In Sermon Illustrations: "Fear Of Man"

What Is It Like On The Other Side?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 22, 2022

Kansas City, Missouri is separated from Kansas City, Kansas by the Missouri River. Years ago, there was a farmer who lived on the Kansas side of the river. He had a farm, a wife and a beautiful daughter. The farmer and his family had never been across the river. They had lived their whole life on ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Tags: Death, Revelation, Heaven, Hope, Eternal Life, New Jerusalem, Funerals  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[056]. A Message From A Poem – Death Is Not A Mystery

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 12, 2025

[056]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DEATH IS NOT A MYSTERY We just had a poem on Death for the Christian, and in this one now, the concept is continued, though the poems are separated by over 20 years. Each stanza deals with a different aspect of life. For me the poem is a testimony of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:54-55, 1 Corinthians 2:9, Acts 2:27

Tags: Death, Mystery, Poetry, Poem, Sheol  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[137]. A Message From A Poem – If There Is Despair Such As In Virus Times

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 18, 2025

[137]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – IF THERE IS DESPAIR SUCH AS IN VIRUS TIMES This poem was written in the middle of the COVID virus, that terrible scourge from China. Depending on where you lived in the world, you suffered repression from governments, some not too bad, but others were draconian. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 6:7-8, Matthew 11:28-30

Tags: Rider On The Fourth Horse, Pestilence, Repression, The Pale Horse, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Covid Virus, Difficult, Hard, Hard Times, Virus, Difficult Times  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[231]. A Message From A Poem - Reflections In Older Life

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 18, 2025

[231]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - REFLECTIONS IN OLDER LIFE This poem was completed in 2020 when I was 77 years old. I don’t think I am unique in any way. I believe as people get older and know that most of their life has already gone, there comes a time for reflection on one’s life. That is what ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:31, Psalm 71:17-18, Isaiah 46:4

Tags: Old Age, The Shepherd, Reflections, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Grey Head, Old  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Divine Appointment At Chair Number Three

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 19, 2026

A pastor went for a haircut two weeks before officiating his son’s wedding. It was supposed to be routine. Sit down, clean things up, walk out ready for a big weekend. As he settled into the chair, he mentioned the upcoming ceremony. That simple comment opened a door he didn’t expect. The ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:20, John 4:4-26, Acts 8:26-35

Tags: Evangelism, Personal Evangelism, Divine Appointment

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Leaning Over A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012

LEANING OVER A CLIFF Writer Parker Palmer tells of his first experience on an Outward Bound course in his book, The Active Life. He says, "I took the course in my early forties, and in the middle of that course I was asked to confront the thing I had fears about since I had first heard about ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11

Tags: Trust

Getting Help From Above.

Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Oct 4, 2015

I’ll never forget the day I became a dad. My wife and I had registered to adopt a child with our state’s Division of Youth and Family Services through BCFS. Then one day we got a call from them saying there was someone special they’d like us to meet. A baby still at the hospital was needing a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:4, Isaiah 43:1-7

Tags: Fatherhood, Dads

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Albert Schweitzer Said, "The Tragedy Of Life Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 25, 2001

Albert Schweitzer said, "The tragedy of life is what dies inside ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Booker T. Washington Said, "You Cannot Hold A ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 7, 2003

Booker T. Washington said, “You cannot hold a man down without ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Christian Love, Unity

Denomination: Baptist

Church Attendance Is As Vital To A Disciple As A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood ...read more

Tags: Church General

There Are Two Things That Will Be Believed Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There are two things that will be believed of any man whatsoever, and one of them ...read more

Tags: Addiction

I Must Create A System Or Be Enslaved By Another ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans. I will not reason and ...read more

Tags: Art

Grace Is Gods Unmerited, Free Spontaneous Love ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Grace is Gods unmerited, free spontaneous love for sinful man, revealed and ...read more

Tags: Grace

Liberty Is Worth Whatever The Country Is Worth. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Liberty is worth whatever the country is worth. It is by liberty that man has a country; ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

The Meanest, Most Contemptible Kind Of Praise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

We Are All Motivated By A Keen Desire For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

The History Of The World Suggests That Without ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The history of the world suggests that without love of God there is little likelihood of a love ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Vote, N. The Instrument And Symbol Of A Free ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Vote, n. The instrument and symbol of a free mans power to make a fool of himself ...read more

Tags: Government

A Person Is Always Startled When He Hears ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

What Is Outside Yourself Does Not Convey Much ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What is outside yourself does not convey much worth; Clothes do not make the ...read more

Tags: Possession