SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on Figurative:

showing 661-675 of 28,424
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Funeral Sermon Generator

Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon

Sermon Kits for Preaching

Faithful to the Finish

Peter's final call to a young and growing church

Grace and Glory

A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter

Entrusted

Gifts, risk, and the return of the King

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Turning Religious Reluctance-2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 20, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,101 views

    2 of ? Jesus bore witness of His Messianic identity to a religious woman who was reluctant to believe. How/When will God’s people turn the reluctancy of the religious? Turning religious reluctance God’s way requires...

    TURNING RELIGIOUS RELUCTANCE-II—John 4:1-42 Turning the Religious Lost Attention: Everybody has a religion—right or wrong!...Everybody has a belief system to which they subscribe—right or wrong. Even atheists have a religion & are religious people. These may be Reluctant to turn, But by the ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    A Competent Wife/Woman-3 Series

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 26, 2015
     | 6,384 views

    3 of ? The writer of Proverbs detailed a successful marriage from the standpoint of a competent wife. A wife’s competence completes a successful marriage. Who is a competent wife? A competent wife/woman...

    A COMPETENT WIFE/WOMAN-part 3—Proverbs 31:10-31 Attention: A guy walks into the human resources department of a large company & hands the interviewer his application. She scans the sheet, & notices that the applicant has been fired from every job he has ever held. She says, “I must ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Matthew Rogers avatar

    Christmas Through The Eyes Of Mary And Joseph

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 10, 2001
    based on 568 ratings
     | 69,310 views

    When we get to know Joseph and Mary more personally we will see Christmas from their point of view.

    December 13, 1998 INTRODUCTION (Use an object lesson of our Nativity Scene from home – pull figures out of a box one at a time while talking) One of my favorite parts of Christmas preparation is putting up the Nativity set. Each year, like many people, you may pull yours out of storage, dust it ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Stephen Elmer avatar

    United With Christ As The Household Of God! Series

    Contributed by Stephen Elmer on Jul 31, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 8,839 views

    Christians Are United With Christ As The Household Of God!

    “United We Stand!” United With Christ As The Household Of God! Ephesians 2:19-22 Introduction: 1. Exploring The Doctrine Of A Christian’s Union With Christ! - It Is A Great Blessing For Christians! (1 Corinthians 1:30 - “But of him are ye in Christ Jesus!”) - It Is A Great Mystery For ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bradley Boydston avatar

    Good Enough For Christmas

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Dec 23, 2003
    based on 60 ratings
     | 3,582 views

    This is an original parable for a Christmas Eve service.

    God works in mysterious ways. And some of us figure this out earlier than others. For Carter the lights started to come on along about the first week in November. He was wandering through the aisles at the Mega-Mart looking for his mother. She had left him in the toy department while she went for ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: *other

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    "Things Are Different Now" Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 20, 2003
    based on 194 ratings
     | 31,728 views

    We live different from the world because we are walking in His light.

    Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches March 10, 2002 Fourth Sunday of Lent “Things Are Different Now” Ephesians 5:8-14 INTRODUCTION: How many have heard the statement, “They are as different as day and night.”? Paul is using this same kind of contrast between darkness and light when he is speaking of ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Larry Sarver avatar

    Life Lessons For Our Spiritual Journey Series

    Contributed by Larry Sarver on Sep 12, 2002
    based on 116 ratings
     | 34,249 views

    A teaching message on Genesis 35

    Genesis Series #59 September 15, 2002 Title: Life Lessons for Our Spiritual Journey Email: pastorsarver@yahoo.com <mailto:pastorsarver@yahoo.com> Website: www.newlifeinchrist.info Welcome to New Life in Christ. Today we continue with message #59 in our verse-by-verse study of the Book of ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Travis Jarrett avatar

    Jesus: Intolerant Gospel Series

    Contributed by Travis Jarrett on Aug 11, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,644 views

    This message is the third in the "I AM" series that focuses on knowing Jesus. It looks at Jesus’ statement, "I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life" and compares the Gospel of salvation through Christ to other faiths.

    “I AM: The Jesus We Think We Know” Part 3 – The Way, Truth, & Life NewSong Church – 08/05/07 To watch/listen to this message online go to www.newsongs.org or contact info@newsongs.org. **NOTE: THIS IS A CONCEPT OUTLINE FOR THIS MESSAGE, NOT THE FULL MANUSCRIPT. GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA ARE ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: *other

  • Jake Kircher avatar

    Faith Is Active Series

    Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,219 views

    Having faith means living it out.

    Last week we talked about faith and as we looked at a story about a man named Gideon we reached the conclusion that faith begins when we acknowledge that God is with us. If we remember the passage from last week, Gideon was in a winepress when the angle of the Lord appeared to him. Gideon ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Lynn Malone avatar

    Which Pew For You?

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 5, 2013
     | 7,511 views

    A sermon on Christ-like humility.

    Which Pew for You? Luke 14:1, 7-14 Do you have your favorite pew? Most of us do. For my wife and family, most of my ministry is has been second row, right hand side. I could usually count on her being there with the kids in tow, until the kids got old enough to want to sit with the youth or ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ricardo Rodriguez avatar

    Enlisted For Service

    Contributed by Ricardo Rodriguez on Jun 28, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,687 views

    Calling all youth to serve in the Kingdom of God alongside their pastors.

    ENLISTED FOR SERVICE 6/4/2009 – Burley, ID Ricardo Rodriguez Mark 8:34-36 “34Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. 35If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Carl Greene avatar

    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Carl Greene on Jul 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,870 views

    Jacob wrestles with God and names the place "Peniel," meaning "face of God". Each of us needs our own "Peniel," a place to meet God. God gives us such a place, the Holy Bible.

    OPENING Talk about the courage to suffer: A first-grade teacher seated her students in a circle. She asked them what they wanted to be when they grew up. One by one, each child got up and announced, "I’d like to be a nurse like my mother," or "I want to be a banker like my father," or "I want to ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Joe Friend avatar

    Are You Different Now?

    Contributed by Joe Friend on Feb 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,794 views

    In the church there are a lot of Rip Van Winkle Christians--who go to sleep not long after they made the decision to follow Christ.

    Ephesians 5:8-14 INTRODUCTION: How many have heard the statement, “They are as different as day and night.”? Paul is using this same kind of contrast between darkness and light when he is speaking of the old life without Christ as compared to the new life in Christ. In this scripture Paul is ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Steven Spillman avatar

    Courage Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 5, 2008
     | 5,930 views

    “We have met the enemy, and he is us” - Pogo

    “In those days Israel had no king; every one did as he saw fit.” (Judges 17:6) “We have met the enemy, and he is us” - Pogo We’re going to hang with the Judges for one more week. From last week’s letter you could tell that things were beginning to go astray in Samson’s time, but after he died life ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Richard Wimpey avatar

    After The Ressurection

    Contributed by Richard Wimpey on Apr 18, 2017
     | 5,632 views

    Its important to remember what happened after the Resurrection!

    After the resurrection I. The Importance of Christ’s Resurrection A. It’s the basic foundation of the Christian faith it is fundamental B. Our resurrection is dependent on his resurrection- Paul said 1 Cor 15:14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist