In Sermon Illustrations: "Know God"

The Deepest Demonstration Of Love Is To Willingly ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 3, 2007

The deepest demonstration of love is to willingly sacrifice oneself for the benefit of another. In our last church one of our members was Pat Thorne. He was a sniper who, atop a tree, saw a platoon of Canadian soldiers walking on a road in the direction of a German contingent. Wanting to warn them ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

The ...

Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 4, 2008

The Wheelbarrow Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev used to tell of a time when there was a wave of petty theft in the Soviet Union. To curtail this the authorities put up guards around the factories. At one timberworks in Leningrad, the guard knew the workers in the factory very well. The first ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

He Took The Lashes

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

HE TOOK THE LASHES Cliff Barrows tells of the time his two young children did something wrong. Although they were gently warned, they repeated the offense and needed to be disciplined. Cliff's tender heart was pained at the thought of having to punish the ones he loved. So he called Bobby and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:24

Tags: Atonement

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

Spiritual Advice! Story: Einstein, Edison Disney And Caruso

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 25, 2026

Do Not get counsel from your detractors (Matthew14:25-27) Seek Spiritual Advice from Spiritually mature Christians. Albert Einstein ... had difficulty speaking until he was four years old ... and did not read ... until he was seven. Beethoven's music teacher said: .... "As a composer, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:25-27

Tags: Advice, Counsel, Teachers, Detractors

Denomination: Anglican

[051]. Message From A Poem – Convention Hymn – From The Old To The New

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 7, 2025

[051]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – CONVENTION HYMN (WRITTEN THEN) – FROM THE OLD TO THE NEW This was written during the Easter Keswick Convention at Atherton on the Atherton Tablelands in North Queensland, in the spare time I had there with all the organisation to do. These Conventions are ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:20-21, Romans 13:11-14, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:1-3

Tags: Salvation, Hymn, Hope, Redemption, Poetry, Poem  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Perseverance Is The First Thing A Child Should ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

"Perseverance is the first thing a child should learn...It is what he will have most need to ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Leadership General

To Dwell Above With The Saints We Love, That ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Stone on Apr 10, 2002

To dwell above with the saints we love, that will be glory. But to dwell below with the saints we ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Baptist

Someone Asked A Theologian What Was The Most ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 26, 2003

Someone asked a theologian what was the most profound truth: "Jesus loves me, this I ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Doing Business Without Advertising Is Like ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Few Things Help An Individual More Than To Place ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him and to let ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The People To Fear Are Not Those Who Disagree ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Liberty Is The Hardest Test That One Can Inflict ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Liberty is the hardest test that one can inflict on a people. To know how to be free is not given ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

The Trouble With Aging Is That By The Time You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The trouble with aging is that by the time you finally know your way around, ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

As Great Scientists Have Said And As All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve ...read more

Tags: Thought

If Ignorance Paid Dividends, Most Americans ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If ignorance paid dividends, most Americans could make a fortune out of what they ...read more

Tags: Money

Results Why, Man, I Have Gotten A Lot Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Results Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several ...read more

Tags: Action

Procrastination Is My Sin. It Brings Me Naught ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Procrastination is my sin. It brings me naught but sorrow. I know that I should stop ...read more

Tags: Productivity

What Is A Scientist After All? It Is A Curious ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of ...read more

Tags: School

There Was Never A World In Greater Need Of Men ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There was never a world in greater need of men and women who know the way, and can keep ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership