In Sermon Illustrations: "His Promises"

Blue Marbles Reveal The Condition Of The Heart

Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Mar 12, 2024

There was a young boy named John and his favorite past time was playing marbles. John was out in the playground one day when he saw Susie carrying a box of chocolates. Now John also loved to eat chocolates. So he thought for a while before saying to Susie: “Susie, if you give me your box of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:12, 2 Corinthians 8:1-5, 2 Corinthians 8:9

Tags: Greed, Giving, Doubting God

Denomination: Baptist

Parachute Failed On Christian At 3500 Feet

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 24, 2025

Parachute failed on Christian at 3500 feet Psalm 144:15 - Happy is that people, whose God is the LORD!" *Daniel Cave certainly proved this to be true. In 2005, Daniel was on his very first skydiving jump in Washington State. On the way down, his parachute failed to open. Daniel didn’t fall ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 144:15

Tags: High Tower, The Lord Our Rock, Righteous War, Praise The Lord, Mortality, Traitors, Deceivers, The Lord Of Hosts, Floods, Joy, Fortress, God's Help, Deliverer, King David, Brevity, Shield, Salvation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Rembrandt’s Return Of The Prodigal Son

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Apr 17, 2026

I was an art major in undergrad, which means I took more art history classes than any human should be required to sit through. And then, because God has a sense of humor, I spent an entire semester in seminary studying one painting. One. Rembrandt’s The Return of the Prodigal Son. Paper after paper ...read more

Scripture: James 4:10, Luke 15:20

Tags: Grace, Repentance

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Gold Watch- Lucille Wales' Husband Henry ...

Contributed by Lloyd Ludwick on Jan 15, 2007

The Gold Watch- Lucille Wales’ husband Henry retired from his job as a mechanic at the local Ford dealership he was given a gold watch inscribed with his name. Henry was so proud it became his greatest treasure. "Now I have something special I can leave to our son" he would tell his wife. But the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Saint Arnold Janssen

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Jan 10, 2025

Saint Arnold Janssen: A Prophetic Vision of Divine Encounter in a Transformative Century Intro: In a world often fragmented by ideological, cultural, and religious divisions, Janssen's vision offers a hopeful alternative—a spirituality of connection, respect, and mutual ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Tags: Leader, Mission, Founder, Saint Arnold Janssen, Father  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

[240]. A Message From A Poem – Smothering Of Delusional Creep

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Dec 20, 2025

[240]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – SMOTHERING OF DELUSIONAL CREEP This is a very serious poem. It is about delusion that is now a feature of this world in many ways. What does the title mean? Well first of all we have delusion that creeps along like a snail, but creeps steadily. As it goes it ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:9, 2 Timothy 3:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:8-9, Colossians 2:4

Tags: Homosexuality, Delusion, Climate Change, Marxism, Evolution, Deception, Islam  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In God's Eyes," By Candace Carteen Of Portland, ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 5, 2008

"In God's Eyes," by Candace Carteen of Portland, Oregon. By the time I was ten, I was totally ashamed of my father. All my friends called him names: Quasi-Moto, hunchback, monster, little Frankenstein, the crooked little man with the crooked little cane. At first it hurt when they called him ...read more

Tags: Faults

Denomination: Baptist

Indeed, I Tremble For My Country When I Reflect ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2001

"Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever." Thomas ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, God's Judgment

When People Do Not Mind What God Says To Them In ...  PRO

Contributed by Martin Wickens on Apr 20, 2002

When people do not mind what God says to them in His Word, God doth as little mind what they say ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Baptist

G.k. Chesterton: Paradox

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Apr 30, 2002

Quotable “It is the highest and holiest of the paradoxes that the man who really knows he cannot pay his debt will ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Pentecostal

William Barclay Has Said, "We Have Not Even Begun ...  PRO

Contributed by Jerry Fenter on May 23, 2002

William Barclay has said, “We have not even begun to be Christian if we think of giving to Christ and to his church in ...read more

Tags: Giving General, Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Family Man Was A Great Illustration Where ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2004

The Family Man was a great illustration where money mattered at first, but he later realizes that there is more to his life, and ...read more

Tags: Money

God Is More Concerned About Our Character Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

God is more concerned about our character than our comfort. His goal is not to pamper us physically but to ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Don't Pray When You Feel Like It. Have An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Don’t pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it. A man is powerful on ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Abortion: The Simple Fact Is That God Certainly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Abortion: The simple fact is that God certainly intended to create a human being and that this nascent human being has been deliberately ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Our Heavenly Father, So Far From Ever ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Our Heavenly Father, so far from ever overlooking us, is only waiting to find our hearts open, to pour ...read more

Tags: Grace

The Man Who Adds The Life Of Books To The Actual ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The man who adds the life of books to the actual life of everyday lives the life of his whole race. The man without ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

An Author Who Gives A Manager Or Publisher Any ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

An author who gives a manager or publisher any rights in his work except those immediately and specifically required for its publication or ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Secret Of Popular Writing Is Never To Put ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The secret of popular writing is never to put more on a given page than the common reader can lap off it with no strain ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

If A Child Shows Himself Incorrigible, He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If a child shows himself incorrigible, he should be decently and quietly beheaded at the age of twelve, lest he grow to ...read more

Tags: Children