In Sermon Illustrations: "Power in Holy Communion"

And What Was This All About, Anyway? --Communion ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002

AND WHAT WAS THIS ALL ABOUT, ANYWAY? --COMMUNION MEDITATION “Peace on Earth, good will toward men?” Not in the shopping malls in America. Christmas, it seems, is bringing out the worst in some people. “No matter how fast you go, it’s not fast enough for some people,” said Dee Stripp, a ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Lord's Supper

Pearls From God—communion Meditation  PRO

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jan 27, 2003

PEARLS FROM GOD-- COMMUNION MEDITATION The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. With her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box. "Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please!" Quickly the mother checked ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment, God's Provision

Denomination: Wesleyan

An Arm Around Me—communion Meditation  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 1, 2003

AN ARM AROUND ME--COMMUNION MEDITATION Jackie Robinson was the first black person to play major league baseball. Breaking baseball’s color barrier, he faced jeering crowds in every stadium. Players would stomp on his feet and kick him. While playing one day in his home stadium in Brooklyn, he ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10-11

Tags: Encouragement, Friendship, Fellowship, Shame

That Another Might Live—communion Meditation  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 11, 2003

THAT ANOTHER MIGHT LIVE- COMMUNION MEDITATION About 6:00 A.M. on a Wednesday morning James Lawson of Running Springs, California (in the San Bernardino mountains) left home to apply for a job. About an hour later his thirty-six-year-old wife, Patsy left for her fifth grade teaching job ...read more

Tags: Unconditional Love, Sacrificial Love, Mother's Day, Love, Mothers Love, Parenting, Great Love  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Lord Is My Shepherd—communion Meditation  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2003

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD- COMMUNION MEDITATION The 23rd Psalm is a beautiful passage of scripture to use when celebrating communion. It describes in detail what the Good Shepherd does for us. He provides for us, comforts us, heals us, restores us, feeds us, and protects us. And if that were ...read more

Tags: Lord's Supper, Lordship Of Christ, People In Acts

It's Time For Supper—communion Meditation  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2003

IT’S TIME FOR SUPPER--COMMUNION MEDITATION Brian Bill tells this story: This past week, I was grazing through the channels and came across a so-called “Reality Show” called, “Fear Factor.” I couldn’t believe my eyes. As part of the competition, the contestants had to eat moldy cheese covered ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 54:1-4

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Lord's Supper

The Power To Evangelize

Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 3, 2004

THE POWER TO EVANGELIZE "I’m not a preacher, and I’m not a pastor. But I really feel my career was leading me to make this," Mel Gibson has said in reference to The Passion of the Christ. "The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was just directing traffic. I hope the film has the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Methodist

Holiness Is Not A Luxury For The Few; It Is Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Holiness is not a luxury for the few; it is not just for some people. It is meant for you and for me and for all of us. It is a simple duty, ...read more

Tags: Holiness

The Day Is Holy Already

Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 1, 2008

THE DAY IS HOLY ALREADY "Let the church members behave like Christians seven days a week, and it is likely that the Sabbath will take care of itself. For how do you make a day holy? By seeing that it is holy already and behaving ...read more

Tags: Sabbath

Denomination: Orthodox

An Asbury Student On Holiness

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Apr 1, 2009

AN ASBURY STUDENT ON HOLINESS page 64 Hermiz, Asbury College Student A student came to Dr Hermiz after a revival at Asbury and said, "I didn’t believe in Holiness, so I went to the library with my bible to prove you wrong. But I couldn’t, so back in my room I prayed to God. 'If this is real ...read more

Tags: Holiness

Denomination: Wesleyan

Take Time To By Holy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009

TAKE TIME TO BY HOLY Let me begin with what little I could glean concerning this hymn and its author: For many years, the only information known about this gospel song was what Ira D. Sankey wrote in his autobiography. Sankey (1840-1908) was the well-known gospel singer and hymn writer who ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:16

Tags: Holiness

The Purpose Of The Holy Spirit  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009

THE PURPOSE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT N T Wright, the famous New Testament scholar talks about the task of Christians in the world. He says, "Many say, 'Oh yes, the Holy Spirit came in his place to live in us.' Yes, but for what purpose? The Holy Spirit came to empower us to be God's life in the world. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10, Ephesians 4:2-10

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Holy Ghost Fire  PRO

Contributed by Hugh Laing on Jan 19, 2010

HOLY GHOST FIRE This may be a cliche, but I still get a lift out of saying it... "I believe that today the world is going to hellfire because the church ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Baptist

Antivirus: Holy Spirit  PRO

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Mar 18, 2010

ANTIVIRUS: HOLY SPIRIT Jesus said in verse 7 of John 16, "For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you." Jesus was God in the flesh, of course. He could have spoken this world out of existence at any given time, but, I would like to use an ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-20

Tags: Holy Spirit, Salvation, Indwelling, Saved, Holy Spirit Attributes  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Holiness Is Developed In Community

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010

HOLINESS IS DEVELOPED IN COMMUNITY In the 3rd and 4th Centuries, and even to some extent today, the popular image of holiness was solitude, silence and severity. The really (quote) "holy people" back then were those who lived like hermits, wandering in the desert alone -- fasting, praying and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-10

Tags: Holiness

Holiness And Red Buttons  PRO

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Aug 6, 2011

HOLINESS AND RED BUTTONS In studying holiness as a prayer key, I got bogged down with trying to understand it. I had an even harder time trying to explain it. I felt like the Red Buttons character in the movie, "Hatari." In that movie, John Wayne led a team of hunters in Africa capturing wild ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:8, Matthew 22:15-22

Tags: Holy, Prayer, Holiness

Denomination: Baptist

The Holy War By John ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 27, 2012

THE HOLY WAR BY JOHN BUNYAN John Bunyan wrote another classic besides Pilgrim’s Progress. It was a book called The Holy War. The focus of the story was the capture of a city called Mansoul. In it Diabolus (the devil) has taken it and the battle rages as the Prince Emmanuel works to recapture it. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Tags: Satan

Anointing And The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 29, 2012

ANOINTING AND THE HOLY SPIRIT In Scripture there seems to be a parallel in the operation of the Holy Spirit and anointing oil: 1. Anointing. The act of anointing indicated the bestowal of authorization through the spirit to act in certain capacities. a. The anointing symbolized the empowerment of ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Conscience Or The Holy Spirit?

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020

pilot vertigo: My Division Officer in the Navy was also a Naval aviator. On his way home from a mission over Afghanistan he got vertigo (a dizzy confused state of mind caused by the inner ear). His senses were confused. The biggest was his sense of flight. Which can be deadly when landing on an ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Tags: What Is Conscience, What Is Holy Spirit, Feelings, Facts

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Holy Spirit In You

Contributed by William Akehurst on May 7, 2023

ILLUSTRATION: A Christian arrives in Heaven and meets the people of the OLD TESTAMENT Scriptures. To Noah, he asks what it was like to be in the ark with all those animals. To Joseph, he asks what it was like to be understand dreams and be 2nd in command of all of Egypt. To Moses, he asks what it ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:6

Tags: Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit, Joseph, Holy Spirit, David, Daniel, Moses, Pentecost, Noah, Solomon  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational