In Sermon Illustrations: "Christ Came"

Youll Never Realize Jesus Is All You Need Until ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Youll never realize Jesus is all you need until ...read more

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All That Is Best In The Civilization Of Today Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

All that is best in the civilization of today is the fruit of ...read more

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If Our Greatest Need Had Been Information, God ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist. If our greatest need had been pleasure, God ...read more

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The Crucifixion Of Jesus Is Sufficient For All, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The crucifixion of Jesus is sufficient for all, but is efficient only for ...read more

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Jesus Is A Friend Who Walks In When The World ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Jesus is a friend who walks in when the ...read more

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The Expression Of Christian Character Is Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The expression of Christian character is not good doing, but God-likeness. If the Spirit of God has transformed you within, you will exhibit Divine ...read more

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In The Footsteps Of My Savior I Would Walk Each ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In the footsteps of my Savior I would walk each day, Following ever where they'd ...read more

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Do Little Things As Though They Were Great, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Do little things as though they were great, because of the majesty of Jesus Christ who does them in us, and who lives our life; and do the greatest things as ...read more

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William Tanner, Former President Of The North ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

William Tanner, former president of the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, tells the story from his boyhood in a small town in Texas. There, he would sneak off every week to see a display which an insurance salesman would put in his store window. This was during World ...read more

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Today I Want To Conclude By Sort Of Turning The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Today I want to conclude by sort of turning the tables and say that now we’ve got this great stuff of how we can be set free for ourselves, how can we now turn around and help other people find freedom through Christ. I’m particularly thinking about this because of a story from a Major who is part ...read more

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Max Lucado, In No Wonder They Call Him The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Max Lucado, in No Wonder They Call Him the Savior, tells the story of Maria and her daughter Christina. Longing to leave her poor Brazilian neighborhood, Christina wanted to see the world. Discontent living at home having only a pallet on the floor, a washbasin, and a wood-burning stove, she ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-8

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Many Today Try To Explain Away Their Sin By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Many today try to explain away their sin by denial. "I live a good moral life" they say or "I’m just as good as the next guy". They over estimate themselves with too high a view of their condition. Muhammad Ali, who is one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century and maybe the best boxer of ...read more

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Charlotte Elliott Learned An Important Lesson ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Charlotte Elliott learned an important lesson about Jesus one sleepless night in 1834. She was an invalid, so when her family held a bazaar in Brighton, England, to raise money to build a school, she could only watch from afar. That night she was overwhelmed by her helplessness and could not ...read more

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A Luge Ride Is Like Life

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A Luge Ride is Like Life While we were away last weekend, we went on the luge at the top of the gondola ride in Queenstown. You go up on the gondola to the hill above Queenstown. The restaurant and café has a luge track running around it. For those who have not seen it or been on one, the luge is a ...read more

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Corrie Ten Boom In The Hiding Place Relates An ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Corrie Ten Boom in The Hiding Place relates an incident which taught her this principle. She and her sister, Betsy, had just been transferred to the worst German prison camp they had seen yet, Ravensbruck. Upon entering the barracks, they found them extremely overcrowded and flea-infested. Their ...read more

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Henry Moorhouse Preached One Evening On The Love ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Henry Moorhouse preached one evening on the love of God. In the meeting was a rough, wicked coal miner who had a vile temper, was a heavy drinker, and mistreated his wife and children when he’d been drinking. His name was Ike Miller. Moorhouse was told that Ike Miller was at the meeting and that ...read more

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What Happens When We Learn About A Really Bad ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

What happens when we learn about a really bad guy repenting? It happens all the time in prison ministry, yet many of us think those people aren’t worth saving. They had more chances than most of us are willing to give them, yet God hasn’t given up on them. Jeffrey Dahmer was a convicted murderer ...read more

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Can You Solve These Riddles? "I Have No Eyes. I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Can you solve these riddles? “I have no eyes. I have no legs. But I help move the earth. Who am I?” (A worm.) “I can run but never walk. I have a mouth but never ...read more

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Three Buddies Were Discussing Death And One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Three buddies were discussing death and one asked the group: “What would you like people to say about you at your funeral?” One said: “He was a great humanitarian, who cared about his community.” Another said: “He was a great husband and father, who was an ...read more

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Charles R. Swindoll, The Grace Awakening

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Charles R. Swindoll, The Grace Awakening If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist. If our greatest need had ...read more

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