In Sermon Illustrations: "Saying Grace"

R.c. Sproul Gives Us A Simple Way To Grasp God's ...

Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 19, 2010

R.C. Sproul gives us a simple way to grasp God's holiness: "The first prayer I learned as a child was the simple table grace: 'God is great, God is good, and we thank Him for this food.' The two virtues assigned to God in this prayer, greatness and ...read more

Tags: God's Holiness

Denomination: Nazarene

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 9, 2012

BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT "Those poor in spirit are called "blessed" by Jesus, not because they are in a meritorious condition, but because, precisely in spite of and in the midst of their ever so deplorable condition, the rule of the heavens has moved redemptively upon and through them by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Tags: Blessing

Denomination: Baptist

The Mystery As To Those Who Are Saved. The ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000

The mystery as to those who are saved. The preacher said that conversion was like going through a doorway which had written over it "whosoever will may come" (see Rev 22:17), but as he passed through it and looked back on the other side of the doorway he saw the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Easter Is Not Just A One Shot Deal… ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 7, 2008

The power of Easter is not just a one shot deal… it is an everyday deal as we allow the Lord to open our eyes and minds and thus our hearts and souls to the love and grace of God through Christ. Eat well today! Eat well everyday! Feed your soul ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Thy Great ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Thy Great Salvation “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes…” (Romans 1: 16) Christians, like the apostle Paul, are not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. God has chosen to offer a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Seems That Hell Isn't As Hot As It Used To Be. ...  PRO

Contributed by Corey Arnold on Nov 17, 2003

It seems that hell isn’t as hot as it used to be. Hell has become "more of a deep funk than a pit of fire." A January 2000 U.S. News & World Report poll reveals that 64 percent of Americans believe there is a hell, 25 percent say there isn’t a hell, and 9 percent don’t know. Most respondents think ...read more

Tags: Hell

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Me?

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 27, 2005

From the 9-20-05 Daily Bread A few years ago, an unkempt, poorly adjusted youth named Tim… was converted to Christ in an evangelistic crusade. Several days later…he was sent to my home so that I could help him find a good church. And so it was that he began attending with me. Though Tim needed ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Baptism Is A Burial…. I Heard One Preacher Who ...

Contributed by Brian B on Jul 29, 2009

Baptism is a burial…. I heard one preacher who told the story of being a young kid who lived on a farm….. one day one of his puppies died and he took it out to the back yard and dug a hole and placed the puppy in the hole and…… well the point of the story is that you bury dead things….. ...read more

Tags: Baptism

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Is Evangelism Too Hard?

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014

Jenn Hopkins writes of attending a funeral several years ago. "There he lay, dead. He was gone and unsaved. Lived a life and then, in the flash of an eye, he was in Hell. Someone I loved and respected was gone and so was my opportunity to share the Gospel with him. His funeral was in a church, one ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-13

Tags: Evangelism, Hell

Denomination: Methodist

A Pastor Had Gathered A Selected Group Of Workers ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jun 30, 2004

A pastor had gathered a selected group of workers to train them to witness for Jesus. A young worker was complaining to a veteran caller about one of the people he had visited. "I’ tried to tell him about Jesus, I tried to tell him about the love Jesus had for Him. I tried to tell him that Jesus ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Lutheran

Teachers Commentary On Galatians 3  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 25, 2005

Teachers Commentary notes this about Galatians 3 In Galatians we have Paul’s first powerful defense of the Gospel. Some from the Pharisee party in Judea who had trusted Christ apparently retained their zeal for the Mosaic Law. They traveled to the churches Paul had founded, and taught that the ...read more

Tags: Christian Liberty

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Were Two Brothers Named John And Charles. ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009

There were two brothers named John and Charles. They grew up in a religious home. They believed there was a God. They had religious training. One even became a minister. But it was not until their 30’s or so, did they truly have their hearts, as one of them put it, ‘strangely warmed.’ That heart ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Church Of God

I Love The Tragedy, King Lear. In What I Think Is ...

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Mar 19, 2009

I love the tragedy, King Lear. In what I think is Shakespeare’s greatest play, the king divides his kingdom in thirds and decides to give the daughter that loves him most the best portion. When he makes his purpose known, the older two begin flattering him shamelessly. His oldest says, Sir, I ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Mennonite

Every Possible Predicament  PRO

Contributed by Mike Leiter on Jan 15, 2003

EVERY POSSIBLE PREDICAMENT For every possible predicament of man, there is a corresponding grace of God. In other words: For every particular human need there is a particular supernatural resource. For every definite problem there is a definite answer. For every hurt there is a cure. For every ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence, Faith General

Denomination: Vineyard

Rock And A Soft Place, Citation: Anna Zogg, Salt ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 13, 2003

[Rock and a Soft Place, Citation: Anna Zogg, Salt Lake City, Utah. Christian Reader, "Lite Fare."] Soon after my brother moved, he made a point of meeting his new neighbors. He found that a Christian family lived on one side and an attorney on ...read more

Tags: Church General, Unity

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Burial Of Moses

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

God hath his mysteries of grace, Ways that we cannot tell, He hides them deep, like the secret sleep Of him he loved so well. Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895), Irish poet. The Burial of Moses (l. 77–80). . . Best Loved ...read more

Tags: Moses

Night And Day I Pondered Until I Saw The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Night and day I pondered until I saw the connection between the justice of God and the statement that ’the just shall live by his faith.’ Then I grasped that the justice of God is that righteousness by which through grace and sheer mercy God justifies us through faith. Thereupon ...read more

Tags: Faith General

He Paid I Debt He Did Not ...

Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Apr 1, 2010

"He paid I debt He did not owe, I owed a debt I could not pay, I needed someone to wash my sins away And now I sing a brand new song, Amazing Grace! Christ Jesus paid the debt that I could never ...read more

Tags: Atonement

Denomination: Baptist

While Interpreting Things Of Difficulty, Such As ...

Contributed by David Tack on Mar 28, 2011

While interpreting things of difficulty, such as eschatological issues, the simpler things of this life and God’s commands should be embraced. Preach the gospel saving message to the lost and desolate, love the Lord your God with all your heart, love humanity with unconditional love; and, strive ...read more

Tags: Doctrine

Denomination: Baptist

An Old Theologian Once Said, "Who Chides A ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 19, 2007

An old theologian once said, "Who chides a servant for taking away the first course of a feast when the second consists of far greater delicacies?" Who then can feel regret that this present world passes away when he sees that an eternal world of joy is coming? The first course is grace, but the ...read more