In Sermon Illustrations: "Passing Through Death"

Dishonesty Is A Scorpion That Will Sting Itself ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Dishonesty is a scorpion that will sting itself to ...read more

Tags: Cults

Character Building Begins In Our Infancy, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Character building begins in our infancy, and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Gossip Is A Best Of Prey That Does Not Wait For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Gossip is a best of prey that does not wait for the death of ...read more

Tags: Communication General

There Is No Gain Except By Loss; There Is No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no gain except by loss; There is no life except by death; There ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Hearing Nuns Confessions Is Like Being Stoned To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Hearing nuns confessions is like being stoned to ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Intellectual Growth Should Commence At Birth And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and ...read more

Tags: Thought

Call Home Often  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2004

CALL HOME OFTEN Max Lucado in his book "In the Eye of a Storm" talks about traveling from one speaking engagement to another. He had traveled from San Antonio to Boston and had spoken at a gathering in Boston. Then he was flying on to Edmonton, Canada to fulfill a speaking engagement there. When ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-3

Tags: New Year's Day, Prayer General

Understanding Mortification  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Understanding Mortification Romans 8:13 says, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." (King James) Mortification is the special ministry that enables the child of God to overcome those evil desires that could ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:13

Tags: Holiness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Easter: Freed By Grace

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Easter: Freed By Grace A life connected to the "Ever-Flowing Life of Easter" is a meaningful life and it is a life "Freed by Grace." Romans 11:6 says, "And if by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace." Ephesians 2:8-10 says, "For it is by grace you have ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:6

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Face Your Fears, Don't Run From Them

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011

FACE YOUR FEARS, DON'T RUN FROM THEM A few years ago, a canoeing friend of mine and I went to a talk one evening at the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Center. I could hardly wait to hear the couple that was to speak. It was Verlen and Valerie Kruger. They had recently completed a 21,000 mile ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Tags: Fear And Worry

Deams And Visions

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 30, 2023

God is speaking to millions of Muslims through Deams and Visions. Throughout the Muslim world, there is a tremendous underground move to Christianity. Hassan was a part of that underground church in Cairo, one of Islam's spiritual capitals. And so, Hassan, a former Muslim wakes up in the middle ...read more

Tags: Evangelism, Muslim, Dreams, Visions

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

[257]. A Message From A Poem – The Bridegroom Prepared His Bride

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 8, 2026

[257]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE BRIDEGROOM PREPARED HIS BRIDE The fact of Christ and His Church is a remarkable story of love. It is the pursuit of a Bride for God the Son. That Bride was purchased from the slavery of sin by the highest price and that was the death of the Lord Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:26-27, Revelation 19:7-9

Tags: Christ Prepared His Bride, Bride For Isaac, Bride For Boaz, The Bride Is The Church, Ruth, Marriage Supper Of The Lamb, The Bride, The Bridegroom  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Erwin Mcmanus And His "John The Baptist"

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 28, 2011

ERWIN MCMANUS AND HIS "JOHN THE BAPTIST" As we begin today I would like to read a true account of an experience that pastor, speaker, and author, Erwin McManus had in the early years of his ministry. Listen to what he says... "I got a message through the urban grapevine that I was dead. It might ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:14-17

Tags: Evangelism How To

Many View Church As An "Anything Goes" ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 11, 2008

Many view church as an "anything goes" proposition. One man reported this: "The other day, I passed a sign on a small truck with a pro-customer service motto: ’Gene’s ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

If Only People Would Realize That Moral ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If only people would realize that moral principles are like measles [Eustace said]. They have to be caught. And only the people who've got them can pass on the contagionOne doesnt have to catch the ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Life Affords No Higher Pleasure Than That Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified. He that labors in any great or laudable undertaking ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Success Is The Sum Of Detail. It Might Perhaps ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success is the sum of detail. It might perhaps be pleasing to imagine oneself beyond detail and engaged only in great things, but as I have often observed, if one attends only to great things and lets the little ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

[134]. A Message From A Poem – I Am With You Always

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 17, 2025

[134]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS This poem was written in a time of great trial that had been a lengthy one. It is so precious to know the Lord is with us always and never will He sleep or miss something. He knows our end from our beginning. I want to honour God in this ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:4-5, Matthew 28:20

Tags: Emmanuel, Jesus, Presence Of Jesus, Delight Yourself In The Lord, Close At Hand, I Am With You Always, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Commit Your Way To The Lord  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bravery Is The Capacity To Perform Properly Even ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Sleep. Oh How I Loathe Those Little Slices Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Sleep. Oh how I loathe those little ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath