In Sermon Illustrations: "Crucify Him"

[009]. A Message From A Poem - A Tree Climber

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 6, 2024

[009]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - A TREE CLIMBER Some people have a burning desire to go to see someone or some event important. Look how many turn out to a Trump rally, or a football final, or who go to see some vain film star. However, some people have a real need and want to meet someone to see ...read more

Scripture: John 1:3, Luke 19:1-6, Luke 19:8-9

Tags: Salvation, Repentance, Sycamore Tree, Zaccheus, Tax Gatherer, Tree Climber  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

No Finger, No Teeth, But Fully Human!" 2 Kings ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 6, 2005

“No Finger, No Teeth, But Fully Human!” 2 Kings 4:32-36 Key verse(s) 32-33:“When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his couch. He went in, shut the door on the two of them and prayed to the Lord.” He was very short, and at a distance he presented an almost comical ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:32-36

Tags: Poverty, Love, God In The Hardships, Workplace Unemployment

Denomination: Lutheran

Three Little Pigs—follow Up

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 29, 2011

THREE LITTLE PIGS--FOLLOW UP Once there was a mother pig who had three little pigs. The pigs left their mother’s pen to live out their lives in the best way possible. The first little pig had not gone far when he decided to base his life on the pursuit of happiness. The pig did whatever made ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sir Forgets-A-Lot To The Rescue

Contributed by James Snyder on Sep 17, 2022

Contrary to the idea that the older you get, the more you forget, it has never been my experience. I have forgotten things for as long as I can remember. I even forget things that never actually happened. It runs in our family, though it came to me legitimately down through the generations. A nut ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 8:12

Tags: Blessing, Forgetting

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Grateful Allen, An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2009

Grateful Allen, An Outsider We all know about the good Samaritan, but how many of us have heard of the grateful Samaritan? We are going to meet him today, but firstly I want to tell you about my friend Allen. Allen was quite different from most people. To have called him unconventional would have ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:30-37

Tags: Parable Good Samaritan

Story: C.t. Studd (Charles Thomas Studd) ...  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 5, 2003

Story: C.T. Studd (Charles Thomas Studd) (1860-1931) had this motto: "If Jesus Christ is God and died for me, then no sacrifice ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Discipleship, Studd

Denomination: Anglican

The Greatest Single Cause Of Atheism In The ...

Contributed by Glenn Hawley on Jan 11, 2005

"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips then walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle that is what an ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:9-11

Tags: Apologetics General

Denomination: Baptist

To Prove His Love For Her, He Swam The Deepest ...

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 6, 2005

“To prove his love for her, he swam the deepest river, crossed the widest desert and climbed the highest mountain. She divorced him. He was never ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Denomination: Holiness

Anyone Who Is To Find Christ Must First Find The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Greatest Single Cause Of Atheism In The ...

Contributed by John Harvey on Jul 16, 2006

“The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today are Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny him by their lifestyle. That is what an ...read more

Tags: Apologetics God

Denomination: Baptist

The Wine Urges Me On, The Bewitching Wine, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The wine urges me on, the bewitching wine, which sets even a wise man to singing and to laughing gently and rouses him up to dance and ...read more

Tags: Addiction

If We Will Only Surrender Ourselves Utterly To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If we will only surrender ourselves utterly to the Lord, and will trust Him perfectly, we shall find our souls mounting up with wings as eagles, ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

If A Child Is To Keep Alive His Inborn Sense Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonderhe needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the ...read more

Tags: Children

Anxiety Is Loves Greatest Killer. It Makes One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Anxiety is loves greatest killer. It makes one feel as you might when a drowning man holds unto you. You want to save him, but ...read more

Tags: Guilt

When We Think Of The Atonement We Are Apt To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

When we think of the atonement we are apt to think only of what man gains. We must remember what it cost God and what ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness

The Final Measure Of Greatness Is Whether You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The final measure of greatness is whether you and I, by our individual lives, have increased the freedom of man, enhanced his dignity, and brought him nearer to ...read more

Tags: Greatness

A Sense Of Humor Keen Enough To Show A Man His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities, as well as those of other people, will keep him from the commission of all sins, or ...read more

Tags: Humor

The Man Who Grasps An Opportunity As It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The man who grasps an opportunity as it is paraded before him, nine times out of ten makes a success; but the man who makes his own ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

Tell Me, What Possible Risk Do You Take In ...

Contributed by Ian Johnson on May 2, 2008

Tell me, what possible risk do you take in depending totally upon God? What risk do you run by abandoning yourself completely to Him? ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

Denomination: Pentecostal

Howard Hendricks Wisely Observed, "It Is Foolish ...

Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Aug 30, 2008

Howard Hendricks wisely observed, "It is foolish to build a chicken coop on the foundation of a skyscraper." The Christian who fails to live a holy life is failing to ...read more

Tags: Holiness

Denomination: Methodist