In Sermon Illustrations: "One Solitary Life"

Sooner Or Later, It Seems That At Least Once In ...  PRO

Contributed by Todd Leupold on Jun 9, 2008

Sooner or later, it seems that at least once in their life with God, every Christian gets infected with the virus of "false maturity." It's a weird virus in that it's symptoms are often easily seen and felt by others, but invisible and unfelt by the infected one! Once infected, the poor soul ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Adorations  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Christmas Adorations For thousands of years the Israelites had been looking for the coming of the Messiah. There in Bethlehem by the miraculous power of God, Mary, a young virgin, gave birth to the Savior of the world. Most people missed that glorious event, but a few did not. Who are the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:11

Tags: Christmas, Savior

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Giving: A Step To Revival

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 30, 2009

GIVING: A STEP TO REVIVAL Today we are focusing our attention on the second step to revival: GIVING. We all say we want revival, but many throw away the second step - but you cannot have revival without taking the second step to revival. This step impacts the life and effectiveness of our ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Selfishness

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 12, 2024

A while back I was in store getting some groceries as I observed a mother battling with her child. He was screaming at the top of his lungs and lying on the floor kicking and lashing out at his mother. The mother was really embarrassed by the child’s behavior, and she seemed overwhelmed and shocked ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:3-4

Tags: Selfish, Me Focused

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[154]. A Message From A Poem – Jesus Christ My Lord

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 6, 2025

[154]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS CHRIST MY LORD This is a factual poem about Jesus Christ the Lord. I won’t list all the things I said in the poem. Read through and see them as you go. Jesus is my Lord but only those who have surrendered to Him can say that. {{John 13:13 “You call Me ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14, John 13:13, John 1:1-2, Revelation 19:16, Philippians 2:10-11  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Lord, The Word, King Of Kings, Lord Of Lords, Every Knee Shall Bow, Jesus Christ Is Lord, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If Satan Is Trying That Hard...

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Apr 18, 2026

I don't recommend that you go home and make a list of the major things that have gone wrong in your life since COVID. But I did. So here it is. Cassy's dog Cooper had surgery for an aggressive form of cancer. Then his cancer returned. My first dog Kida was bleeding internally, and I was ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:20-21, James 1:2-4

Tags: Perseverance, Suffering

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[366]. A Message From A Poem – The Word Of God Is My Perfect Delight

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 10, 2026

[366]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE WORD OF GOD IS MY PERFECT DELIGHT Currently I am doing an exposition of Palm 119, verse by verse, which is slowly being put on SermonCentral. This Psalm (119) contains 9 verses similar to these underneath - {{Psalm 119:16 “I shall delight in Your statutes. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:2, Psalm 119:35, Psalm 119:24, Psalm 119:16

Tags: Delight, The Word Of God, The Bible, Christian Poems, Poem About The Bible  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Will Never Find Jesus So Precious As When The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

You will never find Jesus so precious as when the world is one vast howling wilderness. Then he is like a rose blooming in the midst of the desolation, a rock ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, God's Provision, Promises Of God

From Live And Learn And Pass It On  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 27, 2002

I’ve learned that if you give a pig and a boy everything they want, you’ll get a good pig and a bad boy. (age 77) from Live ...read more

Tags: Entertainment, Children

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Famous Atheist Once Said, "If I Believed In ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 1, 2002

A famous atheist once said, "If I believed in hell as Christians do I would crawl on my hands and knees around the world to tell ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I've Learned That If You Give A Pig And A Boy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

I’ve learned that if you give a pig and a boy everything they want, you’ll get a good pig and a bad boy. From Live and Learn ...read more

Tags: Children

I Never Worry About What I Will Do If I Win A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

I never worry about what I will do if I win a battle, but I always know exactly what I will do if I lose one. ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

A British Publication Once Offered A Prize For ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on May 19, 2006

A British publication once offered a prize for the best definition of a friend. The winning definition read: "A friend is the one who comes in when the whole ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

African Commentary Zondervan Has Released The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

African Commentary Zondervan has released the Africa Bible Commentary, the “first-ever one-volume commentary produced in Africa by African theologians to meet the needs of ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Oswald Chambers -- The Majority Of Us Saints ...

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007

Oswald Chambers -- The majority of us saints are sound asleep to the devastation going on, and we shall come under the bitter curse of Meroz if we do not ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Emerson Said That If You Build A Better ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Emerson said that if you build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door, and that may have been true thenbut its not true now. No one will ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

If A Child Is To Keep Alive His Inborn Sense Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonderhe needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the ...read more

Tags: Children

The Term Love, Which Heads The List Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The term love, which heads the list of the Spirit's fruit, should not be regarded merely as one of the cluster; it is rather the stem from which all the rest hangs. Love ...read more

Tags: Character

Ive Looked For Answers In Many Ways Religious, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ive looked for answers in many ways religious, political, humanistic in different places. I have come to believe there is only one response, the moral ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Each Golden Sunrise Ushers In New Opportunities ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Each golden sunrise ushers in new opportunities for those who retain faith in themselves, and keep their chins up. No one has ever seen a cock crow ...read more

Tags: Creation