In Sermon Illustrations: "Depravity Of Man"

It Is Only Rarely That One Can See In A Little ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is only rarely that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in ...read more

Tags: Children

It Has Now Become The Doctrine Of A Large Clan ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty is unnecessary, slow, subversive of a man's ...read more

Tags: Government

At The Bottom Of All The Tributes Paid To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, ...read more

Tags: Government

Empty Pieties And Good Resolutions Are Part Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Empty pieties and good resolutions are part of the natural equipment of every proper man. They were never meant to be performed or fulfilled, but ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

It Was Not The Matter Of The Work, But The Mind ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It was not the matter of the work, but the mind that went into it, that countedand the man who was not content to do small ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

The Personal Life Of Every Individual Is Based ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The personal life of every individual is based on secrecy, and perhaps it is partly for that reason that civilized man is so nervously ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

In The Beginning Of A Change, The Patriot Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

Some Of You May Remember That In My Early Days I ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Some of you may remember that in my early days I was a sort of a bleeding heart liberal. Then I ...read more

Tags: Politics

Solitude, Though It May Be Silent As Light, Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

Quotation: The Egg's No Chick By Falling From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Quotation: The egg’s no chick by falling from the hen, Nor man a Christian till he’s born ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

All Of Scripture Is Presented To Us As A ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 28, 2010

“All of Scripture is presented to us as a sequential narrative of the God/man relationship from the very beginning to the very ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. A Movie ...

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jun 23, 2011

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. A movie about a man who was born old. It is a great opening for a sermon ...read more

Tags: Born Again

Denomination: Christian Church

For Everyone—communion Meditation  PRO

Contributed by Troy Mason on Aug 23, 2002

FOR EVERYONE-COMMUNION MEDITATION James W. Moore of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Houston tells a story about one of his minister friends. His name is Tom and he does a fascinating thing each month. Even though he has an extremely busy schedule he still makes the time each month to go down ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:24-25, Luke 22:19

Tags: Lord's Supper, Reverence, Worth, Communion, Church Practices  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Way Of The ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

The Way of the Righteous What They Don’t Do “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-3

Tags: Righteousness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The High School That I Went To Was A Big ...

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Nov 21, 2008

-The high school that I went to was a big football, track and wrestling school -All of the best athletes played football -The coach of the team highly encouraged his best players to not play basketball anymore but to concentrate during the winter on lifting weights instead of shooting a ...read more

Tags: War

Denomination: Lutheran

Airplane Traveler Who Knows His Bible Well, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 23, 2009

Airplane Traveler Who Knows His Bible Well, Finally Understands the Goal of the Gospel--To Know Christ And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” *There is no eternal life in trying to keep God’s rules, because you can’t keep them ...read more

Scripture: John 17:3

Tags: Evangelism, Christian Witness

Trapped , Sabotage

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 3, 2020

WHEN MY OWN THINKING AND MY OWN WORDS SABOTAGE MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY. There was this woman that went to the Old Wise Man in the community to seek advice about her future. She approached the wise man to seek answers about her life... She asked him: SIR, WHAT WILL MY FUTURE HOLD? The wise man ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12

Tags: Words, Sabotage, Attitudes

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Have You Seen The Rabbit - The Race

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 31, 2023

Yet as I prepared this Message ... the Holy Spirit made it clear to me ... that to be all that God has called us to be ... and before we should connect with others ... we first must be abiding with ... and be connected to the Jesus ... to the true vine. To continually abide in the Lord ... to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14, Luke 22:42, Matthew 6:6, John 10:27, John 15:5, Matthew 25:40, 1 Corinthians 9:24, 2 Timothy 4:7, Hebrews 12:1  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Cost, Race, Prize, Connect, Chase, Endurance, Vine  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

The Covenants

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

THE COVENANTS Eternal covenant, Heb 13:20—The redemptive covenant before time began, between the Father and the Son. By this covenant we have eternal redemption, an eternal peace from the ‘God of peace’, through the death and resurrection of the Son. Edenic covenant, Gen 1:26-28—The creative ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:1-16

Tags: Covenant

Denomination: Brethren

The Parable Of The Pearl

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 28, 2022

Once there was a man who collected and traded in pearls. He had a fine collection of his own. But one day, while he was away on business, he spotted a beautiful pearl in a Jeweler's window. It was a pearl such as he had never seen, perfect in shape, size, and color. He thought to himself, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-35

Tags: Sacrifice, Commitment, Discipleship, Kingdom Of God, Decisions  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational