In Sermon Illustrations: "Right Path"

We Are Not Saved To Go To Heaven. If So, Why ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are not saved to go to heaven. If so, why didnt we go to heaven right then? Heaven is a by-product. We were saved to tell ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

[322]. A Message From A Poem - Untethered Wickedness Has Spawned Itself

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 27, 2026

[322]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - UNTETHERED WICKEDNESS HAS SPAWNED ITSELF We know we live in a wicked world. We know our old fallen nature is wicked. It is just the way we are and confirmed by David – {{Psalm 51:5 “Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.”}} ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-16, Romans 1:28-31, Psalm 51:5, Genesis 6:5, Psalm 7:14  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Satan, Abortion, Judgment, Wickedness, Armor Of God, Evil Heart, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[137]. A Message From A Poem – If There Is Despair Such As In Virus Times

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 18, 2025

[137]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – IF THERE IS DESPAIR SUCH AS IN VIRUS TIMES This poem was written in the middle of the COVID virus, that terrible scourge from China. Depending on where you lived in the world, you suffered repression from governments, some not too bad, but others were draconian. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 6:7-8, Matthew 11:28-30

Tags: Rider On The Fourth Horse, Pestilence, Repression, The Pale Horse, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Covid Virus, Difficult, Hard, Hard Times, Virus, Difficult Times  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[139]. A Message From A Poem – If Your Life Belongs To Jesus

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 22, 2025

[139]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – IF YOUR LIFE BELONGS TO JESUS In June 2020 I found a poem of mine that I began some time in the past and had forgotten about. It was unfinished for 9 years. I then checked the date and it said 29 May 2011. It was in June 2020 that I wanted to finish it. The ...read more

Scripture: John 16:33, John 1:10, Philippians 2:14-16

Tags: Do Not Fear, Stand For Jesus, Christian Poems, Belong To Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I May No Longer Depend On Pleasant Impulses To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

I may no longer depend on pleasant impulses to bring me before the Lord. I must rather respond to principles I know to be right, whether I feel ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Faith, Christian Disciplines

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, In His Classic Work The Cost ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Mar 15, 2002

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in his classic work The Cost of Discipleship, rightly observed, "We have to practice strictest daily discipline; only so can the flesh learn ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In America, Every Day Is A New Beginning, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In America, every day is a new beginning, and every sunset is merely the latest milestone on a voyage that never ends. For this is the land that has never become, but is always in the act ...read more

Tags: America

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, In His Classic Work The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in his classic work The Cost of Discipleship, rightly observed, "We have to practice strictest daily discipline; only so can the flesh ...read more

Tags: Endurance

If You Start Out By Thinking You Can Never Have ...

Contributed by Michael West on Dec 20, 2008

If you start out by thinking you can never have something a little voice from hell will tell you—that’s ...read more

Tags: Thought

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Peace With God Brings The Peace Of God. It Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Peace with God brings the peace of God. It is a peace that settles our nerves, fills our mind, floods our spirit and, in the midst of the uproar around us, ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Bob Mumford

Webster’s Ii New Riverside Dictionary Pg. ...  PRO

Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 5, 2001

Webster’s II New Riverside Dictionary pg. 383 & 762 1) justice- the principle of ideal or moral rightness, fairness, and administrating law 2) vengeance- The act of ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Nelson Mandela Sacrificed 27 Years In Prison But ...  PRO

Contributed by Joshua Brady on Aug 26, 2004

Nelson Mandela sacrificed 27 years in prison but he came out with a right spirit, and it was a spirit of forgiveness. He invited his jailers and the jail warden to his ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-25

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Abraham Lincoln Said That When Future ...

Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 26, 2008

“Abraham Lincoln said that when future generations read these words they would realize that, ‘they have a right to claim it as though they were blood of the blood and flesh of the ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Baptist

The Flatterers Object Is To Please In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The flatterers object is to please in everything he does; whereas the true friend always does what is right, and so often gives pleasure, often pain, not wishing the ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Great Highroad Of Human Welfare Lies Along ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The great highroad of human welfare lies along the old highway of steadfast well-doing; and they who are the most persistent, and work in the true spirit, will invariably be the most ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Liberty Must At All Hazards Be Supported. We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Before You Can Expect To Get Into Heaven, ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 3, 2009

"…Before you can expect to get into heaven, heaven has got to get into you." --Dr. Jerry Vines, Intrviews With Jesus, Copyright 1981 by Broadman Press, ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Baptist

The Only True Wisdom  PRO

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Aug 7, 2013

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." (Socrates) You cannot learn Godly wisdom in a University and get a degree in it. It can only come to a ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 14:9

Tags: Wise, Wisdom Of God, Godly Wisdom, Real Wisdom

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mercy, Not Justice  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2001

Eph.2:4,5. A young lady who occasionally walked through the park after work, stopped to have her picture taken by a photographer on this particular day. She was very excited about her picture being taken. As she walked out of the park, she looked at the polaroid picture in total amazement. She ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Christian Love

Johnny's First Day Of School The Class Was To Put ...  PRO

Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 9, 2001

Johnny’s first day of school the class was to put their right hands over their hearts & repeat the Pledge of Alliegence. The teacher watched the children as he started the pledge, "I pledge allegiance to the flag..." She stopped when she noticed Johnny’s right hand over the left side of his rear ...read more

Tags: Culture

Denomination: Baptist