In Sermon Illustrations: "Cross"

Where Grace And Sin Collide

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A pastor wrote: The Cross is the place where grace and sin collide with a crash, but the wreckage is suffered on the heart of God. The sinner walks away free - free from sin’s penalty, free to walk with God, free to live in His Heaven for ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

The Fastest-Growing Cell Phone Market In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

The Fastest-Growing Cell Phone Market in the world is not in the U.S., Europe, or Asia. It's in Africa. Africans are buying more and more cell phones, partly because land lines are difficult to find there. Cell phones also eliminate days ...read more

Tags: Technology

Crucifixion Was An Ancient Form Of Execution ...

Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Apr 1, 2010

"Crucifixion was an ancient form of execution (borrowed from the Carthaginians) used by the Romans. The victim was nailed to a large cross, constructed from wood, and left to hang there for hours or days, until the victim died. Ancient records speak of thousands of people ...read more

Scripture: John 12:32-33

Tags: Crucifixion

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Pro - ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

God Is Pro - Choice! He really is! Every day of your life, until you draw your final breath, you will stand at the CrossRoads and be asked to make a choice. Which way will you choose? God has set before you two gates, one wide and one narrow. He has set before you two roads, one broad and one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-21

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Alexander Solzhenitsyn  PRO

Contributed by John Gullick on Dec 22, 2000

Alexander Solzhenitsyn was a prisoner in Russia. he was on a program of hard labour and slow salvation. One day he felt like giving up. He felt his life could not make a difference. He sat down on a bench knowing that when he was spotted by a guard he would be ordered back to work when he failed ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6, Ephesians 5:4-7, Job 2:9, 1 Kings 19:4

Tags: Peace, God Brings Hope

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Blondin Lived From 1824-1897 And Was A Famous ...  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 4, 2002

Blondin lived from 1824-1897 and was a famous French tight-rope walker and acrobat. His greatest fame came in 1859 when he accomplished one of his greatest feats for the first time walking a 1100 foot tight-rope suspended 160 feet above the waters of Niagra Falls. Blondin went on to walk across ...read more

Tags: Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Robert Louis Dabney Was An Outstanding ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

Robert Louis Dabney was an outstanding Presbyterian theologian during the mid-19th century. He served as a minister, as a chaplain, as chief of staff to General Stonewall Jackson, and as a seminary professor. He also helped establish a seminary in Austin, Texas. As he aged, Dabney began to worry ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

The Great Blondin

Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Jan 28, 2007

The Great Blondin The Great Blondin was a daredevil whose stage was Niagara Falls, where a tightrope was stretched across the great falls which he would walk across and back again. In his show he would ask the crowd if they believed that he could walk across and back again. The crowd would ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Movie "Saving Private Ryan" Ends With Captain ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Mcguire on Feb 7, 2007

The movie "Saving Private Ryan" ends with Captain Miller(Tom Hanks’ character)sitting near a bridge after an attack by German forces. His life is ebbing away as he pulls Ryan (Matt Damon)down toward him. Struggling for breath he whispers, "Earn this, earn this." As Ryan stands his face morphs back ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

Many Voices Shout For Our Attention Every Day, ...

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 11, 2008

Many voices shout for our attention every day, seeking to dictate our purpose. They may not say it in words, but they are clear: “Live for yourself,” “Grab all the gusto you can,” “Earn enough money to retire in comfort,” “Look out for number one,” “Eat, drink, and be merry.” A young woman, ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The "Yes" Face

Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 17, 2010

THE "YES" FACE I read a story about our 3rd president, Thomas Jefferson, him and his companions were traveling the countryside when they came upon a river that had overran its banks because of heavy rain. The bridge had been washed out and they had to cross the river on horseback fighting against ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Denomination: Baptist

It Is Finished  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011

IT IS FINISHED We trample the blood of the Son of God if we think we are forgiven because we are sorry for our sins. The only explanation for the forgiveness of God, and for the unfathomable depth of His forgetting (of our sins), is the death of Jesus Christ. Our repentance is merely the outcome ...read more

Scripture: John 19:30

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

Father, Forgive Them

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015

The word ‘forgive’ in this passage is in the imperfect tense. We tend to think it is in the present tense and that Jesus prayed this prayer once and then moved on. The imperfect tense in Greek means that the prayer is not said once but continuously, through the scourging and the crucifixion as he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:33-38

Tags: Forgive, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Methodist

A Pastor Went To Give Blood, And Was Asked ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002

A Pastor went to give blood, and was asked several questions to determine his eligibility. The last item on the questionnaire was, “Do you engage in any hazardous work?” He smiled and answered “Yes.” He was wearing a clerical collar. The Red Cross worker looked up, marked ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Discipleship

Denomination: Congregational

There Is A Difference Between Reconciliation And ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003

There is a difference between reconciliation and forgiveness. In the cross, Jesus provided for the forgiveness of everyone. But not everyone will be reconciled with Him–because they won’t seek to be reconciled with Him. Dietrich Bonhoeffer forgave his Nazi guards, but he was never reconciled with ...read more

Tags: Misconceptions

Denomination: Baptist

The Maid Who Sweeps Kitchen Is Doing The Will ...

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Jul 19, 2005

“The maid who sweeps kitchen is doing the will of God just as much as the monk who prays, not because she may sing a Christian hymn as she sweeps but because God loves clean floors. The Christian shoemaker does his Christian duty not by putting little crosses on the ...read more

Tags: Workplace, Workplace Integrity

Denomination: Baptist

What Do We Plant?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006

What do we plant when we plant the tree? We plant the ship that will cross the sea, We plant the mast to carry the sails, We plant the planks to withstand the gales— The keel, the keelson, and beam and knee— We plant the ship ...read more

Tags: Creation

Toyohiko Kagawa, The Japanese Christian Who ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 20, 2007

Toyohiko Kagawa, the Japanese Christian who spent his life working with and for the poor, was speaking at Princeton. When he finished his talk, one student said to another, "He didn’t say much, did he?" A woman sitting nearby leaned ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Toyohiko Kagawa, The Japanese Christian Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Toyohiko Kagawa, the Japanese Christian who spent his life working with and for the poor, was speaking at Princeton. When he finished his talk, one student said to another, "He didn’t say much, did he?" A woman sitting nearby leaned ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

Your God Is God" From ...

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 14, 2008

"Your God is God" from wingclips.com In 1994, Heidi and Rolland Baker arrived in Mozambique amidst the hard times following the Mozambique Civil War. Even the Red Cross trucks were not safe and were bombed. During the hard times, sometimes even threatened by death, Heidi and ...read more

Tags: Miracles General

Denomination: Wesleyan