In Sermon Illustrations: "Jesus Paid Our Debt"

In Our Southern Baptist Convention We Pass ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 5, 2002

In our Southern Baptist Convention we pass resolutions every year. A resolution is a position statement, on certain moral and ethical issues that arise. One of the things that the Southern Baptist Convention did a few years ago was to pass a resolution about Jesus being the only way to salvation. ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Tags: Universalism, Apologetics Jesus, Apologetics The Bible

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Loves Me—and I Love Jesus!

Contributed by John Bright on Apr 8, 2025

Sociology professor Anthony Campolo recalls a deeply moving incident that happened in a Christian junior high camp where he served. One of the campers, a boy with spastic paralysis, was the object of heartless ridicule. When he would ask a question, the boys would deliberately answer in a halting, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15

Tags: Evangelism, Testimony

Denomination: Methodist

Jesus Understands Us

Contributed by John Bright on Apr 17, 2025

If Jesus, "has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows,” then He understands what we are going through. Jesus understands our times of weakness. Jesus understands our times of fear. Jesus understands our times of worry. Jesus understands our times of doubt. Jesus understands our ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:4

Tags: Fear, Doubt, Worry

Denomination: Methodist

Word Pictures Of Biblical Forgiveness

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Aug 12, 2024

The importance of forgiveness is a constant theme of Scripture. There are no less than seventy-five different word pictures about forgiveness in the Bible. They help us grasp the importance, the nature, and the effects of forgiveness. • To Forgive Is to Turn The Key, Open the cell door, and let ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15

Tags: Forgiveness, Philemon, Lord's Prayer, Root Of Bitterness, Forgive Us Our Debts, Unforgivenes  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Was Crucified, Not In A Cathedral Between ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

Jesus was crucified, not in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two thieves. - George F. MacLeod The cross cannot be defeated, for it is defeat. - Gilbert K. Chesterton There are no crown-wearers in heaven who were not cross-bearers here below. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon We ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:5

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Jesus: Soft To Us

Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 20, 2012

Why did Jesus come to us as a baby? To fulfill prophecy? To be one with us, one of us, one we could know and understand, one we could see and believe in, one who takes away our sins through his own body and blood? All this and much more! Let me share an insight from Brisa, my three year old ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Incarnation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It Is Not Our Affluence, Or Our Plumbing, Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not our affluence, or our plumbing, or our clogged freeways that grip the imagination of others. Rather, it is the values upon which our system is built. These values imply our adherence not only to liberty and individual freedom, but also to international peace, law and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

It Is In Our Idleness, In Our Dreams, That The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth ...read more

Tags: Productivity

The Strength For Our Conquering And Our Victory ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Dec 28, 2004

The strength for our conquering and our victory is drawn continually from Christ. The Bible teaches that whosoever is born of God does not practice sin. It is like the story of the little girl who said that when the devil came knocking with a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:12-18

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Denomination: Baptist

The Rock Wasn't Shaking!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 2, 2022

A passenger ship tragically capsized at sea. Many drowned, but one teenager was found clinging to a rock. After he was rescued, someone asked him if he was terrified. He responded by saying, “Yes, I was shaking all the time…but the rock I was holding onto wasn’t shaking!”  Psalm ...read more

Tags: Jesus Our Refuge, Foundations, Faith, Trust, Rock  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Critics Are Our Friends; They Show Us Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our critics are our friends; they show ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Popular Ideas Of Jesus  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009

POPULAR IDEAS OF JESUS As we consider the risk of following Jesus, we must acknowledge the same thing; we must acknowledge that Jesus is THE Christ, not some popularized version we hear about today. In a posting just this last June, Kevin DeYoung, in his Restless and Reformed blog, describes ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-29

Tags: Faith, Christ, Jesus, Culture, Jesus Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Jesus The Rosetta Stone

Contributed by Stephen Collins on Dec 11, 2008

JESUS THE ROSETTA STONE Do remember the Rosetta Stone from history class in school? What was it? It was a tablet that was discovered that allowed archeologists to translate ancient, Egyptian hieroglyphics to modern-day languages. Without the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, all the ancient ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Church Of God

Lord Jesus Intervene

Contributed by Samuel M on Apr 26, 2025

Lord Jesus, if you do not come into our battles, the war will be one-sided. The enemy will triumph, and there will be a lot of destruction. If you arrive late, we will be totally destroyed. Dear Lord Jesus, Let my ...read more

Tags: Faith, Hope

We Owe Our Whole Lives To God!

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 3, 2022

Genesis 6:1-9 Some think that the “sons of God” in this passage are angels; how can we say not? - v3 tells us that these men will die and angels are eternal beings; also, Jesus Himself tells us in the Gospels that angels do not marry! What can we say about Gen 6:2? – God’s creations of people are ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-9

Tags: Love, Thanksgiving, Sin, Life, Jesus Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It Is Safe To Die In Jesus

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 12, 2010

IT IS SAFE TO DIE IN JESUS Max Lucado in his book Fearless, says, "There are many rooms in my Father's home, and I am going to prepare a place for you." We Westerners might miss the wedding images, but you can bet your sweet chuppah that Jesus' listener's didn't. This was a groom-to-bride ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:5-6

Tags: Death

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In ‘03, U.s. Consumers Paid $9.4 Billion Dollars ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

In ‘03, U.S. consumers paid $9.4 billion dollars for cosmetic procedures. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Then There Are The Thorns Which Jesus Says Are ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 19, 2009

Then there are the thorns which Jesus says are the wealth and cares of the world. Providing for your family, working, spending, the economy, getting more stuff, getting the stuff paid for and so on are all part of the tension of living in this world while being a proper steward of our blessings. ...read more

Tags: Unbelief

Denomination: Church Of God

Napoleon Bonaparte On Jesus  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE ON JESUS It was Napoleon Bonaparte who wrote "Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and myself founded empires; but what foundation did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded an empire upon love; and at this hour millions ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20

Tags: Jesus Christ

The Greatest Miracle Of Jesus

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 6, 2022

"The Transfiguration was not a new miracle, but the temporary pause of an ongoing miracle. The real miracle was that Jesus, most of the time, could keep from displaying His glory. “For Christ to be glorious was almost a less matter than for him to restrain or hide his glory. It is forever his ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:28-36

Tags: Glory, Jesus, Humility, Leadership, Transfiguration, Miracle  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational