Sermon Illustrations
Free Sermon Illustrations for Preaching :

In Sermon Illustrations: "Jesus Our Refuge"

showing 81-100 of 16,465
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Category

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • The Incomparable Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009
     | 4,262 views

    THE INCOMPARABLE JESUS The late great Swiss-born, German-educated American Protestant theologian and historian of the Christian Church, Rev. Philip Schaff (1819 - 1893), once said, "Jesus of Nazareth, without money and arms, conquered more millions than Alexander, Caesar, Mahomet, and Napoleon. ...read more

  • Loyalty To Jesus

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 19, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,359 views

    LOYALTY TO JESUS "One's loyalty to Jesus must come before his loyalty to his family or even to life itself." Source: John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck, Editors, The Bible Knowledge Commentary, ...read more

  • Only Jesus

    Contributed by Raymond Lu on Aug 8, 2010
     | 3,841 views

    Charles Colson said, and I quote, “Psychiatry, properly administered, can turn a schizophrenic bank robber into a mentally healthy bank robber. A good teacher can turn illiterate criminal into an educated criminal. But they are still bank robbers and criminals.” D.L. Moody said, “If you educate a ...read more

  • Jesus Knocking

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Oct 14, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,103 views

    JESUS KNOCKING A nurse on the Pediatric Ward before listening to the little ones' heart beat would plug the stethoscope into their ears and let them listen to their own hearts. Their eyes would always light up with awe, but she never got a response to equal four-year old David's comment. She ...read more

  • Jesus. The Teacher

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 1, 2010
     | 3,314 views

    JESUS. THE TEACHER Of all the responsibilities and great offices that Jesus filled, His being a teacher rated near the top, if not at the top. When He gave the Sermon on the Mount, He seated Himself and His disciples came to Him: and He opened His mouth and taught them. Let us think of the ...read more

  • You Be Jesus!

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,546 views

    YOU BE JESUS! A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5, and Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. "If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, 'Let my brother have the first ...read more

  • Jesus' Grandmother

    Contributed by Richard White on Jun 25, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,901 views

    JESUS' GRANDMOTHER A little boy came home from Sunday School. His mother asked, "Who was your teacher?" The boy replied, "I don't know her name but she must have ...read more

  • Mistaken For Jesus

    Contributed by Grant Macdonald on Nov 14, 2011
     | 3,259 views

    MISTAKEN FOR JESUS Jeff Walling tells the story of Darrel. Darrel was a forty year-old youth worker. One service a month, the youth in his church went to Hokem Manor, which was an old age home. The old people would be wheeled in for the service. Some of them were aware, and others of them weren't. ...read more

  • The Jesus Store

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 26, 2007
     | 3,175 views

    The Jesus Store. There was a woman once who wanted peace in the world and peace in her heart, but she was very frustrated. The world seemed to be falling apart and her personal life wasn’t that great either. One day she decided to go shopping, and she went to the mall and walked in to one of the ...read more

  • Jesus, As An Example

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,791 views

    Illustration: Jesus, as an example D. M. Stearns was preaching in Philadelphia. At the close of the service a stranger came up to him and said, “I don’t like the way you spoke about the cross. I think that instead of emphasizing the death of Christ, it would be far better to preach Jesus, the ...read more

  • Jesus Was Thirsty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,595 views

    Jesus said, "I am thirsty." No wonder he was thirsty. Loss of blood. Exposure. Heat. Exhaustion. Dehydration. He’s been on the cross now for 6 hours. The sweat rolls off him like buckets. It’s hot. And the flies are buzzing around him. The crowds taunting him. The blood mixes with the sweat as it ...read more

  • No King But Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,617 views

    NO KING BUT JESUS Did you know that the colonialists wanted to make George Washington a king? But he refused. Because George and many of the colonists believed that there was only one king, and it was not King George III. On April 22, 1774, before the Revolutionary War, a report was sent to King ...read more

  • Joni And Jesus

    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Jul 23, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,230 views

    JONI AND JESUS A vase of roses could always be found next to Joni's hospital bed. Although Joni was only five she had many admirers. She liked flowers. And she liked painting, crayons, the "play lady," and riding her IV pole like a skateboard down the hall of the hospital each night before going ...read more

  • Into Jesus Hands  PRO

    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Jul 23, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,791 views

    INTO JESUS HANDS Billy Graham tells the story of the death of his grandmother in his book, Death and the Life After (pg. 169). He writes, “When my grandmother was dying she sat up in bed, smiled, and said, “I see Jesus, and he has his hand outstretched to me. And there’s Ben and he has both of his ...read more

  • Jesus Freaks

    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Jul 23, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,475 views

    JESUS FREAKS In the book, Jesus Freaks, is the story of the Hine family. They lived in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. At that time it was very dangerous to be Christian in Cambodia. They were arrested one day for being Christians and thus enemies of the revolution and bad blood. One morning ...read more

  • Was Jesus Married?

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Sep 22, 2012
     | 2,031 views

    WAS JESUS MARRIED? “Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.” 1 Timothy 4:7 “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” 1 Peter 3:15 Popular characters tend to be used, ...read more

  • Jesus Cared

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 2, 2013
     | 7,311 views

    JESUS CARED Henri Nouwen once said, "What we see, and like to see, is cure and change. But what we do not see and do not want to see is care: the participation in the pain, the solidarity in the suffering, the sharing in the experience of brokenness. And still, cure without care is as ...read more

  • Fans Of Jesus

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 5, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,597 views

    FANS OF JESUS Fans of Jesus sooner or later find themselves exhausted. Fans grow tired or trying to maintain an outer appearance that doesn’t match an inner passion. They find themselves weary of trying to keep all the ...read more

  • Got Jesus?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2014
     | 3,615 views

    During a worship service a man began to be moved. Out loud he said “Amen!” People around him were a little disturbed. Then louder he said, “Hallelujah!” A few more people were becoming disturbed. Louder still he shouted “Praise Jesus!”An usher moved quickly down the aisle. He bent over and ...read more

  • Jesus Is The Answer

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,108 views

    Krister Sairsingh, a former Hindu from Trinidad who is now the Chaplain to international students at Harvard. Let me read you some excerpts from his story. After making great progress in the Hindu spiritual disciplines something happened that unsettled him deeply. During my final year of high ...read more