In Sermon Illustrations: "Delivered From Sin"

Spirit Of Gradualism

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 10, 2025

I lived in Lee County, Virginia and we would travel 68 from our house through Cumberland Gap, Tennessee to Middlesboro, Ky. We traveled through the national park. Linda and I would see a ground hog. The ground hog would stand on his hind legs to watch the traffic go by. We developed a love watching ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:3, Revelation 3:14-19

Tags: Gradual, Slow

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sometimes I Feel Like A Nut! ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 25, 2005

Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut! (07.27.05--Appreciation--Isaiah 12:1-6) Sometimes you feel like a nut-- and sometimes you don’t. Just another one of those advertising jingles that has bored its way deep into my subconscious. As innocuous as many of these little ditties might seem (and as irritating ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 12:1-6

Tags: Joy, Peace

Denomination: Lutheran

16 Year Old] Nathan Johnson Dreamed Of Starting ...  PRO

Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 10, 2006

“[16 year old] Nathan Johnson dreamed of starting a revolution for Christ. [He wrote in his diary, “God’s] will for me is to radically impact my school for Him." But before he could see the revolution become a reality, Johnson’s life was cut short by an automobile accident [after] striking a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-13, Colossians 3:1-7

Tags: All Things

Spiritual River Rafting  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2012

SPIRITUAL RIVER RAFTING The necessary safety equipment for river rafting and spiritual river rafting: i. The Helmet – Helmets protect the most vital and vulnerable part on a person their head – their thinking! 1. Spiritually: We need to be wearing the helmet of salvation as we ride the wave of ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit, Salt, Indwelling, Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In America, It Takes 85 People Working Over The ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on May 8, 2001

In America, it takes 85 people working over the course of an entire year to produce 1 convert. ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wherever The Fear Of God Rules In The Heart, It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-13

Tags: Christian Values

Estimates For The Number Of X-Rated Sites On The ...

Contributed by Chris Adams on Mar 2, 2006

Estimates for the number of X-rated sites on the net range from 20,000 to 7 million ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Baptist

To Perceive Christmas Through Its Wrappings ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year. E. B. ...read more

Tags: Christmas Advent

We Need Not Worry So Much About What Man ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We need not worry so much about what man descends from its what he descends to ...read more

Tags: Family

Christianity Is The Religion Of Done, All Done ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Christianity is the religion of done, all done by God. Every other religion is one of doing, ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

We Should Make The Same Use Of A Book That The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"We should make the same use of a book that the bee does of a flower; she steals sweets ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Factory Of The Future Will Have Only Two ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The factory of the future will have only two employees a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Play Is Often Talked About As If It Were A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious ...read more

Tags: Children

When We Are Confused By The World, We Can Gain ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"When we are confused by the world, we can gain a renewed feeling of security from seeing the light in ...read more

Tags: Children

Let Your Children Be As So Many Flowers, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die or wither, ...read more

Tags: Children

If There Is Anything That Will Endure The Eye ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If there is anything that will endure The eye of God, because it still is pure, It is the spirit of a little child, ...read more

Tags: Children

It Is, However, Only By Fidelity In Little ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"It is, however, only by fidelity in little things that a true and constant love of God can be ...read more

Tags: Faith

Who Is Wise And Understanding Among You? Let ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

We Need Not Worry So Much About What Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We need not worry so much about what man descends from its what he descends to ...read more

Tags: Evolution

We Weep Over The Graves Of Infants And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by death; but an early grave ...read more

Tags: Death