In Sermon Illustrations: "Our Shield"

Beyond Fiction

Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 20, 2024

In a humorous yet thought-provoking comment, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson critiqued movies like 'Armageddon' and 'Moonfall' for violating more laws of physics per minute than any other movies. This observation serves as an interesting analogy for our spiritual lives. Much like ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Fiction, Physics, Gift Of God, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Eternal Consequences, Movie Analogies, Spiritual Life, Reality, Jesus Christ, Eternal Life, Disobedience, God's Law, Forgiveness, Sin, God, Salvation, Gift, Redemption, Faith, Death, Sacrifice, Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Faith That Leads To Eternal Life

Contributed by Samuel Shamaun on Jan 20, 2026

Introduction Faith is the foundation of the Christian life. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. Faith is not blind belief; it is trusting in the person and promises of Jesus Christ. Eternal life begins when we place our faith in Him. 1. Faith Is Trusting Jesus Alone Jesus said, “I am ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Tags: Faith, Eternal Life

Denomination: Pentecostal

Perfection Achieved  PRO

Contributed by Larry Turner on Dec 4, 2014

Then Jesus concluded with this commandment. “But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48) Wow, now that is a tough one. Be perfect. I am not like Noah, a righteous man. Wait a minute. He was a drunk. Okay like Abraham. He was a liar. How about Moses, short ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:48

Tags: Holiness, Perfection, Finished Work, Christian Maturity

Denomination: Foursquare

Remember

Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Oct 19, 2006

“remember” Because of what Christ has done for me, and as his disciple, God’s own child, I am to let the peace of Christ RULE in my heart. I was CALLED to PEACE. YOU were CALLED to PEACE. And we find that in Pennsylvania, these people, that many in the world would describe at best ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Look Up

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 2, 2009

LOOK UP I love those scenes in action films, comics, or cartoons where you have one set of bad guys pursuing the hero from one end of a tunnel or corridor and another set of bad guys is converging from the other side. You know the hero is in between them, but when the groups of pursuers meet in ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: *other

A Bag With Holes

Contributed by James Dina on Dec 1, 2020

A BAG WITH HOLES “You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but do not have enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages, earns wages to put into a bag with holes.” (Haggai 1:6) There are many rich people in the ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:6

Tags: Defense, Holes

Denomination: Pentecostal

Heavenly Botox! (09.12.05--Heavenly Citizens!--2 ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 8, 2005

Heavenly Botox! (09.12.05--Heavenly Citizens!--2 Cor. 5:17) Make-overs! We are a people obsessed with them these days. We restore our cars, pump botox into our chins and eyelids, remodel our homes at a record pace and are transfixed by the various shows on television whose story lines are founded ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Tags: Grace, Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Lutheran

Years Ago I Was At A Promise Keepers Pastor's ...

Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 18, 2007

Years ago I was at a Promise Keepers Pastor’s Conference – It was a great conference. I went with pastor friend of mine and to save some cash we went in together on renting a car and a hotel room. So we booked all of this months in advance believing everything would be ready for us when w arrived. ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Thinking About The Concept Of War, Carl Von ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Oct 6, 2001

WHEN THINKING ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF WAR, CARL VON CLAUSEWITZ, IN HIS EPIC BOOK "ON WAR" WROTE, "WAR…IS AN ACT OF VIOLENCE ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Free Methodist

When It Comes To Community Ministry, We Finally ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 3, 2001

When it comes to community ministry, we finally put our program where our mouth is. Instead of expecting the community to come to church, we ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Church Purpose Of, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Church Of God

The Deeper Problems Connected With Advertising ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The deeper problems connected with advertising come less from the unscrupulousness of our deceivers than from our pleasure in being deceived, less from the ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Eugene Peterson Said, "When We Sin And Mess Up ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 10, 2007

Eugene Peterson said, “When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn’t go off and leave us—he ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

May The Father Of All Mercies Scatter Light, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"May the father of all mercies scatter light, and not darkness, upon our paths, and make us in all our several vocations useful here, and ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Nobody Can Really Guarantee The Future. The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nobody can really guarantee the future. The best we can do is size up the chances, calculate the risks involved, estimate our ability to deal ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

The Argument That Pornography Cannot Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The argument that pornography cannot be censored without destroying our civil liberties is fundamentally wrong. We have censored pornography since the nation was established, and ...read more

Tags: Communication General

It Is Now The Moment When By Common Consent We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is now the moment when by common consent we pauseto recall what our country has done for each of us, and to ask ourselves ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

It Is In Solitude That We Discover That Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is in solitude that we discover that being is more important than having and that we are worth more than the results of our efforts. In solitude we discover that our life ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

Talk Is By Far The Most Accessible Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit, it completes our education, founds and fosters our friendships, and can ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Oswald Chambers Is Quoted As Saying, ‘every Time ...

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Apr 26, 2009

Oswald Chambers is quoted as saying, ‘Every time we pray, our horizon is altered, our attitude to things is altered, not sometimes but every time, ...read more

Tags: Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Being Filled With The Power Of The Spirit Begins ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 12, 2013

Being filled with the power of the Spirit begins with an honest acknowledgement of our own weakness. The truth is that most of us go to great lengths to ...read more

Scripture: John 16:5-15

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed