In Sermon Illustrations: "Hope Of Heaven"

Chuck Swindoll In His Book, "Hope Again," Tel...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008

Chuck Swindoll in his book, "Hope Again," tells the answer Dr. Bruce Waltke, his Hebrew professor, gave Chuck Swindoll when he asked his professor about some “whys” in his life. His professor answered: “Chuck, I’ve come to the place where I believe only on very rare occasions does God tell ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will

I Steer My Bark With Hope In The Head, Leaving ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed sometimes fail, but not ...read more

Tags: Faith

Our Hopes, Often Though They Deceive Us, Lead ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our hopes, often though they deceive us, lead us pleasantly ...read more

Tags: Faith

When I Sink Down In Gloom Or Fear, Hope ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When I sink down in gloom or fear, Hope blighted or delayed, Thy whisper, Lord, my heart shall cheer, Tis I, be not afraid. Or, startled at some sudden blow, If fretful thoughts I ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

He Who Hopes To Avoid All Failure And Misfortune ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He who hopes to avoid all failure and misfortune is trying to live in a fairyland; the wise man readily accepts failures as a part of life and builds ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Riches Take Wing, Comforts Vanish, Hope Withers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Riches take wing, comforts vanish, hope withers away, but love ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Heaven Grant That The Burden You Carry May Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Heaven grant that the burden you carry may have as easy an exit ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

An Irish Toast: May You Be In Heaven A Half-Hour ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An Irish toast: May you be in heaven a half-hour before the ...read more

Tags: Government

Parting Is All We Know Of Heaven, And All We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Parting is all we know of heaven, and all ...read more

Tags: Death

We Hope That, When The Insects Take Over The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we ...read more

Tags: Food

To Sit Back Hoping That Some Day, Some Way, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To sit back hoping that some day, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping that ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

How Many Hopes And Fears, How Many Ardent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"How many hopes and fears, how many ardent wishes and anxious apprehensions are twisted together in the threads ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Heaven Knows We Need Never Be Ashamed Of Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears for they are rain upon the blinding dust of ...read more

Tags: Emotions

I Hope They See Him When They See Me

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 19, 2009

I HOPE THEY SEE HIM WHEN THEY SEE ME I'll never forget Gary. He showed up on my doorstep in the late 90s. I opened the door to see a man wearing jeans with holes and smattered with paint. His shirt exposed arms covered in dust, but his smile was warm and friendly. He was a contractor. He didn't ...read more

Tags: Christian Witness

Denomination: Salvation Army

Olympic Speed Skaters Slow Down When No Hope Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009

Olympic Speed Skaters Slow Down When No Hope of Winning At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Apolo Ohno, an American, hoped to win his second gold medal in the men’s 5,000-meter short track, speed-skating relay. But during one of the turns, another American skater fell. His fall and recovery only took a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3

Tags: Sports

C.s. Lewis On The Difference Between Heaven And Hell  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2014

LEWIS: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL C. S. Lewis once provided a powerful image of the difference between heaven and hell. He described hungry people sitting at a huge banquet loaded with delicious food. Every person had a meter-long fork and knife attached to their hands (that’s about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Tags: Jesus Parables, Wedding Banquet, Heaven And Hell

Biblical Proof The Creator Of Heaven And Earth Wrote The Bible

Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Aug 25, 2025

Biblical Proof the Creator of Heaven & Earth also Wrote the Bible Hebrews 3:4 “For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.” A house does not build itself. A creation cannot create itself! Christ has built all things for He is God! (John 1:1-3; Col. 1:16-17; ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:4

Tags: Inspiration Of The Bible, Science In The Bible

Denomination: Baptist

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

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[126]. A Message From A Poem – Heaven Opens To Us

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 11, 2025

[126]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HEAVEN OPENS TO US From a quick recollection heaven will open at least three times in the future (written by one who is still living). One of those will be the Rapture. One will be the Second Coming. The other one is when a saint passes from this life and into ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9-10, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8

Tags: Heaven, Open, Absent From The Body, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do You Have Enough Points To Get To Heaven?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 12, 2023

I heard a story the other day about a guy who died and stood before the gates of heaven. An angel met him and said, “We have a new plan for getting into heaven. We’re now using a point system and you need 1,000 to enter.” The man told the angel that this would be no problem as he started rattling ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23

Tags: Justification, Sinners, Evangelism, Grace, Forgiveness, Sin, Heaven, Salvation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational