In Sermon Illustrations: "Living In Darkness"

Spiritual Warfare

Contributed by John Bright on Oct 3, 2025

We need to be engaged in Spiritual Warfare. First, we need to acknowledge that there is both a physical realm (fallen) and a spiritual realm (good & bad). This is clear in Ephesians 6, where Paul is describing our battle gear: Ephesians 6:11-12 “11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-12

Tags: Spiritual Warfare, Angels, Demons, Physical Realm, Spiritual Realm  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Lazy -Apathy Cost

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 22, 2022

STORY: ONE EVENING THERE WAS AN OLD WISE MAN SITTING ON HIS PORCH WHEN A YOUNG MAN APPROACHED HIM. The young man said: HOW I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOUR WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING AND RICHES. The sun was setting. The old man said saddle that horse. The young man saddled the horse. The old man gave him two ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:17-19

Tags: Unfaithfulness, No Passion

Denomination: Assembly Of God

I Just Went On The Cleveland Diet. You Can Eat ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I just went on the Cleveland diet. You can eat only what ...read more

Tags: Addiction

A Literary Movement Consists Of Five Or Six ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A literary movement consists of five or six people who live in the same town ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

All Progress Is Based Upon A Universal Innate ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every ...read more

Tags: Change

Confidencethrives Only On Honesty, On Honor, On ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Confidencethrives only on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish ...read more

Tags: Confidence

Let Me Dream As Of Old By The River. And Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let me dream as of old by the river. And be loved for the dream alway; For a dreamer lives ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Pray That Your Loneliness May Spur You Into ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Television Is An Invention That Permits You To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

I Tell You True, Liberty Is The Best Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I tell you true, liberty is the best of all things; never live beneath the ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Love Is An Image Of God, And Not A Lifeless ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is an image of God, and not a lifeless image, but the living essence of the divine nature ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Get Up At Five, Have Lunch At Nine, Supper At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Get up at five, have lunch at nine, Supper at five, retire at nine. And you ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

To Know How To Grow Old Is A Masterwork Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To know how to grow old is a masterwork of wisdom, and one of the most difficult ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Whole Thing About Matrimony Is This: We ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The whole thing about matrimony is this: We fall in love with a personality, but ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Dont Part With Your Illusions. When They Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Dont part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, ...read more

Tags: Supernatural

Thoughts Mean Life, Since Those Who Do Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Thoughts mean life, since those who do not think do not live in ...read more

Tags: Thought

Those Who Know The Truth Learn To Love It; Those ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Those who know the truth learn to love it; those who love the ...read more

Tags: Truth

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Contributed by Daniel Haas on Apr 4, 2009

Quote: "Some people come into our lives, leave footprints in our hearts and ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Congregational

Martin Luther King, Jr. Said: "We Must Learn To ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007

Martin Luther King, Jr. said: "We must learn to live together as brothers ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

It Is Estimated That By 2025 60% Of The World's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

It is estimated that by 2025 60% of the world's evangelical population will live in the ...read more

Tags: Religion