In Sermon Illustrations: "Seeing God"

At War With Our Vices

Contributed by Michael Walther on Jul 4, 2011

AT WAR WITH OUR VICES On July 4, 1776 fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence. Citing numerous abuses of the law and the oppressive and unjust rule of the king of England, these men pledged their honor, their lives and their livelihood to the cause of justice and freedom. We have ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Lutheran

Love As A Token

Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Jul 19, 2011

LOVE AS A TOKEN Woodrow Wilson was on a train. He was in Billings, Montana. He was making whistle stops. He was the President of the United States. He was on that last coach. He was on that platform there out behind. You have seen pictures of them. His wife was next to him. There were important ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself

Denomination: Baptist

Genuine Repentance--The Case Of Genelle Guzman ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2013

GENUINE REPENTANCE--THE CASE OF GENELLE GUZMAN MCMILLAN Genelle Guzman McMillan was the last person to be rescued from the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Center. She had been trapped in the rubble for 27 hours when at last firefighters heard her calling and pulled her out. This ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32

Tags: Repentance

Marriage

Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Feb 29, 2016

A story from Warsaw, Ohio, is catching some attention today (August 13, 2014). It seems the dancers at Foxhole nightclub decided to picket a church that had been hassling them for years. Apparently the members and pastor of New Beginnings Ministries felt called by God to try to rid their community ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-39

Tags: Sex, Intimacy In Marriage

Denomination: Baptist

Old Lady: Looking For The Sonrise...

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 21, 2022

AN OLD LADY IN THE RESTHOME 40 YEARS AGO: DEANNA LAFFERTY READ THIS POEM TO ME WEEKLY. Deanna had brain cancer and had half of her head cut off. Her right part of her head was gone, so she could not move the left side of her body. She would hold her Bible or song book in her right hand. She ...read more

Scripture: John 3:30, Proverbs 17:28

Tags: Sunset, Sonrise, Dreaming

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Praying Mother

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on May 12, 2025

Has your life been impacted by a sacrificial mother who would never give up? Never underestimate the power of a praying mother. Born in 1669, Susanna Wesley raised up two of Christianity’s most gifted leaders, John and Charles Wesley. Daily, as a mother, Susanna prayed, “Dear God, guide me. Make ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-28, 1 Samuel 1:10-16

Tags: Prayer, Mother, Susanna Wesley

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If Jesus Was Born Today

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 24, 2025

If Jesus was born today, it would be in a bed and breakfast A traffic warden, working late, would be the first on the scene. Later a TV network would arrive with their good wishes. The whole Occasion would be filmed as part of *Is this the Son of God” one hour special If Jesus was 30 today, ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25

Tags: Jesus, Born, Modern Day

Denomination: Anglican

Revivals In The Bible

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 20, 2023

A revival is a return to spiritual health after a long period of sin, darkness and apathy. It is a restoration of the soul of an individual, family, church or nation back to right relationship with the Lord. Some of these recorded revivals listed by the author are more evangelism than revival, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:6

Tags: Holy Spirit, Revival, Repentance, Return, Awakenings  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[005]. Message From A Poem - A Mirror On The State Of The World

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 29, 2024

[005]. MESSAGE FROM A POEM - A MIRROR ON THE STATE OF THE WORLD We are citizens of this world, but we also are citizens of heaven. Those dear souls who are unsaved are just citizen of this world. They have singular citizenship. When we look at the awful political systems the world has, and at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, John 16:33

Tags: Authority, Sadness, The World, Sin, Suffering, Mirror, Distress  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[057]. A Message From A Poem – Delusion Has Ascended On Mankind

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 13, 2025

[057]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DELUSION HAS ASCENDED ON MANKIND Delusion, often created through “inclusion”, is a serious subject today because there is so much of it around. All this has kicked off through the widespread media. “We don’t know who to believe,” is a common saying in our days. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 5:20-21, Malachi 2:17, Colossians 2:4, James 1:22, 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11, 2 Timothy 3:13  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Media, Climate Change, Liars, Delude, Deluded, Evil, Deception, Lies, Delusion, Deceive  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It's Great To Be Young And Dream The Dream, But ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

It’s great to be young and dream the dream, but it’s better to be old and to see that the dream ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Helen Keller (Born Blind And Deaf) Was Asked, ...  PRO

Contributed by Johnny Carver on Apr 12, 2002

Helen Keller (born blind and deaf) was asked, “What is the greatest calamity?” She ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost, Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Pentecostal

Salvation Is Not Mainly Forgiveness Of Sins It ...  PRO

Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jul 10, 2003

“Salvation is not mainly forgiveness of sins it is mainly a fellowship with Jesus.” (John Piper. ...read more

Tags: Repentance, Salvation, E

Denomination: Baptist

I Always Keep A Supply Of Stimulant Handy In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake ...read more

Tags: Addiction

The Moment A Person Forms A Theory, His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees, in every object, only the ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

About The Only Time Overweight Will Make A Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

About the only time overweight will make a man feel better is when he sees it ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

For Every Man The World Is As It Was At The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For every man the world is as it was at the first day, and as full of untold novelties for ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

Christ Maintains The Work

Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009

CHRIST MAINTAINS THE WORK This truth is pictured in the book Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan. There’s a scene in which Christian is taken into a room by the Interpreter, who is explaining various truths to him. Here is the scene. (I’ve smoothed out some of the King James English in a couple ...read more

Tags: Assurance Of Salvation

Denomination: *other

Is It Worth It?

Contributed by Michael Buckingham on Jul 1, 2011

IS IT WORTH IT? I see a young soldier, he looks barely 18 to me, he has got fear in his eyes, but he has one goal... to get glory and honour... I see him, going through his training, a hard routine, 20 press-ups followed by 30 crunches, then an hour jogging, and then more push-ups, by the end of ...read more

Tags: Glory

Denomination: Baptist

The Girl That Was Blind

Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 24, 2018

Once there was a blind girl named Ramona. She hated herself because she could not see. She had no eyes. The only person in the whole world that she loved was her boyfriend Daniel and he loved her. He was always there for her. He told her that he wanted to marry her. He didn’t care that she was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:21

Tags: Gifts, Dreams Shattered, Love, Marriage, Rejection, Blindness, Heartbreak  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Calvary Chapel