In Sermon Illustrations: "Go"

There's A Joke About A Man Who Was A Keen Church ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There’s a joke about a man who was a keen church goer. The pillar of the church. I looked up pillar of the church in my A-Z of Christianity: a big thick thing that holds everything up and restricts vision. (From Bacon Sandwiches and Salvation by Adrian Plass published by Authentic – a very funny ...read more

Tags: Hell

Works-Oriented Salvation Verses Saving Faith

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009

Works-Oriented Salvation verses Saving Faith Muhammad Ali was once asked what his faith meant to him. Ali replied: "[it] means [a] ticket to heaven. One day we’re all going to die, and god is going to judge us, [our] good and bad deeds. [if the] bad outweighs the good, you go to hell; if the good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-23

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

Inspiration Of Scripture

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Feb 23, 2020

Consider Bill, who was just a young man at the time. He had tried preaching, but didn’t always feel the power of God or see any results. One of his contemporaries, Charles Templeton, got into academia and started to believe scripture as flawed and outdated. Bill wondered about all of this. A ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:16-21, 2 Timothy 3:16

Tags: Word Of God, Inspired Word, Inspiration Of Scripture, Inspiration Of The Bible

Denomination: Baptist

If The Ant Believes

Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 20, 2026

(Say it rhythmically, not singing yet) “Do you know this story?” The ant and the rubber tree, The ant and the rubber tree, The ant and the rubber tree, And the ant… went marching on… (Pause) “Do you remember what happens next?” (Let them say it together: ‘And the ant… went marching ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15

Tags: Obedience, Choice

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Think Of These Things, Whence You Came, Where You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Think of these things, whence you came, where you are going, and to whom you must ...read more

Tags: Judgment, God's Judgment, Death Nearness

Charles Caleb Colton Once Said, "To Look Back To ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Glass on Mar 17, 2004

Charles Caleb Colton once said, “To look back to antiquity is one thing, to ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

Why Wait? Life Is Not A Dress Rehearsal. Quit ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Why wait? Life is not a dress rehearsal. Quit practicing what you are ...read more

Tags: Action

The Best Way To Train Up A Child The Way He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The best way to train up a child the way he should go, is to travel that ...read more

Tags: Children

Violent Ambition And Suspicion I Have Always ...

Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008

“Violent ambition and suspicion I have always seen going about hand in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Heaven Goes By Favour. If It Went By Merit, You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Heaven goes by favour. If it went by merit, you would stay out ...read more

Tags: Family

One Thing You Can Say For Small Children They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One thing you can say for small children they dont go around showing off ...read more

Tags: Family

My Mom Was Fair. You Never Knew Whether She Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

My mom was fair. You never knew whether she was going to swing ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Ancient Rome Declined Because It Had A Senate, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us ...read more

Tags: Government

When A Government Project Is Described As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When a government project is described as imaginative, you know its going to be almost as ...read more

Tags: Government

I Think The American Public Wants A Solemn Ass ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I think the American public wants a solemn ass as a President, and I ...read more

Tags: Government

By The Time A Man Gets Old Enough To Watch His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By the time a man gets old enough to watch his step, he ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Home Ought To Be Our Clearinghouse, The Place ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Home ought to be our clearinghouse, the place from which we go forth lessoned and ...read more

Tags: Home

Theyve Got To Draw In Their Horns And Stop ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Theyve got to draw in their horns and stop their aggression, or we're going to bomb ...read more

Tags: War

The Stone Was Rolled Away From The Door, Not To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The stone was rolled away from the door, not to permit Christ to come out, but to ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus

Learn From Others. Ask Questions. Be A Good ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Learn from others. Ask questions. Be a good listener. Get a pulse beat of ...read more

Tags: Thought