Swimming the Pacific Ocean

Main Idea: It is beyond our spiritual capacity to be good enough to be saved. Illustration: Imagine a billionaire offered a prize of one million dollars for anyone who could swim from Los Angeles to the islands of Hawaii. At the starting line are many different kinds of people. Some are Olympic swimmers who have […]

Jumping the Grand Canyon

Main Idea: No matter how good you are, you cannot make it to heaven through your own effort.  Key Verse: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV).  Illustration: Once, two men had a jumping contest. One was an […]

The Monkey Trap 

Did you know that sin is like a monkey trap? You hold onto it thinking you’re fine, but before you know it, you’re stuck. Let me explain! In South America, monkey hunters use a simple trick. They put a banana inside a box with a small hole. The monkeys sniff the banana, reach in, grab […]

The Monkey in the Quicksand

Main Idea: You cannot pull yourself out of sin.  Key Verse: “…no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law…” (Romans 3:20 NIV).  Illustration: A little monkey fell in the quicksand. As he was sinking into the sand, a monkey on the bank started giving him advice. He said, […]

Small Sins Lead to Death

Main Idea: Even small sins are bad because they will grow and eventually lead to death. Key Verse: “For the wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23). Illustration: Once there was a little boy who found a baby crocodile in the river. He brought the crocodile home to keep as a pet. Every day he […]

Sin is a Trap

Main Idea: Sin is a trap that will be attractive at first but will slowly ensnare you. Before long it is too late to escape. Key Verse: “Evildoers are snared by their own sin, but the righteous shout for joy and are glad” (Proverbs 29:6 NIV). Illustration: A farmer wanted control over a bunch of […]

Sin Comes from Adam

Main Idea: Children often act and look like their parents, in the same way, we all sin because we take after our father Adam who was a sinner. Key Verse: “Sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned” (Romans 5:12 NIV). Illustration: […]

Is the Sheep Clean? 

Main Idea: You may think you’re good until you compare yourself to God’s holy standard. Key Verse: “Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone” (Mark 10:18 NIV).  Illustration: Are you a good person? Many people might say “Yes, I am a good person because I never murdered anyone like those despicable criminals who get locked […]

Out of Tune

Main Idea: God is perfect and He cannot tolerate any sin in His presence.  Key Verse: “As for God, His way is perfect” (Psalms 18:30 NKJV).  Illustration: Once there was a famous conductor who was asked to direct a world class orchestra. He chose a famous piece of music and the orchestra gathered together to learn the piece. Every […]

Jesus is Knocking

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Main Idea: Jesus is pursuing you to save you. Will you open up to him or will you refuse to open the door? Key Verse: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:20 NKJV).  Illustration: Knock on the pulpit as you preach.  Introduction: Did […]

Who Will You Believe?

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Daniel King shares his notes for a powerful salvation message asking the question “Who Will You Believe?”

Saving Faith

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Daniel King shares his notes for a powerful Gospel Message on Saving Faith

The Incurable Woman

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Daniel King shares his notes on a powerful evangelistic message on the woman with the issue of blood.

The Great Need for a Savior

Main Idea: Sin is a big problem and that is why we need a great Savior.  Key Verse: “We all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath…” (Ephesians 2:3 NKJV).  Illustration: How often do you sin in your […]

The Rotten Egg

Main Idea: No matter how many good things you have done, one sin is enough to send you to hell.  Key Verses: “There is none who does good, no, not one” (Romans 3:12 NKJV).  “For the greatness of your iniquity Your skirts have been uncovered, Your heels made bare. Can the Ethiopian change his skin or […]

The Cookies

Main Idea: Everyone has sinned and done things that are wrong.  Key Verse: “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:8 NKJV).  Illustration: When I was a child, my mother baked some cookies. The house smelled so good and I wanted one […]

No Excuse for Sin

Main Idea: When a person is caught sinning, he or she often tries to make an excuse, but the reality is that no excuse can justify a person’s sin.  Key Verse: Adam said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate” (Genesis 3:12 NKJV).  Illustration: One day my […]

Is Anyone Perfect?

Main Idea: Everyone has sinned.  Key Verse: “…all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…” (Romans 3:23 NKJV).  Illustration:  The word “sin” means “to miss the mark.” If I shoot an arrow at a target, my goal is to hit the bullseye. Sometimes an archer might just be happy he hit the […]

Peace in the Midst of a Storm

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There are many storms in life. But when Jesus is in your boat, He brings peace in the midst of the storm. Is Jesus in your boat?

Reconciliation

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Daniel King shares a Gospel illustration on the idea of reconciliation between God and humans.

The Weight of Sin 

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Daniel King shares a powerful Gospel illustration titled “The Weight of Sin”

The Great Exchange

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Daniel King shares his sermon notes for an illustrated sermon titled “The Great Exchange.”

The Monkey Trap

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Evangelist Daniel King shares a powerful Gospel story about a monkey who got stuck in a trap.