In Sermon Illustrations: "Jesus Friends"

I Pity The Man, Black Or White, Who Has Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I pity the man, black or white, who has never experienced the joy and satisfaction that come to one by reason of an effort to assist in ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

If You Want To Lift Yourself Up, Lift Up ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Those Who Are Happiest Are Those Who Do The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

those who are happiest are those who do the ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

The Greatest Contribution That You Can Give To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The greatest contribution that you can give to others is ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Social Networking And The Brain

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 2, 2011

SOCIAL NETWORKING AND THE BRAIN By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter – Mon Dec 27, 5:03 pm ET MONDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The size of your amygdala, an almond-shaped portion of the brain involved in emotions, may be as strong a marker for having rich and varied social relationships as how ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hope Is The Dream Of A Soul

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2011

HOPE IS THE DREAM OF A SOUL When a member of my congregation, 18-year-old Heidi, was thrown from a car back in May and suffered a head injury, it was a real miracle that she recovered and was soon in rehab at Crystus Santa Rosa. She was learning to walk again through rehab and therapy when a young ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:17

Tags: Friendship New Friends

We Need To Cultivate The Habit Of Bearing Each ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

We need to cultivate the habit of bearing each other’s burdens. Lend a hand by lifting a heavy load. Burdens are the over loads which we can lighten by building meaningful relationships with others in the church. I read a story a few years ago about a family who found out that their un-born child ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-6, John 9:1-38

Tags: Friendship New Friends

A Monument Is A Stone Or A Building That Is Set ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A monument is a stone or a building that is set up to remember a person or an event. On July 3, 1775, he took on what was thought to be an impossible task. He became the commander of an army of rag-tag volunteers that were so determined to throw off the British yoke, that they were willing to war ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

In Valladolid, Spain, Where Christopher Columbus ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In Valladolid, Spain, where Christopher Columbus died in 1506, stands a monument commemorating the great discoverer. Perhaps the most interesting feature of the memorial is a statue of a lion destroying a word that had been part of Spain’s motto for centuries. Before Columbus made his voyages, the ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

There Was An Interesting Story Some Time Ago In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There was an interesting story some time ago in an issue of Focus on the Family magazine about a man who bought one of those cars that had replaced warning lights with spoken instructions in a female voice. In a soft voice, his "little woman"—as he called her—would say, "Your door isn’t closed ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Mind Your Manners - Servant - President Calvin Coolidge Story

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Dec 1, 2025

Have you ever dined at a fancy restaurant ... or at someone's home ... and felt a little ... uncomfortable? President Calvin Coolidge ... invited some friends from Vermont ... to dine with him ... at the White House. They were extremely ... nervous. And were concerned ... about the correct ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:7-14, Matthew 15:36, John 13:14, 1 Corinthians 11:27

Tags: Manners, Servant, Friends

Denomination: Anglican

Fleeing Unto Jesus, Not Away From Him

Contributed by N A on Dec 5, 2009

FLEEING UNTO JESUS, NOT AWAY FROM HIM (JESUS IS ANOINTED BY MARY AT BETHANY) "I heard (this story) from a friend who works with the down-and-out in Chicago: "A prostitute came to me in wretched straits, homeless, sick, unable to buy food for her two-year-old daughter. Through sobs and tears, she ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: *other

Quote: "Jesus Hung Around With Sinners, And If ...

Contributed by N A on Aug 29, 2006

QUOTE: “Jesus hung around with sinners, and if we’re too holy to allow people to blow smoke in our faces, then we’re holier than Jesus was… Love acceptance, forgiveness. Those three things are absolutely essential to any ministry that will consistently bring ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: *other

Quote: "Jesus Hung Around With Sinners, And If ...

Contributed by N A on Sep 30, 2007

QUOTE: “Jesus hung around with sinners, and if we’re too holy to allow people to blow smoke in our faces, then we’re holier than Jesus was… Love acceptance, forgiveness. Those three things are absolutely essential to any ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Denomination: *other

I Can't Change Jesus  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 2, 2002

Illus.: “I Can’t Change Jesus” Bill Irwin, a man who is blind, has a talking computer he uses to study the Bible. He’s had a few chuckles over some of the pronunciations. "For a long time," Bill says, "the computer pronounced Holy Bible as ’holly bibble’ until I figured out how to modify it." ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:8, Hebrews 6:17-20

Tags: God's Omniscience, Jesus Teachings, Divinity Of Christ

Denomination: Wesleyan

Adam Failed, Jesus Nailed, Grace ...  PRO

Contributed by Patrick Morley on Jan 21, 2002

"Adam failed, Jesus nailed, ...read more

Tags: Grace, Faith Vs. Works, Cross Agony

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

To Say That Jesus Died, Or Just That He Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002

To say that Jesus died, or just that he was executed, misses the barbarism of the way in which he died. The full sadism of human nature was brought to bear on him. It was a shameful and degrading ...read more

Seeing Jesus Hanging On The Cross And Seeing ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 26, 2002

Seeing Jesus hanging on the cross and seeing blood and water pour from his side is not an attractive sight. But we put this on our walls - because the message to us is clear - we are healed by his wounds. You might compare it to donating blood. It isn’t ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Cross

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus And The Final Exam: Communion Meditation  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 4, 2000

JESUS AND THE FINAL EXAM: COMMUNION MEDITATION Steve Winger told of his last college exam in Logic class. The professor was known for giving difficult exams but made one concession for the final exam. "To help on your test," the professor told us, "you can bring as much information as can fit ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Remarked That "When Jesus ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 10, 2002

Dietrich Bonhoeffer remarked that “When Jesus calls us, ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Congregational