In Sermon Illustrations: "Christ Our Substitute"

Cheap Grace

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2010

CHEAP GRACE (defined and adapted from Dietrich Bonhoeffer) a). Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our Church. We are fighting today for costly grace. b). Cheap grace means grace as a doctrine, a principle, a system. It means forgiveness of sins proclaimed as a general truth, the love of God ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Phillip Yancey On Expectations And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2010

Phillip Yancey on Expectations and Disappointment Phillip Yancey had this to say about people’s expectations: Daniel Boorstin, former librarian of Congress and director of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, offers this assessment of contemporary culture: When we pick up our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Tags: Disappointment

Faith Enables Us To Move Through The Storms ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Faith enables us to move through the storms carrying our calm with ...read more

Tags: Peace, Promises Of God, God Brings Hope

The Power Of Prayer Is Not In The One Praying ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 26, 2002

“The power of prayer is not in the one praying but in the One who hears ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Congregational

John Maxwell Said, "Without Dreams, We Will ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mccutchen on Feb 8, 2005

John Maxwell said, "Without dreams, we will never reach beyond our ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Nobody Ever Outgrows Scripture; The Book Widens ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the Book widens and deepens with our ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Advertising Is The Foot On The Accelerator, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Advertising is the foot on the accelerator, the hand on the throttle, the spur on the flank that ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

There Is No Such Thing As Chance Or Accident; ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

There is no such thing as chance or accident; the words merely signify our ignorance of ...read more

Tags: Change, Ignorance, Mother Theresa

Whenever Success Is Made The Motive Of Service, ...

Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 11, 2007

"Whenever success is made the motive of service, infidelity to our Lord is the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-5

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pastor, I Think I Have The Gift Of ...

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 28, 2008

"Pastor, I think I have the gift of attendance." Attendance is not a gift; it is ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

We Might Be More Eager To Accept Good Advice If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We might be more eager to accept good advice if it did not continually ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

The World Has Achieved Brilliance Without ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The world has achieved brilliance without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Without Doubt Half The Ethical Rules They Din ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Without doubt half the ethical rules they din into our ears are ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

True Union With God Is To Do His Will Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"True union with God is to do His will without ceasing, in spite of all ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Need And Struggle Are What Excite And Inspire ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Need and struggle are what excite and inspire us; our hour of triumph ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Friendship Is The Great Opportunity To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Friendship is the great opportunity to demonstrate our capacity for lofty and ennobling relationships ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Love Is The Hardest Lesson In Christianity; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

It Is An Ironic Habit Of Human Beings To Run ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when ...read more

Tags: Death

Beware Of No Man More Than Of Yourself; We Carry ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our ...read more

Tags: Self

No Trumpets Sound When The Important Decisions ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness