In Sermon Illustrations: "Lost" showing 541-560 of 2,461

We Never Know The True Value Of Friends. While ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We never know the true value of friends. While they live we are too sensitive of their faults; when we have ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Many Confess That They Have Found Christ, But In ...

Contributed by Deldrick Leasure on Apr 27, 2010

many confess that they have found Christ, but in actuality we didn’t find Christ, Christ found us because ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Methodist

You Will Meet An Old Lady

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010

YOU WILL MEET AN OLD LADY You are going to meet an old lady someday. Down the road ahead, 10, 20, 30 years; she’s waiting for you. You will be catching up with her. What kind of old lady are you going to meet? That is a rather significant question. She may be a seasoned, soft, and gracious lady. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:43-45

Tags: Character

Fresh Faith, Fresh Gospel

Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009

FRESH FAITH, FRESH GOSPEL The dictionary defines "fresh" as that which is newly made or obtained; that which does retain the original properties without any degradation. Conversely, "staleness" is defined as: having lost the freshness, effervescence, or palatability; lacking originality or ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: *other

According To The North American Mission Board ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Wood on May 21, 2002

According to the North American Mission Board Research Division, there are 192 million lost people in America today and that number is ...read more

Tags: Sharing Your Faith, Great Commission, Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Baptist

Martin Luther Prayed: Lord, Although I Am Sure ...  PRO

Contributed by Troy Mason on Sep 13, 2002

Martin Luther prayed: Lord, although I am sure of my position, without your help I cannot ...read more

Tags: Prayer Confession, Prayer Supplication

Denomination: Baptist

Passion Keepers

Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 19, 2006

4 Passion keepers are: A. Have a Passion for Worship. B. Have a Passion for the Word. C. Have a Passion for Prayer and communion ...read more

Edison And Lincoln: Pictures Of Commitment

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Mar 23, 2011

EDISON AND LINCOLN: PICTURES OF COMMITMENT Look at the life of Thomas Edison. At 21, he patented his first major invention: the Electrical Vote Recorder (a device 100 years ahead of its time!). At 26, he invented the automatic telegraph and paraffin paper. At 30, the phonograph (earliest record ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Baptist

I Share Einstein's Affirmation That Anyone Who Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

I share Einstein’s affirmation that anyone who is not lost on the rapturous awe at the power and glory of the mind behind the universe "is as ...read more

Tags: Creation

The Worst Bankrupt In The World Is The Man Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The worst bankrupt in the world is the man who has lost his enthusiasm. Let a man lose everything else in the world but his ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

When One Ceases From Conflict, Whether Because ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or because he cares no more for ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Men No Longer Attempt To Rule By The Sword, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Men no longer attempt to rule by the sword, but they find in money a weapon as sharp and more effective; and having lost none of the old lust for power, they seek ...read more

Tags: Money

I Share Einstein's Affirmation That Anyone Who ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 17, 2009

"I share Einstein’s affirmation that anyone who is not lost in rapturous awe at the power and glory of the mind behind the universe ’is as ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Baptist

Two Young Men Walked Out Of A Service During ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 27, 2007

Two young men walked out of a service during communion. Maybe they felt out of place. Communion is important, but more important than the ceremony or tradition ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

I've Been In Long Caravans Before Where Anywhere ...

Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Oct 1, 2002

I’ve been in long caravans before where anywhere from 5 to 25 vehicles are making the same trek together - as a tree planting and a youth pastor. You know what my rule always was for the drivers? Keep up with the guy ahead of you. That was my rule. It seemed natural because you’re always ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9, 1 Corinthians 11:1

Tags: Following, Guidance, Apprenticeship, Discipleship, Leading, Leadership, Mentoring  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Father More Anxious To Find Boy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008

FATHER MORE ANXIOUS TO FIND BOY One Sunday night D. L. Moody preached in a big circus tent near the Columbian Exposition in Chicago from the text, "The Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost." After he had finished, a little boy was brought to the platform by an officer who had found the ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Father More Anxious To Find Boy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

Father More Anxious To Find Boy One Sunday night D. L. Moody preached in a big circus tent near the Columbian Exposition in Chicago from the text, "The Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost." After he had finished, a little boy was brought to the platform by an officer who had found the ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Father More Anxious To Find Boy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008

Father More Anxious To Find Boy One Sunday night D. L. Moody preached in a big circus tent near the Columbian Exposition in Chicago from the text, "The Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost." After he had finished, a little boy was brought to the platform by an officer who had found the ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

God's Assurance

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 13, 2023

Have you ever been in a store and see a child that has gotten separated from his parents? The fear is very evident on the child's face as well as the parents’ face. It's a horrible feeling when the child turns around and can't find his parents. They frantically look through every ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:15-22

Tags: Assurance, God's Plan

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Know Christ?  PRO

Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Mar 20, 2002

DO YOU KNOW CHRIST? Billy Graham said in his message “Saved or Lost” in Texas in 1965. “..one of the fruits of the Spirit is joy. You might not be able to work up joy yourself, but God the Holy Spirit living inside of you can produce this joy supernaturally, and a Christian is to have joy. He ...read more

Scripture: John 15:11, John 15:11, Galatians 5:13-25, John 15:11

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Methodist