In Sermon Illustrations: "Crucify Him"

The Gospel Writers Simply Wrote "They Crucified ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Mar 16, 2004

The gospel writers simply wrote "They crucified Jesus". Who crucified him? I’ll tell you who crucified him. I did - and you did, and they did, those groups around the cross. The old Negro spiritual asked the question, "Were you there when they crucified my Lord?" “They” crucified the Lord? It ...read more

Tags: Cross

Denomination: Baptist

Crucified With Christ

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Crucified With Christ "The Christian's Passion" Jesus said, "If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me" (Luke 9:23). We have just passed Easter--celebrating what Christ did for us on Calvary and the victory He won over sin and death. The Bible ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23

Tags: Easter Good Friday

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Being Crucified With Christ

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Aug 11, 2016

As I was typing up the many pages of notes I would use for my weekly podcast sermon, I needed to replace some letters in a name in part of my document with "M-E," so it would read correctly as I recorded. I was trying to use the ’Find & Replace’ command, but it looked a little ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20

Tags: Sin, Flesh, Self, Crucified With Christ, Crucify Flesh, Crucified  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Every Last One—crucified!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001

EVERY LAST ONE-- CRUCIFIED! At one point early in Julius Caesar’s political career, feelings ran so high against him that he thought it best to leave Rome. He sailed for the Aegean island of Rhodes, but en route the ship was attacked by pirates and Caesar was captured. The pirates demanded a ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection, Crucifixion, Cross

The Figure Of The Crucified Invalidates All ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 15, 2004

The figure of the Crucified invalidates all thought which takes success for its ...read more

Tags: Jesus Life

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Was Crucified, Not In A Cathedral Between ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

Jesus was crucified, not in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two thieves. - George F. MacLeod The cross cannot be defeated, for it is defeat. - Gilbert K. Chesterton There are no crown-wearers in heaven who were not cross-bearers here below. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon We ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:5

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Jesus Was Crucified, Not In A Cathedral Between ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

Jesus was crucified, not in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two ...read more

Tags: Crucifixion

Denomination: Brethren

What Does It Mean To Be Crucified With Christ?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 6, 2022

To participate in the life of Christ, we must first be identified with Him in His death. "For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection" (Ro 6:5-note). Those of us who now have eternal life have died in the person ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20, Romans 6:1-11

Tags: Discipleship, Self, Dying To Self, Crucified Life

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[157]. A Message From A Poem – Jesus On Trial (Easter)

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 7, 2025

[157]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS ON TRIAL (Easter) This is a more unusual style for me as you will see. The whole poem is set at the trial of the Lord from the time He entered the judgement hall until the sentence was pronounced. In particular the poem will mention Herod, Pilate, Barabbas, ...read more

Scripture: John 10:14-18, Revelation 20:11-12, 1 Timothy 1:15

Tags: Jesus Laid Down His Life, Soldiers, Trial Of Jesus, Crucify Him, The Great White Throne, Christian Poems, Jesus On Trial, Easter, Herod, Pilate, Barabbas, Elders  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Singing Him

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 6, 2004

SINGING HIM There was an elderly woman who was a true saint of God in her long life of devotion. She knew much of the Bible by heart and would repeat long passages from memory. But as the years went by, the strength went and with it the memory gradually went too. Finally, there came the time ...read more

Tags: Worship Purpose

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Praise Him

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Praise Him for the incarnation, for the word made flesh. I will not sing of shepherds watching flocks on frosty nights, or angel choristers. I will not sing of a stable bare in Bethlehem, or lowing oxen, wise men trailing star with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Tonight I will sing praise ...read more

Tags: Christmas Eve

Helped Him ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009

HELPED HIM CRY Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four-year-old child whose next-door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12

Tags: Compassion

Be Like Him

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 8, 2010

BE LIKE HIM Oft, when we admire someone, we say, “I wish I could be like him or her.” My son Keith admires Glenn (our chairman) greatly. And I am glad, because Glenn is a good role model. But more than anything, I ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Baptist

Treasure Of Him

Contributed by John Boquist on Aug 9, 2008

TREASURE OF HIM The word "treasure" in the Greek sounds like our word "thesaurus." The idea behind a thesaurus is to explore every possible way of stating an idea. In the same way, everything that really needs to be known or said is rooted in Christ. This treasure ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Baptist

No Talking Him Into ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

NO TALKING HIM INTO IT One lady said: Rushing to work, I was driving too fast and as a result was pulled over by the highway patrol. The state trooper noticed that my shirt had the name of a local high school on it. "I teach math there," I explained. The trooper smiled, and said, "Okay, here’s a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Salvation

A.w. Tozer Says That People Who Are Crucified ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002

A.W. Tozer says that people who are crucified with Christ have three distinct marks: 1. They are facing only one direction, 2. They can never turn ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20-21

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Mennonite

We Crucify Ourselves Between Two Thieves: Regret ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We crucify ourselves between two thieves: regret for yesterday ...read more

Tags: Present

Be Assured, If You Walk With Him And Look To Him, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Be assured, if you walk with Him and look to Him, and expect help from Him, He will never ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience, God's Provision, Promises Of God

I Work For Him

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 11, 2003

John Kenneth Gailbraith, in his autobiography, A Life In Our Times, illustrates the devotion of Emily Gloria Wilson, his family's housekeeper. It had been a wearying day, and I asked Emily to hold all telephone calls while I had a nap. Shortly thereafter the phone rang. Lyndon Johnson was ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Wesleyan

O Let Him ...

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 19, 2009

“O Let Him In!” A picture of the Lord Jesus knocking at the door of a heart was taken one day by a parish visitor to a house where a father and mother lived with their small son. Some impulse made the mother pin the picture up in their little kitchen and when the small boy came in from school, he ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Christian Church