In Sermon Illustrations: " 2 Corinthians 5:16-21" showing 501-520 of 5,295

Grace Of God

Contributed by Sunitha Justin on Dec 30, 2018

Once a man died & went to the gates of heaven. AS he was about to enter in to heaven, Peter stands by the gates and refuses to let him in. Peter says.. tell me why I should let you into heaven. You list out your reasons. I will score you. And If you score 100 points, then I will let you in. So ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:10

Tags: Grace, Heaven

Denomination: Charismatic

Winning In Losing  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011

WINNING IN LOSING Both teams that play in the Super Bowl think they will win, so both teams have special t-shirts and hats designed that declare them the victors. It costs about $2 million to have the apparel made--which means for the losing team, $2 million goes to waste, right? Wrong. A recent ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Tags: Giving General

Love Is Not Self-Seeking

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009

LOVE IS NOT SELF-SEEKING I read a beautiful story that illustrates this truth. In December of 1971 the Daily News of Maryville, Tennessee, ran a brief story about a nine-year-old boy who did an inspiring and self-giving act. He loved his mother, who had been widowed, and wanted to buy her a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:5

Tags: Christian Love

Six Major Heresies Confronting The Church Today

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 11, 2024

Since that very moment in the Garden of Eden when a single bite shattered the harmony of the world, man has tried to make his own way, be his own master, and set up his own kingdom. It's nothing new. Nevertheless, if we want to be faithful followers of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in this ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Timothy 4:1-4

Tags: Scripture, Discernment, Truth, Legalism, Word Of God, Last Days, Doctrine, Heresy, False Teachers, Pastors, Universalism, Prosperity Gospel, New Age Movement, Hyper Grace, Emerging Church  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Offer Patients ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009

OFFER PATIENTS LOVE At his clinic in Topeka, Kansas, Dr. Karl Menninger instructed his entire staff that the most important thing they could offer any patient was love. He said, "If people can learn to give and receive love, they will usually recover from their ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Tags: Kindness

Nfl Ok's Superbowl Parties At Churches

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

NFL OK’S SUPERBOWL PARTIES AT CHURCHES Churches can now host Super Bowl parties without opposition from the National Football League. The League will not object to live showings of the Super Bowl by a religious organization on a routine and customary basis. The League will implement this policy ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:22

Tags: Evangelism How To

Liberty = Vigilance  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009

LIBERTY = VIGILANCE In 1790 John Philpot Curran said, "The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt." Thomas Jefferson condensed Curran’s advice with the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13

Tags: America

Do Some Screaming! (09.15.05--Heavenly ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 13, 2005

Do Some Screaming! (09.15.05--Heavenly Citizens!--1 Cor 15:31) The hog-nose snake flipped over on its back and coiled itself up into a neat coil. It lay seemingly lifeless in front of us somehow waiting for us to either move on or dare to pick it up. Banking on the former, I am sure it was pleased ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:31

Tags: Discipleship, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Lutheran

I Prayed Her Home  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Dec 10, 2011

I PRAYED HER HOME Praying in Tongues From August 2002 to December 2010 my family suffered the affliction of brain cancer which was placed by Satan (2 Corinthians 12:7; Luke 13:10-17) upon my “helpmate,” (Genesis 2:18-25) Bonnie K. Laughlin. Just like many conservative preachers of the Word of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:18

Tags: Gifts Tongues

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Are Not Your ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

You are Not Your Own Purchased at the Highest Price Corporate Worship The first step to enjoying public worship services is to understand that Christians are not their own. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Tags: Worship Purpose

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cs Lewis On Repentance - The Hole We Find Ourselves In

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Sep 19, 2022

Now what was the sort of hole man had got himself into? He had tried to set up on his own, to behave as if he belonged to himself. In other words, fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms. Laying down your arms, saying you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, Romans 2:4, Mark 1:15, 2 Corinthians 7:9-10, Romans 6:23  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Gospel, The Cross, Sin, Salvation, Repentance  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Is Your Biggest Spiritual Challenge??

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jun 14, 2023

Discipleship Journal asked its readers to rank the areas of greatest spiritual challenge to them. The results came back in this order: 1. Materialism 2. Pride 3. Self-centeredness 4. Laziness 5. (Tie) Anger/Bitterness and Sexual lust 6. Envy 7. Gluttony 8. Lying The respondents also noted ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13

Tags: Trials, Tests, Spiritual Warfare, Temptations, Satan, Lust  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Are Not A Christian Until You Receive A New ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2005

You are not a Christian until you receive a new nature and if you receive a new nature there will be evidence. You can educate a pig to stay out of the mud and eat differently but on a hot day with fellow pigs he will resort to his normal nature and dive happily into the mud. If you could give ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17, Proverbs 26:11, 2 Peter 2:22, 1 John 3:7-8

Tags: New Creation, New Life, Nature, Repentance, Salvation  (view more)  (view less)

Great Reasons To Be A Guy  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2004

Great Reasons To Be A Guy • Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. • You can kill your own food. • Three pairs of shoes are way more than enough. • You can quietly watch a game with your buddy for hours without ever thinking, "He must be mad at me." • Wedding dress: $2,000. Tuxedo ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13

Tags: Men And Women

Put God First And Give Him What Is ...

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jan 12, 2009

Put God first and give Him what is His! “Now about the collection for God’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-13

Tags: Tithes

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

An Outstretched Hand

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009

AN OUTSTRETCHED HAND In Stockholm, Sweden, a woman was injured as she rushed to catch a streetcar. She stumbled in front of the moving car and was caught beneath it. The police sent for a crane to lift the car off her body. While waiting for the crane, a crowd of people gathered out of curiosity. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Tags: Christian Love

On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009

ON PERSPECTIVE An airline pilot flying over the southeastern U.S. called the local tower and said, "We are passing over at 35,000--give us a time check." The tower said, "What airline are you?" "What difference does it make? I just want the time." replied the pilot. The tower responded, "Oh, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-24

Tags: Unbelief, Time

25 Words Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009

25 WORDS OR LESS A teacher in an adult education creative writing class told her students to write "I love you" in 25 words or less, without using the words, "I love you." They had 15 minutes to complete this assignment. A woman in the class spent about 10 minutes looking at the ceiling and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Tags: Romantic Love

Battling The Temptation To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2010

Battling the Temptation to Steal Listen to the man who was tempted: A man in a responsible position, entrusted with large sums of money, was one day tempted to put some of the cash to his own account. He knew that it would be a long time before his theft could be discovered. He resisted the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13

Tags: Temptation Power

A Student Conquers The Temptation To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2010

A Student Conquers the Temptation to Cheat A Struggle with Temptation” At school Joe was good in arithmetic but poor in spelling. Mabel was a fine speller and sat opposite him. On examination day Joe forgot many words, and the tempter said, ‘Look on Mabel’s paper; she has them right!” So Joe ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13

Tags: Temptation Resisting