In Sermon Illustrations: "Jesus Paid Our Debt"

He [jesus] Became What We Are That He Might Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

He [Jesus] became what we are that He might ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Youll Never Realize Jesus Is All You Need Until ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Youll never realize Jesus is all you need until ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

You'll Never Know That Jesus Is All You Need ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 20, 2009

“You’ll never know that Jesus is all you need until He’s all ...read more

Tags: Jesus, Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Baptist

Wm Barclay Once Said, "Jesus Did Not Say You Are ...

Contributed by John Perry on Feb 8, 2010

Wm Barclay once said, "Jesus did not say you are the light of the church. He said ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus’ Mission We're Told In Luke 19:10 Is ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 28, 2010

Jesus’ mission we're told in Luke 19:10 is to “Seek and save what was lost.” Lost doesn’t mean “damned or doomed,” says William Barclay. In the New Testament it simply means to save people in the wrong place. Barclay continues that “a thing is lost when it has got out of its own place into the ...read more

Tags: Salvation, Lost

Denomination: Salvation Army

One Way Fans Try To Follow Jesus Without Denying ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 4, 2013

One way fans try to follow Jesus without denying themselves is by compartmentalizing the areas of their lives they don’t want him to have access to. They try to negotiate the terms of the deal. I’ll follow Jesus, but I’m not going to sell my possessions. Don’t ask me to forgive the people who ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:16-22

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

I Sure Wish Jesus Could Have Been There!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2014

I SURE WISH JESUS COULD HAVE BEEN THERE! A church had a special concert and the worship center was packed. The congregation had one of their greatest times of worship ever! Later that evening, a young mother from the church was putting her little boy to bed. He had enjoyed the concert so much ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:1-20

Tags: Jesus, Children, Prayer, Presence Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sharing Sermon Notes, Stories And Outlines To Further The Gospel Of Jesus

Contributed by John T Brantley on Dec 22, 2015

When all through the town, Folks were snuggled comfy and sound. All my night guests had checked in, And I was exhausted and tucked in my kin, When out at the door the I heard a swift rap, of the door knocker knocking interrupting my nap. I sprang up from my cot to see what was the issue, Couldn’t ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Tags: Inn Keeper, No Room In The Inn, Christmas, Christmas Eve

Denomination: United Methodist

Jesus Gives Pony Rides When You Miss Church!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 31, 2021

It was Palm Sunday but because of a sore throat, 5-year-old Annie stayed home from church with her mother. When the rest of the family returned home, they were carrying palm branches. Annie asked them what they were for. “People held them over Jesus’ head as he rode by on a colt,” her father ...read more

Tags: Children, Humor, Palm Sunday, Children's Stories

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Didn't Just Sit Around The Synagogue All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Jesus didn’t just sit around the synagogue all day. Jesus didn’t just hang around the temple courtyard all the time. Instead Jesus went out where the people were. He didn’t isolate himself alone on a mountain top. Although he certainly did retreat there from time to time for prayer and refreshment. ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

Ct Stud "If Jesus Christ Be God And Died For Me ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

CT STUD "IF Jesus Christ be God and died for me then no sacrifice is to ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

One Preacher Noted: "If We Had Witnessed Jesus' ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One preacher noted: “If we had witnessed Jesus’ struggle that night, we might have said, ‘If He is so broken up when ALL He is doing is praying, what will He do when He faces a real crisis? Why can’t He approach this ordeal with the calm confidence of His 3 sleeping friends?’ Yet when the test came ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Even If Jesus Doesn't Come Back For Another 100 ...

Contributed by Torri Evans on Sep 16, 2007

Even if Jesus doesn’t come back for another 100 years, tomorrow ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

When You Deify Work, You Apostatize From Jesus ...

Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 11, 2007

"When you deify work, you apostatize from Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Compared Two Builders, One "A Wise Man," ...

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 20, 2008

Jesus compared two builders, one "a wise man," the other "a foolish man." Both these men built houses. One house endured the storm; the other house did not. And the emphasis that we must not overlook is this: that the storm pressed upon the wise man's house as fiercely as it did upon the house ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Jesus Said In John 13: 35, "Your Love For One ...

Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 3, 2008

Jesus said in John 13: 35, “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” A great New Testament example of this being done is in the early church. As Jews began to put their faith in Christ as the Messiah, they began to feel the effects of hostility toward them. They ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

Denomination: Baptist

In John 6:40 Jesus Says, "For My Father's Will Is ...

Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Aug 17, 2008

In John 6:40 Jesus says, “For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” But wait a minute, there is something within every person that prevents us from looking to Jesus. It is the belief that we’re ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Your Unsaved Friends Want You To Talk About Jesus!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 19, 2023

73% of Christians believed it was their responsibility to share their faith. Yet only 52% of them had actually shared their faith at least once with someone in the last year. Millennials were the only age group where the percentage of those evangelizing was increasing. Only 29% of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23

Tags: Evangelism, Unchurched, Roman Road, Sin, Salvation, Cross, Justification, Witnessing, Lost  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[154]. A Message From A Poem – Jesus Christ My Lord

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 6, 2025

[154]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS CHRIST MY LORD This is a factual poem about Jesus Christ the Lord. I won’t list all the things I said in the poem. Read through and see them as you go. Jesus is my Lord but only those who have surrendered to Him can say that. {{John 13:13 “You call Me ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14, John 13:13, John 1:1-2, Revelation 19:16, Philippians 2:10-11  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Lord, The Word, King Of Kings, Lord Of Lords, Every Knee Shall Bow, Jesus Christ Is Lord, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God You Are Our Commander And In This War We Know ...

Contributed by Michael West on Oct 2, 2008

God you are our Commander and in this war we know You are engaged in setting prisoners free, liberating captives, Lead us on O Lord of Hosts, train us for warfare Lord of the Armies of heaven so that we may be at Your side in this battle and all others. Cause us to shout the victory and take back ...read more

Tags: Power

Denomination: Independent/Bible