In Sermon Illustrations: "new life in Christ" showing 61-80 of 19,672

Other People May Complicate Our Lives, But Life ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Other people may complicate our lives, but life without them would be unbearably desolate. None of us can be truly human in isolation. The qualities that make us ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Life Becomes Harder For Us When We Live For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Conversion Age: A New Barna Study Indicates That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Conversion Age: A new Barna study indicates that 43% of Americans who accept Jesus Christ as their savior do so before reaching age 13, and that 64% of born again Christians made that commitment before age 18.. 13% made their profession of faith while 18 to 21 years old and 23% after their 21st ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Isaiah Is Quoted In The New Testament Far More ...

Contributed by Bledar Valca on Dec 24, 2008

Isaiah is quoted in the New Testament far more than any other prophet. He is mentioned 21 times by name, and Isaiah Chapter 53 alone is quoted or ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pacific Fleet New Testament Stained With Blood Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009

Pacific Fleet New Testament Stained with Blood of Son Christ gives salvation when we meet the terms of pardon listed in His will, just as those under Jewish law were purified when they obeyed the laws and institutions sealed by animal blood. Thus one receives the benefits of Christ’s blood when he ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:22-28

Tags: Blood Of Christ

So When That Adversary Learned Of The New Guy On ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 20, 2010

So when that Adversary learned of the new guy on the Jordan, whom John had baptized amid some sort of theophany, he did his own research. All these human messiahs had come and gone with a few carefully- placed temptation. Even the great King David had succumbed to a foreign woman bathing next ...read more

Tags: Temptation Of Christ

Denomination: Catholic

A New York City Businessman Moved To The Country ...  PRO

Contributed by Eric Snyder on Mar 4, 2002

A New York City businessman moved to the country and bought a piece of land. He went to the local feed and livestock store and talked to the proprietor about how he was going to take up chicken farming. He then asked to buy 100 chicks. "That’s a lot of chicks," commented the proprietor. "I mean ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:4

Tags: Growth In Christ, Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Holiness Is Not The Way To Christ, But Christ ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Holiness is not the way to Christ, but Christ is ...read more

Tags: Holiness

The Gospel Is Good News Of Mercy To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jul 24, 2001

The Gospel is good news of mercy to the undeserving. The symbol of the religion of Jesus is the cross, not ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3, Genesis 12:1-8, Hebrews 12:8-12

Tags: Cross Agony, Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Yielded Life

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 17, 2014

ANDREW MURRAY: "God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Tags: Surrender, Consecration, Commitment To Christ, Lordship Of Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A New ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

A New Commandment In the Book of John 13:34-35, Jesus makes a powerful statement, “A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” (emphasis ours) Often people have ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Custom Of The Natives In New Guinea Is Told. At ...

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005

A custom of the natives in New Guinea is told. At certain times they have rituals, songs, and dances. They work themselves up into a frenzy and the ritual culminates in what are called “the murder songs,” in which they shout before God the names of the people they wish to kill. When the natives ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:1-6

Tags: Repentance, Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Eternal Life In The Future Tense Is Eternity In ...  PRO

Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 2, 2005

"Eternal life in the future tense is eternity in heaven with God. Eternal life in the present tense is knowing God personally now. Eternal life in the present breaks through limitations and experiences the best that life can offer. Many Christians miss that. We do our duty as believers, but no ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Independent/Bible

As James Stewart, In His Book, The Life And ...

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Apr 15, 2006

As James Stewart, in his book, The Life and Teaching of Jesus Christ, wrote: "Everyone who studies this narrative has the strange feeling that the tables are being turned, before their very eyes. And that what they are seeing, is not Jesus on trial before the crowd, but Pilate, on trial before ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:6-15

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Christian Church

Because The Blood Is The Life Of Man, And Of All ...

Contributed by Charles Jones on Oct 21, 2008

Because the blood is the life of man, and of all flesh,and man’s blood became corrupted by the entrance of sin, sinless blood was needed to redeem man because “the children are partakers of flesh and blood” it was necessary that the etrnal Son of God, by reason of the Everlasting Covenent ,take ...read more

Tags: Blood Of Christ

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Pro-Choice Feminist And A Pro-Life ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A pro-choice feminist and a pro-life conservative were debating the relative merits of the sanctity of life issue. Sensing victory in the debate, the feminist declared, "You don’t understand, we’ve won in the White House, and we’ve won in the courthouse. Face it, it’s over, the fat ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

You See A "60 Minutes" News Team Waiting In Your ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Garrett on Apr 11, 2005

You see a "60 Minutes" news team waiting in your office. Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles You wake up and discover your waterbed broke and then realize that you don’t have a water bed. Your income tax check bounces. Your twin ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Baptist

Hurricane Katrina Has Swept Away More Than New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Hurricane Katrina has swept away more than New Orleans buildings: According to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll 39% of New Orleans residents assisted by the Red Cross say they definitely or probably won’t move back. That is an astounding migration of an estimated 50,000 households that could change ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Fellow Who Says He's Too Old To Learn New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The fellow who says he's too old to learn new tricks ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Christ In One

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010

CHRIST IN ONE What is a Christian? In the LETTER TO DIOGNETUS, which dates back to the second century A.D., an anonymous writer describes a strange people who are in the world but not of the world. "Christians are not differentiated from other people by country, language, or customs; you see, ...read more

Tags: Disciples

Denomination: *other