In Sermon Illustrations: "No Condemnation"

It Is Recorded In History That Some Years Ago A ...

Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 9, 2006

It is recorded in history that some years ago a man was condemned to be put to death. When he came to lay his head on the block, the prince who had charge of the execution asked him if there was any one petition that he could grant him. All that the condemned man asked was a glass of water. They ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:5

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Mere Human Reason

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 17, 2008

Martin Luther said to Erasmus: "Mere human reason can never comprehend how God is good and merciful; and therefore you make yourself a god of your own fancy, who hardens nobody, condemns nobody, pities everybody. You cannot comprehend how a just God can condemn those who are born in sin, and ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Baptist

A Good Conscience Is More To Be Desired Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A good conscience is more to be desired than all the riches of the East. How sweet are the slumbers of him who can lie down on his pillow, and review the transactions of the day ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 17:3-5

Tags: Character

Grace - A Poem By Elicia Roy

Contributed by Elicia Roy on Mar 18, 2021

GRACE What is this thought of undeserved grace? A sinner condemned to a tormenting place. Unable to hope, without a way out, Weeping and gnashing of teeth all about. Separated from love and life, Only surrounded by pain and strife, Nothing I could do to change my state, A sinner condemned to a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: The Gospel, The Cross, The Grace Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Renewal

Contributed by David Tack on May 31, 2025

WE TRADE OUR CURRENT TODAY AS an outward and perishing status of a sinner condemned to eternal separation from God FOR an inwardly renewed, saved by grace (day by day), redeemed and adopted ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Tags: Eternity, Renewed

Denomination: Baptist

Who Wrote The Bible?

Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008

WHO WROTE THE BIBLE? There are only five beings who could have written the Bible. These beings are good men, bad men, devils, angels, or God. It stands to reason that bad men and devils would not have written the Bible because through out its pages they are condemned for their sinfulness to ...read more

Tags: Apologetics The Bible

Denomination: Baptist

Crime And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT At the foot of the gallows, the condemned man recited Psalm 51 and added a word of personal repentance. A shroud was placed over his head, and he climbed the ladder, which the executioner then pulled away, leaving him to “dance upon nothing,” as the vernacular put it. ...read more

Tags: Sin Punishment Of

A Far, Far Better Thing

Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 29, 2012

A FAR, FAR BETTER THING In Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, the young Frenchman Charles Darnay was condemned to die by the guillotine. When Sidney Carton learned of his friend’s situation, he determined to lay down his life in place of his friend. He determined to do this, not because he ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Love Is

Contributed by Alton Coleman on Feb 1, 2008

Love is Slow to suspect -- quick to trust. Slow to reprimand -- quick to forbear. Slow to belittle -- quick to appreciate. Slow to condemn -- quick to justify. Slow to offend -- quick to defend. Slow to demand -- quick to give. Slow to provoke -- quick to ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Flavel On The Bible

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 12, 2013

"Bad men or devils would not have written the Bible for it condemns them and their work. Good men and angels could not have written it, for in saying that it was from God when it was their own invention, they would have been guilty of a falsehood and could ...read more

Tags: Scripture, The Word, Bible Truth

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rev. Richard D. Phillips, Pastor Of Tenth ...  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 4, 2003

Rev. Richard D. Phillips, pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia said: "The law is not over us, to condemn us, but under our feet, to be a guide for our path. In saying that, it is the moral law, as reflected in the Ten Commandments, to which I refer, which ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

Denomination: Baptist

In A Recent Survey It Was Found That 15 Percent ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 27, 2005

In a recent survey it was found that 15 percent of the ladies tinted their hair, 38 percent wore rouge, 98 percent wore eye shadow, 22 percent wore false eyelashes, 93 percent wore nail polish. And 100 percent voted in favor of a resolution condemning any kind of ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:1-13

Tags: Women

Denomination: Baptist

Slow To Anger...  PRO

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 30, 2010

SLOW TO ANGER... Slow to suspect - quick to trust, Slow to condemn – quick to justify, Slow to offend – quick to defend, Slow to expose – quick to shield, Slow to reprimand – quick to forbear, Slow to belittle – quick to appreciate, Slow to demand – quick to give, Slow to provoke – quick to make ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12, Colossians 3:13, Colossians 3:12-17

Tags: Anger

Denomination: Christian Church

Heroic Virtue

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 10, 2009

HEROIC VIRTUE St. Maximilian Kolbe, languishing in a Nazi prison camp, offered his life for a man who was condemned to death. Even the religious world would counsel against this act as rash. After all, a priest is more valuable to the kingdom of God than any layperson, right? But God’s ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Catholic

Crowning Day  PRO

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Feb 1, 2013

CROWNING DAY When D. L. Moody, the great evangelist, was dying, his last words were, "Earth is receding, heaven is approaching; this is my crowning day." Resurrection of Christ is a reminder that we need have no fear about death. Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21, Philippians 2:5-11, 2 Timothy 4:8

Tags: Death, Set Free

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Man Overboard  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2013

MAN OVERBOARD One day Hudson Taylor was traveling on a Chinese junk from Shanghai to Ningpo. He had been witnessing to a man named Peter who rejected the gospel but was under deep conviction. In the course of events, Peter fell overboard, but no one made any effort to save him. Taylor sprang to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:2, Luke 10:1-10

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Woe Is Me!

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 13, 2026

There’s a shift that happens in the soul when we truly see God. In Book of Isaiah 1-5, the prophet looks out at the world and says, “Woe to them…” Corruption, injustice, pride-it’s all clear. Easy to name. Easy to condemn. But then comes the vision in Book of Isaiah. “I saw the Lord…” And ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Wonder, Woe

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Do You Want On Your Tombstone?,

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 14, 2007

"What do you want on your Tombstone?," Do you remember the 1995 ads where an executioner asks a condemned man. "Cheese and pepperoni," the man replies in a memorable television commercial for the fastest-growing frozen pizza manufacturer in the United States. Seriously what do you want on your ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

Denomination: Wesleyan

Fullness Of Time

Contributed by John Bright on Mar 10, 2025

Galatians 4:4 “But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law.” Part of the “fullness of time” is that Jesus would be condemned to die, and it would include being bruised and bleeding. It would include a whipping so we can know “by His ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:4-6, Galatians 4:4

Tags: Bleeding, Fullness Of Time, Stripes, Healed

Denomination: Methodist

Lewis Smedes Writes In Forgive & Forget: Healing ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on May 14, 2001

Lewis Smedes writes in Forgive & Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don’t Deserve, "If we say that monsters (people who do terrible evil) are beyond forgiving, we give them a power they should never have…they are given the power to keep their evil alive in the hearts of those who suffered most. We give ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational