In Sermon Illustrations: "Jesus Paid Our Debt"

Once Upon A Time, A Congregation Outgrew Their ...

Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008

Once upon a time, a congregation outgrew their church building. Everyone agreed that they needed to build a new church; but they couldn’t agree on a blueprint, a budget or a building site. In desperation, the pastor invited everyone to join him for an evening of special prayer. One woman came, ...read more

Denomination: Free Methodist

Peace Corps Manual Explains How To Escape From An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009

Peace Corps Manual Explains How to Escape from an Anaconda Pastor Jeff Nichols refers to a book by Gary Oliver called, Raising Kids to Love Jesus, in which he quotes from a U.S. Government Peace Corps manual for volunteers who work in the Amazon jungle. Among other things, this manual explains what ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:13-14

Tags: Satan

Humility: The Balloon Game  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 26, 2012

HUMILITY: THE BALLOON GAME Robert Roberts writes about a fourth grade class in which the teacher introduced a game called "balloon stomp." A balloon was tied to every child's leg, and the object of the game was to pop everyone else's balloon while protecting one's own. The last person with an ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Just Let Go !

Contributed by Bruce Simpkins on Mar 11, 2015

In my younger years I thought it would be an exciting adventure to try sky diving. After checking into it, I found I could get a big discount if I brought 5 friends to jump with me . . . so I did. It was a beautiful sunny day in California when we arrived for a half day training and then an ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:8-9

Tags: He Is Strong, I Am Weak

Denomination: Baptist

The Living Word

Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017

Ravi Zacharias tells of ministering in Vietnam in 1971, and one of his interpreters was Hien Pham, an energetic young Christian. He had worked as a translator with the American forces, and was of immense help both to them and to missionaries such as myself. Hien and I traveled the length of the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Tags: Scripture, Romans, Living Word, The Bible, Persevering Grace  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Biblical Principles Of Work

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 15, 2019

1) Work is ordained by God. It was His creative invention from the beginning. By working, we resemble God. Like God, you have the ability to work, make plans, implement them, and be creative. Additionally, God gave us the task of ruling over and taking care of His creation (Genesis ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:28

Tags: Work, Business

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do You Have A "chip On The Shoulder"?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 15, 2020

Hebrew scholar Gensenius, says that the meaning of the Old Testament word for "meekness" involves "a lowly, pious, and modest mind, which prefers to bear injuries rather than return them." Meekness is not only the opposite of pride, but of stubbornness, fierceness, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Tags: Meekness, Beatitudes, Anger, Sensitivity, Sermon On The Mount, Chip On The Shoulder, Spirit Controlled Life  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Heaven, An Inheritance  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Heaven, an Inheritance Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6, Romans 10:9

Tags: Heaven, New Creature

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Old Song That My Great Grandmother Used To ...

Contributed by Richard Tow on Oct 27, 2003

The old song that my great grandmother used to sing said it well, “I will arise and go to Jesus, He’ll embrace me in His arms, In the arms of ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Denomination: Charismatic

Luther Once Said That We Should Be Ready As If ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Aug 26, 2005

Luther once said that we should be ready as if Jesus were coming today but working as if He were not coming for a thousand years. Whilst waiting expectantly for ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Baptist

Mormon Is Out In An Effort To Shed Its Cult ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Mormon Is Out In an effort to shed its cult image, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is discouraging the use of the term ‘Mormons.’ They want to be positioned as a ...read more

Tags: World Religions

38% Of All U.s. Adults And 33%of All Teens, An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

38% of all U.S. adults and 33%of all teens, an estimated 98 million adults and children, have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior. ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

The Surest Sign That God Has Done A Work Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The surest sign that God has done a work of grace in my heart is that I love Jesus Christ best, not weakly and faintly, not intellectually, but passionately, personally ...read more

Tags: Grace

If I Had 300 Men Who Feared Nothing But God, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I had 300 men who feared nothing but God, hated nothing but sin, and were determined to know nothing among men but Jesus Christ, and ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Power Has An Incredible Ability To Corrupt. Yet ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Power has an incredible ability to corrupt. Yet must power always corrupt? Jesus demonstrated that power could be wielded in new, creative and constructive ways ways that ...read more

Tags: Power

Brennan Manning: "I Learned What A Wise Old ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 23, 2009

Brennan Manning: "I learned what a wise old Franciscan told me the day I joined the Order -- 'Once you come to know the love of Jesus Christ, nothing else ...read more

Tags: Materialism

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jean Nicholas Grou, Who Was A Jesuit Priest In ...

Contributed by Paul Green on Jul 14, 2009

Jean Nicholas Grou, who was a Jesuit priest in the 1700s. He wrote, ‘Let your suffering be borne for God; suffer with submission and patience and suffer in union with ...read more

Tags: Suffering, Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

Theologian Louis Berkhof Wrote, "Justification Is ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 2, 2009

Theologian Louis Berkhof wrote, "Justification is a judicial act of God, in which He declares on the basis of righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ that all claims of the law are satisfied ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:21-31

Tags: Justification

Denomination: Baptist

Before You Can Expect To Get Into Heaven, ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 3, 2009

"…Before you can expect to get into heaven, heaven has got to get into you." --Dr. Jerry Vines, Intrviews With Jesus, Copyright 1981 by Broadman Press, ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Baptist

Rejection At The Vending Machine  PRO

Contributed by Todd Catteau on May 27, 2015

Vending machines have come a long way since I was a kid. It used to be you slid in a couple of coins and pulled a lever and down would drop your snack or drink. Now there are lights, levers, cranes, codes, and chutes that make the purchase a production of its own. It’s almost worth the price of ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Tags: Judgemental, Favoritism, Prejudice

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ