In Sermon Illustrations: "Picture Of Christ"

The Unsearchable Riches In Christ

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Mar 6, 2023

There was a news story reported in July 2011 that a well known Hindu temple in southern India revealed vast treasures and hidden secrets. The temple itself was well known and previously unguarded. (The Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Trivandrum, India) The temple had been there for hundreds of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13

Tags: Gold, Diamond, Hidden Treasure, Unknown Riches, Mystery Revealed  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Face To Face With Christ

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jun 12, 2023

Fanny Crosby was one of the greatest hymn writers in the history of the Church. However, she was born blind, but never used her issue to blame God or play the victim. In fact, she once praised God for her blindness and said, "God did her a favor by making her blind" because the first ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-3

Tags: Blindness, Hymns, Fanny Crosby, Sovereignty Of God, Death, Glory, Heaven  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christ Died For You!

Contributed by John Bright on Apr 6, 2025

There’s an old saying: If you were the only one, Jesus would have still died on that cross. Here’s how a couple of folks put it: “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.” St. Augustine of Hippo(354-430 AD) “When He died in the Wounded World He died not for men, but for each man. If ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8

Tags: Salvation, Personal

Denomination: Methodist

Luther: Asleep In Christ

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 1, 2025

(Martin Luther quotes about death.) “What is our death but a night’s sleep? For as through sleep all weariness and faintness pass away… so at the Last Day we shall rise again as if we had only slept a night.” Source: It’s widely reproduced in quotation databases such as AZ Quotes and Luther’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, John 11:25

Tags: Hope, Resurrection

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Hope For The Return Of Christ

Contributed by John Bright on Jan 15, 2026

Hope is interesting because it depends on a person's circumstances. Around the world, there are literally millions of persecuted Christians. They often to the end of the Bible for hope: Revelation 22:20 “20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:20, 1 Corinthians 16:22

Tags: Hope, Rapture, Maranatha, Return Of Christ, Persecuted Christians  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

When Paul Gave Christ Access, He [christ] Gave ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"When Paul gave Christ access, He [Christ] ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

I Had Seen Many Pictures Of Mt Taranaki In Nz It ...

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Mar 25, 2005

I had seen many pictures of Mt Taranaki in NZ it looked beautiful.But I had never seen it for myself. I had been to the area four times before I actually saw the mountain. When the clouds were removed the sight of the mountain took my breath away it was magnificent. Many know alot about the Lord ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Pentecostal

Joy In Christ Requires A Commitment To ...  PRO

Contributed by John Hamby on Jan 8, 2001

“Joy in Christ requires a commitment to working at the Christian lifestyle. Salvation comes as a gif, but the joy of salvation demands disciplined action. Most Christians I know have just enough of the Gospel to make them miserable, but not enough to make them joyful. They know enough about the ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Joy, Disciplines General

Denomination: Baptist

The Life Of Jesus Christ Was An Absolute ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jan 17, 2001

"The life of Jesus Christ was an absolute failure from every standpoint except God’s. But what seemed to be failure from man’s standpoint was a triumph from God’s standpoint, because God’s purpose is never the same ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Tags: Promises Of God, God's Omniscience, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Strongs Says It This Way "Christ And The ...  PRO

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on Jul 13, 2001

Strongs says it this way "Christ and the believer have the same life. They are not separate persons linked together by some temporary bond of friendship,-they are united by a tie as ...read more

Tags: Divinity Of Christ, Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: *other

Do You Know Christ?  PRO

Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Mar 20, 2002

DO YOU KNOW CHRIST? Billy Graham said in his message “Saved or Lost” in Texas in 1965. “..one of the fruits of the Spirit is joy. You might not be able to work up joy yourself, but God the Holy Spirit living inside of you can produce this joy supernaturally, and a Christian is to have joy. He ...read more

Scripture: John 15:11, John 15:11, Galatians 5:13-25, John 15:11

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Methodist

The Probability Of A Person Accepting Christ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2002

The probability of a person accepting Christ between the ages of 5 - 13 is 32 percent. There is a four percent probability of doing so within the ages of 14 - 18; and a six percent ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of, Evangelism Urgency, Great Commission

The Contrast: Christ Versus Antichrist  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 16, 2002

THE CONTRAST: CHRIST VERSUS ANTICHRIST 1. Christ came from above. Antichrist will ascend from the pit. 2. Christ came in His Father’s name. Antichrist will come in his own name. 3. Christ humbled Himself. Antichrist will exalt himself. 4. Christ was despised. Antichrist will be admired. 5. ...read more

Tags: Antichrist

The Mystery Of The Humanity Of Christ, That He ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Dec 10, 2002

The mystery of the humanity of Christ, that He sunk Himself into our flesh, is beyond all human ...read more

Tags: Christmas Advent, Humanity Of Christ

Denomination: Baptist

The Mystery Of The Humanity Of Christ, That He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

The mystery of the humanity of Christ, that He sunk Himself into our flesh, is beyond all ...read more

Tags: Christmas

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

The Idea Of A Substitutionary Christ Accepted As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The idea of a substitutionary Christ accepted as an outward covering or refuge, instead of the power of "an endless life," is a cheat of the devil, and has been the ruin of thousands of souls. I fear this view of Christ, so persistently preached in the present day, encourages thousands in a false ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

The Blood Of Christ Stands Not Simply For The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"The blood of Christ stands not simply for the sting of sin on God but the scourge of God on sin, not simply for God’s sorrow over ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

The Mystery Of The Humanity Of Christ, That He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

The mystery of the humanity of Christ, that He sunk Himself into our flesh, is beyond all human ...read more

Tags: Christmas Advent

Christ Is No Moses, No Exactor, No Giver Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Christ is no Moses, no exactor, no giver of laws, but a giver of grace, a Savior; he is infinite mercy and ...read more

Tags: Grace