In Sermon Illustrations: "Die"

Once There Was This Man Who Was The "Picture ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Feb 5, 2004

Once there was this man who was the "picture perfect Christian". Tithes, attendance, participation in activities you name it, he was it! One day as he was praying, he asked the Lord, "Lord I wonder if I have been an obedient enough child that I might ask one favor when I die?" Well the Lord thought ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Power To Evangelize

Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 3, 2004

THE POWER TO EVANGELIZE "I’m not a preacher, and I’m not a pastor. But I really feel my career was leading me to make this," Mel Gibson has said in reference to The Passion of the Christ. "The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was just directing traffic. I hope the film has the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Methodist

The Cold Within

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 11, 2004

The Cold Within (unknown) Six humans trapped by happenstance in black and bitter cold. Each one possessed a stick of wood (or so the story’s told). Their dying fire, in need of logs, the first woman held hers back, For on the faces around the fire, she noticed one was black. The second, looking ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Denomination: Assembly Of God

But The Joy For Most Of Us Has Proven Fleeting ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2004

But the joy for most of us has proven fleeting because we find that we need to be forgiven again and again and again. Christ died for us, but we remain (so we believe) deeply marred. It actually ends up producing a great deal of guilt. “After all that Christ has done for you … and now you’re ...read more

The Six Shooter Was A Popular Western, Broadcast ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 23, 2004

The Six Shooter was a popular western, broadcast on NBC radio from 1953-54. Jimmy Stewart starred as Britt Ponsett, a Texas plainsman. On one broadcast, Britt called a bully’s bluff even though his gun was several feet away on a dresser. In typical Stewart style, Ponsett told the tough guy he ...read more

Tags: Satan

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Man Went To The Doctor After Weeks Of Symptoms. ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 31, 2004

A man went to the doctor after weeks of symptoms. The doctor examined him carefully, then called the patient’s wife into his office. “Your husband is suffering from a rare form of anemia. Without treatment, he’ll be dead in a few weeks. The good news is, it can be treated with proper nutrition.” ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Faith, Endurance

Denomination: Wesleyan

Philippine Girl

Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 2, 2004

**Philippine Girl-{page 33} The Christians surrounding the girl’s bed were sad. Because of her extensive internal injuries doctors could do nothing for her. Weeks ago, the believers had bought her a white dress to celebrate her new life and pure heart in Christ Jesus. Her father had not been ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Baptist

Mother Theresa Tells The Story Of Ministering To ...  PRO

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 21, 2004

Mother Theresa tells the story of ministering to an old woman dying from starvation: “One evening we went out, and we picked up four people from the street. And one of them was in a most terrible condition. I told the sisters, ‘You take care of the other three; I will take care of the one who ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships, Poverty

Denomination: Methodist

The Different Faces Of Praise  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005

THE DIFFERENT FACES OF PRAISE Roberto Benigni is an Italian guy who won an "Oscar" in 1998 for best actor in the film "Life Is Beautiful." I didn’t watch the Academy Awards that year, but I read that upon hearing his name called, Roberto Benigni leaped to his feet ... threw his arms in the air ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Tags: Easter Palm Sunday, Expectation, Humble, Palm Sunday

What You Don't Know Can Get You Hurt! In Texas ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 10, 2005

What you don’t know can get you hurt! In Texas there once lived a Mexican bank robber named Jorge Rodriquez. He had been so successful that the Texas Rangers put a whole posse on his trail. For months they tried to catch him as he slipped across the Rio Grande. Finally a ranger cornered Jorge in a ...read more

Tags: Gifts General, Gifts Discernment

Denomination: Baptist

Dwight L. Moody Said: "I Was Down In Texas Some ...

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 23, 2005

Dwight L. Moody said: “I was down in Texas some time ago, and happened to pick up a newspaper, and in it they called me “Old Moody.” Honestly, I had never been called old before. I went to my hotel, and looked in the looking glass. I can’t conceive of getting old. I have a life that is never going ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

Denomination: Baptist

In The Fateful Winter Morning Of January 28, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

In the fateful winter morning of January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger stood poised for launch. Overnight, the temperature had plummeted into the twenties. At liftoff it was a crisp 36 degrees F. Four-foot icicles still clung ominously to the launch tower. Allan McDonald, an engineer ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

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

A New Movie

Contributed by William Huegel on Jan 27, 2006

A new movie There is a new Christian movie out called “The End of the Spear”. It is the story of five young missionaries who were killed trying to reach the Auca Indians in the jungles of South America with the Gospel. All five of these courageous and faith-filled young men were speared to ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Baptist

Who Are Today's Kids? A Recent White House Forum ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Who Are Today’s Kids? A recent White House forum entitled Exploring the Digital Generation revealed these insights: · To a kid of the twenty-first century, learning is different than schooling. Learning, even education-based learning, takes place in many locations, with authorities ranging from ...read more

Tags: Children

Brown Is Right About One Thing (And Not Much ...

Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 14, 2006

Brown is right about one thing (and not much more). In the course of Christian history, few events loom larger than the Council of Nicea in 325. When the newly converted Roman Emperor Constantine called bishops from around the world to present-day Turkey, the church had reached a theological ...read more

Tags: False Teaching

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Have You Not Heard Of The Madman Who Lit A Lamp ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Have you not heard of the madman who lit a lamp in the bright morning and went to the marketplace crying ceaselessly, "I seek God! I seek God!" There were many among those standing there who didn’t believe in God so he made them laugh. "Is God lost?" one of them said. "Has he gone astray like a ...read more

Tags: Doubt

In Evil Long I Took Delight

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

In evil long I took delight, Unawed by shame or fear, Till a new object struck my sight, And stopp’d my wild career: I saw One hanging on a Tree In agonies and blood, Who fix’d His languid eyes on me. As near His Cross I stood. Sure never till my latest breath, Can I forget that look: It ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

On April 21st, In The Year 1519, The Spanish ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Richards on Oct 19, 2006

On April 21st, in the year 1519, the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez sailed into the harbor of Vera Cruz, Mexico. He brought with him only about 600 men, and yet over the next two years his vastly outnumbered forces defeated Montezuma and all the warriors of the Aztec empire, making Cortez the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

On April 21st, In The Year 1519, The Spanish ...

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 16, 2006

On April 21st, in the year 1519, the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez sailed into the harbor of Vera Cruz, Mexico. He brought with him only about 600 men, and yet over the next two years his vastly outnumbered forces were able to defeat Montezuma and all the warriors of the Aztec empire, making ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God