In Sermon Illustrations: "Going Home"

Bury It Right!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 1, 2011

BURY IT RIGHT! The story is told of a teenage son who wanted to be Scripturally baptized. His father told him that the sprinkling he got as a baby was sufficient. The son tried to explain that you can only picture the idea of burial by completely being submerged. Angry, the father told him to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:36-39

Tags: Baptism

Your First Love

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 28, 2011

YOUR FIRST LOVE Jesus' first remedy for the Church in Ephesus was too "REMEMBER." Rev. 2:5 says, "Remember therefore from where you are fallen..." Remember what it was like during the honeymoon stage? Go back in your mind to a time when passion prevailed in your spiritual life. Relive it and ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Baptist

I Came Upon My 3rd Grade Report Card From A Small ...

Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011

I came upon my 3rd grade report card from a small school in Western Pennsylvania. The teacher wrote, "I feel Bradley could do so much better. Inattentive." Well not much has changed. ADD started early. But I was not inattentive when it came time for sports. Why the disconnect? It is because I was ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Salvation And The Surgeon

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 17, 2012

Jesus came to be our Savior. To be our substitute. To die FOR us. But while God would be the only one pure enough to die for us... Gods don't die. And while mortals CAN die, no mortal man could ever be the sinless sacrifice the law required to pay for our sins. No ordinary man would be pure and ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Atonement, Salvation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living Now

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014

“Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.” - Soren Kierkegaard We all know at least one person that, when given something really beautiful as a gift, will open a closet and store it away for “a special day” or “for when company comes over.” When you gave that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:34

Tags: Procrastination, Focused Living, Living Now

Denomination: Charismatic

Consecrated To Do God's Will

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 25, 2017

Years ago a young girl entered a little Presbyterian Church out of curiosity. There she heard the gospel for the first time and was converted. She later heard God’s call on her life to go to China as a missionary. She was the only daughter of a multi-millionaire. She was socially prominent and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24

Tags: Sacrifice, Consecrated Life

Denomination: Charismatic

A Conference With The Devil

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 15, 2022

A fictitious story has been told of a conference between Lucifer and his demons. It seems as though Satan was upset because he had not deceived enough souls and so he called for a conference with his head demons. "What are we going to do! We are not claiming enough souls for the Kingdom of ...read more

Tags: Today, Time, Evangelism, Satan, Parable, Demons, Excuses, Invitation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Before You Hit Send

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Apr 17, 2026

Think about the last text thread that went completely sideways. You typed something fast because you were frustrated. You hit send. And three seconds later your stomach dropped because you realized you said it wrong, or you said too much, or you said the exact thing that was going to make the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19

Tags: Slow To Speak, Self Control

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Shortcut Is Not Always That Short

Contributed by James Snyder on May 1, 2021

I have always appreciated shortcuts in life. If I can find a shortcut, I will take it because time is valuable to me. I take pride in coming up with a shortcut that actually saves me time. However, not all of my shortcuts have really been that short and I have paid the price. Last week, for ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:8

Tags: Humor, Shortcut, Wrong Way

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Bible Nowhere Indicates That God Withdraws ...

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004

The Bible nowhere indicates that God withdraws us from the troubles of life. In fact, we become more involved in life’s troubles when we come to Christ. But ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships, Human Body

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Ronald Regan Was President Of The United ...

Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jun 15, 2005

When Ronald Regan was President of the United States, he had a sign on his desk that said, "There is no limit to what a man can do or where ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Lutheran

The Great Wall Of China Is A Gigantic Structure ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

The Great Wall of China is a gigantic structure which cost an immense amount of money and labor. When it was finished, it appeared impregnable. But the enemy breached it. Not by breaking it down or going ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

If A U.s. Voter Attends Church Regularly, They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

If a U.S. voter attends church regularly, they will probably vote Republican by a 2-1 margin. If they never go to church, the vote will likely be Democratic by a 2-1 ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Preach Abroad….it Is The Cooping Yourselves Up ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

“Preach abroad….It is the cooping yourselves up in rooms that has dampened the work of God, which never was and never will be carried out to any purpose without going into the highways and ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Years Ago There Was A Valley In New England That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Years ago there was a valley in New England that was going to be dammed up for a hydro-electric plant. There was a small town in the bottom of the valley, and that town fell into disrepair. Someone asked why? The answer came ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

You Will Have Been All

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 26, 2007

George Washington Carver said, "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

History Is To The Nationas Memory Is To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"History is to the nationas memory is to the individual. An individual deprived of memory becomes disoriented and lost, not knowing where he has been or where he is going, so a nation denied a conception ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

It Would Be Well To Remember The More We Pray, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It would be well to remember the more we pray, the more power we have in prayer. Faith is not like gasoline, in danger of running out if we go too far. It is ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

William Barclay Said: "In The Christian Life We ...

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 7, 2009

William Barclay said: "In the Christian life we have the presence of Jesus. He is...the goal of our journey and the companion of our way...the one ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Anglican

Someone Said That Mining Gold Is Like Developing ...

Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 23, 2010

Someone said that mining gold is like developing people. When gold is mined several tons of dirt must be moved to get an ounce of gold. But one doesn’t go ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

Denomination: Baptist