In Sermon Illustrations: "John 14 3a1 7"

No Coasting

Contributed by John Bright on Jan 7, 2026

Whenever the price of gas goes up, people start thinking about saving gas by coasting their cars downhill. I have a vague memory of a news story from way back in the 1970s about a guy who was going downhill and decided to turn the car off to save gas. One little problem – that was when new cars ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:10-11

Tags: Assurance, Falling

Denomination: Methodist

Add To Your Faith

Contributed by John Bright on Jan 9, 2026

“We must not be content, Peter suggests, with a B- in “goodness” or “knowledge” or “self-control” or “godliness” or “brotherly kindness” or “love.” We should not be content until we have an A+ in each one.” (Moo, p. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7

Tags: Love, Godliness, Knowledge, Goodness, Self Control, Brotherly Kindness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Hope For The Return Of Christ

Contributed by John Bright on Jan 15, 2026

Hope is interesting because it depends on a person's circumstances. Around the world, there are literally millions of persecuted Christians. They often to the end of the Bible for hope: Revelation 22:20 “20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:20, 1 Corinthians 16:22

Tags: Hope, Rapture, Maranatha, Return Of Christ, Persecuted Christians  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

What Are The Synoptic Gospels?

Contributed by John Bright on Jan 15, 2026

We call Matthew, Mark, and Luke the Synoptic Gospels because they share a lot of the same content – “synoptic” means “common view.” They often include different ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-8, Mark 9:2-13, Luke 9:28-36

Tags: Witness, Transfiguration Of Jesus, Synoptic Gospels

Denomination: Methodist

Verbal Plenary Inspiration

Contributed by John Bright on Jan 15, 2026

Can we trust God’s Word as the truth? Can it be a light into the darkness we face? I want to briefly explain, again, what I believe about how we got the Bible. This is referred to as “Verbal Plenary Inspiration.” I believe the words of Holy Scripture were given to the men who wrote the original ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:19-21, Hebrews 4:12

Tags: Bible, Hope, Inspired Word Of God

Denomination: Methodist

The Pit

Contributed by John Bright on Jan 18, 2026

The Pit man fell into a pit and couldn't get himself out. A subjective person came along and said: "I feel for you down there." An objective person came along and said: "It's logical that someone would fall down there." A Pharisee said: "Only bad people fall into ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-27

Tags: Jesus, Helping Others

Denomination: Methodist

The Main Emotion Of The Adult American Who Has ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2001

"The main emotion of the adult American who has had all the advantages of wealth, education, and culture is ...read more

If You Keep Doing What You've Always Done, ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 5, 2002

If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Church Practices

Denomination: Methodist

Our Wisdom, In So Far As It Ought To Be Deemed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"OUR wisdom, in so far as it ought to be deemed true and solid Wisdom, consists almost entirely of two parts: the ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Quotation: The Egg's No Chick By Falling From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Quotation: The egg’s no chick by falling from the hen, Nor man a Christian till he’s born ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Burnout Is Not The Result Of Too Much Activity. ...

Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 29, 2007

Burnout is not the result of too much activity. It is the result of the wrong kind of activity. (John A. Stroman, “God’s ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

You Did Not Make The Cross Effective In Your Life ...

Contributed by Mark Haines on Apr 15, 2011

You did not make the cross effective in your life by faith. The cross became effective in our life by ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. A Movie ...

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jun 23, 2011

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. A movie about a man who was born old. It is a great opening for a sermon ...read more

Tags: Born Again

Denomination: Christian Church

Barna Research Reports Evangelical Christians ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Barna Research reports Evangelical Christians constitute just 7% of the adult U.S. population while 31% are non-evangelical born agains. ...read more

Tags: Faith

18- To 34-Year-Old U.s. Males Are Watching Less ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

18- to 34-year-old U.S. males are watching less TV and spending more time playing video games than before. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

40% Of American Men, Compared With 50% Of Women, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

40% of American men, compared with 50% of women, have attended a church service, not including a special event such as a wedding or a funeral, in the past 7 ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Fewer Than Two-Thirds Of High School Students ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Fewer than two-thirds of high school students believe that their school did a good job challenging them academically or preparing them for ...read more

Tags: Children

Child Porn Up: The National Center For Missing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Child Porn Up: The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reports of suspected child porn jumped 39% to 106,000 last year. ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Spam Messages Promoting Pornography Are 280 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Spam messages promoting pornography are 280 times as effective in getting recipients to click on them as messages advertising pharmacy drugs, which are the ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Spam Messages Promoting Pornography Are 280 Times ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Spam messages promoting pornography are 280 times as effective in getting recipients to click on them as messages advertising pharmacy drugs, which are the ...read more