In Sermon Illustrations: "Funerals Christian"

Christians Ought To Rise Together In Defense Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Christians ought to rise together in defense of spiritual and moral values against the pressure of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

A True Christians Enthusiasm For The Lord Jesus ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A true Christians enthusiasm for the Lord Jesus Christ should be so exuberant that it would be far more likely to set others on fire than to be extinguished by ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

A True Christians Enthusiasm For The Lord Jesus ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A true Christians enthusiasm for the Lord Jesus Christ should be so exuberant that it would be far more likely to set others on fire ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

A Turkish Soldier Had Beaten A Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A Turkish soldier had beaten a Christian prisoner until he was only half-conscious, and while he kicked him he demanded, What can your Christ do for you now? The ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Too Many Christians Envy The Sinners Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Too many Christians envy the sinners their pleasure and the saints their joy, ...read more

Tags: Envy

Christians Are To Be Good News Before They Share ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Christians are to be good news before they share the good news. The music of the gospel must precede the words of the gospel and prepare the context in which there will be a hunger for those words. What is the music of the gospel? ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

What Peace It Brings To The Christians Heart To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What peace it brings to the Christians heart to realize that our Heavenly Father never differs from Himself. In coming to Him at any time, we need not wonder whether we shall find Him in a receptive mood. He is always receptive to misery and need, as well as to ...read more

Tags: God The Father

The Real Problem Of Christian Life Is Not How To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The real problem of Christian life is not how to discover the will of God. The real problem is to want to ...read more

Tags: God The Father

We Cannot As Christians Easily Classify ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We cannot as Christians easily classify ourselves [or others] as either a success or failure. There is a mixture of both in us all. In fact, it is only as we understand failure and accept it that we discover the secret of ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

I Enjoy Observing Christians Celebrate Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I enjoy observing Christians celebrate their Christianity. For a Jew rooted in Judaism, Christians rooted in their identity are a blessing, not a problem. ... What this Jew ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Christianity Works, And If You Want To See It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Christianity works, and if you want to see it most clearly, you must go to mission lands where the contrast between lives touched by Christianity and ...read more

Tags: Great Commission

Christian Service Is Not Our Work; Loyalty To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Christian service is not our work; loyalty to ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Gods Way Of Answering The Christians Prayer For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Gods way of answering the Christians prayer for more patience, experience, hope and love often is to put ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Christians Seems To Have Forgotten The Values And ...

Contributed by Vincent Olaer on May 1, 2011

Christians seems to have forgotten the values and Biblical teachings about divorce and marital relationship. This is because people has been so concerned on the exemptions rather than the Biblical teachings itself. As a result, more and more people wants to justify their own personal view to ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Baptist

What A Contagious Christian Looks Like  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2011

WHAT A CONTAGIOUS CHRISTIAN LOOKS LIKE Bill Hybels, Becoming a Contagious Christian: "Recently, I saw a letter written by a relatively new Christian to the person whose life had influenced hers so greatly. She actually lists about a dozen qualities she found contagious in the life of this older ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:8-15

Tags: Christian Witness

How Did You Become A Christian?  PRO

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 21, 2011

HOW DID YOU BECOME A CHRISTIAN? A couple of years ago a 22-year-old woman spent the night at our house before flying out of San Antonio to return to her country of China. She was a Chinese Christian who had come to America to translate some Christian literature into Chinese for the house churches ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Divorce Rate Myth Among Christians

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2012

DIVORCE RATE MYTH AMONG CHRISTIANS A common myth going around is that the divorce rate is the same among Christians as it is among non-Christians. But such just isn't the case, when you take a closer look. According to the "Americans for Divorce Reform," the divorce rate among the general ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:1-12

Tags: Divorce

Downward Trends In U.s. Christianity

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012

DOWNWARD TRENDS IN U.S. CHRISTIANITY In George Barna's new book on U.S. Christians called Futurecast, he tracks annual changes from 1991 to 2011 and shows that all the major trend lines of religious belief and behavior ran downward except two: More people claim they have accepted Jesus as their ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16

Tags: Church Practices

Ayn Rand Vs. Christian Community

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2014

What we observe in that early community of Christians stands in stark contrast to the philosophy of Ayn Rand, who has been getting a lot of press lately. She is known for her belief in what she called Rational Egoism which translates Rational Self-Interest which she described as "The Virtue of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Tags: Selfishness, Atheism, Capitalism

Christians Aren't Any Different

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 5, 2016

CHRISTIANS AREN’T ANY DIFFERENT “We find there is very little difference in ethical behavior between churchgoers and those who are not active religiously. The levels of lying, cheating, and stealing are similar in both groups. Eight out of ten Americans consider themselves Christians, Gallup ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-16

Tags: Morality, Ten Commandments, Church In America

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational