In Sermon Illustrations: "Christ's Love For Us" showing 1-20 of 21,633

Sacrifice Of Love

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 17, 2014

J. Vernon McGee- Many years ago down in Houston, Texas, when a boarding house caught on fire, a woman broke through the lines and went into that house. It collapsed, and she was burned to death. The headlines read: “Poor Wretch Dies: Suicide.” Later the newspaper printed an apology. Why? ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2

Tags: Willingness, Redeemer, Kinsman Redeemer, Christ's Love For Us

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Love Of Christ  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 23, 2002

THE LOVE OF CHRIST I want to tell you of a modern day Damascus road experience that some of you may find hard to believe. It is reported in an article by Fred Markert in the current issue of Pray Magazine. Fred is the International Director of YWAM’s Strategic Frontiers, a group that focuses on ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:5

Tags: God's Forgiveness, Mercy

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christ Was Love  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

CHRIST WAS LOVE I read a story that I thought was a perfect illustration as to what the perfect gift looks like at Christmas. It centered on a school Christmas pageant. Of course there was nothing there to make it religious. Only snowmen, reindeer and the like. And so the kindergarten class was ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Christmas

Christ Is

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jun 27, 2009

**Christ is ** Alive He is our God We should worship him He should be our icon He should be the one we weep for not man We should buy his book Listen to his music Come from far and wide to worship him We need to praise God not man The way of life not death With us in spirit and truth Christ love ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Baptist

The Love Of Christ Alone

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

THE LOVE OF CHRIST ALONE When Hudson Taylor was director of the China Inland Mission, he often interviewed candidates for the mission field. On one occasion, he met with a group of applicants to determine their motivations for service. "And why do you wish to go as a foreign missionary?" he asked ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:14

Tags: Missions

Denomination: Brethren

Love For Christ And People

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020

In the early years, Circuit riders were most often lay preachers without formal education. They were young, poor, and, for the most part, single. Traveling thousands of miles a year. Though circuit riders eventually represented many different denominations but none were more aggressive or ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-5

Tags: Service, Servant, Dedication

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Loves Us The Way We Are But He Loves Us Too ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

God loves us the way we are but He loves us too much to leave us that way. ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Growth In Christ, Holiness

The Love Of Christ Enables Believers  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010

THE LOVE OF CHRIST ENABLES BELIEVERS I like the way one pastor put it years ago (1986) when he became overwhelmed with all the "ideals" he was collecting from church growth seminars and books. He said, "Quite frankly, I'm sick to death of ideals. I have so many ideals and I've been so frustrated ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:13-16

Tags: Growth In Christ

Christ's Love And Cursive Handwriting

Contributed by Bobby Oliver on Sep 11, 2017

When I was in Kindergarten, the teachers taught me the Alphabet. Obviously, before you can learn how to spell, you have to learn the alphabet. As you learn to spell words, you learn that the letters are written separate, so you lift your pencil up every time you write a letter. Then, when I was ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:7-11

Tags: Love All, Love Of God, Love, Love God

Denomination: Baptist

Let Those That Love Us, Love Us. And Those That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let those that love us, love us. And those that don't, may God turn their hearts. And, if He cannot turn their hearts, May He turn ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Connotations For Us As Disciples Of Christ

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Feb 11, 2018

Jesus also tells us in Matthew 28, (the most familiar version of the Great Commission), that, “all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 9:2-9

Tags: Transfiguration, Great Commission

Denomination: Episcopal

God's Love For Us Is Not A Love That Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God's love for us is not a love that always exempts us from trials, but rather, a ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Let The Love Of Christ Move You

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 14, 2009

LET THE LOVE OF CHRIST MOVE YOU I’ve met this guy that I will call Bob. Bob just recently got out of prison. He got caught up in using and did some stupid stuff. He was sent for prison. He had been trying do right and do good but he just got out of control. He was sorry about what he had done and ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Church Of God

Christian: Christ In One

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011

CHRISTIAN: CHRIST IN ONE What is a Christian? In the LETTER TO DIOGNETUS, which dates back to the second century A.D., an anonymous writer describes a strange people who are in the world but not of the world. "Christians are not differentiated from other people by country, language, or customs; ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: *other

Anything That Cools My Love For Christ Is The ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 11, 2007

"Anything that cools my love for Christ is the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Is The Source Of Love; Christ Is The Proof ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God is the source of love; Christ is the proof of love; Service is the expression of love; ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Love And Forgiveness

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020

Rabbi David A. Nelson likes to tell the story of two brothers who went to their rabbi to settle a longstanding feud. The rabbi got the two to reconcile their differences and shake hands. As they were about to leave, he asked each one to make a wish for the other in honor of the Jewish New Year. The ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-9

Tags: Jesus Is The Answer, Jesus Forgives, Jesus Saves Us

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Adoption In Christ Frees Us From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2010

Adoption In Christ Frees Us From Satan An illustration from history past can help us realize the significance of being children of Almighty God - an amazing concept! The image of emaciated babies and young children sitting in cribs, in a stark, ill-equipped Romanian orphanage blazed across the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:5

Tags: Adoption

The Gentleness Of Christ Is The Comeliest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The gentleness of Christ is the comeliest ornament that ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

God Loves Us The Way We Are But He Loves Us Too ...

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 18, 2005

God loves us the way we are but He loves us too much to leave us ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Wesleyan