In Sermon Illustrations: "I Am The Life"

Life Begins At Conception

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 20, 2014

Barry McCarty says, "In 1979 I debated Dr. Robert Thompson, the medical director of the largest abortion clinic in Pittsburg. My case in that debate had two major contentions: 1) That every human being has an unalienable right to life; and 2) that from the moment of conception an unborn child is ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:5

Tags: Abortion, Pro-Choice

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Frankl And The Meaning Of Life  PRO

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 15, 2012

FRANKL AND THE MEANING OF LIFE When Jewish psychiatrist Viktor Frankl was arrested by the Nazis in World War II and put in Auschwitz, the infamous death camp, he was stripped of everything: property, family, possessions, and a manuscript he had spent years researching and writing on finding ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:30

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Baptist

American Life Is Builded ... Upon That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"American life is builded ... upon that fundamental philosophy announced by the Savior nineteen centuries ago ... [It] can not survive ...read more

Tags: Family

There Goes My Life  PRO

Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Dec 17, 2003

THERE GOES MY LIFE Kenny Chesney has a new song/music video out entitled, “There Goes My Life…” It’s a ballad focusing on the life of two young kids in high school that find themselves in a crisis moment of a pregnancy out of wedlock. (I want to say here that I’m not advocating the immoral ...read more

Tags: Christmas, God In The Hardships

Denomination: Nazarene

Sanctity Of Human Life

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 6, 2010

SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE There's plenty of evidence of blatant disregard for human life today. Terrorism and suicide bombers? Capital punishment? Human trafficking. Abortion? So what is God thinking when He asks Abraham to take his only son, the son he loves, and to sacrifice him as a burnt ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Life After Death  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 21, 2011

LIFE AFTER DEATH A boss asked one of his employees, "Do you believe in life after death?" "Yes, sir," replied the new employee. "I thought you would," said the boss. "Yesterday after you left to go to your ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Independent/Bible

And Now, Am Watching Larry King Live! Where There ...

Contributed by Pastor Gbenga Shadare on May 6, 2010

And now, am watching Larry King Live! Where there is an interesting interview with Mrs Cindi Broaddus, the sister to Robin McGraw, Dr Phil McGraw’s wife. She was attacked five years ago by an unknown, hateful bigot who sprayed her with Sulfuric Acid from a highway overpass in the quiet countryside ...read more

Tags: Sharing Your Faith

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Six Chairs Of Prayer

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2008

Six Chairs of Prayer Chair One: My attitude towards prayer is that it is not important. I have no motivation to pray and no desire to pray. Nothing is happening in my life in regards to prayer. Chair Two: My attitude towards prayer is that it is optional. I have a motivation and a desire to pray ...read more

Tags: Life

Running For Dinner Or For Life

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 14, 2008

Running For Dinner Or For Life The reason you do what you do is all important. There is an old fable about a dog that boasted of his ability as a runner. One day he chased a rabbit and failed to catch it. The other dogs ridiculed him on account of his previous boasting. His reply was, "You must ...read more

Tags: Goals

Denomination: Other

I Sat Down And Looked Through Some Magazines This ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002

I sat down and looked through some magazines this past week. I discovered that if I want to feel right, I need to get a NordicTrack. I don’t have a NordicTrack, just a membership down at the gym, so I suddenly realized that I didn’t feel as healthy as I thought I did. I then read that if I ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:12-13, Proverbs 3:5-6, Isaiah 54:1-5, John 10:7-10

Tags: Contentment, Covet, Life's Seasons

The Greatest Curse In Spiritual Life Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The greatest curse in spiritual life is conceit. If we ever have had a glimpse of what we are like in the sight of God, we shall never say Oh, I am so unworthy, because ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Life Giving Love  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004

LIFE GIVING LOVE Here is Ruth, a young widow, who chooses a life of singleness, not because she has no choice, but out of love for Naomi. She could have returned to her own people like Orpah, and would no doubt have been able to remarry and live a normal life, but she gave that up, for the time ...read more

Tags: Goldsmith, Ruth, Christian Disciplines, Unconditional Love

The Stages Of The Christian Life

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009

THE STAGES OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE Several years ago I heard someone describe the Christian experience as similar to that of a piano player, and suddenly the commands of the Bible made more sense and seemed less daunting. When a person begins playing piano, do we expect them to play a piece by ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3

Tags: Growth In Christ

Is It Death Or Really Life?

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015

Robin Norwood in her book, “Why Me? Why This? Why Now?” writes, “A very wise old fried of mine who has just celebrated his 100th birthday said to me about a recent news broadcast he recently heard about 73 people losing their lives in a plan crash: “Don’t they know we can’t lose our lives? We can ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:32-43

Tags: Death, Eternal Life

Denomination: Methodist

A 2 A.m. Miracle – Joni Eareckson Tada

Contributed by Greg Buchner on Oct 11, 2004

“A 2 a.m. Miracle” – Joni Eareckson Tada It was 2 a.m. and Ken, my husband was snoring softly beside me, not aware that I was biting my lip to keep from waking him up. The combination of my paralysis with middle-of-the-night insomnia always makes me feel claustrophobic. But this was different. The ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Methodist

The Life Of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2010

THE LIFE OF DIETRICH BONHOEFFER This week I want to look at the life of one of the most influential, conservative theologians of the 20th century. To say this man was brilliant would be an understatement. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Berlin in 1927 with a doctorate in ...read more

Scripture: John 12:23-26

Tags: Servanthood

One Solitary Life

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 24, 2025

I’d like to read you a little piece written by an unknown author called One Solitary Life He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in still another village, where he worked in a carpenter’s shop until he was thirty. Then for three years he was an itinerant ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Tags: Son Of God, One Solitary Life, Jesus

Denomination: Anglican

Throwing A Life Away?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2004

THROWING A LIFE AWAY? Lost behind the story of Seabiscuit, the most celebrated racehorse of the 20th century, and the jockey played by Spiderman’s Tobey Macguire was the story of its peculiar trainer, Tom Smith. When the rich man played by Jeff Bridges decided to turn to horse racing, he needed ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Tags: Parable Good Samaritan, Forgiveness General, Compassion

Life's Deeper Meaning

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 29, 2011

LIFE'S DEEPER MEANING Examining life for deeper meanings is a twentieth century preoccupation. We assume that things are not what they seem. Words disguise Hidden Feelings. Actions symbolize Something Else. We sometimes try too hard to discover the hidden meanings when there just might not be ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Denomination: Baptist

That Which Ad¡¦am Needed Most, Was That Which God ...  PRO

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 17, 2001

That which Ad¡¦am needed most, was that which God was happy to supply. The rib has always caused a lot of speculation. One wag offered this conversation between God and Ad¡¦am, Lord, I¡¦m lonely. I need to have some company here. OK, Ad¡¦am. I¡¦m going to give you the perfect woman. „« She ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Denomination: United Methodist