In Sermon Illustrations: "Passing Through Death"

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

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

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

Take Care Of Your Life And The Lord Will Take ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death.” ...read more

Tags: Character

The Parable Of The Dragonfly

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011

THE PARABLE OF THE DRAGONFLY Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many months they were very busy, scurrying over the soft mud on the bottom of the pond. They did notice that every once in a while ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Tags: Heaven

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

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

[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

A Great Sorrow  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004

A GREAT SORROW The Chinese said, “No sorrow is greater than ...read more

Tags: Ruth, Ot Characters, Hardship Of Life

A Physician Can Sometimes Parry The Scythe Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A physician can sometimes parry the scythe of death, but has no power over ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

At A Formal Dinner Party, The Person Nearest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"At a formal dinner party, the person nearest death should always be ...read more

Tags: Food

Augustine, Once Said, "I Don't Know Whether This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Augustine, once said, “I don’t know whether this is a living ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Scottish Theologian James Moffatt Comments: ...

Contributed by Doug Lyon on Feb 17, 2008

Scottish theologian James Moffatt comments: “Death is never the last word in the ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Throw Yourself On The Mercy Of The Court

Contributed by John Bright on Feb 1, 2025

Imagine you were in a courtroom standing before a judge and you are being charged with a crime that carries the death penalty. Every person is born a sinner. The penalty of that sin is eternal death without the atoning sacrifice of Jesus’ blood. Back to the courtroom – the judge reads the verdict ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:11-12, Romans 3:23

Tags: Mercy, Blood, Guilty, Courtroom

Denomination: Methodist

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

The Heart Of A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010

The Heart of a Mouse There was a story; it happened in a fantasy world. A mouse was playing under the bushes when a cat spotted it, and chased it all the way to the fields. The mouse was scared to death that it called out for its fairy godmother and asked that it be transformed to a cat. So, the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:4-7

Tags: Fear And Worry

Let's Take A Look At Society's Honest View Of The ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jun 26, 2006

Let’s take a look at society’s honest view of the early church by reviewing this letter from antiquity: For Christians are not distinguished from the rest of mankind by country, or by speech, or by dress. For they do not dwell in cities of their own, or use a different language, or practice a ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist