In Sermon Illustrations: "Third Person"

We Need To Slow Down  PRO

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 9, 2012

WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN A study by the US National Commission on Sleep Disorders blamed half of all traffic accidents on tiredness. Put that together with our penchant for speeding, and the result is carnage on the roads. Annual traffic fatalities now stand at 1.3 million worldwide, more than double ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:2

Tags: Sabbath, Sleep, Traffic, Rest

Denomination: Baptist

Helping People Go Home

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015

The conductor of a railroad was on his last day before retiring. As he was going through the cars punching tickets, he came to the third car and there was a man who had ridden that car through the years with the conductor. He stopped him by grabbing his shirt sleeve and said, “Hey Jim, how do you ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-18

Tags: Evangelism, Death, Salvation, Going Home

Denomination: Methodist

Views On The Nephilim

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 13, 2024

Who Are the Nephilim? 4 Different Theories For centuries, scholars from Judaism and Christianity have presented different views on who the Nephilim were. 1: The first view is that fallen angels had relations with the "daughters of men," which resulted in a part human, part supernatural ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:6-8

Tags: Judgment, Giants, Nephilim, Satan, Angels, Flood, Noah  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Story Is Told Of The Great Preacher D.l. ...

Contributed by John Baggett on Oct 29, 2005

The story is told of the great preacher D.L. Moody who went to an art gallery in Chicago there he saw a painting .called “The Rock of Ages.” The painting showed a person with both hands clinging to a cross firmly embedded in a rock,. While the stormy sea smashed against the rock the person clung ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Baptist

Talk About The Grace Of God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2002

TALK ABOUT THE GRACE OF GOD When a person works an 8-hour day and receives a fair day’s pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives appropriate recognition for his long service or ...read more

Forgiveness Vs. Tolerance: Church Discipline  PRO

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 19, 2009

FORGIVENESS VS. TOLERANCE: CHURCH DISCIPLINE If we look closer at Jesus words, he tells us that we do not have to tolerate sinful behaviour in order to forgive a person. He says in verse 17 that if the person doesn't listen after going through all the steps, to treat that person as a tax collector ...read more

Tags: Church Discipline

Watch Where Your Mouth Steps

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 1, 2020

Gal 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Before you condemn a person for losing a battle with their personal demons be sure you count your own battles and losses. No ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1

Tags: Condemnation, Battles

Denomination: Baptist

More Cars: There Are Now More Cars In American ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

More Cars: There are now more cars in American house-holds than drivers, according to a Transportation Dept. report. The average household now has 1.75 drivers but 1.90 “personal vehicles.” By comparison, the average household has 0.86 adult-size bicycles. When people, not just drivers are counted, ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Marriage Insight

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Nov 15, 2021

Destructive to marriage is the self fulfillment ethic that assumes marriage and the family are primarily institutions of personal fulfillment, necessary for us to become whole or happy. The assumption is that there is someone just right for us to marry and that if we look closely enough we will ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33

Tags: Relationships, Love, Marriage

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is A Great Difference Between Worry And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is a great difference between worry and concern. A worried person sees a problem, and the ...read more

Tags: Emotions

One Bible Scholar Said "Christianity Is Not Only ...

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Feb 2, 2012

One Bible Scholar said "Christianity is not only about taking a person to Heaven, it is also ABOUT ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Denomination: *other

Unfaithfulness In The Keeping Of An Appointment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a ...read more

Tags: Workplace

In The Book To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 25, 2007

In the book To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee writes, "The one thing that doesn’t abide by ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A.fools Are Defined By Holman's Bible Dictionary ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 8, 2005

a.Fools are defined by Holman’s Bible Dictionary as: FOOL, FOOLISHNESS, AND FOLLY Translations of several uncomplimentary words which appear approximately 360 times throughout the Old and New Testaments to describe unwise and ungodly people. The words are especially predominant in the Wisdom ...read more

Scripture: James 3:13-18

Tags: Bible Study, Growth In Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Forgiveness Is To Release, To Let Go, Relinquish, ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Feb 19, 2004

Forgiveness is to release, to let go, relinquish, get rid of sin—ours and those we’ve been victimized by. Dr. Lewis Smedes, one of my professors at Fuller wrote about what forgiveness is not. · When you forgive a person, this does not mean you are immediately healed. · When you forgive a person, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 49:13

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

G.w. Knight Captures So Well The Concept Of ...

Contributed by Noah Kaye on Apr 21, 2005

G.W. Knight captures so well the concept of grace when he said this: “When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a fair day’s pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian, Faith General

Denomination: Mennonite

What Grace Means

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012

WHAT GRACE MEANS When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a fair day’s pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives appropriate recognition for his long service or high ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Grace

Four Essentials For Sharing The Gospel

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 4, 2022

FOUR ESSENTIALS FOR SHARING THE GOSPEL 1) Care: show concern for the person, and concern for your life before him. 2) Dare: it takes courage to witness--courage if the person is a stranger to you, and even more if the person is a close friend or relative. 3) Share: If you want to make a ...read more

Tags: Witnessing, Great Commission, Evangelism, Faith, Gospel  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Necrotizing Fasciitis

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 7, 2024

It sounds like something out of a horror movie, but it’s real. In recent years, scientists have discovered a kind of bacterial infection called necrotizing fasciitis, more commonly called flesh eating bacteria. Once this bacterium enters a human body, it can multiply rapidly. Within 24 hours, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:15

Tags: Unforgiveness, Bitterness

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Two Great Days  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

TWO GREAT DAYS There are two great days in a person’s life -- the day we are born and the day we ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Doing God's Will, God Brings Purpose