In Sermon Illustrations: "Secret Sin"

How Sin Can Capture You

Contributed by John Phillip R. Pesebre on Jun 4, 2012

HOW SIN CAN CAPTURE YOU Dr. Ralph Sockman writes about an experience he had while standing on the edge of Niagra Falls one clear, cold March day. Wrapped in white winter garments, the falls glistened in the bright sun. As some birds swooped down to snatch a drink from the clear water, Sockman's ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Baptist

Call Sin Something Else, Please?

Contributed by Eugene Morell on Jul 1, 2012

CALL SIN SOMETHING ELSE, PLEASE? There is a story about a Methodist preacher who often spoke on the subject of sin. He defined sin as that abominable thing that God hates. One day some of the leading laymen came to urge their pastor to stop using the word sin. The laymen told their pastor that ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Your Sin Will Find You Out

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 4, 2013

YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT ORANGE CITY, Fla., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they arrested a man who accidentally called 911 while allegedly talking about selling drugs. The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said dispatchers contacted deputies around 9:42 p.m. Tuesday and told them an ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sins Will Find You ( Billy Bob)

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 18, 2019

Billy Bob –South Pittsburg My friend Billy Bob Johnson lived in South Pittsburg, Tennessee when he was a young whipper snapper. By our standards South Pittsburg Would be considered out in the sticks at that time, but they had a soda shop at the local drug store. That is where all the young ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-7

Tags: Punishment, Sins

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sin - A Moment Of Pleasure For A Lifetime Of Pain

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 8, 2024

While a man and his wife were shopping at a mall, a shapely, young woman in a short, form-fitting dress strolled by catching the attention of everyone. Without even thinking, the eyes of the husband followed the attractive woman as she walked ahead of the couple. Without even looking up from the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:10-15

Tags: Husbands, Arguments, Wives, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Temptation, Sex, Pleasure, Eyes, Pain, Marriage, Sin, Pornography, Lust  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be Sure Your Sin Will Find You Out!  PRO

Contributed by Michael Dickinson on Aug 20, 2002

Be sure your sin will find you out! This young couple were about to get married. The young man went to his Dad and said, "I’m a bit apprehensive about getting married, Dad". "Why, son", said the Dad. "Well, I’ve got terribly smelly feet Dad and it’ll be so embarrassing when my wife finds out". ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dog's Bad Breath And God's Love

Contributed by Sam Adair on Apr 22, 2026

“Rowdy’s Breath and God’s Love” ?I want to tell you about my dog, Rowdy. Now, I love this dog. But let me be honest with you—Rowdy’s breath is terrible. Like, really bad. Yet every day, when I get home, Rowdy runs to me full of joy. His tail is wagging, his eyes are bright, and he can’t wait to see ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8, Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Sin, God's Love

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Secret Of The Fifth Man!" Mark 2:1-5 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 12, 2005

“Secret of the Fifth Man!” Mark 2:1-5 Key verse(s) 3:“Some men came, bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them.” Five people passed the beggar but only one stopped to help. The will it seems to get somewhere on time, a preoccupation with self, easily thwarted a fragile affection that ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-5, Mark 2:1-12

Tags: Compassion, Romantic Love

Denomination: Lutheran

I Will Tell You The Secret: God Has Had All That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005

I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me and them, on that day I made up my mind ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Temptations Appeal To Our Secret P.e.t.s.

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007

Temptations appeal to our secret ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

I Asked An Old Lady Her Secret, For She Looked ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I asked an old lady her secret, For she looked so young to me: Can you tell me how you do it, Give me your recipe? Well, dear, I really cant tell you, Old age doesnt bother me, ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Most Any Family Secret This Lady Soon Gets Word ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Most any family secret This lady soon gets word of, And most domestic squabbles She certainly has heard of But is she just a gossip Who has no moral scruples? No, ...read more

Tags: Learning

In "A Forgiving God In An Unforgiving World", Ron ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 28, 2003

In “A Forgiving God in an Unforgiving World”, Ron Lee Davis retells the true story of a priest in the Philippines, a much-loved man of God who carried the burden of a secret sin he had committed many years before. He had repented but still had no peace, no sense of God’s forgiveness. In his parish ...read more

Tags: God The Father, God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

Because God Is Gracious, Therefore Sinful Men ...

Contributed by N A on Dec 12, 2009

"Because God is gracious, therefore sinful men are forgiven, converted, purified and saved. It is not because of anything in them or that ever can be in them that ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: *other

Bonhoeffer Writes, "If My Sinfulness Appears To ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Dec 12, 2001

Bonhoeffer writes, "If my sinfulness appears to me to be in any way smaller or less detestable in comparison with the sins of others, I ...read more

Tags: Sin Separates From God, God's Judgment, Comparison, Emotions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sin Has A Diminishing Factor To It. It Always ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Sin has a diminishing factor to it. It always gives it’s best in the beginning. It never gets better after that ... ...read more

Tags: Temptation Resisting, Sin Deceptive

Sins Are Like Circles In The Water When A Stone ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Sins are like circles in the water when a stone is thrown into it; one produces another. When anger was in Cain’s heart, ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To, Temptation General, Anger

Saved From Our Rubble Of Sin- Communion ...  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Sep 10, 2002

SAVED FROM OUR RUBBLE OF SIN- COMMUNION MEDITATION The September 11, 2002 issues of TIME magazine has a touching article about 31-year old Genelle Guzman. Genelle was the last of just four people caught in the debris of the Twin Towers to be found alive. After the planes hit the World Trade ...read more

Tags: Lord's Supper, Lordship Of Christ, Salvation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sin Breaks Fellowship With God. A Little Girl ...  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 5, 2003

"Sin breaks fellowship with God. A little girl committed a certain offense, and when her mother discovered it she began to question her daughter. Immediately the child lost her smile and a cloud darkened her face as she said, "Mother, I do not feel like talking." So it is when our fellowship ...read more

Tags: Sin Separates From God

Denomination: United Methodist

Imaginary Sin Is Romantic And Varied; Real Evil ...

Contributed by Vicki Edwards on Apr 13, 2004

“Imaginary sin is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ