In Sermon Illustrations: "Grace In Action"

Grace And George Williams

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

GRACE AND GEORGE WILLIAMS Max Ellerbusch tells the story of the Friday six days before Christmas. He was working feverishly in his instrument repair shop so he could have all of the Christmas holiday at home with the family when the call came. His 5-year-old Craig had been fatally struck by a car. ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Methodist

Amish Grace And Forgiveness

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 9, 2012

AMISH GRACE AND FORGIVENESS Following the tragic Amish school shooting of 10 young schoolgirls in a one-room Amish school in October 2006, reporters from throughout the world invaded Lancaster County, PA to cover the story. However, in the hours and days following the shooting a different, an ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Grace Means

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012

WHAT GRACE MEANS When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a fair day’s pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives appropriate recognition for his long service or high ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Grace

Free For The Taking: Grace

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017

Joseph Cooke was a missionary to Thailand a generation ago. He illustrated grace this way. Picture a happily married couple in which both husband and wife are all that either could ever wish the other to be. The husband always respects his wife’s feelings, always treasures her individuality, is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:8-9, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:8

Tags: Grace, Love Of God

Denomination: Charismatic

Truly Amazing Grace

Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017

Timothy Paul Jones in his book, Proof writes about his middle daughter who had been previously adopted by another family. He was sure this couple had the best of intentions, but they never quite integrated the adopted child into their family of biological children. For one reason or another, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-8

Tags: Grace, Sin, Chosen, Rebellion, Adoption  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Grace Is A Free Gift

Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Aug 2, 2018

Main Idea: If you pay for a free gift, it is no longer free. Verse: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV). Illustration: Once there was a husband who gave a beautiful ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Faith, Grace, Salvation

Denomination: Charismatic

Grace The Free Gift

Contributed by Pastor Norman Bailey, Overseer on Aug 11, 2018

If you went to work everyday and did the job that was required of you, you could demand a paycheck. You can go to your supervisor, and payroll to find out what is going on because you earned the pay that you worked so hard for. We can never work so hard to demand that God save us from sin. It was ...read more

Tags: Grace Gift, Love Life

Denomination: Pentecostal

Grace Story/Joke

Contributed by Bruce Blythe on Apr 13, 2021

There are not many stories/jokes that illustrate Grace (plenty of definitions of Grace though!) so I made this one up for my sermon on Romans 11 (Reciprocity No, Grace Yes). Hope people find it helpful. Blessings. Bruce A Jew, an Islamic and a Christian were drinking coffee on a ship. Then the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Grace Alone, By Grace We Are Saved, Reciprocity

Denomination: Baptist

Seven Wonders Of Grace

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 6, 2022

SEVEN WONDERS OF GRACE. Text - Galatians 2:20.  There are seven spiritual wonders in this marvelous text: 1. That the Son of God should love a persecutor like Saul. "Who loved me." 2. That the Son of God should be crucified. "Crucified with Christ." 3. That Christ ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20

Tags: Faith, Grace, Discipleship, Christian Life, Death To Self  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Revenge, Justice And Grace

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 19, 2023

Someone has offered this penetrating comparison of the difference between revenge, justice, and grace. If someone brutally murders your son and you take things into your own hands, that's revenge. If you're content to allow the law and the courts to arrest and punish the offender, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Grace, Forgiveness, Salvation, Redemption, Justification, Revenge, Adoption, Justice  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If Any Should Ask Me What Is The First, The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If any should ask me what is the first, the second, the third part of a ...read more

Tags: Action

When There Is A Hill To Climb, Don't Think That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"When there is a hill to climb, don't think that waiting will ...read more

Tags: Action

As Soon As Youve Made A Reasonable Decision, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"As soon as youve made a reasonable decision, based on factual information, ...read more

Tags: Action

Every Action Of Our Lives Touches On Some Chord ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will ...read more

Tags: Action

What You Want To Do, You Do. The Rest Is Just ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"What you want to do, you do. The rest ...read more

Tags: Action

Not Only Strike While The Iron Is Hot, But Make ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make ...read more

Tags: Action

The Way To Get Started Is To Quit Talking And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The way to get started is to quit talking ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Tags: Action

The Man Who Will Not Act Until He Knows All Will ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The man who will not act until he knows all will ...read more

Tags: Action

Conditions Are Never Just Right. People Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors ...read more

Tags: Action

All Humanity Is Divided Into Three Classes: ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"All humanity is divided into three classes: those who are immovable, those who are ...read more

Tags: Action