In Sermon Illustrations: "Christ"

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

Forgiven And Forgotten

Contributed by Richard Goble on Dec 2, 2007

Forgiven and Forgotten In “A Forgiving God in an Unforgiving World,” Ron Lee Davis retells the true story of a priest in the Philippines, a much-loved man of God who carried the burden of a secret sin he had committed many years before. He had repented but still had no peace, no sense of God’s ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Nicolaitan Compromise With Idolatry In Church Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009

Nicolaitan Compromise with Idolatry in Church of Pergamum Bruce Longenecker's book, "The Lost Letters of Pergamum" (pp. 165-166) illustrates their teaching in a story about a Nicolaitan (Kalandion) that attended the Pergamum church. Kalandion is visiting a Christian who has been imprisoned for ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17

Tags: Idolatry, Reputation

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 Dr. Larry Petton 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 World Says, The More You Take, The More You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

The world says, The more you take, the more you have. Christ says, the more you give, the more you ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Giving General, Love Of The Disciples

The World Says, The More You Take, The More You ...

Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 20, 2002

The world says, The more you take, the more you have. Christ says, the more you give, the ...read more

Tags: Envy, Christian Disciplines, Peace

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

By Riches Of Grace The Apostle Means All The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

By riches of grace the apostle means all the spiritual resources that are at the disposal of Christians through the redeeming work of ...read more

Tags: Grace

Fruit, Though A Collective Noun, Is Singular. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Fruit, though a collective noun, is singular. The life that has been unified, with Christ at the center, produces a ...read more

Tags: Character

Martin Luther Is Reputed To Have Said That Even ...  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 23, 2002

Martin Luther is reputed to have said that even if he knew Christ was going to return tomorrow, ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Anglican

Patrick Henry On The Founding Of Our Nation

Contributed by Tim Najpaver on Oct 23, 2004

Patrick Henry said, It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Denomination: Baptist

The Only Way To Keep True To God Is By A Steady ...

Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 11, 2007

"The only way to keep true to God is by a steady persistent refusal to be interested in Christian work and to be ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Give To Get. The Surest Way To Get Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You give to get. The surest way to get is to give and one's getting will be gauged by one's giving. So ...read more

Tags: Giving General

No Sermon Is Of Any Value, Or Likely To Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No sermon is of any value, or likely to be useful, which has not the three Rs in it: ruin by the fall, redemption by ...read more

Tags: Pastors

In No Way Can The Church Restrict Her Pastoral ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 14, 2012

In no way can the Church restrict her pastoral work to the "ordinary maintenance" of those who already know the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Catholic

Handicapped But Complete

Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 26, 2007

Handicapped But Complete About two years ago my wife Kay was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease, mainly characterized by inflammation of the lining of the joints. It can lead to long-term joint damage, resulting in chronic pain, loss of function and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Selecting A Christmas Gift

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Selecting a Christmas Gift It is that time of the year when people really start to get serious about selecting Christmas gifts. When purchasing Christmas gifts one must first remember what is being celebrated. "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ravi Zacharias: Changed Lives Show The Truth Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011

RAVI ZACHARIAS: CHANGED LIVES SHOW THE TRUTH OF CHRIST In his book Has Christianity Failed You? Ravi Zacharias points to one of the greatest proofs for the truth of Christ and the reality of his resurrection: the changed lives of Christians. He writes: "During the course of nearly 40 years, I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Tags: Christian Witness

[123]. A Message From A Poem – He Will Receive Us To Himself

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 8, 2025

[123]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HE WILL RECEIVE US TO HIMSELF Time for confession. It is no secret that the theme that occurs in a few of my poems (sometimes only a brief mention) is that of the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ in Person for all His disciples. That coming is soon and is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

Tags: Jesus Receives Us, Received To Him, Caught Up, The Coming Of The Lord, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A 90 Year Old Faithful Christian Was Asked How ...  PRO

Contributed by Ken Kersten on Apr 28, 2004

A 90 year old faithful Christian was asked how he did so much for Christ and he said, “I ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ