In Sermon Illustrations: "Jesus Is The Way"

During The Time I Was A Police Officer There Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 16, 2005

During the time I was a police officer there was a dispatcher who was no more than a co-worker and casual friend to me. Near Christmas time one year, I walked into the dispatch center and she lifted a package from the table next to her and gave it to me. It was a Christmas gift, and it was ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Promises Of God

Denomination: Orthodox

The Sack Lunch  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2005

THE SACK LUNCH A man was packing a shipment of food contributed by a school for the poor people of Appalachia. He was separating beans from powdered milk, and canned vegetables from canned meats. Reaching into a box filled with various cans, he pulled out a little brown paper sack. Apparently ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-44, Mark 6:30-44

Tags: Giving General, Miracles Of Jesus

Eating It All  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2005

EATING IT ALL Charles Spence’s son was a Baltimore Ravens season-ticket holder, and he thought taking his seven-year-old daughter to a game would be a good bonding experience. But once there, she found the food vendors much more enticing than what was taking place on the field, so his son bought ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-44

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus, God's Provision

Make More  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2005

MAKE MORE One Saturday, as is the custom at the Erickson house in Peoria, IL, Ken Erickson’s wife cleaned out leftovers from the refrigerator. She gave the one remaining portion of tortellini to their 6-year-old son, Jeremy. Their 8-year-old son, Matthew, also wanted some, so bickering ensued. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-44

Tags: God's Provision, Miracles Of Jesus

Video Illustration: From Dvd Worship "Growing To ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 16, 2005

Video Illustration: From DVD Worship “Growing To Be Like Christ” Track 7 “I’m Amazed” This song and video reminds us about how amazing God’s love is for us. It ties in with what ...read more

Tags: God's Love, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I'm Sure Many Of You Will Know The Story Of ...

Contributed by Patrick Malone on Mar 20, 2005

I’m sure many of you will know the story of Victor Hugo’s epic tale LES MISERABLES. Well let me remind you this morning of the opening picture. Jean Valjean, our hero, is released on parole from 19 years of hard labour on a chain gang? His crime, he was caught trying to steal a loaf of bread. And ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

All The Evidence  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2005

ALL THE EVIDENCE Professor Thomas Arnold, for 14 years a headmaster of Rugby, author of the famous, History of Rome, and appointed to the chair of modern history at Oxford, was well acquainted with the value of evidence in determining historical facts. This great scholar said: "I have been used ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-15, 1 Corinthians 15:14-20, Luke 24:13-27

Tags: Easter Resurrection, Apologetics Jesus

How Good Are The Facts?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2005

HOW GOOD ARE THE FACTS? I claim to be an historian. My approach to Classics is historical. And I tell you that the evidence for the life, the death, and the resurrection of Christ is better authenticated than most of the facts of ancient history . . . ~E. M. Blaiklock, Professor of Classics at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-15

Tags: Easter Resurrection, Apologetics Jesus

Myth Makers And Fabricators?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2005

MYTH MAKERS AND FABRICATORS? Intervarsity Christian Fellowship had an interesting article written by Curtis Chang, refuting some of the claims made by Anada Gupta that the Bible, in regards to the resurrection of Jesus, was bad history and that the men who wrote it were just myth makers. Chang ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-15

Tags: Apologetics Jesus, Easter Resurrection

So God's Really In The Details?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 28, 2005

SO GOD’S REALLY IN THE DETAILS? Economists use probability theory to predict how people will spend money. Actuaries use it to figure how high someone’s insurance premium will be. In 2002, Richard Swinburne, who is a professor of philosophy at Oxford University, used a formula known as Baye’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-15

Tags: Apologetics Jesus, Easter Resurrection

Amazed That Two People Could Be Raised In Same ...

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 5, 2005

Amazed that two people could be raised in same household, by same parents, in same town, go to same school, experience much of same life and yet one be so different from the other. The Jews all be religious and seeking God yet some obtained and some became enemies of the gospel. Latter half of ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, God's Provision

In Max Lucado's Book The "Applause Of Heaven" ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Wafford on Apr 13, 2005

In Max Lucado’s book the “Applause of Heaven” reads, Even though by the “book” I’m guilty, by God’s love I get another chance. Even though by the law I’m indicted, by mercy I’m given a fresh start. “For it is by grace you have been saved … not by works, so that no one can boast.” 9 No other world ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Promises Of God

Denomination: Baptist

I Want To Conclude With A Story That Tony ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Richards on May 18, 2005

I want to conclude with a story that Tony Campolo tells about a time he was asked to speak at a Pentecostal college. He remembered that before the service, eight men had him kneel so they could place their hands on his head and pray. He was glad to have prayer, but each of them prayed a long time, ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Baptist

Game . . . Set . . . Match? (06.15.05--The Tie ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 13, 2005

Game . . . Set . . . Match? (06.15.05--The Tie That Binds--1 John 4:16) “What more can I do? I’ve given you the best that I have, everything that is mine to give is yours. I simply don’t know what more I can do?” If you’ve never uttered these words yet in your life, it is likely that someday you ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:16, Isaiah 40:28-29

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, God's Love

Denomination: Lutheran

I Have Heard Of A Story Of A Visitor Who Was ...

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 29, 2005

“I have heard of a story of a visitor who was supposed to be a resident of heaven, who spent some time with a family on earth. The people of this family noticed that whenever this heavenly visitor went abroad he seemed to find even in the lowliest and most repulsive men and women something that was ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Promises Of God

Denomination: Baptist

Did God Create Everything That Exists? Does Evil ...  PRO

Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Oct 1, 2005

Did God create everything that exists? Does evil exist? Did God create evil? A University professor at a well known institution of higher learning challenged his students with this question. "Did God create everything that exists?" A student bravely replied, "Yes he did!" God created ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6, John 8:35

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, God's Love

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In The West During The Torrential Spring Rains, ...

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 10, 2005

"In the west during the torrential spring rains, the rivers frequently rise and flood the lowlands. There was a little girl who lived In the valley of one of these mighty rivers and one weekend "he was going with her parents to visit friends. As she was packing, she placed her dearest possession in ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Lutheran

Some People Are "Egr's" (Extra Grace Required). ...

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Nov 13, 2005

Some people are “EGR’s” (Extra Grace Required). They just demand more grace from us. This is patience. Let me tell you about a man named Jack. He was a believer in the Lake Superior Christian Church where I ministered in Marquette. Jack had “Turrets’ Syndrome” and often couldn’t control his ...read more

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Unconditional Love

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Brother Andrew Tells Of Being In Hospital Full Of ...  PRO

Contributed by John Gullick on Dec 2, 2000

Brother Andrew tells of being in hospital full of resentment and hatred during the Indonesian war in 1946. Whilst in hospital a bible had been delivered to him. One day - he writes - I asked the nun who came to bathe me how it was that she and the other sisters were always so cheerful. "Why, ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, God's Provision

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Cartoon Has Been Found On A Wall In The Ruins ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000

A cartoon has been found on a wall in the ruins of ancient Rome showing how crazy the Christian message seemed to the people of that time. It’s a caricature of Jesus’ crucifixion, showing a man’s body hanging on a cross - but the body has the head of a donkey. There’s also a figure of a young man ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Baptist