In Sermon Illustrations: "Boring Sermons"

To Be A Christian Without Prayer Is No More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without ...read more

Tags: Prayer Persistence

The First Thing I Ask Is That People Should Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The first thing I ask is that people should not make use of my name, and should not call themselves Lutherans but Christians. What is Luther? The teaching is not mine. Nor was I crucified for anyone...How did I, poor stinking bag of maggots that I am, come ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Good Works Do Not Make A Good Man, But A Good ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

This Is The Mystery Of The Riches Of Divine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"This is the mystery of the riches of divine grace for sinners; for by a wonderful exchange our sins are now not ours but Christ’s, and Christ’s ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Either Sin Is With You, Lying On Your Shoulders, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God. Now if it is lying on your back, you are lost; but if it is resting on Christ, you are free, ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Only Yesterday

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"I feel as if Jesus Christ died only ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Night And Day I Pondered Until I Saw The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Night and day I pondered until I saw the connection between the justice of God and the statement that ’the just shall live by his faith.’ Then I grasped that the justice of God is that righteousness by which through grace and sheer mercy God justifies us through faith. Thereupon ...read more

Tags: Faith General

If The Devil Were Wise Enough And Would Stand By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"If the devil were wise enough and would stand by in silence and let the Gospel be preached, he would suffer less harm. For when there is no battle for the Gospel it rusts and it finds no cause and no occasion to show its vigor and power. Therefore, nothing better can ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

How We Have Prayed For A Revival - We Did Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“How we have prayed for a Revival - we did not care whether it was old-fashioned or not - what we asked for was that it should be such that would cleanse and revive His ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Some People Do Not Like To Hear Much Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“Some people do not like to hear much of repentance; but I think it is so necessary that if I should die in the pulpit, I would desire to die preaching repentance, and if out of the ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Goodness Makes Greatness Truly Valuable, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness make goodness much more ...read more

Tags: Character

Wherever The Fear Of God Rules In The Heart, It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-13

Tags: Christian Values

The Joy Of The Lord Will Arm Us Against The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"The joy of the Lord will arm us against the assaults of our spiritual enemies and put our mouths out of taste for those pleasures with ...read more

Tags: God's Love

And People Who Do Not Know The Lord Ask Why In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"And people who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget that they too are expending their lives... and when the bubble has burst they will have nothing of ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Faith Never Knows Where It Is Being Led, But It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Beware Of Reasoning About God's Word - Obey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Beware of reasoning about God’s Word - obey ...read more

Tags: Faith

We Are Not Built For Ourselves, But For God. Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"We are not built for ourselves, but for God. Not for service for God, but ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Jesus Christ Carries On Intercession For Us In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Jesus Christ carries on intercession for us in heaven; the Holy Ghost carries on intercession in us on earth; and we the saints have to carry ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Obedience To The Call Of Christ Nearly Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Obedience to the call of Christ nearly always costs everything to two people- the one who is called, and the one ...read more

Tags: Faith

Character In A Saint Means The Disposition Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently ...read more

Tags: Character