In Sermon Illustrations: "Christ Our Lord"

Do You Believe Things About Christ Or Do You Believe On Christ?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 22, 2024

Herschel Ford once wrote, “There is a difference between believing something ABOUT Jesus and believing ON Him. We can believe that He is the Virgin-born Son of God, that He lived a sinless life, that He died on the cross, that He rose from the grave, that He is coming again—we can believe all ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25-34

Tags: Trust, Salvation, Assurance, Works, Faith, Grace, Believe  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Can't Know The Day - But We Can Know The Season When Christ Returns.

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 6, 2024

Jesus specifically told us that there would be signs in the sky in the sun and moon and stars (Luke 21:25), and he told us to “look up”, as our redemption draws near. Believers need to look up when the "season" of His return arrives.   The apostle Paul had this to say about the ...read more

Tags: Day Of The Lord, Return Of Christ, Seasons, Times, Rapture  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

[291]. A Message From A Poem – The Stamp On Our Lives As Christians

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 18, 2026

[291]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE STAMP ON OUR LIVES AS CHRISTIANS This poem is set out with three sets of three making 9 stanzas. The final line in the stanza marks what set it is in. The title means the ownership of our lives by God, similar to the wax seal that used to be applied in days ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:7-9, 2 Corinthians 1:21-22

Tags: Belong, Holy Spirit, Sealed, Own, Stamp, Christian Poems, Lord  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Highest Calling Of The Bride Of Christ

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 17, 2023

Revelation 19:7-9 - Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. Revelation 21:2 - And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her ...read more

Tags: Purpose, Bride Of Christ, Calling, Glory, Church, Worship, Praise, Heaven  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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 than to be extinguished by ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

It Is Not Our Affluence, Or Our Plumbing, Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not our affluence, or our plumbing, or our clogged freeways that grip the imagination of others. Rather, it is the values upon which our system is built. These values imply our adherence not only to liberty and individual freedom, but also to international peace, law and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

It Is In Our Idleness, In Our Dreams, That The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth ...read more

Tags: Productivity

The Strength For Our Conquering And Our Victory ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Dec 28, 2004

The strength for our conquering and our victory is drawn continually from Christ. The Bible teaches that whosoever is born of God does not practice sin. It is like the story of the little girl who said that when the devil came knocking with a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:12-18

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Denomination: Baptist

When Paul Gave Christ Access, He [christ] Gave ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"When Paul gave Christ access, He [Christ] ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Our Critics Are Our Friends; They Show Us Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our critics are our friends; they show ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

We Need To Understand That Our World Is A Fast ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Sep 25, 2001

We need to understand that our world is a fast changing world. Change is not necessary bad - if fact change is normal - Change is really a sign of life. Do you know, what the medical definition of death is? a body that does not change... During my sermon your body is going to change - ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Tags: Change, Creation, Growth In Christ, Workplace

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Completely Satisfying To Turn From Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Apr 17, 2002

“How completely satisfying to turn from our limitations to a God who has none.… For those out of Christ, time is a devouring beast; before the sons of the new creation, ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence, Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Pentecostal

Come To Know Jesus Christ

Contributed by David Ward on Oct 3, 2009

COME TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST Arthur Burns was chair of the Federal Reserve in the 1970s and a Jewish economist of great influence in Washington during the tenure of several Presidents. Burns was once asked to pray at a gathering of evangelical politicians. Stunning his hosts, he prayed thus: "Lord, I ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

[170]. A Message From A Poem – Let Our Praise To God Arise

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 21, 2025

[170]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – LET OUR PRAISE TO GOD ARISE This poem was written in two halves 25 years apart. It was originally to be a poem on praise but as I look at it, the poem is a hymn that can be sung to a number of tunes because the metre 7-6-7-6 is a common enough one. Through this ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 150:1-6

Tags: Praise, Heaven, Praise God, Praise The Lord, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Becomes The Disciples Of Christ To Apply ...

Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on Jan 27, 2006

"It becomes the disciples of Christ to apply themselves to him for instruction in prayer. Lord, teach us to pray, is itself a good prayer, and a very needful one, for it is a hard thing to pray well and it is Jesus Christ only that can ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist

Outline Of The Lord's Prayer

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 8, 2022

This profoundly simple model captures everything we need to know about prayer. It sets the standard, or pattern, for praying the way Jesus prayed. Outline: The paternity of prayer: “Father” The priority of prayer: “Hallowed be your name” The program of prayer: “Your kingdom come” The ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness, Prayer, Temptation, Lord's Prayer, Daily Bread, Kingdom Of God  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Physical Death Will Continue Until The Lord ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 15, 2010

Physical death will continue until the Lord returns and takes us home to heaven. However, the sting has been taken out of death. A boy and his father were driving down a country road on a beautiful spring afternoon, when a bumblebee flew in the car window. The little boy, who was allergic to bee ...read more

Tags: Death, Substitution

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When The Body Of Christ Is Rich And ...

Contributed by Hugh Laing on Feb 17, 2010

When the Body of Christ is rich and prosperous...she very seldom...I want say never...but very seldom has Biblical REVIVAL...but she often does when she's poor...many times the Children of Israel found this out. But this truth does exist beloved...PRAYER IS THE LANGUAGE OF ...read more

Tags: Revival

Denomination: Baptist