In Sermon Illustrations: "Apologetics Jesus"

A Methodist Minister I Served With In Prison ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A Methodist minister I served with in prison ministry used to tell us that in our eagerness to embrace the risen Christ on Easter we need to remember that we ...read more

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A Science Professor At Westmont College Wrote A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A science professor at Westmont College wrote a book explaining how only one person could possibly have fulfilled the prophecies. He worked with 600 students to calculate the mathematical probability of just eight of the Old Testament prophecies being fulfilled in any one person up to the present ...read more

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That Should Be Impressive Enough. But Then ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

That should be impressive enough. But then Stoner analyzed the probability of 48 prophecies being manifested in one person. He concluded that the probability is one chance in 10 to the 157th power. That’s a 1 with 157 zeroes behind it. Again, Lee Strobel came to my rescue with a more concrete ...read more

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In 1875, An Agnostic Named William Ernest Henley ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In 1875, an agnostic named William Ernest Henley published a poem that sums up that kind of attitude. It’s called Invictus: Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have ...read more

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June 11, 2001, Timothy Mcvey, The Home-Grown ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

June 11, 2001, Timothy McVey, the home-grown terrorist who bombed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was executed. His final statement to the world was this poem. As he faced his executioner, he still wanted the same thing Adam and Eve wanted. To be master of his own fate—captain of his ...read more

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Two Longstanding Church Members Were Out In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Two longstanding church members were out in their boat fishing and they had taken a new Christian with them that day. They were discussing their faith and their devotion to God. As they were talking, one man’s hat blew into the water. So he stood up, calmly stepped onto the water, walked over to ...read more

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The Story Is Told Of A Little Boy Who Was Scared ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The story is told of a little boy who was scared to go to church one Sunday. He cried and cried and his mother couldn’t find out what was wrong with him. He loved to go to Sunday school and church. She kept questioning him and finally he blurted out, “I’m afraid of the zeal.” “What zeal?” she ...read more

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A Texan Was In A Bar Bragging. Some Of His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A Texan was in a bar bragging. Some of his friends were tired of hearing it and asked the bartender to fix him. The bartender slipped some knock out drugs in his drink and he passed out. Some of these “friends” hauled him out and put him in an open grave. Later he woke up and looked ...read more

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A Few Years Ago John Warwick Montgomery Wrote A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A few years ago John Warwick Montgomery wrote a book entitled, Damned Through The Church. The thesis of the book is that the church may unwittingly be giving people a false sense of security when it comes to their salvation. Many churches today allow people to become members without even ...read more

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Let Me Give You An Example Of The Kind Of Faith ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Let me give you an example of the kind of faith and trust that is necessary to become a Christian. The world-famous acrobat, Blondin, was born in France in 1824. His real name was Jean Francois Gravalet. Over the years, he became famous throughout Europe and America. In London he once played a ...read more

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A Journalist Was Assigned To Jerusalem. He Moved ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A journalist was assigned to Jerusalem. He moved to the city and got an apartment overlooking the wailing wall. After several weeks he realized that whenever he looked out at the wailing wall there was this old Jewish man standing there praying vigorously. The journalist wondered if he might find a ...read more

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I Heard A Story Once About A Rebellious Little ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I heard a story once about a rebellious little boy in school. He was always causing trouble. He’d throw rocks on the playground. He’d disrupt class and just generally drive his teacher nuts. His biggest problem is that he would never sit down. Well, one day, the teacher couldn’t stand it any ...read more

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A Young Colombian Girl Received A New Testament ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A young Colombian Girl received a new testament in her school. She read the new testament until one day her father caught her reading it…and told her not to read it any more because it was full of lies and fantasy… But the girl kept on reading until one day her father came home unexpectedly found ...read more

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California's Most Colorful Stagecoach Robber, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

California’s most colorful stagecoach robber, “Black Bart.” For 6 years starting in 1877, Black Bart committed 28 robberies wearing a flour sack over his head, brandishing a shotgun demanding, “Will you please thrown down your treasure box, sir?” He was wounded in his last robbery, dropping a ...read more

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I Want To Begin With The Most Famous Logical ...

Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008

I want to begin with the most famous logical argument ever posited for the existence of God taken from St. Thomas Aquinas Suma Theologiae. So, we begin with “The Five Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas”. First, we have the argument from motion. This argument speaks to the issue of creation. Most ...read more

Tags: Apologetics God

Denomination: Baptist

Who Wrote The Bible?

Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008

WHO WROTE THE BIBLE? There are only five beings who could have written the Bible. These beings are good men, bad men, devils, angels, or God. It stands to reason that bad men and devils would not have written the Bible because through out its pages they are condemned for their sinfulness to ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

What Is The Largest Ancestry In The World? How ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 25, 2008

WHAT IS THE LARGEST ANCESTRY IN THE WORLD? HOW FAR CAN WE GO BACK? WELL, WIKIPEDIA THE ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA STATES: THE LONGEST FAMILY TREE IN THE WORLD IS THAT OF THE CHINESE PHILOSOPHER AND EDUCATOR CONFUCIUS (551-479 BC). THE TREE SPANS MORE THAN 80 GENERATIONS, AND INCLUDES MORE THAN 2 ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Rev. Billy Graham Stated, "In Times Like This, We ...

Contributed by Clarence Clough on Dec 4, 2008

Rev. Billy Graham stated, "In times like this, we realize how weak and inadequate we are, and our greatest need is to turn in repentance and faith to the God of all mercy and the Father of all Comfort. If ever there ...read more

Tags: Apologetics God

Denomination: Church Of God

I Believe In The Shovel

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Dec 6, 2008

I BELIEVE IN THE SHOVEL Oliver Wendell Holmes said, "I believe in the shovel. It has fed the tribes of mankind. It has furnished them water, coal, iron, and gold. And now it is giving them truth – ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Archaeology And The Bible  PRO

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Dec 6, 2008

ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE BIBLE John McRay wrote the handbook on Biblical archaeology. He studied at Hebrew University, Vanderbilt University of Divinity and University of Chicago. He now is a professor of N.T. archaeology at Wheaton Collage. In His masterpiece "Archaeology and the New Testament," he ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist