In Sermon Illustrations: "Eternal Hell"

In The Context Of Eternity

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 16, 2008

In the Context of Eternity "There are numerous individuals in church unaware that they will give an account of what they've done in their short stay on earth. Many have the erroneous idea that all future judgment is eradicated by their salvation. Indeed, Jesus blood cleanses us from the sins that ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Life Eternal

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009

LIFE ETERNAL Someone named, James Langdon Hill, once said, "Life Eternal! How shall I express my thought of it? It is not mere existence, however prolonged and free from annoyance. It is not the pleasures of the senses, however vivid. It is not peace. It is not happiness. It is not joy. But it is ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11

Tags: Immortality

Working On Hell  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2002

WORKING ON HELL Reader’s Digest recently asked the great fighter Muhammed Ali what his faith meant to him. Ali replied: "[It] means [a] ticket to heaven. One day we’re all going to die, and God’s going to judge us, [our] good and bad deeds. [If the] bad outweighs the good, you go to hell; ...read more

Tags: Grace, Cross Agony, World Religions

What Is Hell?

Contributed by Ruben Castro on Dec 16, 2008

What is Hell? En una encuesta realizada por la organización Barna, las per¬sonas dieron a conocer sus ideas con respecto a lo que ellos creen debe ser el infierno. • El 39% por ciento cree que el infierno es un estado de separación eterna de la presencia de Dios. • El 32% por ciento dice que es ...read more

Tags: Hell

Denomination: Baptist

It Beats Hell!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 6, 2002

IT BEATS HELL! It is said that Abe Mulky, who became the Texas Evangelist, went to an old-fashioned revival and was under deep conviction. He went home and said to his wife, "Mandy, what shall I do? I am lost. I am miserable. But you know we have gained our possessions crookedly and if I get ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Tags: Parable Lazarus, Jesus Teachings, Hell

Comfortable In Hell  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 6, 2002

COMFORTABLE IN HELL Jeff Strite tells this story about his Dad. My Dad was what was known as "a rounder." A man’s man. Hard worker, hard fighter, and a hard player of baseball and basketball. He was attractive to women and he loved to go out and dance. Now, it’s not that dad was a stranger ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Tags: Hell, Jesus Teachings, Parable Lazarus

The Valley Of Hell  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 6, 2002

THE VALLEY OF HELL It may or may not surprise you to know that the person in the bible who spoke the most often (and in the most graphic terms) about hell, was not one of the fiery Old-Testament prophets, or John the author of Revelation, but Jesus himself. 12 times in the gospels Jesus talks in ...read more

Tags: Apostles Judas, Hell, Jesus Teachings

Hell Is Real  PRO

Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Apr 5, 2008

Hell Is Real ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I went into my classroom Ready for another year at school. I didn’t want the work, Just wanted to hang and be cool. I had on new clothes, New sneaks on my feet. I was there for class on time Went to the back and took my seat. Yeah, I’m moving up. I’m ...read more

Denomination: *other

Hell, Literally

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 3, 2010

HELL, LITERALLY Now the word for "hell" is interesting. According to William Barclay, it literally referred to the Valley of Hinnom, to the South West of Jerusalem. William Barclay says "It was notorious as the place where Ahaz had introduced into Israel the fire worship of the heathen god Molech, ...read more

Tags: Hell

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Literal Hell

Contributed by Joe Bertone on Jul 23, 2012

LITERAL HELL When it comes to believing in hell I think of the story of Dr. Maurice Rawlings a noted and celebrated coronary care doctor, who writes of his conversion to belief in a literal hell in Beyond Death’s Door. In 1977 he was giving a stress test to a man who was having chest pains. In the ...read more

Tags: Hell, Death, Afterlife, Demons

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hell's Gate

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 18, 2017

A man was looking for a place in New York City to party late one night. He stopped a police officer and said, "I am looking for a night club named Hell’s Gate. Do you know how to get there?" The officer said, "Sir, just keep going down this street and will you pass Calvary Church on your right. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Hell, Salvation, Witnessing, Calvary

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who, In Hell

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 13, 2018

The business meeting at First Baptist was well into its second hour. It had been another cantankerous one. Lots of angry comments, snide remarks, and power plays. And, making it especially sad, the issue on the table wasn’t even an important one. The debate was over a relatively minor recent ...read more

Tags: Evangelism, Hell, Church, Unity, Division, Church Fights  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

You Don't Have To Go To Hell.

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jun 6, 2022

One day, when Vice President Calvin Coolidge was presiding over the Senate, one Senator angrily told another to go “straight to hell.” The offended Senator complained to Coolidge as presiding officer, and Coolidge looked up from the book he had been leafing through while listening to the debate. ...read more

Tags: Hell, Death, Eternity, Forgiveness, Salvation, Truth, Judgment, Politicians  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Too Smart For Hell  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 6, 2002

TOO SMART FOR HELL According to U.S. News & World Report, 78% believed in Heaven and believed they were going there. Only 60% believed in Hell, but only 4% believed they were going there. In the same article, the Rev. Mary Kraus observed "My congregation would be stunned to hear a sermon on ...read more

Tags: Second Coming, Hell, Apologetics General

Hell At Ground Zero  PRO

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 2, 2002

HELL AT GROUND ZERO Jerry Sillcocks is a New York firefighter and a Christian who helped search for survivors at “ground zero.” He writes that he and his co-workers called this place the “pit.” “Almost everywhere I looked, mighty columns of steel were twisted into sad, pointless sculptures, ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Second Coming, Hell

Denomination: United Methodist

Billy Graham On Hell

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 19, 2022

BILLY GRAHAM ON HELL: "It isn’t fashionable today to talk about Hell—but the Bible is clear: God created us with a soul that will live forever and when we die, we will continue to exist—either in the place the Bible calls Heaven or in the place it calls Hell. Hell, the Bible says, is ...read more

Tags: Evangelism, Hell, Death, Sin, Heaven, Salvation, Gospel, Truth, Judgment, Invitation, Billy Graham  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Staring At The Gates Of Hell

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009

STARING AT THE GATES OF HELL Auguste Rodin was a French impressionist sculptor. He created The Thinker. The Thinker was originally meant to sit on top of Rodin’s greatest masterpiece, the Gates of Hell. The Thinker is contemplating an eternity of judgment separated from God. Author Neil Cole ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

Tags: Church Purpose Of

The Eternal Word Of God  PRO

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 2, 2004

As Jack Hayford describes, Consider the one thing this world which you and I can touch that has "eternity" written into its fabric. It’s the Word of God. Every time I take a Bible in hand, I hold eternity, because the life-force inherent in that Word exceeds ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Trinity: Eternal Dance  PRO

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 14, 2005

Brian Mclaren says: “I learned that the early church leaders described the Trinity using the term perichoresis (peri-circle, choresis-dance): the Trinity was an eternal dance of Father, Son and Spirit sharing mutual love, honour, happiness, joy and respect. Against this backdrop, God’s act of ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God

Denomination: *other

In The Presence Of Eternity, The Mountains Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God