In Sermon Illustrations: "Living In Sin"

Our Peace And Confidence Are To Be Found Not In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Our peace and confidence are to be found not in our empirical holiness, not in our progress toward perfection, but in the alien righteousness of Jesus Christ that covers our sinfulness ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The True Man Of God Is Heartsick, Grieved At The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The true man of God is heartsick, grieved at the worldliness of the Church...grieved at the toleration of sin in the Church, grieved at the prayerlessness in the Church. He is disturbed that the corporate prayer of the ...read more

Tags: Church General

Spirit Filled Souls Are Ablaze For God. They ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Spirit filled souls are ablaze for God. They love with a love that glows. They serve with a faith that kindles. They serve with a devotion that consumes. They hate sin with fierceness that burns. They rejoice with a ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

George Mason, A Founding Father Of Our Nation ...  PRO

Contributed by Daniel Becker on Sep 15, 2001

George Mason, a founding father of our nation prophetically proclaimed, “As nations can not be rewarded or punished in the next world they must be in this. By an inevitable chain of causes and ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment, Holidays Civic, Providence, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

British General James Oglethorpe, Founder Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002

British General James Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia, bluntly told John Wesley, founder of the Methodist church, "Preacher, I never ...read more

Tags: God The Father, Forgiveness For Others, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Congregational

Look Not Back

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 31, 2007

Look not back to yesterday, So full of failure and regret; Look ahead and seek God’s way— Sins confessed you must forget. ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

I Would Not Give One Straw For That Assurance ...

Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 11, 2007

"I would not give one straw for that assurance that sin will not dampen. If David had came to me in his adultery, and had talked to me of his ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If I Had 300 Men Who Feared Nothing But God, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I had 300 men who feared nothing but God, hated nothing but sin, and were determined to know nothing among men but Jesus Christ, and ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

[057]. A Message From A Poem – Delusion Has Ascended On Mankind

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 12, 2025

[057]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DELUSION HAS ASCENDED ON MANKIND Delusion, often created through “inclusion”, is a serious subject today because there is so much of it around. All this has kicked off through the widespread media. “We don’t know who to believe,” is a common saying in our days. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 5:20-21, Malachi 2:17, Colossians 2:4, James 1:22, 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11, 2 Timothy 3:13  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Media, Climate Change, Liars, Delude, Deluded, Evil, Deception, Lies, Delusion, Deceive  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[360]. A Message From A Poem – I Never Knew You – Depart From Me

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 5, 2026

[360]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – I NEVER KNEW YOU – DEPART FROM ME This poem is based on these verses – {{Matthew 7:22-23 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will declare ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27-28, Revelation 20:11-13, Revelation 20:15, Matthew 7:22-23

Tags: Judgment, Rejection, Lost Souls, Departure, Great White Throne, Christian Poems, Never Knew You, Classes Of People, No Salvation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The ‘holy Grail' Of Super Glues!" John 17:1-5 ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 15, 2005

“The ‘Holy Grail’ of Super Glues!” John 17:1-5 Key verse(s) 4:“I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.” It takes a special hand to deal with glue! Some are born to handle the sticky and others not. I am one of the latter lot. While, like most men, I find the ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-5, Ephesians 4:1-6

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes, Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Lutheran

Obituaries  PRO

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 14, 2009

OBITUARIES Jeruselem 33 AD Calvary Jesus Christ, 33, of Nazareth died Friday on Mount Calvary, also known as Golgotha, the place of the skull. Betrayed by Judas, Jesus was crucified by the Romans, by order of the Ruler Pontius Pilate. The causes of death were extreme exhaustion, severe torture, ...read more

Tags: Cross

Denomination: Baptist

Teach Your Kids!

Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Oct 4, 2015

God’s word instructs us to be teachers to our children. For the past 5000 plus years, children would help with the family business. If they were carpenters, the children would help doing work that was appropriate for them. As they helped, they would become masters at the skill that they were being ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6

Tags: Fatherhood, Teach Children, Dirty Shoes

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[332]. A Message From A Poem - We Walk By Faith And Not By Sight

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 8, 2026

[332]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - WE WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT This poem is about a Christian’s walk with the Lord. To walk by sight means our eyes are on the things of the world and have been removed from God. That is failure. To walk by faith means eyes on the Lord, and how do we do ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:9, 2 Corinthians 5:6, Psalm 119:143-144, Psalm 119:10, Hebrews 12:2  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Faith, Faithful, Walk, Guidance, Eyes On Jesus, Looking To Jesus, Walk By Faith, Look To Jesus, Walk With The Lord  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

60% Of Canadians Believe "Through The Life, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

60% Of Canadians believe “through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God provided the way for the forgiveness of sins,” but only 17% attend church at least ...read more

Tags: Church General

John Wesley Said: "If I Had 300 Men Who Feared ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Wesley said: “If I had 300 men who feared nothing but God, hated nothing but sin, and determined to know nothing among men but Christ, ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Give Me One Hundred Preachers Who Fear Nothing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen, such alone will shake ...read more

Tags: Pastors

The Other Side Of The Road!" Luke 17: 1-4 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 18, 2005

“The Other Side of The Road!” Luke 17: 1-4 Key verse(s): 3:“So watch yourselves. ‘If you brother sin, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.’” There but by the grace of god go I! From youth on I was taught the valuable resource of this adage. Along with “Don’t pout or your face will stay ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:1-4

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Lutheran

There Is A Green Hill Far Away

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

There was no other good enough To pay the price of sin; He only could unlock the gate Of heaven and let us in. Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895), Irish ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

Give Me One Hundred Preachers Who Fear Nothing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergymen or laymen, they alone will shake the gates of Hell ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?