In Sermon Illustrations: "Jesus Ascended"

Opening Illustration: Show The Wine Skin – ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 7, 2009

Opening Illustration: Show the wine skin – explain the meaning of Jesus teaching here to the church. The teaching is simple – you cannot put new wine in to old wineskins because the old worn out skins will burst and the new wine will be lost. Instead there needs to be new wine and a new skin to ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Baptism Is A Sign Of Submission To The Lordship ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009

Baptism Is A Sign of Submission to the Lordship of Jesus Christ When the early Christians declared their faith in baptism, they would shout out, “Jesus is Lord!” Baptism has always been a sign of submission to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. William Barker tells of a machinist at Ford Motor Company ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-42

Tags: Baptism

Just Watch!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012

JUST WATCH! A young boy looked up at his grandfather and wondered aloud, "Grandpa, how do you live for Jesus?" The respected grandfather stooped down and quietly told the boy, "Just watch." As the years went by the grandfather was an example to the boy of how to follow Jesus. He stayed ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:14-17

Tags: Father's Day

Community

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 2, 2015

Dr. B. adds, “Christ desired that his church would be the earthly community of oneness modeled after the eternal community of oneness. Jesus went on to declare that he had provided his followers with everything they needed to bring about this oneness. He prayed, “I have given them the glory that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Tags: Connection, Church Community, Christian Community

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Expectation Vs Experience little Israel Eh...

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Nov 28, 2015

Expectation vs Experience Little Israel eh…Boy, it packs a punch in the spiritual realm!!! Do not we owe it a Saviour, Salvation and Scriptures!!! Add to this fact that one of it’s cities (Jerusalem) would be the future World capital and at once, there is a ring of sanctity about this Nation. Even ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:17

Tags: Symbol, Selection, Supremacy, Sign

Denomination: *other

Inspect Versus Expect

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 13, 2023

There was a young boy who was notorious for cleaning according to what his parents would inspect, but not necessarily what they would expect. In other words, he would do things like fold and put away the dirty laundry, and put away the dirty dishes thinking they were clean. Things looked tidy on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Tags: Expectations, Cover Up

Denomination: Baptist

The Preaching That This World Needs Most Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The preaching that this world needs most is the sermons in shoes that are walking ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Grace Is Gods Unmerited, Free Spontaneous Love ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Grace is Gods unmerited, free spontaneous love for sinful man, revealed and ...read more

Tags: Grace

Soren Kierkegaard Once Said "To Become An ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008

Soren Kierkegaard once said "To become an 'admirer of Jesus' is much easier ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Church Of God

War Will Never Yield But To The Principles Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"War will never yield but to the principles of universal justice and love, and these have no sure root ...read more

Tags: War

Grace Creates Liberated Laughter. The Grace Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Grace creates liberated laughter. The grace of God in Jesus Christ is beautiful, and it ...read more

Tags: Humor

There Is No Room For The Word Disappointment In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no room for the word disappointment in the happy life of entire trust in Jesus and satisfaction ...read more

Tags: Emotions

John Leaped In The Womb Of Elisabeth. And We ...

Contributed by Lorenzo Edwards on Dec 18, 2009

John Leaped in the womb of Elisabeth. And we ought to praise God when we ...read more

Tags: Blessing

Denomination: Baptist

The Cross

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Sep 15, 2014

AT JESUS’ ATONING DEATH ON THE CROSS, IT IS SAID THAT SIN WAS NULLIFIED, SINNER WAS JUSTIFIED, LAW ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:50-51

Tags: Nullified, Justified

Denomination: *other

There Was A Great Theologian Who Came To The Usa ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 6, 2002

There was a great theologian who came to the USA from England and was being interviewed by a group of seminary students. The question was asked, “What is the most profound thought that ever occupied your mind.” The answer was, “Jesus loves me this I know for the Bible tells me so.” You may go ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-17

Tags: Amazing Love, Ultimate Gift, Unconditional Love, Love For God

Denomination: Baptist

Fulfilling My Task  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Emmert on Jul 11, 2002

FULFILLING MY TASK “[Most people] act as if they were simply dropped down in creation and have to entertain [them] selves until [they] die. But we [Christians] were sent into the world by God, just as Jesus was. Each of us has a mission in life. Jesus prays to his Father for his followers, ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Christian Disciplines, Gifts General

Denomination: United Methodist

What Business Is Our Church In? We Are Not All ...  PRO

Contributed by Jay Robison on Aug 30, 2004

What business is our church in? We are not all about buildings and budgets. Although it is important for us to be good stewards of those, they are not our primary business. We are in the people business. God has created and sustained this church that people may gather together and praise Jesus ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Baptist

Self Love Is Ordinary

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Nov 11, 2004

Self Love Is Ordinary Self-love is so ordinary that Jesus used it as a reference point: Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” When I was in elementary school, the teacher sometimes solved the first problem on a sheet of homework to show us how the others were solved. Jesus used our love for ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

Denomination: Charismatic

There Was A Little Boy Who Was So Crippled That ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 2, 2005

There was a little boy who was so crippled that he could not open his Bible, which he had always had before him. A gentleman asked him why he was so fond of reading it. "I like to read the Bible," said the boy, "because it tells me of Jesus Christ." The gentleman asked, "Do you think you have ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Of Unchurched Americans, Two-Thirds Believe In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Of unchurched Americans, two-thirds believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ and that he was resurrected from the dead. The belief that Jesus Christ will return to earth someday is held by 62 percent of all Americans. Of the total American adult population, nearly half believe in creationism, and 37 ...read more

Tags: Faith General