In Sermon Illustrations: "On The Emmaus Road"

How To Get To Heaven  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009

HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN In 1997 there was survey taken by U. S. News and World Report, "Who do you think is mostly likely to get into heaven?" Mother Teresa had a 79%, Oprah Winfrey 66%, Michael Jordon 65%, Colin Powell 61%, Dennis Rodman 28% and O. J. Simpson 19%. The person completing the survey ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-3

Tags: Heaven

If You Are Idle, You Are On The Way To Ruin, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you are idle, you are on the way to ruin, and there are few stopping places upon it. It is ...read more

Tags: Productivity

Throughout The Centuries There Were Men Who Took ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

The People God Is Using Mightily Today Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The people God is using mightily today are those who have chosen the road of discipleship, ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

H.e. Fosdick: "He Who Chooses The Beginning Of A ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 22, 2011

H.E. Fosdick: "He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Brethren

A Black Man And A White Man Were Driving Down ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 8, 2003

A black man and a white man were driving down the road, debating the topic of whether Jesus was black or white. On and on they went. Back and forth. "He was white" says the white guy, "because he was jewish, and the shroud confirms, that he was caucasian. "No he was black." says the black man. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:11

Tags: Racism

The Creature "Strife"

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 9, 2007

The Creature “Strife” There is a legend from Greek mythology that the god Hercules was once walking along a narrow road when a strange-looking creature appeared threateningly in front of him. Hercules struck this creature with his club and passed on, but soon afterwards was surprised to be ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Couples Who Do Not Expect To Work At Their ...

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Apr 23, 2004

• Couples who do not expect to work at their relationship often have the roughest ride on the back ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Charismatic

Advertising Is The Whip Which Hustles Humanity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Advertising is the whip which hustles humanity up the road to the Better Mousetrap. It is the vision which ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Any Man Can Again Have The Joy Of His First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Any man can again have the joy of his first meeting with God if he will ...read more

Tags: Joy

Epiphany

Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Jan 11, 2025

When I was in High School, I had a teacher named Miss Mary Bartram. She taught English and Literature. One day she read a poem to us by Robert Frost, entitled “The Road Not Taken”. She read it with such commitment and passion that I believe she changed a lot of lives that day, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Tags: Faith, Choice

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Victory At All Costs, Victory In Spite Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Joe Scriven Was A Missionary From Ireland To ...

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 8, 2009

Joe Scriven was a missionary from Ireland to Canada, working among the Iroquois Indians. He was joined by his fiancé who was also from Ireland. Just before the wedding, she was killed in an ice accident. Joe buried her with his own hands, and a broken heart. A year later, in a letter to his mother, ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties, Trials Of Life

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Advice In Old Age Is Foolish; For What Can Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Our Wretched Species Is So Made That Those Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones ...read more

Tags: Thought

Several Years Ago Automobile Makers Started ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Several years ago automobile makers started installing cruise control in their cars and trucks. As you know Cruise control allows you to push a button and not have to worry about trying to maintain a certain speed. It does this by accelerating when going up a hill, and decelerating when you go down ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

The Turtle Tale  PRO

Contributed by Scott Reeves on Aug 26, 2014

It was near the end of the school year in LA (Lower Alabama) and the weather had turned unseasonably hot for mid-May. As I was driving home from the county school I’d substituted for that day I noticed a box turtle working to make his way across the hot pavement of the county road. I steered my car ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, Jeremiah 23:11

Tags: Grace, Saving

Denomination: Methodist

It Gives Me Great Pleasure To Converse With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It gives me great pleasure to converse with the aged. They have been over the road that all of us must travel and know where ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Modern Man Lives Increasingly In The Future And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Modern man lives increasingly in the future and neglects the present. People who do this have an insatiable demand for soothsayers and oracles to assure and ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Never Look Down To Test The Ground Before Taking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the ...read more

Tags: Leadership General