In Sermon Illustrations: "Heaven And Hell"

Madalyn Murray O'hair's Book, What On Earth Is An ...  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 21, 2002

Madalyn Murray O’Hair’s book, What on Earth Is an Atheist, asserts, "We atheists ... try to find some basis for rational thinking on which we can base our actions and our beliefs, and we have it ... We accept the technical philosophy of materialism ... Essentially, materialism’s philosophy holds ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment, Apologetics God

Denomination: *other

When You Speak Of Heaven, Let Your Face Light ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

"When you speak of Heaven, let your face light up. When you speak of Hell, well then, your everyday face ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Teach Your Child To Hold His Tongue; Hell Learn ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Teach your child to hold his tongue; hell learn ...read more

Tags: Children

We Never Know What He'll Do Next

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

WE NEVER KNOW WHAT HE'LL DO NEXT I read about an airplane that had been hijacked somewhere in Europe. As the hijacker made his demands to the pilot, something amazing happened: the pilot realized that the hijacker did not speak French. The pilot did speak French and knew that most of the ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Pastor, Please Don't Stop Preaching On Hell.

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 18, 2022

"Preachers must not neglect preaching on the reality of Hell and the catastrophic consequence of rejecting Christ. When you abandon preaching on Hell, you ignore the accent in the Epistles on the coming judgment, you will need to skip large portions of Jesus’ teaching in the Gospels, and you ...read more

Tags: Hell, Salvation, Preaching, Judgment, Repentance, Pastors, Preachers  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Atheist's Perspective On Evangelism

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2014

Perhaps you've heard of Penn and Teller the comedy team who has worked Las Vegas for years. Penn Jillette is an atheist, but he recorded a video journal a few years ago telling the story about a man who waited to speak to him after one of their shows. Penn said the man was a successful businessman ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Atheist, Evangelism Urgency

[186]. A Message From A Poem – Musings On Being In Heaven

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 5, 2025

[186]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – MUSINGS ON BEING IN HEAVEN This is a lovely poem FOR ME, which is why I wrote it. How much do we think of heaven? I am afraid some are so earth-bound that they give little thought to heaven. Do we know what heaven will be like? Of course we do not. We can only ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:2-4, 1 Corinthians 2:9

Tags: The Third Heaven, Jesus, Heaven, Center, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Mission Is Worth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

THE MISSION IS WORTH IT "If God gives me another life, may I give it to him as a missionary." –Samuel Kang, executive head of the Korean World Missions Association. “If I am a Christian, I am not set on saving my own skin, but on seeing that the salvation of God comes through me to others.” ...read more

Tags: Missions

Who's Watching?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2011

WHO'S WATCHING? I remember the story of that man who wanted to steal a goat. He took his four children and said to them: "You hide there, you hide by my left, you hide at my back, you hide by my right. If you see anybody coming, give me a sign that I will quickly stop whatever I 'm doing." But as ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12-13

Tags: God's Omniscience

The Devil Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2009

The Devil Is A Liar A well-paid, recently-promoted young executive dreamed he died and stood at the Pearly Gates. Peter asks: "Do you want to go to heaven or to hell?" "Let me know my options," he says. "Show me hell." Up pops a giant screen with a video playing. Girls in bikinis and well-built ...read more

Scripture: John 8:44

Tags: Satan

C. S. Lewis Said: "To Love At All Is To Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Feb 12, 2001

C. S. Lewis said: "to love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one. Wrap it around carefully with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Hell

Denomination: Baptist

O! What Pains Do Men Take To Get To Hell! Early ...  PRO

Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jan 29, 2003

"O! what pains do men take to get to hell! Early and late they toil at sin; and would not Divine justice be in their debt, if it ...read more

Tags: Death, Sin Wages Of

Denomination: Mennonite

Everybody Should Have A Few Bad Habits So He'll ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Everybody should have a few bad habits so he'll have something he can ...read more

Tags: Character

A.w. Tozer: The Divine Conquest  PRO

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 6, 2004

A.W. Tozer, "The Divine Conquest" - “While few would dare thus to voice their secret feelings, there are millions who have imbibed the notion that they hold in their hands the keys of heaven and hell. The whole content of modern … contributes to this attitude. Man is made large and God ...read more

Tags: Divinity Of Christ, Humanity Of Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Vicar Had A Dream. He Was On His Way To Heaven. ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 9, 2000

A vicar had a dream. He was on his way to heaven. Before him there stretched a long flight of stairs. As he started to go up, he was given a piece of chalk and told that he must put a chalk mark on each of the steps for each sin he had committed. When he was about halfway up he met the bishop ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, God's Forgiveness, Sin General

Denomination: Baptist

Aim At Heaven And You Will Get Earth Thrown In. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001

Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you will ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God, Call Of The Disciples

7 Year Old Eric's Description Of Heaven: "It's A ...  PRO

Contributed by Troy Mason on Apr 21, 2001

7 year old Eric’s description of Heaven: “It’s a place where there is a lot of money lying around. You could just pick it up, play with it, and buy things. I think I’m going to buy a basketball, ...read more

Tags: Heaven, Children

Denomination: Baptist

There Were Three People In Heaven Who Decided One ...  PRO

Contributed by Wayne Major on Aug 10, 2002

There were three people in heaven who decided one day to play a round of golf at the heavenly country club. The first man stepped up to the tee, hit his drive, and watched as it headed straight for the water hazard. Just as the ball was about to land in the water, he raised his club, pointed it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Tags: Uncertain, Unknown, Communication General

Denomination: Methodist

In "From Heaven's View" By T.w. Hunt And Melana ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Oct 13, 2003

In “From Heaven’s View” by T.W. Hunt and Melana Hunt Monroe, they ask this question “What would it be like to live each hour of the day seeing your words, choices, reactions, prayers, ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Baptist

Play 2:40 & Fade Of "Tears Of Heaven" By Eric ...

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 18, 2004

Play 2:40 & fade of “Tears of Heaven” by Eric Clapton - lyrics on powerpoint) I am a fan of Eric Clapton’s music but until this week I didn’t know what motivated Eric to write the song we just heard. “Tears of Heaven” won Eric Clapton a 1993 Grammy and Song of the year award. I know Eric ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Christian Church