In Sermon Illustrations: "New Life"

Police Officer Saves Choking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009

Police Officer Saves Choking Child Listen to the story of Les Brown, a San Diego police officer, who was driving down a new section of the interstate - Highway 5 - one day! He heard an emergency alert over his police car radio - a code blue - indicating that someone was dying! The address was ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:4

Tags: Heroism

Location, Location, Location

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 15, 2010

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Back in 1991, I did an internship as a hospital chaplain in Philadelphia. At that time, AIDS was a new thing, and honestly, the hospital wasn’t sure how to handle people with AIDS, they were not sure what precautions to take when treating AIDS patients, so they took ...read more

Tags: Affliction

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Steven Curtis Chapman: Still Blessing His Name

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 19, 2011

STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN: STILL BLESSING HIS NAME On May 17, 2008, Christian recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman and his family suffered a devastating loss. Their five-year-old adopted daughter, Maria Sue, was struck and killed when Chapman's seventeen-year-old son was backing his SUV out of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:10-11

Tags: God In The Hardships

Trust The Prayer

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 2, 2021

A TRUSTING PRAYER Did you hear about the young preacher that graduated Bible School? He accepted a small country church to be the pastor. It was the only church that would have him. He was the only candidate that would go to the small church. So they were matched up pretty well. His first ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:7, Isaiah 40:28-31

Tags: Trust, Prayer

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Evidence For The Resurrection Is Reliable And True

Contributed by Timothy Lueking on Apr 3, 2023

It was the middle of the 1800s and a man by the name of Simon Greenleaf was teaching a class on evidence of law at Harvard University. Greenleaf was considered by many to be the greatest expert on evidence of law the world has ever known. He had been praised for his knowledge and when it comes to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Matthew 28:1-10, 1 Peter 1:3

Tags: Easter, Resurrection, Evidence, Reliability Of Truth, Jesus The Risen Savior  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Muscle Memory Of The Violin

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Apr 17, 2026

From 5th grade through high school graduation, I played the violin. I was serious about it, participating in all-region orchestras, competitions, all of that. My senior recital was performing the Bach Double Concerto with one of my best friends. Here's the thing about playing a string ...read more

Scripture: John 21:3, Romans 7:15

Tags: Spiritual Drift, Sanctification

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Was A Lady Named Danni Stampley From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There was a lady named Danni Stampley from Luann’s home church who had been trained as a Baptist missionary. She felt the call to be a missionary the very night she accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior; she was a teenager at the time. After high school and college, she spent several years in a ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

The Treasury Of Bible Illustration Notes This: ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 14, 2007

The Treasury of Bible Illustration notes this: The First and Hardest Lesson - “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten,” says Robert Fulgham’s popular essay and book. In truth, one of life’s most important and hardest lessons comes to us long before kindergarten. This lesson is painful ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Salvation Is Free, ... But Discipleship Will Cost ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Salvation is free, ... but discipleship will cost you your life. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:5-11, Matthew 14:13-21

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Discipleship

A Chip On The Shoulder Is Too Heavy A Piece Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A chip on the shoulder is too heavy a piece of baggage ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

Blessed Is The Man Who Has Discovered That There ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Blessed is the man who has discovered that there is nothing ...read more

Tags: Change

Without The Way, There Is No Going; Without The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Without the Way, there is no going; without the Truth, there is no Knowing; without ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Salvation Is Free, ... But Discipleship Will Cost ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on May 30, 2001

Salvation is free, ... but discipleship will cost you your life. ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Socrates Was Spot On When He Said: "Beware Of The ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 8, 2007

Socrates was spot on when he said: “Beware of the ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Salvation Is Free ... But Discipleship Will Cost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Salvation is free ... but discipleship will cost you your ...read more

Tags: Disciples

Humility Is Not An Ideal, It Is The Unconscious ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Humility is not an ideal, it is the unconscious result of the life ...read more

Tags: Humility

Friendship Mysterious Cement Of The Soul ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendship Mysterious cement of the soul Sweet'ner of life, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Friendship Without Self-Interest Is One Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Romance Is The Glamour Which Turns The Dust Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

I Have Been Insane On The Subject Of Moneymaking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have been insane on the subject of ...read more

Tags: Money