In Sermon Illustrations: "The Broad Road"

God Made The World Round So We Would Never Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God made the world round so we would never be able to see ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

There Is An Appropriate Historical Example Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2002

There is an appropriate historical example of this folly of ruling out something ahead of time because it does not fit with one’s view of the world. When explorers first came to Australia, they encountered an animal the defied all known laws of taxonomy. They discovered a semiaquatic, egg-laying ...read more

Confined Christians

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012

CONFINED CHRISTIANS I met a young man not long ago who dives for exotic fish for aquariums. He told me that one of the most popular aquarium fish is the shark. He explained that if you catch a small shark and confine it, it will stay a size proportionate to the aquarium you put it in. Sharks can ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: *other

How Wide And Long And High And Deep Is The Love Of Christ?

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Sep 14, 2024

In the last century, Napoleon's armies opened a prison that the Spanish Inquisition had used. They found the remains of a prisoner who had been incarcerated for his faith. The dungeon was underground. The body had long since decayed. Only a chain fastened around an ankle bone cried out his ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19, Romans 8:38-39

Tags: Hope, Suffering, Unconditional Love, Christ's Love

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The People God Is Using Mightily Today Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The people God is using mightily today are those who have chosen the road of discipleship, ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

If You Are Idle, You Are On The Way To Ruin, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you are idle, you are on the way to ruin, and there are few stopping places upon it. It is ...read more

Tags: Productivity

Throughout The Centuries There Were Men Who Took ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

H.e. Fosdick: "He Who Chooses The Beginning Of A ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 22, 2011

H.E. Fosdick: "He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Brethren

God Knows

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 10, 2009

"GOD KNOWS" I am reminded of that wonderful line in Archibald MacLeish’s J.B., the Broadway version of the Book of Job as told in verse. Before the great businessman, the J.B. of the play’s title is brought down by the desperate circumstances recounted in the first two chapters of Job, one of ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience

Denomination: *other

How To Get To Heaven  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009

HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN In 1997 there was survey taken by U. S. News and World Report, "Who do you think is mostly likely to get into heaven?" Mother Teresa had a 79%, Oprah Winfrey 66%, Michael Jordon 65%, Colin Powell 61%, Dennis Rodman 28% and O. J. Simpson 19%. The person completing the survey ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-3

Tags: Heaven

A Black Man And A White Man Were Driving Down ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 8, 2003

A black man and a white man were driving down the road, debating the topic of whether Jesus was black or white. On and on they went. Back and forth. "He was white" says the white guy, "because he was jewish, and the shroud confirms, that he was caucasian. "No he was black." says the black man. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:11

Tags: Racism

The Creature "Strife"

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 10, 2007

The Creature “Strife” There is a legend from Greek mythology that the god Hercules was once walking along a narrow road when a strange-looking creature appeared threateningly in front of him. Hercules struck this creature with his club and passed on, but soon afterwards was surprised to be ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Couples Who Do Not Expect To Work At Their ...

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Apr 23, 2004

• Couples who do not expect to work at their relationship often have the roughest ride on the back ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Charismatic

Advertising Is The Whip Which Hustles Humanity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Advertising is the whip which hustles humanity up the road to the Better Mousetrap. It is the vision which ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Any Man Can Again Have The Joy Of His First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Any man can again have the joy of his first meeting with God if he will ...read more

Tags: Joy

Epiphany

Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Jan 11, 2025

When I was in High School, I had a teacher named Miss Mary Bartram. She taught English and Literature. One day she read a poem to us by Robert Frost, entitled “The Road Not Taken”. She read it with such commitment and passion that I believe she changed a lot of lives that day, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Tags: Faith, Choice

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Victory At All Costs, Victory In Spite Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Joe Scriven Was A Missionary From Ireland To ...

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 8, 2009

Joe Scriven was a missionary from Ireland to Canada, working among the Iroquois Indians. He was joined by his fiancé who was also from Ireland. Just before the wedding, she was killed in an ice accident. Joe buried her with his own hands, and a broken heart. A year later, in a letter to his mother, ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties, Trials Of Life

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Advice In Old Age Is Foolish; For What Can Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Our Wretched Species Is So Made That Those Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones ...read more

Tags: Thought