In Sermon Illustrations: "Jewish Roots Of Christianity"

Hope Is A Source Of Life

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 5, 2011

HOPE IS A SOURCE OF LIFE Hope prays for God’s "will to be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10) and then seeks to be God’s agent of change! One writer says: "Biblical and Christian hope does not mean living in the clouds, dreaming of a better life. It is not merely a projection of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Nazarene

Married People Need Friends

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 26, 2011

MARRIED PEOPLE NEED FRIENDS The University of Chicago conducted a study where they found that couples that stayed together through adversity had friends who wanted them to stay together and who had a low opinion of divorce. By contrast, married people who spend time with divorced and bitter people ...read more

Tags: Marriage Struggle

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

C.s. Lewis On Church And Worship

Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2014

C.S. Lewis said that when he first became a Christian, he had trouble with church gatherings. “I thought that I could do it on my own by retiring to my rooms and reading theology, and I wouldn’t go to churches anymore.” He found the sermons often dull, and he disliked organ music, which he ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 21:24

Tags: Pride, Ego, The Organ, Hymns

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Empty Agnostic Who Wanted To Believe

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 4, 2022

T.H. Huxley, a well-known agnostic, was with a group of men at a weekend house party. On Sunday morning, while most of them were preparing to go to church, he approached a man known for his Christian character and said, "Suppose you stay at home and tell my why you are a Christian." The ...read more

Tags: Witnessing, Atheism, Great Commission, Agnostics, Evangelism, Gospel  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Remember Rachel Scott Who Was Killed After She ...  PRO

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Mar 11, 2001

Remember Rachel Scott who was killed after she said she was a Christian. Her parents have traveled across America sharing the message of Christ to others. Her dad said, “It is not ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:17-19, Genesis 19:12-29

Tags: Parable General, Sin General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Rodney Pickett Makes This Observation, "Love Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002

Rodney Pickett makes this observation, “Love is the identifying mark of Christianity. In a world of hate, envy, and anger, love sticks out like a healthy thumb. When anyone walks away from an encounter ...read more

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Love For God

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

As America Grays And More And More People Seek To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006

As America grays and more and more people seek to deal with the reality-of -mortality, many of them are turning in the direction of Christian retailers for answers,” says Bill Ander-son, CBA’s ...read more

Tags: Death

On A More Serious Note Of Influence, "Dr. John ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

On a more serious note of influence, “Dr. John Geddie went to Aneityum in 1848 and worked there for God for 24 years. On the tablet erected to his memory these words are inscribed: When he landed, in 1848, ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

The Basic Church Member Can Be Panicked, But A ...

Contributed by Michael West on Mar 17, 2008

The basic Church member can be panicked, but a Christian who believes in and believes God is not easily moved by circumstance. If the islands are a speck of a problem, then what does that make the size of your ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Quote: "The One Concern Of The Devil Is To Keep ...

Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 6, 2008

QUOTE: “The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. The devil fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, prayerless religion. The devil laughs at our toil, ...read more

Tags: Holiness

Denomination: *other

Lamed For Their Faith

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

LAMED FOR THEIR FAITH Vance Havner: At the Nicene Council, an important church meeting in the 4th century A.D., of the 318 delegates attending, fewer than 12 had not lost an eye or lost a hand or ...read more

Tags: Persecution

Denomination: Brethren

Is It Burning?  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 7, 2002

IS IT BURNING? It is easy to determine when something is aflame. It ignites other material. Any fire that does not spread will eventually go out. A church without evangelism is a contradiction in terms, just as a fire that does not burn ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Great Commission, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Perceptions Of God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2004

PERCEPTIONS OF GOD Most Christians today perceive God like one person noted: God is a lot like our pastor. I don’t see him through the week and I don’t ...read more

Tags: Trinity

A New Survey By The Barna Group Indicates That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2006

A new survey by The Barna Group indicates that terminology used by followers of Jesus Christ reflects a breadth of meanings, and that a fourth of people calling themselves “born again” didn’t rely on ...read more

Tags: Grace

A Church In The Land Without The Spirit Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"A church in the land without the Spirit is rather a curse than a blessing. If you have not the Spirit of God, Christian worker, remember that you stand in somebody else’s way; you are a fruitless ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Rampant Relativism Only 9% Of Evangelicals Have A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Rampant Relativism Only 9% of Evangelicals have a biblical worldview reports the Barna Group This stunning statistic reveals an estimated 91% of professing Christians are far more influenced by the ...read more

Tags: Truth

Bible Study Boom

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Bible Study Boom According to the International Coalition of Workplace Ministries in 2000, there were 79 books published about faith and work compared to 2,000 titles in the past two years. More ...read more

Tags: Church Small Groups

Depending On Whose Statistics You Believe, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Depending on whose statistics you believe, anywhere from 15% to 40% of Christian believers today have felt betrayed or wounded by the church at some point. (SOURCE: Trusting God’s ...read more

Tags: Church General

If God Concluded A Covenant Of Promise With ...

Contributed by David Tack on May 2, 2009

If God concluded a covenant of promise with Abraham, the law which was given 430 years afterwards could not alter it, and would not supplant it. If inheritance came by the law it would not be by promise. Tenney, Merrill: ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

Denomination: Baptist

The Spirituality Of Fire

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 25, 2010

THE SPIRITUALITY OF FIRE The pagans thought of a cycle of destruction by fire and renewal, destruction by fire and renewal. The monotheistic Zoroastrians thought of fire strictly as a purification. But the Jews and early Christians associated fire with the destruction of the ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment

Denomination: Independent/Bible