In Sermon Illustrations: "Living Hope"

Bringing The Old Life With You  PRO

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on May 2, 2008

BRINGING THE OLD LIFE WITH YOU The motor home has allowed us to put all the conveniences of home on wheels. A camper no longer needs to contend with sleeping in a sleeping bag, cooking over a fire, or hauling water from a stream. Now he can park a fully equipped home on a cement slab in the midst ...read more

Tags: Born Again

Denomination: Baptist

Author, John Kehoe Wrote An Article Called ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 21, 2009

Author, John Kehoe wrote an article called Authentic Relationships. I quote, “I have a good friend who is the most authentic person I know. People love being around her because she is so real, with no pretense. She makes everyone feel special, not in a phony way; she makes them feel special because ...read more

Tags: Truth, Respect

Denomination: Salvation Army

Search And Rescue

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009

SEARCH AND RESCUE There is a group of people I hope we never have to meet. They’re job is hard, exciting, frightening and important all at the same time. They do SAR; Search and Rescue. They work near Reno, Nevada and work ski resorts and desert rescue. They pull people off of Mt. Hood, find lost ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:10

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Just Last Week Two Women Were Arrested At ...

Contributed by David Moore on Apr 14, 2010

Just last week two women were arrested at Liverpool airport for trying to board a plane with a dead body, they put the dead man into a wheelchair and put sunglasses on him, and were trying check in for a flight to Berlin on Saturday. But airport staff became suspicious, and the two were arrested on ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Baptist

Why Are You Weeping?

Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 29, 2024

Note: – This a small dialogue between God and you. Why are you weeping? Dear ______, Is my grace not sufficient for you? Is my hand is not strong enough to lift you out of your valleys? Is my blanket of love not large enough to envelop you and your family? Are my feathers not enough to keep ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1

Tags: Sorrow, Weeping

Rescue

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 16, 2018

I am really struck by the lyrics of Lauren Daigle’s recent song “Rescue.” The singer is speaking from God’s perspective and says: “I hear the whisper underneath your breath I hear you whisper, you have nothing left I will send out an army to find you In the middle of the darkest night It’s true, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23

Tags: Salvation, Rescue

Denomination: Baptist

Beyond Fiction

Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 20, 2024

In a humorous yet thought-provoking comment, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson critiqued movies like 'Armageddon' and 'Moonfall' for violating more laws of physics per minute than any other movies. This observation serves as an interesting analogy for our spiritual lives. Much like ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Fiction, Physics, Gift Of God, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Eternal Consequences, Movie Analogies, Spiritual Life, Reality, Jesus Christ, Eternal Life, Disobedience, God's Law, Forgiveness, Sin, God, Salvation, Gift, Redemption, Faith, Death, Sacrifice, Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

I Cannot Remember Who Said, Maybe It Was ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007

I cannot remember who said, maybe it was Lincoln, but a well-known leader made the remark that he hoped not that God was ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

I Believe That Dreams Are More Powerful Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I believe that dreams are more powerful than facts that hope always triumphs over experience that laughter is the only cure for grief. ...read more

Tags: Dreams

In The Actual Tribulations And Circumstances Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"in the actual tribulations and circumstances of the moment, pain works for us an eternal hope. We have all had the experience that it is only in the days ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

What Is Christmas? It Is Tenderness For The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings ...read more

Tags: Christmas

If You Wish Success In Life, Make Perseverance ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Somewhere In Your Make-Up There Lies Sleeping ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Somewhere in your make-up there lies sleeping the seed of achievement which, if aroused and put into action, would carry you to ...read more

Tags: Truth

Desperation

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 19, 2019

DESPERATION While walking down the road of life we often reach a place of desperation, a place where all hope is gone and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:28-30

Tags: Deliverance, Desperation

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Love Of God Is One Of The Great Realities ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

"The love of God is one of the great realities of the universe, a pillar upon which the hope of the world rests." (Albert M. Wells, Jr. ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

A Military General Was Talking To John Wesley And ...

Contributed by Brian Phillips on Nov 13, 2007

A military general was talking to John Wesley and informed him; "I never forgive anyone." To which Wesley replied; "Then ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Comfortable Old Age Is The Reward Of A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A comfortable old age is the reward of a well-spent youth. Instead of its bringing sad and melancholy prospects of decay, it should ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

No Receipt [recipe] Openeth The Heart, But A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No receipt [recipe] openeth the heart, but a true friend, to whom you may impart griefs, joys, fears, hopes, suspicions, counsels, and ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Give Me The Love That Leads The Way, The Faith ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Give me the love that leads the way, The faith that nothing can dismay, The hope no disappointments tire, The passion that will ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Best Thanksgiving Ever

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” – Epictetus They lived a comfortable life in the upscale part of town, the children were teen and pre-teen then and had most anything their hearts desired. They had begun to recite their ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Tags: Gratitude, Serving Others, Giving Spirit

Denomination: Charismatic