In Sermon Illustrations: "What Is Holy Spirit"

We're Not Going To Heaven In A Rowboat!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton 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

Albert Schweitzer Said, "The Tragedy Of Life Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 25, 2001

Albert Schweitzer said, "The tragedy of life is what dies inside ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Our Prayers Will See Answers When We Believe In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Our prayers will see answers when we believe in what we ask for. ...read more

Tags: Prayer Of Faith, Prayer General, Prayer How To

Everyone Admits That Love Is Wonderful And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Advertisements In A Newspaper Are More Full Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Advertisements in a newspaper are more full of knowledge in respect to what is going on in a ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

The Only Thing That Makes Life Possible Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty, ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

There Are Few Subjects About Which People Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

There are few subjects about which people will lie more readily than ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Victoria Wood "I'm Terribly Torn About Being ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 30, 2007

Victoria Wood “I’m terribly torn about being born. What is ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Success Is Not The Key To Happiness. Happiness ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you ...read more

Tags: Joy

Impress Upon The Mind Of Every Man, From First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Impress upon the mind of every man, from first to the lowest, the importance of the cause and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Sometimes Its Better To Compromiselike Giving A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Sometimes its better to compromiselike giving a gunman your wallet without ...read more

Part Of The Secret Of Success In Life Is To Eat ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the ...read more

Tags: Food

To Try And Fail Is At Least To Learn; To Fail To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To try and fail is at least to learn; to fail to try is to suffer the inestimable ...read more

Tags: Confidence

Anger Makes You Smaller, While Forgiveness ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow ...read more

Tags: Anger

An Atheist Is A Man Who Looks Through A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An atheist is a man who looks through a telescope and tries to ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

Of All The Joys That Lighten Suffering Earth, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Of all the joys that lighten suffering earth, what joy is welcomed ...read more

Tags: Children

The Most Successful Politician Is The One Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The most successful politician is the one who says what the people are thinking ...read more

Tags: Government

One Of The Most Obvious Facts About Grown-Ups To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One of the most obvious facts about grown-ups to a child is that they have forgotten ...read more

Tags: Human Life

A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss, But The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A rolling stone gathers no moss, but the rolling stone doesnt care. Momentum ...read more

Tags: Moses, Action, Stone, Rolling

The World Recognizes Nothing Short Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The world recognizes nothing short of performance, because performance is what it needs ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance