In Sermon Illustrations: "Savior Of All"

All Things New

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 16, 2009

ALL THINGS NEW Years ago, I had the classic New Jersey car accident: I was hit from behind as I stopped for someone in a crosswalk. The guy actually got out of his car threw up his hands and exclaimed, "What the blank are you stopping for?" I got out of my car and motioned to the crosswalk, "I ...read more

Tags: Born Again

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

All That Work For What?

Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009

ALL THAT WORK FOR WHAT? In November 1975, 75 convicts started digging a secret tunnel designed to bring them up at the other side of the wall of Saltillo Prison in northern Mexico. On April 18, 1976, guided by pure genius, they tunneled up into the nearby courtroom in which many of them ...read more

Tags: Goals

Denomination: Baptist

It's All His!

Contributed by David Tack on Jul 6, 2009

IT'S ALL HIS! We’ve charted at least 100,000 light years (186,282 mps) from rim to rim of world! - 600 million billion miles of stars...all His! In the midst of the millions of galaxies, we have one galaxy called Milky Way. In the midst of which we have one star (we call sun), with its baby ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Baptist

All I Need To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009

ALL I NEED TO KNOW A Sunday school teacher gave his class an assignment to learn the 23rd Psalm by next Sunday, because each was going to recite it to the whole church. A little boy named Bobby, just couldn’t get it all in his head, he struggled all week long. Finally Sunday comes and the church ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1

Tags: Security

God Of All Comfort

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009

GOD OF ALL COMFORT I remember one time, when I was around 10 years old, I went to summer camp with my church for the first time. This was the longest I had been away from home. I remember the first few nights being so homesick. I cried for my mom and dad. I missed them so much and all I wanted to ...read more

Tags: Comfort

Denomination: Baptist

Joy To All Nations  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009

To again quote Charles Spurgeon: "It is joy to all nations that Christ is born, the Prince of Peace, the King who rules in righteousness...Beloved, the greatest joy is to those who know Christ as a Saviour...The further you submit yourself to Christ the Lord, the more completely you know Him, the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7, Isaiah 9:6, 2 Peter 1:16-21

Tags: Christmas Advent

Taste Is All Wrong

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Nov 29, 2011

TASTE IS ALL WRONG I remember one of the stories from the Chronicles of Narnia from the book "The Last Battle." It was the story of a number of dwarfs who just didn't believe in Aslan (who represented Jesus Christ in all the books). They were blind to reality refusing to be "taken in" by those ...read more

Scripture: John 12:39-40

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Lutheran

Against All Odds

Contributed by Ronald Franklin on Dec 28, 2012

Yesterday, the Tennessee Titans beat the Baltimore Ravens in a pro football playoff game. Before the game, all the commentators talked about was that the Titans had lost the last five games to the Ravens, and how the Ravens seem to have their number. Nobody gave the Titans a chance. So, how did ...read more

Tags: Perseverance, Sanctification

Denomination: Baptist

Not All Moms Are Gentle

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 13, 2013

Not everyone has a gentle mom. A police recruit was asked during the exam, "What would you do if you had to arrest your ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It All Happened On A Subway

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Mar 10, 2022

Marcel Sternberger was a methodical man of nearly 50, with bushy white hair, guileless brown eyes, and the bouncing enthusiasm of a czardas dancer of his native Hungary. He always took the 9:09 Long Island Railroad train from his suburban home to Woodside, N.Y.., where he caught a subway into the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10

Tags: Grace, Mercy, Salvation, Chance, Divine Appointments  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Brethren

And Then It All Came To An End

Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 28, 2024

Time has a way of getting ahead of me. Just when I think I’ve caught up, I find out I was wrong. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were sitting down, relaxing after a wonderful Christmas activity with all the kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. It was a wonderful time, but with my ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:9

Tags: Christmas, Time, New Years

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

It All Started With An Apple

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jul 24, 2025

In my backyard I have two apple trees. They grow low to the ground and in July the apples are plentiful but small and green. Harvest is not until late September here in Ontario. But the low hanging branches present an enticing temptation to pick the apples. One beautiful morning I noticed an ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:7-25, Romans 6:1-4, Romans 3:21-31

Tags: Original Sin, The Fall, Sin, Obedience, Temptation, Adam  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

3% Of All Web Traffic And 2% Of All Surfing Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

3% of all Web traffic and 2% of all surfing time involved an adult site during August. (The Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Addiction

3% Of All Web Traffic And 2% Of All Surfing Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

3% of all Web traffic and 2% of all surfing time involved an adult site during August. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Do All The Good You Can, By All The Means You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people ...read more

Tags: Character

Do All The Good You Can, By All The Means You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Death Smiles At All Of Us, All We Can Do Is ...

Contributed by Brien Sims on Jan 16, 2008

Death smiles at all of us, all we can ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We All Want To Be Wise, We All Want To Know. ...

Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 18, 2008

We all want to be wise, we all want to know. Incidentally, the English word sophomore also comes from two Greek words: sophos means wise, and moros means foolish. In other words, a sophomore is a wise ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Baptist

One Of My All-Time Favorite Tv Shows Is All In ...

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 13, 2010

One of my all-time favorite TV shows is All In the Family. I really love the way that Edith would go into these elaborate stories to try and explain a situation to Archie, and Archie ...read more

Tags: Truth Of Christ

Denomination: Methodist

God Has To Judge All People But All Have A Choice!

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 6, 2022

Genesis 6:11-22 Devotional v11-12.. original Hebrew word for “corrupt” alludes to “going to ruin” Why was the earth “going to ruin”? • Full of violence….. malicious (a desire to cause harm) and wrong • All the people “corrupted” their ways v13: God calls Noah! Why? – there are many ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:11-22

Tags: Salvation, Love, Judgment, Free Will, Flood  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible