In Sermon Illustrations: "John"

The Man Who Refuses To Forgive Destroys The ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Vicente on Feb 26, 2005

“The man who refuses to forgive destroys the bridge over which he himself ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Baptist

That God Should Be Like Man

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

Twas much, that man was made like God before, But that God should be like ...read more

Tags: Humanity Of Christ

That God Should Be Like Man  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Twas much, that man was made like God before, But that God should be like ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:7, Genesis 1:27

Tags: Christmas Advent

Questions That Have Answers

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010

Quote: John J. Plomp "You know that children are growing up when they start asking ...read more

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Brethren

Have Plenty Of Courage. God Is Stronger Than The ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 4, 2011

Have plenty of courage. God is stronger than the devil. We are on the winning ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 28:1

Tags: Affliction

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Unforgiveness

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

“The man who refuses to forgive, destroys the bridge over which he himself ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Missing The Obvious!!!

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 29, 2015

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson went on a camping trip. After sharing a good meal and a bottle of Petrie wine, they retire to their tent for the night. At about 3 AM, Holmes nudges Watson and asks, "Watson, look up into the sky and tell me what you see?" Watson said, "I see millions of ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Humility, Charity

Denomination: *other

The Infinite Can Penetrate The Finite!!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 1, 2016

Herbert Spencer, one of the popularizes of agnosticism over a century ago, observed accurately that a bird has never been known to fly out of space. Therefore, he concluded by analogy that it is impossible for the finite to penetrate the infinite. Even if God does exist, we can never know Him ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14

Tags: Jesus, Creator, Infinite, Agnosticism

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Light In The Darkness

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 11, 2009

LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS I remember a story told to me by a friend who flew combat choppers in Viet Nam. He was radioed to a secret mission one night which required him to fly in total darkness, totally by instruments. Hovering above a jungle under heavy cloud cover, he told me that it seemed you ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12

Tags: Christian Witness

An Inconvenient ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH An Inconvenient Truth is an Academy Award-winning documentary film about climate change, specifically “global warming” and a future ice age in Northern Europe, presented by former United States Vice President Al Gore. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Inconvenient_Truth “I’m ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The ‘detonator’ That Churches ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 8, 2001

“The ‘detonator’ that churches lack today is prayer. It has the power to ignite the dynamite of the Gospel and ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Church Of God

The Climax Of God's Happiness Is The Delight He ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The climax of God’s happiness is the delight He takes in the echoes of His excellence in the ...read more

Tags: Worship Purpose

Real Friends Don't Let Disfigurement, Or ...

Contributed by John Wagner on Dec 2, 2010

"Real friends don't let disfigurement, or disability, or dysfunction stop them from ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Denomination: *other

Faith Is Not Proven True By Answered Prayer But ...

Contributed by Ken Henson on Jun 19, 2012

Faith is not proven true by answered prayer but by unanswered prayer that does not make us waver ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: *other

Mary Illustrates

Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 4, 2012

Mary illustrates that hungry heart that wants to understand the depth of this great salvation. --John ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Baptist

Evanglism Quote

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 24, 2017

St John Chrysostom says “I cannot believe in the salvation of anyone who doesn’t long for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

Tags: Evangelism, Sharing Faith

Denomination: Anglican

As The Family Goes, So Goes The Nation And So ...

Contributed by Larry Vinson on Jul 24, 2008

"As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in ...read more

Tags: Family

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Royal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009

A ROYAL FAMILY President William Howard Taft’s great granddaughter was asked to write her autobiography when she was in the third grade. And this is what she wrote: "My great-grandfather was President of the United Sates. My grandfather was a United States Senator. My father is an ambassador. ...read more

Scripture: James 2:5

Tags: Humility

In January, 1995, According To An Article ...  PRO

Contributed by Tony Miano on Jan 20, 2001

“In January, 1995, according to an article written by Gary Thomas, J. Robert Ashcroft had fewer than forty-eight hours to live, but he was holding on to life, hoping to see his son, John Ashcroft, sworn into the U.S. Senate the following day. [John Ashcroft, as we all know by now, is in the ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Workplace Evangelism

Denomination: *other

Perhaps You're Thinking To Yourself, "These Sound ...

Contributed by Bill Huffhine on Mar 25, 2006

Perhaps you’re thinking to yourself, “These sound like the descriptions of a true Christian. Can a person really look like this outwardly and still only be an “almost” Christian? John Wesley was born into a Christian family, the son of an Anglican minister. He was brought up not only respecting ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Free Methodist