In Sermon Illustrations: "Cross Agony"

The Cry From The Cross  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 13, 2010

THE CRY FROM THE CROSS Mark's Gospel reveals the one cry recorded by Jesus at the crucifixion. Mark's Gospel is written from Peter's view point and it only emphasizes one agonizing lonely cry. Why would Peter only include in his account the one cry of Jesus on the cross? Could it be that Peter ...read more

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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John Stott: The Cross Of Christ

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Stott The Cross of Christ I have entered many Buddhist temples in different Asian countries and stood respectfully before the statute of Buddha, his legs crossed, arms folded, eyes closed, the ghost of a smile playing round his mouth, a remote look on his face, detached from the agonies of the ...read more

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Before We Can Begin To See The Cross As ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us, we have to see it as ...read more

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Clara Barton, Founder Of The American Red Cross, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, was reminded one day of a vicious deed that someone had done to her years before. But she acted as if she had never even heard of the incident. “Don’t you remember it?” her friend asked. “No,” came Barton’s reply, “I distinctly remember forgetting ...read more

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Richard Kauffman Says: "The Cross Has Become A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Richard Kauffman says: “The cross has become a piece of jewellery, a beautiful decoration in a church, a symbol of faith. It is difficult for us to pass back through the centuries of tradition to see crucifixion as a form of capital punishment so horrible that polite people would not so much as ...read more

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Behind A Church In The Small Town Of Flint Hill, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 25, 2002

Behind a church in the small town of Flint Hill, Virginia, you will find the grave of a young seminary student named Albert Gallatin Willis who died on October 14, 1864. Albert Willis’ story is unusual. Albert Willis served with the famedcommand of Mosby’s Raiders during the Civil War. Because of ...read more

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It Was Said That Martin Luther Was Observing A ...

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jun 11, 2003

It was said that Martin Luther was observing a painting of the crucifixion of Jesus... and he was so deeply moved that he ...read more

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Denomination: Nazarene

The Word "Paradise" Is A Persian Word Meaning "A ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Mar 16, 2004

The word "Paradise" is a Persian word meaning "a walled garden". When a Persian king wished to do one of his subjects a very special honour he made him a “companion of the garden” and he was chosen to walk in the royal garden with the king. It was more than immortality that Jesus promised the ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

I Am Quoting David Flusser's Book, Jewish Sources ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 12, 2004

I am quoting David Flusser’s book, Jewish Sources in Early Christianity (p.59). Though not an evangelical believer, Flusser writes: “Since the age of the Hasmoneans, Jews had believed that the saints who died to sanctify the name of God atoned for the sins of Israel. The story of the mother and ...read more

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Denomination: Independent/Bible

Max Lucado Writes: "Why Didn't He Come Down From ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 15, 2005

Max Lucado writes: "Why didn’t He come down from the cross? After all, nails don’t hold gods to trees... but ...read more

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Denomination: Christian Church

The Story Is Of The Little Ragged, Wretched, ...

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Mar 14, 2005

The story is of the little ragged, wretched, starved, emaciated boy who goes to a country school, and they have passed the rule that any boy that is found stealing a lunch will be beat with thirty stripes on his naked back. Upon a day, a lunch is stolen, and the school finds out it is that ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

The Mother Of A Nine-Year-Old Boy Named Mark ...  PRO

Contributed by Eric Darr on Apr 11, 2005

The mother of a nine-year-old boy named Mark received a phone call in the middle of the afternoon. It was the teacher from her son’s school. "Mrs. Smith, something unusual happened today in your son’s third grade class. Your son did something that surprised me so much that I thought you should know ...read more

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Denomination: Pentecostal

My Dad Had A Set Of Metallic Dog Figures And Used ...

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Apr 25, 2005

My dad had a set of metallic dog figures and used to amaze us kids by putting the dogs on a table then moving a powerful magnet under the table. The "dogs" would move as the magnet drew them to itself. Just so, Jesus, ...read more

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In The Movie, Brokendown Palace, Alice (Blonde ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005

In the movie, Brokendown Palace, Alice (Blonde played by Claire Danes) convinces her best friend, Darlene (Brunette played by Kate Beckinsale) to go to Bangkok to celebrate their high school graduation. There an attractive Australian man befriends them and persuades them to join him in Hong Kong. ...read more

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Denomination: Charismatic

Seeing Only You! (10.14.05--Sacrifice!--Leviticus ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 12, 2005

Seeing Only You! (10.14.05--Sacrifice!--Leviticus 1:2) Think about it; a world free from the chains of pain and suffering--a place where accomplishment reigned and failure rarely reared its ugly head. Since sacrifice requires so much effort and consumes so much valuable time, wouldn’t we be far ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 1:2

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Denomination: Lutheran

An Item In The May 2, 1985, Kansas City Times ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2005

An item in the May 2, 1985, Kansas City Times reminds us of a story you may be able to use in an evangelistic message. The item had to do with the attempt by some fans of O. Henry, the short-story writer, to get a pardon for their hero, who was convicted in 1898 of embezzling $784.08 from the bank ...read more

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Our Daughter, Katie, Gave Me A Chris Rice Cd For ...

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 24, 2005

*Our daughter, Katie, gave me a Chris Rice CD for Christmas in 2004... *It’s got a great Christmas song called Welcome to Our World... Fragile fingers sent to heal us... Tender brow prepared for thorn Tiny heart whose blood will save us... Unto us is born So, wrap our injured flesh around ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

There Is A Green Hill Far Away

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

There is a green hill far away, Without a city wall, Where the dear Lord was crucified, Who died to save us all. Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895), ...read more

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There Is A Green Hill Far Away

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

There was no other good enough To pay the price of sin; He only could unlock the gate Of heaven and let us in. Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895), Irish ...read more

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Wise Leaders Should Have Known That The Human ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Wise leaders should have known that the human heart cannot exist in a vacuum. If Christians are forbidden to enjoy the wine of the Spirit they will turn to the wine of the flesh....Christ died for our ...read more

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