In Sermon Illustrations: "Growth In Christ"

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Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 25, 2009

QUOTE: “Barnabas shines as one of the most mature, reliable, loveable leaders of the early church. And right here Luke shows us how Barnabas’ trusted ministry began—with a demonstrated freedom from the love of things, and a heart of love for the poor. He sold his field and gave all the proceeds to ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: *other

Newton's Last Breath

Contributed by John Fallahee on Jun 23, 2010

NEWTON'S LAST BREATH Many of you know the story of John Newton and the song he penned "Amazing Grace." You know of his conversion to Christ and how he left the slave trade. He went on to pastor for 40 years. What you may not know that even at 82 years of age, he never ceased to marvel at the grace ...read more

Tags: Worship General

Denomination: Baptist

A Missionary In The South Sea Islands For A ...

Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 3, 2012

A missionary in the South Sea Islands for a number of years was lying on his back in several inches of water reaching up in his boat, trying to repair the inboard motor. He had to get in that position to fix it, and it was a dirty, hot, scummy business. This doctor was lying there doing that so he ...read more

Tags: Missions

Denomination: Baptist

Napoleon On Jesus  PRO

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Feb 18, 2013

NAPOLEON ON JESUS The emperor and conqueror of nations, Napoleon Bonaparte, rightly recognized the absolute uniqueness of Jesus, & expressed it in these words: "I know men, and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the World there is no possible term of ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 4:34, Acts 1:8

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Harvard University Handbook.....amazing!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on May 19, 2016

THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY HANDBOOK.......AMAZING! These words were printed in the first Harvard University handbook! "Let every student be plainly instructed and earnestly pressed to consider well, the main end of his life and studies is, to know God and Jesus Christ, which is eternal life, John ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-17

Tags: Bible, Humanism, Liberalism, American History

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Prayer For Preachers

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jun 10, 2019

A Prayer for Preachers O God, our Father; you love all your children. Those at home and those away from home. As I proclaim the gospel, may your voice be heard, calling. May Christ our Lord be praised. Good news; hope for the hopeless Good news; love for the broken Good news; forgiveness at the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Tags: Preaching, Prayer

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Dying Church

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 13, 2019

John MacArthur tells this awesome story: There once was an old church in England. A sign on the front of the building read, ''We preach Christ crucified.'' After a time, ivy grew up and obscured the last word and it read, 'We preach Christ.'' The ivy grew some ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-10

Tags: Church, Revival, Repentance, Mission

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Keepers Of The Aquarium

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 4, 2022

The late Sam Shoemaker, an Episcopalian bishop, summed up the situation this way with the way churches are not fulfilling the Great Commission of Christ to share the Gospel with the world: "In the Great Commission the Lord has called us to be -- like Peter -- fishers of men. We've turned ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Great Supper, Evangelism, Outreach, Gospel, Witnessing, Churches, Great Commission  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seven Facts About False Teachers

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jul 2, 2023

FALSE TEACHERS... * Have always been in the Church since Acts (Acts 20). * More false teachers will show up near the Rapture of the Church, i.e. “the last days” (II Timothy 3). * False teachers contradict the truth of the Word of God (John 17:17). * False teachers have 3 key wrong doctrines: ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit, Satan, Discernment, False Teachers, False Teaching, Righteous Judgment  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When You First Met "J.e.", You Could Tell He Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 29, 2006

When you first met “J.E.”, you could tell he was a very angry man. In fact, at age 54 he’d been an angry person for many years. In a Bible study that night, many questions had been raised in his mind. Talking with the leader afterward, J.E. said, “I asked Jesus to be my Savior when I was 9 years ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-7, Romans 12:1-3

Tags: Mind

Denomination: Baptist

I Have Seen, At Different Times, The Smoke Of A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"I have seen, at different times, the smoke of a thousand villages - villages whose people are without Christ, without God, and ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

The Right Choice

Contributed by Mark Wood on Feb 18, 2006

A.W. Tozier said: The man or woman who is wholly and joyously surrendered to Christ can’t make a wrong choice ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Baptist

A Famous Missionary By The Name Of C. T. Studd ...  PRO

Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 8, 2002

A famous missionary by the name of C. T. Studd said; “If Jesus Christ be God, and died for me, then no sacrifice ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Baptist

William Barclay Has Said, "We Have Not Even Begun ...  PRO

Contributed by Jerry Fenter on May 23, 2002

William Barclay has said, “We have not even begun to be Christian if we think of giving to Christ and to his church in ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Giving General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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

If We Cannot See God In The Commonalities That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we cannot see God in the commonalities that constitute daily life, we would not recognize Christ if he walked ...read more

Tags: God The Father

I Must Die Or Get Somebody To Die For Me. If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I must die or get somebody to die for me. If the Bible doesnt teach that, it doesnt teach anything. And that is where ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness

Let The Past Sleep, But Let It Sleep On The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let the past sleep, but let it sleep on the bosom of Christ, and go out into the irresistible future with HimNever let the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Archbishop Gomez Reminds Us Not To Neglect To ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 7, 2010

Archbishop Gomez reminds us not to neglect to tell others that in Jesus Christ "they can find the answers to their questions about the ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Catholic

Story: When I Was Younger, I Used To Wonder Why ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 10, 2004

Story: When I was younger, I used to wonder why on earth Matthew and Luke recorded the genealogies of Christ. That is until I met Gideon Miller. Gideon Miller was an extraordinary man. He was about 5’6” and had size 16 shoes. He was married to a German woman who had been a member of the Hitler ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence, Faith General

Denomination: Anglican