In Sermon Illustrations: "Our Substitute"

Mr. Incredible, Jesus, And The Pharisees

Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Jun 1, 2018

In the movie The Incredibles, there is a scene where ex-Super Hero Bob Parr, aka Mr. Incredible, has a confrontation with his boss. Mr. Incredible has been forcibly retired from the hero business for years, and is working at an insurance company. He is doing a good job, but too good of a job. He ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:1-6

Tags: Healing, Sabbath, Sabbath Controversy, Healing By Jesus

Denomination: Lutheran

Joy Vs. Happiness

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Dec 15, 2019

Joy (used in "Joy Born at Christmas" sermon - 12/11/2019) From Isaiah 35:8-10 (verses below) Someone once said, “The difference beween happiness and joy is that happiness comes from happenings and joy comes from Jesus.” A few years ago Michael Bublé wrote a song that became very ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:8-10, Philippians 4:4

Tags: Christmas, Advent, Joy

Denomination: Baptist

A Couple Of Weeks Ago Christina And I Were ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on Feb 20, 2007

A couple of weeks ago Christina and I were invited by some friends of ours, who are contemporary Christian musicians, to go to a sort of undercover church to hear them play some of their new songs. They were playing a place called the “Coffee Spot” in New Port Ritchie, Florida. It’s a little ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Some People Think God Does Not Like To Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-13

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Whenever The Pillars Of Christianity Shall Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown, our present republican forms of government and all the blessings ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

The Instruction We Find In Books Is Like Fire. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

No University In The World Has Ever Risen To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"No university in the world has ever risen to greatness without a correspondingly great library... When this is no longer true, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

There Is A Destiny That Makes Us Brothers, None ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There is a destiny that makes us brothers, None goes his way alone; All that we send into the lives ...read more

Tags: Family

True, Lasting Peace Cannot Be Secured Through ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"True, lasting peace cannot be secured through the strength of arms alone. Among free peoples, the open exchange of ...read more

Tags: Peace

Robert Tuttle Says, "The Holy Spirit Takes The ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Grayless on Feb 15, 2003

Robert Tuttle says, “The Holy Spirit takes the initiative in the drama of rescue” if we let God go ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency, Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Methodist

Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917), Once Said, "The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917), once said, "The power of prayer depends almost entirely upon our ...read more

Tags: Prayer Supplication

I Would Suggest That When We Have The Proverbial ...

Contributed by Chris Willis on Oct 17, 2007

I would suggest that when we have the proverbial silver spoon shoved in our mouth it makes it very difficult ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If The Holy Spirit Were Taken Away From Us, 95 ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 3, 2007

“If the Holy Spirit were taken away from us, 95 percent of what we do in our churches ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

Even In The Common Affairs Of Life, In Love, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security we have when we trust ...read more

Tags: Joy

Joy Is Different From Happiness, Because ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Joy is different from happiness, because happiness depends on what happens. There are elements in our circumstances we ...read more

Tags: Joy

We All Need Some Form Of Deeply Rooted, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation it empowers us to overcome ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Nature Will Bear The Closest Inspection. She ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, ...read more

Tags: Creation

Weather Is A Great Bluffer. I Guess The Same Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society things can look dark, then a break ...read more

Tags: Creation

We Will Look Back On Print Media The Way We Look ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We will look back on print media the way we look back on travel by horse or the wind-powered shipas ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

We Succeed In Enterprises Which Demand The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those ...read more

Tags: Competition