In Sermon Illustrations: "Healing Of Blind Man"

Factor In Fallenness

Contributed by John Bright on Mar 1, 2025

A few years ago, our congregation joined with many churches in the area praying for a 6-year-old boy with extremely aggressive form of brain cancer. Of course, we prayed for a full healing so that the boy could have a long life. He died within 6 months. His parents grew in their faith of a God ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4, 1 Peter 3:17

Tags: Healing, Prayer, Suffering, Fallenness

Denomination: Methodist

A Black Man And A White Man Were Driving Down ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 8, 2003

A black man and a white man were driving down the road, debating the topic of whether Jesus was black or white. On and on they went. Back and forth. "He was white" says the white guy, "because he was jewish, and the shroud confirms, that he was caucasian. "No he was black." says the black man. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:11

Tags: Racism

No Man Needs A Vacation So Much As The Man Who ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 28, 2006

"No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one" ...read more

Denomination: Orthodox

What A Man's Mind Can Create, Man's Character ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What a man's mind can create, man's ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Every Man Is Enthusiastic At Times. One Man Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every man is enthusiastic at times. One man has enthusiasm for thirty minutes another man has it for thirty days, but it is the man who has ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

There Is A Great Man Who Makes Every Man Feel ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the really great man is the man ...read more

Tags: Greatness

Think Like A Man Of Action And Act Like A Man Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Think like a man of action and act like a ...read more

Tags: Thought

Thoughts, Like Fleas, Jump From Man To Man. But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Thoughts, like fleas, jump from man to man. But they ...read more

Tags: Thought

Once A Man Attended A Fair And Saw Another Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Once a man attended a fair and saw another man leading a fine, well-groomed horse. He inquired, "Is that a saddle horse?" The man replied, "No, sir. This horse will buck off a saddle. Nothing can stay on his back." So the man asked again, "Is he a driving horse?" The answer came back from the ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

We Tremble Not  PRO

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Apr 6, 2001

Martin Luther wrote: The prince of darkness grim We tremble not for him, His rage we can endure, For lo, his doom ...read more

Tags: Satan, Sin Fall Of Man

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Re-Introducing The Devil  PRO

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 27, 2002

RE-INTRODUCING THE DEVIL In a British radio broadcast circa 1943, reading one of his own essays, C. S. Lewis was discussing some of the basic Christian beliefs. In talking about the personal existence of the devil, Lewis anticipated the scoffing of the so-called enlightened modern thinkers who ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man, Satan

Denomination: Orthodox

What If We Covered The Entire North American ...

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 28, 2004

What if we covered the entire North American continent with dimes 239,000 miles deep, which would extend all the way to the moon. Now pile dimes from here to the moon on a billion other continents the size of North America. Now, paint one dime red and mix it into the billion piles of dimes and ...read more

Tags: Creation, Sin Fall Of Man

Denomination: Christian Church

Martyn Lloyd-Jones On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2010

Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Sin We tend to think of sin as we see it in rags and in the gutters of life. We look at a drunkard, poor fellow, and we say, there is sin. But that is not the essence of sin. To have a real picture and a true understanding of sin, you must look at some great saint, some ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

Tags: Sin General, Depravity Of Man

Charles Colson Who Was Put Into Jail For His Part ...

Contributed by Guy De Swardt on Apr 1, 2010

Charles Colson who was put into jail for his part in the Watergate scandal in America so many years ago now, subsequently found Jesus in prison and today he heads up an international ministry to people in prisons all around the world. He writes in his book Who Speaks for God? …about a man by the ...read more

Tags: Sermon On The Mount, Depravity Of Man

Denomination: Baptist

Three Types Of People In Romans 8

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 15, 2019

Those who Do Not Have the Spirit (8:5-8). Those who Have the Spirit (8:9). Those ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit, Natural Man

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Timothy: Paul Called Him A "Man Of God”

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jul 3, 2020

Text: 1 Tim 6:11 But thou, O man of God (Timothy), flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. Thoughts: we know at least a few things about Timothy, as recorded in the New Testament. He was from Lystra, a city in Asia Minor (Acts 16:1, this city ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:11, Acts 16:1, 2 Timothy 1:7, Hebrews 13:23

Tags: Paul, Man Of God, Timothy

Denomination: Baptist

Any Believer Can Be A "Man Of God”

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jul 7, 2020

Any believer can be a “man of God” Text: 2 Tim 3:17 That the man of God (any believer in Jesus!) may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. Thoughts: Only a few people were ever called a “man of God” in the Bible. Some were never known; at least four were never named, and one, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Tags: Paul, Man Of God, Timothy

Denomination: Baptist

There Was A Man Many Years Ago Named ...  PRO

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 31, 2005

ILLUS: There was a man many years ago named Henry Ward Beecher. He was a prominent preacher here in America. He was invited on an occasion to attend a meeting of an atheist club where the noted agnostic Robert Ingersol was speaking. So Mr. Beecher, the preacher, accepted the invitation. ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Baptist

Without One Plea  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

WITHOUT ONE PLEA Charlotte Elliott was a sickly English woman who had developed a long history of refusing to do things she was asked to do because of her illness. Her brother, who was a pastor, had been particularly persistent in trying to get her out of herself, trying to get her involved in ...read more

Scripture: John 8:3-11, John 4:1-26

Tags: Healing, Brokenness, Trials And Difficulties, Used

The Tiger, The Man And God  PRO

Contributed by Danny Thomas on May 21, 2001

The Tiger, the Man and God A man was being chased by a tiger. He ran as hard as he could until he was at the edge of a cliff with the tiger in hot pursuit. The man looked over the edge of the cliff and saw a branch growing out of the side of the cliff a few feet down. He jumped down and grabbed ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Faith, Faith General

Denomination: Pentecostal