Jump directly to the Content

Sermon Illustrations about Life & Death

Home > Illustrations > Topics > L > Life & Death

Find fresh sermon illustrations on Life & Death to help bring your sermon to life.

14-Year-Old Decides Against Assisted Suicide

An article from First Things relates the story of Valentina Maureira, a fourteen-year old from Chile who suffered from cystic fibrosis, and desperately ...


[Read More]
John Mellancamp Needs Time Before Death

At the age of 65, musician John Mellencamp reflected on "what's left" for him in life. Mellencamp said, "I intend to make my ending ...


[Read More]
Dead Candidate Wins Election in California

Lots of stunning news came out of the elections that took place this week, but one story you might not have heard involves the California town of Oceanside, ...


[Read More]
We Need a Better Story than Secularism

But in the end, science does not provide the answers most of us require. Its story of our origins and of our end is, to say the least, unsatisfactory. ...


[Read More]
The Hoarder Next Door

The suite next to our condo is a small studio. The neighbors who lived there when we moved in fit the profile: young, professional, and private. That's ...


[Read More]
Sports Journalist Notices Athletes' 'Christian Years'

There's a sports personality named Bill Simmons. He's on the television now, but I loved it when he was just a writer. He's coined a few phrases, like ...


[Read More]
Christopher Hitchens Considers Christ's Resurrection

The publicist for the late author and debater Christopher Hitchens asked Christian author Larry Taunton to arrange a series of debates between Hitchens, ...


[Read More]
Death Row Inmate's Last Words of Love

Imagine you've been convicted of a terrible crime, and are given the chance to speak for a few minutes before your execution. Would you express anger? ...


[Read More]
No, This Time You Are Really Perma-Dead

We loved this article from Wired magazine about video games: "In videogames, death is rarely fatal. If you take a shotgun blast to the noggin, a ...


[Read More]
Jimmy Carter Feels 'At Ease' with Cancer Diagnosis

When Jimmy Carter was told that doctors had discovered cancer on his liver and brain, the former president did not react with fear, despair, or even disappointment. ...


[Read More]