In Sermon Illustrations: "Gods Requirements"

Two Boys

Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Mar 12, 2019

Two Boys Two young boys are playing happily in the garden and are great companions for some time, but then something bad happens. One boy gets ill and is stunted and is never the same again, while the other one grows to full and healthy mature manhood even though he suffers far more than his sick ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:15, Ephesians 2:16

Tags: Reconciliation, Jesus' Cross

Denomination: Baptist

Fix The Dishwasher

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020

A Mother and her son were talking. His mother lived for nearly 94 years. One day around her 90th year she said something like, "If I had known I would live this long, I would have fixed the dishwasher." It had stopped working. So there it sat quietly waiting to be fixed. She thought it ...read more

Scripture: James 5:7, Isaiah 64:4, Exodus 14:15

Tags: Fix Our Problem, Now Is The Time

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Good Man Wants To Get Into Heaven

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jul 21, 2024

I was recently at the gym having a conversation with someone I just met. Within a matter of 10 minutes, I realized that this man was a better man than me. He had volunteered in more countries than I could count in 10 minutes of our conversation. He was a teacher, he served the poor in many ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9, John 3:16, Romans 3:23

Tags: Grace, Justification, Good Works, Works Righteousness

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Power Of Forgiveness

Contributed by John Bright on Mar 10, 2025

Our sins, transgressions, and iniquities can manifest in our physical bodies. In Matthew 9:2, Jesus tells a paralyzed man, "Your sins are forgiven. Take up your bed and go." He got up! In 30+ years of ministry, I have seen plenty of folks receive healing from physical problems caused ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:2, Ephesians 4:32

Tags: Forgiveness, Healing

Denomination: Methodist

A Famous Missionary By The Name Of C. T. Studd ...  PRO

Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 8, 2002

A famous missionary by the name of C. T. Studd said; “If Jesus Christ be God, and died for me, then no sacrifice ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Baptist

You Know What Mason Said To Dixon? ‘you've Got ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 26, 2002

“You know what Mason said to Dixon? ‘You’ve got to draw the line somewhere’” (Our ...read more

Tags: Holiness

Denomination: Baptist

Wisdom Is The Power To See And The Inclination To ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001

Wisdom is the power to see and the inclination to choose the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Young Son Of Some Atheists Went To His ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 29, 2004

The young son of some atheists went to his parents one day, and said, "Do you think God ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John Bevere Puts It Into Perspective. "The ...

Contributed by Chuck Morley on Sep 30, 2004

John Bevere puts it into perspective. "The deceived take comfort in a knowledge of a God they simply do not possess." ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Pentecostal

Faith Means, Whether I Am Visibly Delivered Or ...

Contributed by David Asch on Jan 10, 2005

“Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love.” ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

45% Of Americans Personal Views Guide Them More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

45% of Americans personal views guide them more than do God and religious teachings. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Truth

I Have Seen, At Different Times, The Smoke Of A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"I have seen, at different times, the smoke of a thousand villages - villages whose people are without Christ, without God, and ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Recent Pew Research Center Polling Finds 96% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Recent Pew Research Center polling finds 96% of the public believes in God or some form of Supreme ...read more

Never Tell A Young Person That Anything Cannot ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting for centuries for somebody ignorant ...read more

Tags: Children

Not Only Must A Good Work Be Something Which Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Not only must a good work be something which is commanded by God in His Word and come from a purified heart, but ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

We Are Moving Closer And Closer To The Time Of ...

Contributed by Charles Jones on Aug 29, 2007

We are moving closer and closer to the time of the Lord’s return. Yet in the midst of potential uncertainty and perilous times in the world, ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Close Scrutiny Of The Scriptures Reveals That ...

Contributed by Bode Ayodele on Sep 5, 2007

A close scrutiny of the scriptures reveals that when God wants to use a person he first of all deals with the person’s ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hoping Does Not Mean Doing Nothing. It Is Not ...

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 18, 2008

Hoping does not mean doing nothing. It is not fatalistic resignation. It means going about our assigned tasks, confident that God will ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Change Will Come Into Our Lives When We Change ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 7, 2009

Change will come into our lives when we change the way we look at people, when we have the same love and ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Christian Should Always Remember That The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love ...read more

Tags: Christian Values