In Sermon Illustrations: "Freedom From Bondage"

Backsliding Is Miserable

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011

BACKSLIDING IS MISERABLE It is a miserable thing to be a backslider. Of all unhappy things that can befall a man, I suppose "backsliding" is the worst. A stranded ship, a broken-winged eagle, a garden overrun with weeds, a harp without strings, a church in ruins--all these are sad sights. But a ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Denomination: *other

Stop Or Slow Down  PRO

Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on May 6, 2011

STOP OR SLOW DOWN Pastor John Hagee told us a story of a driver that refused to stop at a STOP sign; he was then pulled over by a cop. The cop told him that the reason he pulled him over was because he refused to stop at a STOP sign. He replied that he slowed down, the cop then explain to him that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:38

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Glue Trap Of Lust

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011

THE GLUE TRAP OF LUST Adam Hamilton tells the story of moving into his house after it was built only to discover that it was infested with mice. So he got glue traps which have a scent that attracts the mice. They step on it and then are stuck. Then the mice need to be killed and disposed of. He ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Methodist

Contaminated

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 22, 2012

CONTAMINATED I'm all thumbs when it comes to band-aids. I know you're not supposed to touch the pad, the part that compresses the wound. If you do, then you contaminate it, and you run the risk of infection. And, of course, you don't want to do that. So, every time I use a band-aid, it's something ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Ronald Knox Had It Right: "Original Sin Is The ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 8, 2012

Ronald Knox had it right: "Original sin is the only key which fits the ...read more

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Denomination: Catholic

The Evil In Ourselves

Contributed by Steven Ferber on Apr 10, 2012

THE EVIL IN OURSELVES A few weeks ago Americans were stunned by the news that an American soldier in Afghanistan apparently killed 17 Afghan civilians. Friends and teachers of Robert Bales describe him as caring, gregarious and self-confident before he just "snapped." One childhood friend told the ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Lutheran

Under The Influence

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 13, 2012

UNDER THE INFLUENCE David Kupelian's book The Marketing of Evil, published in 2005, is an eye-opening study of what we face today. I wish every parent would read it. Does anyone here remember what happened to Robert Bauman in 1980? He was elected in 1973 as representative of the First ...read more

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Leo Burnett Advertising Agency ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Illustration: The Leo Burnett advertising agency did a nationwide telephone survey a few years ago on lying, cataloging when we lie, how we lie and why we lie. The results were interesting. Ninety-one percent of all Americans confessed that they regularly lied… One out of every five admitted that ...read more

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Ucla Sociologist, James Wilson, Has Observed An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

UCLA sociologist, James Wilson, has observed an interesting fact about city life: The crime rate escalates on those streets where broken windows are not repaired. His study showed that the failure to replace windows makes an announcement to the public by saying the standards have been lowered and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:21, 1 Corinthians 8:13

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Paul W. Powell, "Pride Is So Subtle That If We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Paul W. Powell, “Pride is so subtle that if we aren’t careful we’ll be proud of our humility. When this happens our goodness becomes badness. Our virtues become vices. We can easily become like the Sunday School teacher who, having told the story of the Pharisee and ...read more

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There Is One Great And Mysterious Thing That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There is one great and mysterious thing that happens in the lives of little boys all across the country - it’s the phenomena called the “New Sneaker Syndrome.” You all know exactly what I am talking about. When a little boy gets a new pair of shoes, what happens? THEY CAN RUN FASTER I remember ...read more

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Peter Hopkirk Tells A Great Story About The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Peter Hopkirk tells a great story about the folly of a faulty proclamation. It was 1919, and Russia was in the midst of its own Civil War to establish Communism as its official ideology. While Moscow had been “liberated” two years earlier, farther flung parts of its empire, such as what is now in ...read more

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We Live In An Incredible World That Has Been ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

We live in an incredible world that has been wonderfully designed and marvelously created by God. When the last tubes of the Lincoln Tunnel under the Hudson River for the Pennsylvania Railroad were about to be joined in 1927, a young civil engineer named Richardson was chosen for the task because ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-9

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Billy Graham Uses The Illustration That When A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Billy Graham uses the illustration that when a little girl did something wrong, her mother called her into the kitchen to talk to her, but the little girl’s face pouted as she looked down to the floor and she said she didn’t want to talk about it. I think we do the same thing with the Lord. When He ...read more

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My Wife And Were Enjoying A Cruise On A Recent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

My wife and were enjoying a cruise on a recent vacation. At the dinner table that second evening, that dreaded question came up regarding my occupation. (Now I am not ashamed of being a minister, but telling people I am a minister will erect walls that cannot be scaled) I replied that I would tell ...read more

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Strawberry Plants In Fl

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Strawberry plants in FL Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Plant City, Florida where they grow huge strawberries. They cultivate the soil and make special, raised beds for the strawberries. They then lay a thin sheet of black plastic over the beds before they plant the strawberries. ...read more

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Strawberry Plants In Fl

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Strawberry plants in FL Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Plant City, Florida where they grow huge strawberries. They cultivate the soil and make special, raised beds for the strawberries. They then lay a thin sheet of black plastic over the beds before they plant the strawberries. ...read more

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Gluttony Quote

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

Gluttony Quote A glutton is one who raids the icebox for a cure for ...read more

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Denomination: Pentecostal

Gluttony Proverb

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

Gluttony Proverb French Proverb: A glutton is one who digs his ...read more

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Denomination: Pentecostal

Are We No Better Than A Dog? A Dog Eats Its Own ...

Contributed by Chris Summers on Oct 9, 2008

Are we no better than a dog? A dog eats its own vomit, but how many times do we, after being brought out of a life of sin when we are saved, ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Baptist