In Sermon Illustrations: "New Body"

No Hands But Yours

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009

NO HANDS BUT YOURS In the courtyard of a quaint little church in a French village was standing a beautiful marble statue of Jesus with his hands outstretched. One day during the war, a bomb struck close to the statue and severely damaged it. After the battle was over, the citizens of the village ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself

Denomination: Pentecostal

How Do You ...  PRO

Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 1, 2012

HOW DO YOU KNOW There is a Chinese parable about a Chinaman who had one horse and one son. One day the horse, out of control, wandered away with the boy on its back and they were both lost. The man’s neighbors came to console him the next day and they said, “We are so sorry you lost your horse and ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Tags: Fear And Worry, God's Sovereignty

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Cheerfulness Costs Nothing; Yet Is Beyond ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Cheerfulness costs nothing; yet is beyond price. It is an asset for both business and body. The big men of today, the leaders of tomorrow, are ...read more

Tags: Joy

We Love Peace, But Not Peace At Any Price. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We love peace, but not peace at any price. There is a peace more destructive of the manhood of living man than war is destructive ...read more

Tags: Peace

The Devils Greatest Hold On The Church And The ...

Contributed by Richard Francis on Nov 5, 2007

The devils greatest hold on the church and the body of believers in these times are the lies and fear he perpetuates concerning the gifts of the spirit, reject this and ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Great Secret That All Old People Share Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The great secret that all old people share is that you really havent changed in 70 or 80 years. Your body ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

[068]. A Message From A Poem – Established Now And Changed

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 28, 2025

[068]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – ESTABLISHED NOW AND CHANGED This poem is made up of couplets and each couplet is a contrast. What we were, to what God has made us to become. For example, in the first stanza, a member of the world system, but now, a member of the Body of Christ. The last two ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:25

Tags: Poetry, Poem, Established, Changed, Rhyming Couplets  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Be A Saint

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 16, 2011

HOW TO BE A SAINT One of the most basic requirements for a candidate to Catholic sainthood is to be dead. You can't be a Catholic Saint if you're not dead (usually 5 years). In the same way, you can't be a saint for God without dying. Romans 6:3-7 tells us as much: "...don't you know that all of ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Cell Phone ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

CELL PHONE INSOMNIA? Radiation from cell phones delays and reduces sleep and causes headaches and confusion, according to a UK study. The research, sponsored by mobile phone companies, shows using the handsets before bed causes people to take longer to reach the deeper stages of sleep and to spend ...read more

Tags: Youth

No Man Is Worth His Salt Who Is Not Ready At All ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Infanzon on Apr 10, 2001

No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his body… to risk his well being… to risk his ...read more

Tags: Faith, Finding Fulfillment, Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

A Faith Without Works Is Dead. It Is As W.t. ...

Contributed by Steven Dow on Apr 1, 2004

A faith without works is dead. It is as W.T. Purkiser said, “A religion of externals is a ghost, spirit without body. But a subjective faith ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Tags: Faith General

I Try To Start Each Morning By Saying That Jesus ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 5, 2006

I try to start each morning by saying that Jesus Christ is Lord of my spirit, Lord of my mind and Lord of my ...read more

They That Deny A God Destroy Mans Nobility: For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"They that deny a God destroy mans nobility: for certainly man is of kin to the beasts by his body; and, if he be not of kin to God by ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Thy Great ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Thy Great Salvation Regeneration “He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:5-6

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Man Is A Gregarious Animal, And Much More So In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

John Macarthur: "Godly, Biblical Church Growth ...

Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009

John MacArthur: "Godly, Biblical church growth results from every member of the body fully using his spiritual gift, in submission to the Holy ...read more

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: Baptist

Making The Workplace A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2010

Making the Workplace a Ministry Priscilla and Aquila are regular people, with regular jobs, but the impact that they have for Jesus Christ goes beyond many who were called to full time ministry in their day. I have a friend back home, Michael. Michael is without a doubt a man with a call from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Tags: Honesty, Workplace Evangelism

Unsung Heroes: The Devout Men Who Buried Stephen

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Aug 25, 2021

Text, Acts 8:1-2, KJV: 1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-2

Tags: Martyrdom, Stephen, Devout Men

Denomination: Baptist

Outward Pressure And Inward Pleasure

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Sep 12, 2025

Outward Pressure and Inward Pleasure Cross bearing is an indispensable part of a Christian’s life (Luke 9:23), so that work of molding a person into a Christ-like image which begins at the point of re-generation is completed in all respects (2 Cor 3:18) by the time of Rapture or one’s departure ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:7-8

Tags: Outward Pressure, Inward Pleasure

Denomination: *other

Sin Sickens The ...

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 12, 2008

Sin sickens the body An illustration of this Mother calls that dinner is ready Mom ,dad, brother and sister sit down to this wonderful meal that mom has fixed Everything is fine until brother asks Dad can I use the car tonight? And sister says, no you can’t use the car tonight You used the car last ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Baptist