Read our curated selection of sermon illustration for your next sermon. Preaching with an illustration will make your sermon memorable and help drive the point home.
Honesty
A man saw an ad in the paper advertising a talking dog for twenty dollars. He knew it wasn't possible, but his curiosity got the best of him.
Heaven
The great Methodist preacher, Charles Allen, used to tell the story of a little girl who was taking an evening walk with her father. Wonderingly, she looked up at the stars and exclaimed; "Oh, Daddy, if the wrong side of heaven is so beautiful, what must the right side be!"
Heaven
In the book, Salt, the author describes a fictional character (though based on fact) who left the southern Appalachians to live and work in Kansas.
God
H.G. Wells once said, "If there is no God, nothing matters. If there is a God, nothing else matters!"
Gambling
According to a March 31 Baptist Press story, "The percentage of Americans who play the lottery has dropped significantly in recent years while the percentage who visit casinos has risen slightly, a Gallup poll shows.
Freedom
For many years the license plates of New Hampshire, bore the slogan, made famous by Revolutionary War general John Stark - live free or die.
Forgiveness
In his very entertaining book, Bible in Pocket, Gun in Hand, Ross Pahres tells about a frontier preacher who was preaching against the sin of hatred.