In Sermon Illustrations: "Jesus Scourged"

[271]. A Message From A Poem – The "I Ams” Of John’s Gospel

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 21, 2026

[271]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE “I AMs” OF JOHN’S GOSPEL There are 7 or 8 of the great “I Am” statements in the Gospel of John. I have done these in a Series on SermonCentral – about 18 messages I think - ...read more

Scripture: John 6:20, John 10:7, John 6:35, John 14:6, John 10:11, John 15:1, John 8:12, John 11:25, John 8:58  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: The I Ams Of John, I Am The Good Shepherd, I Am The Resurrection, I Am The Light Of The World, I Am The True Vine, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Truth, Life, I Am, I Am The Way, I Am The Door, I Am The Bread Of Life  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Blood And Water  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 24, 2013

THE BLOOD AND WATER Before I became a minister I attended a secular college for a couple of years. While I was there I took several classes I thought would help me when I went to Bible college, and some of those classes were in Philosophy. Now Philosophy and Christianity are somewhat at odds. ...read more

Tags: Blood Of Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Paul Little In His Book "How To Give Away Your ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 20, 2001

Paul Little in his book "How to Give Away Your Faith" defines witnessing: "Witnessing is that deep-seated conviction that the greatest favor I can ...read more

Tags: Sharing Your Faith, Workplace Evangelism, Evangelism How To

Salvation Itself  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

SALVATION ITSELF Today Jesus Christ is being dispatched as the Figurehead of a Religion, a mere example. He is that, but he is infinitely more; He is salvation ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ, Humanity Of Christ, Divinity Of Christ

The Day Will Come When The Mystical Generation Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2002

The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus - by the Supreme Being as His father - in the womb of a virgin will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of ...read more

A Newsweek Poll Found That 84% Of American Adults ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A Newsweek Poll found that 84% of American adults call themselves Christian, 82% see Jesus as the son of God, and 79% believe in the Virgin ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

A Sign Outside A Church Read: "What Must I Do To ...

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 15, 2006

A sign outside a church read: "What must I do to be lost?" Answer: "Nothing." You could change it and ask, "What must I do to be ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Blaise Pascal, The French Mathematician And ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Mar 12, 2007

Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician and philosopher, wrote "there is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man that cannot be filled by any created thing ...read more

The Old Nature Must Be Cast Aside As A Complete ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The old nature must be cast aside as a complete wreck, and good for nothing, and the man made a new creation in Christ Jesus. But willing as we may be ...read more

Tags: Salvation

We Are Not Saved To Go To Heaven. If So, Why ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are not saved to go to heaven. If so, why didnt we go to heaven right then? Heaven is a by-product. We were saved to tell ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Why Should The World Believe In Reconciliation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Why should the world believe in reconciliation when it doesnt see the church reconciled? And the church is not going to be reconciled even if it gets all the issues solved. It will ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Blaise Pascal, The French Mathematician And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician and philosopher, wrote "there is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man that cannot be filled by any created thing ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

Archbishop Michael Ramsey Would Regularly Say To ...

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 7, 2009

Archbishop Michael Ramsey would regularly say to new Church of England Vicars that he wanted them to go in order to “comfort the distressed, and to distress the comfortable.” That was the way of ...read more

Tags: Pastors

Denomination: Anglican

Story: C.t. Studd (Charles Thomas Studd) ...  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 5, 2003

Story: C.T. Studd (Charles Thomas Studd) (1860-1931) had this motto: "If Jesus Christ is God and died for me, then no sacrifice ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Discipleship, Studd

Denomination: Anglican

The Greatest Single Cause Of Atheism In The ...

Contributed by Glenn Hawley on Jan 11, 2005

"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips then walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle that is what an ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:9-11

Tags: Apologetics General

Denomination: Baptist

Grantland Rice, America’s First Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mccutchen on Jan 26, 2001

Grantland Rice, America’s first great sportswriter said it this way: “When Jesus comes to judge us, he will not be so concerned about ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Christian Disciplines, Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Gospel Alone Is Sufficient To Rule The Lives ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The gospel alone is sufficient to rule the lives of Christians everywhere...any additional rules made to govern men’s conduct added nothing to the perfection ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

The Greatest Single Cause Of Atheism In The ...

Contributed by John Harvey on Jul 16, 2006

“The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today are Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny him by their lifestyle. That is what an ...read more

Tags: Apologetics God

Denomination: Baptist

All That I Think, All That I Hope, All That I ...

Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 1, 2006

“All that I think, all that I hope, all that I write, all that I live for, is based upon the divinity of Jesus Christ, the central joy ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Our Unwillingness To Forgive When Weve Been ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our unwillingness to forgive when weve been deeply hurt breeds self-pity and bitterness. If you will learn and experience Gods love and forgiveness through Jesus, ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General