In Sermon Illustrations: "Love of the Disciples" showing 21-40 of 8,148

It Becomes The Disciples Of Christ To Apply ...

Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on Jan 27, 2006

"It becomes the disciples of Christ to apply themselves to him for instruction in prayer. Lord, teach us to pray, is itself a good prayer, and a very needful one, for it is a hard thing to pray well and it is Jesus Christ only that can ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist

Church Attendance Is As Vital To A Disciple As A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood ...read more

Tags: Church General

A Disciple Knows His Father  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 19, 2008

A DISCIPLE KNOWS HIS FATHER A shepherd was looking after his sheep one day on the side of a deserted road, when suddenly a brand new Porsche screeches to a halt. The driver, a man dressed in an Armani suit, Timberland shoes, Versace designer sunglasses, A Rolex watch, and a Pierre Cardin tie, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Anglican

Get In The Game: Be A Disciple For Christ

Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Oct 23, 2017

Discipleship is never easy. It’s not something that you are born with. However, when you are born again, it is something you should plan on doing. Discipleship can be as simple as sharing your testimony with others. Some of us don’t even have a testimony but should. What were you like ...read more

Tags: Football, Score, Quarterback, Discipleship, Testimony  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: *other

Connotations For Us As Disciples Of Christ

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Feb 11, 2018

Jesus also tells us in Matthew 28, (the most familiar version of the Great Commission), that, “all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 9:2-9

Tags: Transfiguration, Great Commission

Denomination: Episcopal

Make Disciples - There Is No "Plan B"

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jul 9, 2018

Here's the thing that can be difficult to wrap our minds around: If you make disciples, you always get the church. But if you make a church, you rarely get disciples. Many of us serve in or lead churches where we have hundreds or even thousands of people showing up on Sunday. But we have to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Tags: Discipleship, Disciple Maker

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Jesus Trained The Disciples

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020

Robert E. Coleman wrote the book, The Master's Plan of Evangelism, and gave us the principles that Jesus used to spread the Gospel around the world until He returns. Here is the list: 1. SELECTION:   “He chose from the twelve.” (Luke 6:13)  2. ASSOCIATION: The principle of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 1:8

Tags: Evangelism, Outreach, Discipleship, Missions, Witnessing  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Would Most People Say If They Were Asked, ...

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009

"What would most people say if they were asked, "What pops into your mind when you hear the word Christian?" What do you think most people would say? Legalistic? Judgemental? Intolerant? I am convinced that way too few of them would say, "The word that pops into my mind is love." Yet love is ...read more

Tags: Disciples, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

Can We Love Someone We Find Unloving? Galatians ...

Contributed by Clifford Good on Jul 18, 2008

Can we love someone we find unloving? Galatians 5:13-14 says that we are given freedom to serve one another in love. Whenever I take a trip I come home with lots of stories that come out of the things I see and the people I meet. Here is a story from the last trip to highlight this point about ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-14

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fear, Love, Joy  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2003

FEAR, LOVE, JOY In the movie First Knight, Lancelot (played by Richard Gere) is a wanderer and highly skilled swordsman who fights for whoever will pay him. Seeing a princess and her entourage under attack in the woods, he decides to save her. Attracted to the princess, Guinevere, he later visits ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope, Love Of The Disciples, Joy

I Was Reading An Article This Week About Some Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Wayne Major on May 14, 2001

I was reading an article this week about some of the dangers that face our young people simply because they imitate what they see. The article told about the Reebok company pulling an ad which showed an athlete jumping over an oncoming car—because some teenagers in Kentucky were trying to do the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Methodist

Matthew Henry Wrote In His Commentary: "Those ...  PRO

Contributed by Wayne Major on May 14, 2001

Matthew Henry wrote in his commentary: “Those who teach by their doctrine must teach by their life, or else they pull down with ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Methodist

I Conducted A Personal Survey For An Evangelism ...  PRO

Contributed by Wayne Major on May 14, 2001

I conducted a personal survey for an evangelism course in seminary, examining the ways people come to faith in Christ. The single most influence in leading people to Christ? By far, it was the parents. Behind parents came pastors, youth pastors, Sunday School teachers, adults of the church. The ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Methodist

Q: How Many Lawyers Does It Take To Change A ...  PRO

Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Oct 1, 2001

Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb? A: How many can you afford? Q: How many evolutionists does it take to change a light bulb? A: Just one but it will take a million years. Q: How many Psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? A: Only one, but the bulb has got to ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

The Philosophy For Dog Obedience Training Has ...  PRO

Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 20, 2003

The philosophy for dog obedience training has changed quite a bit in the last few decades. It used to be that many dog obedience schools operated by teaching the dog, “you better obey me, because I’m your master. And if you don’t obey me, bad things will happen.” And plenty of dogs were trained ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:7-9

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Lutheran

To Have The Peculiar Signature Of God's Favor Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Jerry Vargo on Dec 12, 2003

"To have the peculiar signature of God’s FAVOR or honor or cherishing value placed on you so that when he sees you there is a special value he has for you…In other words…God really likes you!" "When He likes you, there is such an influence that comes upon you that the charisma of God himself rubs ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:13

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Pentecostal

Tradition Has It That Michelangelo Was Teaching ...

Contributed by William Yates on Mar 18, 2004

Tradition has it that Michelangelo was teaching some art students one day. He walks over to one of his students and then starts painting on his canvass. He then hands the student the brush. The student is awestruck. He asks: "How can I finish what you have started?" "Let this inspire you to finish ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

There Is A Plaque On A Church Building In England ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 22, 2004

There is a plaque on a church building in England that reads like this: "In the year 1653, when all things sacred throughout the land were either demolished or profaned, Sir Robert Shirley built this church. His singular praise is this: To have done the best of things in the worst of times." In ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Christian Church

About A Year Ago I Heard That Deion Sanders, The ...

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 15, 2004

About a year ago I heard that Deion Sanders, the sensational defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys, had gotten saved. Then I saw him do an interview with ESPN about a month ago, and I saw a big difference in him and I know someone had mentored or discipled him. I bought his autobiography, Power, ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Wesleyan

One Of The Greatest Spokesmen For The Cause Of ...

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 15, 2004

One of the greatest spokesmen for the cause of Christ today is Chuck Swindoll, host of the national radio broadcast "Insight for Living," for many years a pastor and now president of Dallas Theological Seminary. Howard Hendricks, who was one of Chuck’s teachers while he was in seminary, remembers ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Wesleyan