In Sermon Illustrations: "Following Jesus"

Casket Stolen

Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Feb 28, 2020

Funerals usually go calmly. But sometimes things happen that change everything. Perhaps the greatest example is that of Easter morning, as the women arrive to prepare the body, only to find that the stone was rolled away and the body of Jesus was missing. There was much running around and great ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-8, Matthew 28:1-10, Luke 24:1-10, Mark 16:1-8

Tags: Easter, Tomb, He Is Risen, Stone Rolled Away, Ressurection, Missing Body, Mary At Tomb  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Spiritual Warfare

Contributed by John Bright on Oct 3, 2025

We need to be engaged in Spiritual Warfare. First, we need to acknowledge that there is both a physical realm (fallen) and a spiritual realm (good & bad). This is clear in Ephesians 6, where Paul is describing our battle gear: Ephesians 6:11-12 “11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-12

Tags: Spiritual Warfare, Angels, Demons, Physical Realm, Spiritual Realm  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Tis Easier To Suppress That First Desire Than To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Tis easier to suppress that first desire than to satisfy ...read more

Tags: Desire

There Are No Limits To Growth And Human Progress ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are no limits to growth and human progress when men and women are ...read more

Tags: Dreams

I Love The 23rd Psalms Where It Says "Surely ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Hines on Jun 12, 2007

I love the 23rd Psalms where it says "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me. all the days of my life." I imagine two angels, one named goodness and one named mercy, and everywhere I go they follow me, and protect me. I had the chance to experience this first hand. I was travelling to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-8

Denomination: Church Of God

Thy Great ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Thy Great Salvation Regeneration “He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:5-6

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Heart Of Mary: Submission To The Lord  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

The Heart of Mary: Submission to the Lord "I am the Lord's servant... May it be to me as you have said." (Luke 1:38) The first desire in the child of God who wants to enjoy the favor of God in his life is to die to self and surrender to the will of God in his life. The key word here "servant" ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:38

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Successful Coach Is The One Who Sets The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The successful coach is the one who sets the trend, not ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Which Way You Went  PRO

Contributed by David Whitten on Nov 29, 2001

WHICH WAY YOU WENT Years ago a man was searching his family roots and visited several cemeteries and read many inscriptions on the tombstones. There was one tombstone on which was engraved "Pause now stranger as you pass by; as you are now, so once was I. as I am now , so soon you will be. Prepare ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness, Funerals Non-Christian, Heaven

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In Phillip Yancy's Book Entitled "Church: Why ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In Phillip Yancy’s book entitled “Church: Why Bother”? he quotes a Pulitzer Prize winning writer named Annie Dillard. She described Church Worship this way: Week after week I was moved by the pitiful worship service in which no follower of Christ cheered. We had fatigued Bible readings and a laggy ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Let's Look At What Dr. C. Truman Davis* Wrote ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 17, 2003

Let’s look at what Dr. C. Truman Davis* wrote about the price Jesus paid for this indescribable gift (2 Cor. 9:15): After the arrest in the middle of the night, Jesus was brought before the Sanhedrin and Caiphus, the High Priest; it is here that the first physical trauma was inflicted. A soldier ...read more

Tags: Napkin

Trying To Understand Modern Art Is Somewhat Like ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Trying to understand modern art is somewhat like trying to follow the plot ...read more

Tags: Art

A Wise Man Makes His Own Decisions, An Ignorant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

The Wise Men  PRO

Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 23, 2007

the Wise men--seek Him the Wiser men--find Him the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Everyone Has Talent. What Is Rare Is The Courage ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the ...read more

Tags: Human Life

When Language In Common Use In Any Country ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When language in common use in any country becomes irregular and depraved, it is followed ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Before You Lead Me, Where Are You Going?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009

BEFORE YOU LEAD ME, WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I heard the story of the woman driving through a snowstorm just outside of Denver. She was completely lost and struggling under the hazardous weather conditions. She was relieved when she happened upon a snowplow. Since she was lost she decided to follow ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Tags: Direction, Leadership, Goals, Lead, Drive  (view more)  (view less)

Where Are You Leading?

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 18, 2014

David Wheeler tells of a funeral procession that illustrates a leader’s influence. David officiated at a funeral. In accordance with custom, after the funeral, the attenders filed out of the funeral home and into their waiting cars to form a processional to the cemetery. The hearse led the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-13

Tags: Funeral, Role Model, Spiritual Leadership, Outhouse

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Scott D. Campbell Writing In The Globe And Mail ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Feb 26, 2004

Scott D. Campbell writing in The Globe and Mail (2/26/04) had this to say: I have been following the controversy over Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the Christ with interest, so I was anxious to read Rick Groen’s review of the film (The Greatest Gory Ever Told -- Feb. 25). Mr. Gibson’s stated ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies, Bible Influence

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Test Of Sanity  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2005

THE TEST OF SANITY Doctors of old times tested the sanity of a mental patients with the following test: The patient was placed in a room with a sink. The faucet was turned on and a stopper was put in the drain until the sink overflowed. The patient was then handed a mop and the door was closed. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-30, Mark 5:1-30

Tags: Demons, Disease, Attention, Head, Heaven, Turn  (view more)  (view less)