In Sermon Illustrations: "Christ Love"

Elementary Students Penalized For Mentioning The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010

Elementary Students Penalized for Mentioning the Name of Jesus in Relation to Christmas Recently a sixth grader was penalized for daring to mention the name of Jesus in an assignment to write a poem called “What Christmas means to me.” The poem read: “The best Christmas ever is when everyone is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:22-23

Tags: Persecution

Stop Offering A Comfortable Christian Message

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 4, 2021

Most evangelistic appeals today pitch the gospel as the way to have an abundant life. “Jesus came to offer you abundant life. Trust in Him and He will give you peace, joy, and a truly happy life.” While all of those claims are true if properly defined, what the salesman hasn’t told the potential ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:12, Luke 9:23, Galatians 2:20, Romans 12:1-2, Romans 1:16  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Commitment, Discipleship, Truth, Suffering, Greasy Grace, Comfortable Christianity  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Story Is Told That When Leonardo Da Vinci ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The story is told that when Leonardo Da Vinci was painting The Last Supper, he had an intense and bitter argument with a fellow painter. Da Vinci was thinking of a way to get this guy back. He came up with a devious plan. He decided to paint the face of his enemy onto the face of Judas Iscariot so ...read more

Tags: Death

Two Things A Man Cannot Hide: That He Is Drunk, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Two things a man cannot hide: that he is drunk, and ...read more

Tags: Addiction

The Reason Men Oppose Progress Is Not That They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but ...read more

Tags: Change

Happy Is He Who Dares Courageously To Defend ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Happy is he who dares courageously to ...read more

Tags: Endurance

In Essentials, Unity; In Differences, Liberty; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In essentials, unity; in differences, liberty; in all ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Men Are Won, Not So Much By Being Blamed, As By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Men are won, not so much by being blamed, as by being ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Grandmother-Grandchild Relationships Are Simple. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Grandmother-grandchild relationships are simple. Grandmas are short on ...read more

Tags: Family

The Cross: God's Way Of Uniting Suffering With ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

The cross: God’s way of uniting suffering with love. ...read more

Tags: Cross

Denomination: Brethren

Mother Teresa Said "Good Works Are Links That ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 2, 2007

Mother Teresa said “Good works are links that form a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Famous Missionary By The Name Of C. T. Studd ...  PRO

Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 8, 2002

A famous missionary by the name of C. T. Studd said; “If Jesus Christ be God, and died for me, then no sacrifice ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Baptist

William Barclay Has Said, "We Have Not Even Begun ...  PRO

Contributed by Jerry Fenter on May 23, 2002

William Barclay has said, “We have not even begun to be Christian if we think of giving to Christ and to his church in ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Giving General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Have Seen, At Different Times, The Smoke Of A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"I have seen, at different times, the smoke of a thousand villages - villages whose people are without Christ, without God, and ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

The Right Choice

Contributed by Mark Wood on Feb 18, 2006

A.W. Tozier said: The man or woman who is wholly and joyously surrendered to Christ can’t make a wrong choice ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Baptist

A True Christians Enthusiasm For The Lord Jesus ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A true Christians enthusiasm for the Lord Jesus Christ should be so exuberant that it would be far more likely to set others on fire ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

If We Cannot See God In The Commonalities That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we cannot see God in the commonalities that constitute daily life, we would not recognize Christ if he walked ...read more

Tags: God The Father

I Must Die Or Get Somebody To Die For Me. If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I must die or get somebody to die for me. If the Bible doesnt teach that, it doesnt teach anything. And that is where ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness

Let The Past Sleep, But Let It Sleep On The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let the past sleep, but let it sleep on the bosom of Christ, and go out into the irresistible future with HimNever let the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Archbishop Gomez Reminds Us Not To Neglect To ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 7, 2010

Archbishop Gomez reminds us not to neglect to tell others that in Jesus Christ "they can find the answers to their questions about the ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Catholic