his health was failing. When asked about his health Adams replied, "I inhabit a weak, frail, decayed tenement battered by the winds ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

Denomination: Anglican

The Next One

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Aug 16, 2013

THE NEXT ONE Eugene Peterson wrote about visiting a monastery. While on the way to the refectory for lunch, he and the monks he was visiting walked past a graveyard with an open grave. He asked one of the monks which member of the community had died recently, and he was told, "Nobody. That grave ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:12

Tags: Death, Time

Denomination: Baptist

Casualties Of War

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 13, 2014

In the movie Casualties of War, Michael J. Fox plays Private Erikson, a soldier in Vietnam who is part of a squad that abuses a young Vietnamese girl. Though Private Erikson doesn’t participate in the crime, he still struggles with what has happened. He tells "Just because each of us might at any ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:14

Tags: Death, Judgment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Man Who Made A Pet Out Of A Rattlesnake

Contributed by David Goering on Nov 2, 2019

ILLUSTRATION: the story of the man who made a pet out of a rattlesnake. The "Memphis Commercial-Appeal" tells of a man across the river in Arkansas who had a pet rattlesnake. He had found it as a baby snake, taking it, fed it, and made a pet of it. The reptile would come when he ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Death, Sin

Over The Past Few Years The Bbc Have Run A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Over the past few years the BBC have run a number of series called the 101 things before you die. 101 places to visit before you die, 101 things to do before you die and 101 things to eat before you die. What they do is get people to write in and suggest their favourite and then they put them ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

What Do You Want On Your Tombstone?,

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 14, 2007

"What do you want on your Tombstone?," Do you remember the 1995 ads where an executioner asks a condemned man. "Cheese and pepperoni," the man replies in a memorable television commercial for the fastest-growing frozen pizza manufacturer in the United States. Seriously what do you want on your ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

Denomination: Wesleyan