In Sermon Illustrations: "Under Heaven"

We Mount To Heaven Mostly On The Ruins Of Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We mount to heaven mostly on the ruins of our cherished schemes, finding ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Thread Of Our Life Would Be Dark, Heaven ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The thread of our life would be dark, Heaven knows If it were not with ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Even If Marriages Are Made In Heaven, Man Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Even if marriages are made in heaven, man has to be ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

We Carry Checks On The Bank Of Heaven And Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We carry checks on the bank of heaven and never cash them at the window of prayerWe lie to God in prayer ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Heaven Goes By Favour. If It Went By Merit, You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Heaven goes by favour. If it went by merit, you would stay out ...read more

Tags: Family

We Are Not Saved To Go To Heaven. If So, Why ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are not saved to go to heaven. If so, why didnt we go to heaven right then? Heaven is a by-product. We were saved to tell ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

A Little Faith Will Bring Your Soul To Heaven, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A little faith will bring your soul to heaven, but a lot of faith will ...read more

Tags: Faith General

We Can Get To Heaven With A Sick Body, But Not A ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 6, 2009

We can get to heaven with a sick body, but not a sick spirit. We must ...read more

Tags: Salvation

The More Of Heaven We Cherish, The Less Of Earth ...

Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 15, 2009

"The more of Heaven we cherish, the less of Earth we ...read more

Tags: Commandments Covet

Denomination: *other

Who Would Serve God Without Heaven?

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 3, 2011

WHO WOULD SERVE GOD WITHOUT HEAVEN? Consider this statement from Paris Reidhead: "Lord Jesus, I’m going to obey you and love you and serve you and do what you want me to do as long as I live even if I go to hell at the end of the road because you are worthy to be loved, obeyed and served." Do we ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Should I Let You Into Heaven?

Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 5, 2011

WHY SHOULD I LET YOU INTO HEAVEN? If you were to die today and God were to ask you, 'Why should I let you into my heaven?' what would you say?" Over the years I would have to say that 85% of the answers I get are "I have tried to be a good person, I have tried to be a good parent, I have tried to ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Is This The Only Way We Can Get To Heaven!!!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 19, 2023

The preacher had been delivering a dry, long-winded discourse, completely oblivious to the time, to a restless, bored congregation. As the preacher continued his long, drawn-out sermon, he was quickly brought down to earth as a small boy sitting on the front pew yelled out to his weary mother, ...read more

Tags: Church, Children, Heaven, Revival, Humor, Boring, Churches, Sermons, Preachers  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We're Not Going To Heaven In A Rowboat!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 12, 2023

A friend gave me the illustration of a man in a rowboat to describe salvation. He told about a man rowing a boat across a lake. In one hand was the oar of faith and in the other was the oar of works. He explained that if he was only rowing with the oar of faith, he would go around in circles. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, 1 John 5:1-13

Tags: Faith, Grace, Heaven, Salvation, Assurance, Works, Doubts  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christian Doctor Explains Heaven To Dying Patient

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 24, 2025

Christian Doctor Explains Heaven to Dying Patient Wayne Brouwer told about a very sick man home on hospice. His doctor had come to see him that day, and as the doctor was leaving the room, the patient said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side." *Very ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-24

Tags: Fearfully Made, Wonderfully Made, Nathan The Prophet, Solomon's Temple, Mother's Womb, Omniscience, Omnipotence, Omnipresence, God's Presence, God's Creation, King David, Light, Darkness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

More Than 80 Percent Of Pregnant Girls Under Age ...  PRO

Contributed by Sol Madlambayan on Dec 2, 2002

More than 80 percent of pregnant girls under age 17 who give birth and keep their babies end up on welfare, costing society a ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Methodist

Suppose A Keg Of Gun Powder Has Been Placed Under ...  PRO

Contributed by Oneal Stover on Feb 26, 2004

Suppose a keg of gun powder has been placed under a man’s house right beneath the furnace where a fire is burning, but he is ignorant of its presence there. After awhile THE HEAT of the furnace causes the gun powder to burn its way through the top of the powder keg and there is a terrible explosion ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed, Sin Punishment Of

Denomination: Holiness

Goodness Or Just A Smelly Gas! (08.23.05--Under ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 21, 2005

Goodness or Just a Smelly Gas! (08.23.05--Under Pressure!--Romans 15:14) I’ve always been intrigued by LP gas tanks. I guess that it is that mystery of the unseen and the unanticipated that causes the mystique. Around Beech Springs we have a number of them. There’s one in my workshop tied to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:14

Tags: God In The Hardships, Endurance

Denomination: Lutheran

Add Air Or Put On The Spare! (08.24.05--Under ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 23, 2005

Add Air or Put on the Spare! (08.24.05--Under Pressure!--Exodus 16:2) When we are under pressure, we can either seek to manage the pressure or let the pressure manage us. Easier said than done? Yes, but like most things in life, there is a way if we really have our eyes and hearts open to finding ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 16:2, Exodus 16:1-3

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Lutheran

A Pig Ate His Fill Of Acorns Under An Oak Tree ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005

A pig ate his fill of acorns under an oak tree and then started to root around the tree. A crow remarked, “You should not do this. If you lay bare the roots, the tree will wither and die.” “Let it die,” said the pig. “Who ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Moms Staying Home Of The 41.8 Million Kids Under ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Moms Staying Home Of the 41.8 million kids under 15 who lived with two parents last year, more than 25% had stay-at-home moms according to a recent Census Bureau report. This is up from 23%, or 9.4 million kids in ’94. Full-time stay-at-home dads took care of 189,000 kids in ’02, up 18%. Experts ...read more

Tags: Parenting