In Sermon Illustrations: "Meaning Of Life"

The Meaning Of Life

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

THE MEANING OF LIFE Atheist philosopher Bertrand Russell: "Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless." (Quoted in Warren, The Purpose Driven Life, 17). Welsh scholar Rheinallt Williams: "There is nothing which arises more spontaneously from man's nature than the ...read more

Tags: Faith

Frankl And The Meaning Of Life  PRO

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 15, 2012

FRANKL AND THE MEANING OF LIFE When Jewish psychiatrist Viktor Frankl was arrested by the Nazis in World War II and put in Auschwitz, the infamous death camp, he was stripped of everything: property, family, possessions, and a manuscript he had spent years researching and writing on finding ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:30

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Baptist

The Meaning Of Life. The Wasted Years Of Life. ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 23, 2013

The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: grace. We talk as though we understand the term. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note. We describe an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:32

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Above All, Remember That The Meaning Of Life Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Above all, remember that the meaning of life is to build a life as ...read more

Tags: Learning

The True Meaning Of Life Is To Plant Trees, Under ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Love Or Achievement

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Dec 9, 2019

I once heard a woman give a remarkable account of achievement. An early feminist, she gained renown in the male-dominated field of endocrinology. She brushes shoulders with Nobel laureates and world leaders, and has lived as full and rich a life as any I have known. At the end of her story she ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, 1 John 4:7-8

Tags: Love, Success, Meaning Of Life

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Life's Deeper Meaning

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 29, 2011

LIFE'S DEEPER MEANING Examining life for deeper meanings is a twentieth century preoccupation. We assume that things are not what they seem. Words disguise Hidden Feelings. Actions symbolize Something Else. We sometimes try too hard to discover the hidden meanings when there just might not be ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Denomination: Baptist

No Man Has Learned The Meaning Of Life Until He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No man has learned the meaning of life until he has surrendered his ego to ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Spiritual Growth Doesn't Mean A Life Of Doing ...

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 9, 2012

"Spiritual growth doesn't mean a life of doing what I should do instead of what I want to do. It means coming to want to do what I should do." [Ortberg, John ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:13

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

The Real Meaning Of Eternal Life Is A Life That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything without wavering. If we take this view, life becomes one great romance, a glorious ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Like A Rolling Stone

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 29, 2022

Bob Dylan is considered one of the greatest song writers of all time. In 1965 he wrote "Like a Rolling Stone" - one of his most popular songs. It has been acclaimed as the greatest lyric ever written. "Like a Rolling Stone" is statistically the most acclaimed song of all time. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:37-42, Philippians 3:7-14

Tags: Community, Purpose, Identity, Loneliness, Meaning Of Life  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Aim Of Life Is To Live, And To Live Means ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware: joyously, ...read more

Tags: Learning

The Purpose Of Life  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012

THE PURPOSE OF LIFE There's a guy named Hugh Morehead who 45 years ago began a hobby of writing to famous philosophers and scientists and authors and asking them, "What is the purpose of life?" The responses he got back were depressing at best. Isaac Asimov wrote back, "As far as I can see there ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-14

Tags: God Brings Purpose

"living Life With Purpose"

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jul 2, 2021

Jewish novelist Chaim Potok (his novel "The Chosen" sold over 3 million copies) gave a lecture at Johns Hopkins University. He had wanted to be a writer from an early age. But when he was ready to go off to college his mother took him aside and said; “I know you want to be a writer but I ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10, Philippians 1:21

Tags: Death, Life, Purpose, Meaning

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Putting On Christ Means Putting On A New Life. ...

Contributed by Mike Mcguire on May 28, 2007

Putting on Christ means putting on a new life. Roman young men symbolized moving from Adolescence to maturity by taking of the toga of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Retirement Means Twice As Much Husband And Half ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Retirement means twice as much husband and ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

In Our Life There Is A Single Color, As On An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In our life there is a single color, as on an artists palette, which provides the meaning of life ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Life May Have No Meaning. Or Even Worse, It May ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

"Life may have no meaning. Or even worse, it may have a meaning of which I ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride, God Brings Purpose, Emotions

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

William Durant-‘to Give Life Meaning, One Must ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 25, 2008

William Durant-‘To give life meaning, one must have a purpose ...read more

Tags: Zeal

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ