In Sermon Illustrations: "Murder In The Heart"

Love Children Especially, Forthey Live To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Love children especially, forthey live to soften and purify our hearts, ...read more

Tags: Children

Why Is There Evil If Everything God Created Is ...

Contributed by Davidson Goh on Aug 7, 2007

Why is there evil if everything God created is good? Answer – it is the corruption of ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In Order To Receive Anything From God You Must ...

Contributed by Sharon Thurston on Nov 3, 2007

In order to receive anything from God you must have the right attitude, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Give

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 19, 2007

Give: 1. G – God 2. I – in 3. V – view 4. E – ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Isn't Enough For Believers To Carry The Bible ...

Contributed by Michael West on Nov 22, 2008

It isn’t enough for believers to carry the Bible in their hands; they must let the Holy ...read more

Tags: Trust

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Alexander Whyte Said, “ It Would Change ...  PRO

Contributed by John Hamby on Jan 23, 2001

Alexander Whyte said, “ It would change your whole heart and life this very (day) if you would take Peter and Cornelius home with you and lay them both to heart. If you would take a four cornered napkin when you get home, and a…. Pen and ink and write the names of the nations, and the churches, and ...read more

Tags: Holiness, God's Provision, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Baptist

When We Give Our Lives To Christ, The Scripture ...  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 2, 2002

When we give our lives to Christ, the Scripture tells us that Jesus comes to dwell in our hearts through the Holy Spirit. Sometimes this can be a difficult concept to get hold of I heard a story about a 7-yr.-old girl who told her three-year-old sister that she had found Jesus and that she had ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity, Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Baptist

Quote: Matthew 5:8 – Blessed Are The Pure In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

Quote: Matthew 5:8 – Blessed are the pure in heart, for the shall see God Quote: - C. S. Lewis – It is easy to say ‘Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God,’ for only the pure in heart want to see God. Illustration: In the forests of northern Europe and Asia lives little animal called ...read more

I Was Filling In As Pulpit Supply Years Ago, When ...

Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Nov 9, 2009

I was filling in as pulpit supply years ago, when I was approached by a man after the service. He looked me straight in the eyes and said, “That has to be worst sermon I’ve ever heard.” Then he turned and stormed out of the church. I felt crushed. I’d worked hard on that sermon; praying that it ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-24

Tags: Holy Spirit, Sin Exposed

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Open Door

Contributed by Samuel Shamaun on Jan 20, 2026

A man once stood outside a house, knocking on the door. He knocked again and again, but no one answered. Finally, he noticed there was no handle on the outside of the door. The door could only be opened from the inside. This illustration reflects the way Jesus approaches our hearts. The Bible says ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:20

Tags: Salvation, Hope

Denomination: Pentecostal

Heaven, An Inheritance  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Heaven, an Inheritance Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6, Romans 10:9

Tags: Heaven, New Creature

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Just Ask Him!" Judges 16: 28-30 Key Verse(S): ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 2, 2004

“Just Ask Him!” Judges 16: 28-30 Key verse(s): 28: “Then Samson prayed to the Lord, ‘O Sovereign Lord, remember me. O God, please strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.’” Has there ever been a time in your life when things have gotten ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:28-30, Judges 16:1-31

Tags: Demons, Death, Prayer Supplication, Sickness, Storm  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

A Remarkable Conversion

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 1, 2011

A REMARKABLE CONVERSION One of the most remarkable conversion experiences I ever heard was that of a Korean evangelist named Kim Lee. Dad knew him during his tour in Vietnam. His parents were executed by the North Koreans when he was six years old. With no relatives in North Korea, he and his ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-17

Tags: Bible Influence

Unsung Heroines-Joash's Aunt And Nurse

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 2, 2022

Introduction: These two ladies risked certain death to save the crown prince (and, it might be added, the ancestor of the Messiah!) Text: 2 Chronicles 22:10-12, KJV: 10 But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 22:10-12

Tags: Joash, Unsung Heroines, Jehoshabeath

Denomination: Baptist

An Observation About A Pair Of Hard Hats

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Oct 15, 2024

Text: 2 Samuel 3:33-34, KJV: 33 And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth? 34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. Have you seen any roadside memorials? It ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 3:33-34

Tags: David, Death, Joab, Abner

Denomination: Baptist

Waiting Is Worse Than Knowing. Grief Rends The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Waiting is worse than knowing. Grief rends the heart cleanly, that it may begin to ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Some People, No Matter How Old They Get, Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty they merely move it from ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

An Appealing Personality Is Not Something ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An appealing personality is not something grafted on from without.It is expressed through the body, ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Great Joy, Especially After A Sudden Change Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells ...read more

Tags: Joy

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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