In Sermon Illustrations: "Hell Is Real"

Don't Blame The Judge

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014

God has done everything He possibly can to keep you out of Hell and still leave you as a person with free will. Now some Christians argue otherwise that it is in fact God who sends people to hell. Peculiar Pilgrim blog writes, "No one would choose to go into hell ... Not one person would decide to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-13

Tags: Hell, Judgement

Denomination: Methodist

Is Evangelism Too Hard?

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014

Jenn Hopkins writes of attending a funeral several years ago. "There he lay, dead. He was gone and unsaved. Lived a life and then, in the flash of an eye, he was in Hell. Someone I loved and respected was gone and so was my opportunity to share the Gospel with him. His funeral was in a church, one ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-13

Tags: Evangelism, Hell

Denomination: Methodist

C.t. Studd

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 25, 2025

CT Studd is reputed once to have said Some people love to live Within the sound of chapel 🔔 I'd rather ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Hell, Yard

Denomination: Anglican

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

You Hear The Jokes About Hell Being Some Big ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008

You hear the jokes about hell being some big party. Hell can also be a seductive for all those fans of sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll. One of them, a kid from an Ohio Christian school named Brian Warner is today better known as Marilyn Manson. For more than a decade, he has made millions with his ...read more

Pastor, Please Don't Stop Preaching On Hell.

Contributed by Garris Hudson 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: Preaching, Judgment, Repentance, Pastors, Preachers, Hell, Salvation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[102]. A Message From A Poem – God Sends No One To Hell

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 9, 2025

[102]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – GOD SENDS NO ONE TO HELL The Introduction for this poem is longer than average. So as not to be misunderstood, the title of the poem does not mean God has no control over hell. He certainly does but just so that you don’t miss the message of the poem, I need to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:4, Revelation 19:20, Matthew 25:41, Isaiah 30:33, John 3:16, Mark 9:47-48, Revelation 20:14, Matthew 25:31  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Hell, Gehenna, Lazarus, Poetry, Sheep And Goats, The Second Coming, The Lake Of Fire, Christian Poems, Wheat And The Tares  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Getting Fat

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 6, 2019

JUST GETTING FAT? By Juan Carlos Orte We have a phenomenon in the church today which I call “eternal babyhood of the believer.” We have members of our churches who after years of hearing messages are just the same as always. They continually need a minister to keep after them, changing their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:6-9

Tags: Focus, Real Growth, Stages Of Growth

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Looking In A Mirror

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Aug 28, 2021

Here is part of a story by Gabrielle Moss? I've been known to waste massive amounts of time using mirrors to do respectable, adult things, like trying to straighten my bangs. Surely you've had the pleasure of breaking a mirror and having some helpful person inform you that you have now ...read more

Scripture: James 1:17-27

Tags: Examination Of Self, Seeing The Real Person

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Andrew Was A Grown Man, But Had Some Real Trouble ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2003

Andrew was a grown man, but had some real trouble adjusting to the adult world. He had a pleasant simplicity that many mistakened for a slowness of mind. One day he came to me upset because his bike had been stolen for the second time. I told him about the time someone had stolen my favorite ...read more

Tags: Faith

Nothing Is Rarer Than Real Goodness; Those Even ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Nothing is rarer than real goodness; those even who think they possess it are ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

A. Linda Down Discovered Real Power And She ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on May 25, 2004

A. Linda Down discovered real power and she needed it. She had dealt with the limitations of cerebral palsy all her life. One day, she got this crazy idea of running the New York Marathon. But Linda walked with difficulty, so running seemed out of the question? She used canes with arm clamps to ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Real Joy Comes Not From Ease Or Riches Or From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from ...read more

Tags: Joy

Real Charity Doesnt Care If Its Tax-Deductible ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Real charity doesnt care if its ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

The Real Measure Of Our Wealth Is How Much We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The real measure of our wealth is how much we should be worth ...read more

Tags: Envy

Our Real Enemies Are The People Who Make Us ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our real enemies are the people who make us feel so good that we are slowly, but inexorably, pulled down into the ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Real Golfers Have Two Handicaps One For Braggin ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Real golfers have two handicaps one for braggin ...read more

Tags: Sports

You Can Only Perceive Real Beauty In A Person As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You can only perceive real beauty in a person ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

To Give Real Service You Must Add Something ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and ...read more

Tags: Leadership General