In Sermon Illustrations: "Forgive Us Our Debts"

Microsoft Has Formally Launched The Final ...  PRO

Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Mar 6, 2002

Microsoft has formally launched the final revision of its Windows operating system for PCs. It’s called Windows "Me"—short for Windows Millennial Edition. One feature of Windows Me that has caused a stir is its new "system restore" feature. How does it work? Suppose you suffer a system crash on ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Some Years Ago, There Was A Small Tribe Of ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Mar 24, 2003

: Some years ago, there was a small tribe of Native Americans who lived in the state of Mississippi. They lived along the banks of a very swift and dangerous river. The current was so strong that if somebody accidentally fell in, they would likely be swept away to their death downstream. One day ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It’s My Pain I’ll Use It If I Want To

Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 1, 2025

When I think I've turned a page to a new chapter in my life, I realize there is nothing new in life. I'm referring to pain. I cannot remember a time in my life when I didn't have some pain. In the years of my naivety, I never imagined that when I got older, I would experience more ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18

Tags: Tylenol, Pain, Doctors

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Economist Robert Heilbroner Describes The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2004

"Economist Robert Heilbroner describes the luxuries a typical American family would have to surrender if they lived among the one billion hungry people in the Third World: We begin by invading the house of our imaginary American family to strip it of its furniture. Everything goes: beds, chairs, ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Forgiveness General

The Reach Of God's Grace  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

THE REACH OF GOD'S GRACE Our worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s grace. And your best days are never so good that you are ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness, Grace, Emotions

Don't Give Pain The Short Shrift!" Luke 13:10-17 ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 9, 2005

“Don’t Give Pain the Short Shrift!” Luke 13:10-17 Key verse(s): 16:“‘Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?’.” Many things in this life get short shrift. Perhaps its the lot of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:10-17, Luke 13:6-9

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, God's Creation

Denomination: Lutheran

We Must First Be Made Good Before We Can Do Good; ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Smith on Mar 13, 2002

We must first be made good before we can do good; we must first be made just, before our works can please God. When we are justified by faith in Christ, ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Tags: Cross Agony, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Pentecostal

Not Long Before She Died In 1988, In A Moment Of ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004

Not long before she died in 1988, in a moment of surprising candor in television, Marghanita Laski, one of our best-known secular humanists and novelists, said, “What I envy most about you Christians is your ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-47, Mark 14:3-9

Tags: God's Forgiveness, God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

I Love The Story Of The Prodigal Son. You Know ...  PRO

Contributed by John Stevenson on Dec 26, 2004

I love the story of the Prodigal Son. You know the story. He went from the love of a father to the stench of a pigsty. An inheritance squandered. A life wasted. Forlorn and dejected. And then he resolved to return home. We read about the speech he had prepared. He would recount his own ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness, God's Provision

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Corporations Often Ask Their Constituents To Vote ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 1, 2004

Corporations often ask their constituents to vote “by proxy.” The proxy is an authorized agent who votes on our behalf, your representative. The human race has only two proxies: Adam and Jesus Christ. Adam is the default proxy, for we are all ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Little Lame Boy Was Once Hurrying To Catch A ...  PRO

Contributed by Ronald Keller on Nov 24, 2003

“A little lame boy was once hurrying to catch a train. In the press of the crowd he experienced real difficulty in manipulating his crutches, especially as he was carrying a basket full of fruit and candy. As the passengers rushed along, one hit the basket by mistake, knocking oranges, apples, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37, Luke 10:29-37

Tags: Forgiveness General, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Nazarene

Rudyard Kipling Wrote, "Lo, All The Pomp Of ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 10, 2002

Rudyard Kipling wrote, “Lo, all the pomp of yesterday, is one with Ninevah and Tyre. Judge of the nations, spare ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, God's Judgment

Denomination: Congregational

Did God Create Everything That Exists? Does Evil ...  PRO

Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Oct 1, 2005

Did God create everything that exists? Does evil exist? Did God create evil? A University professor at a well known institution of higher learning challenged his students with this question. "Did God create everything that exists?" A student bravely replied, "Yes he did!" God created ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6, John 8:35

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, God's Love

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mercy, Not Justice  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2001

Eph.2:4,5. A young lady who occasionally walked through the park after work, stopped to have her picture taken by a photographer on this particular day. She was very excited about her picture being taken. As she walked out of the park, she looked at the polaroid picture in total amazement. She ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Christian Love

O Eternal, Infinite God! O Mad Lover! And You ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 29, 2004

O eternal, infinite God! O mad lover! And you have need of your creature? Is seems so to me, for you act as if you could not live without her, in spite of the fact that you are life itself. And everything has life from you and nothing can have life without you. Why then are you so mad? Because ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

[078]. A Message From A Poem – Failure Leads To Hurt And Sorrow

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 12, 2025

[078]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FAILURE LEADS TO HURT AND SORROW This poem was written one Sunday morning while waiting for a church service to start. It flowed quickly. It was around the time I was speaking on a series in the life of Peter. Identify yourselves if you have never failed the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:7-10

Tags: Hurt, Forgiveness, Sin, Failure, Sorrow  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Several Years Ago I Was In A Bible Study In Which ...  PRO

Contributed by Thomas Morgan on Jan 21, 2004

Several years ago I was in a Bible study in which we were studying the Sermon on the Mount. It was a most interesting study because of the diversity of people we had in the study. You remember that passage, “Blessed are the peace makers…” The discussion centered on the situation in the world ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Sermon On The Mount

Denomination: Methodist

According To The Experts, Over A Million More ...

Contributed by Tim Hohm on Oct 17, 2003

According to the experts, over a million more Americans slipped into poverty last year. The numbers nationwide grew from 11.7% to 12.3%. These figures represent real human beings. All of us need to be extra sensitive ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Love Then Is The Giving Of Self, And As Long As ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Love then is the giving of self, and as long as we have a body and are working out our salvation, it will always be synonymous with sacrifice, in the Christian sense of the word. Love sacrifices naturally just as the eye sees and the ear hears. That is why we speak of "arrows" and "darts" of ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Christian Love

I Heard A Story About 2 Boys That Were Members Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 27, 2002

I heard a story about 2 boys that were members of the same diving team at school, Bill Duncan and Joey Miller. They practiced diving together and Bill knew that he was just a mediocre diver but he was so proud of his friend Joey who was an excellent diver. The problem was that in practice Joey was ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Christian Church