In Sermon Illustrations: "Taking Up Your Cross"

Cleaning Up Our Wounds

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 8, 2009

CLEANING UP OUR WOUNDS Moira, Stephen and I love watching ‘Casualty’ on BBC1. We were catching up on an old episode this week, so please turn away if you’re squeamish! (But I won’t show you my scars!) A lady had an open wound in her foot. As the nurse rolled back her thick socks to reveal the ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Denomination: Anglican

The Church Is Not Made Up Of Spiritual Giants; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The church is not made up of spiritual giants; only broken men can ...read more

Tags: Church General

Your Freedom

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 20, 2021

As we conclude Galatians today, I want to further discuss your freedom in Christ. This entire letter is about not giving up your freedom in Christ for rituals. When I worked for McDonald’s in Canyon, TX; I was an Assistant Manager. It was around this time of year, which meant we sold many ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-18

Tags: Freedom, Freedom In Action

Denomination: Baptist

Keeping Up With Next Door  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011

KEEPING UP WITH NEXT DOOR I heard about a chicken yard with a big hen house, where a rooster had all of his hens laying eggs. One day, two little boys were next door playing football, with a brand new white football. One of them accidentally kicked the football over the fence, and it rolled into ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:4

Tags: Envy, Successful

Communion In Your ‘civvies'  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2002

COMMUNION IN YOUR ‘CIVVIES’ Janet Daley writes in the UK Telegraph about a “movement among Church of England clergy in favour of going into civvies.” One of the things that the Church of England Synod is debating is the agitation some are having for dress-down Sundays, which would allow the vicar ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:6-7, Hebrews 13:1-16

Tags: Christmas, Hope, Humanity Of Christ, Lord's Supper

Title: What's In Your Heart? What's In Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008

Title: What’s in your heart? What’s in your wallet? Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: (illustration ) Let me tell you a story of 2 men. One, we will call Jim, and the other we will ...read more

Take The Silver With You” (Verse 25) More ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 28, 2010

"Take the silver with you” (verse 25) more accurately translated really means, “bind the money in your hand”. E.g. – Have you ever put that tithe on the dresser, to get it ready for Sunday but somehow when Sunday came you had used the money for a need that popped up? You reason, “I’ll make it up ...read more

Tags: Tithes

Denomination: Salvation Army

Sometimes Sharing Christ Takes Interesting ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 3, 2003

Sometimes sharing Christ takes interesting forms. For months I left the church well into the late night hours. Periodically I would see a man huddled on the corner of our property. At first I feared the man. You see our neighborhood is rough and we have many homeless individuals that roam the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:36

Tags: Evangelism How To

Learning To Get Up Quickly  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010

LEARNING TO GET UP QUICKLY In the book A View From the Zoo, Gary Richmond tells about the birth of a giraffe: The first thing top emerge are the baby giraffe's front hooves and head. A few minutes later, the little newborn is hurled forth, falls ten feet, and lands on its back. Within seconds, ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Giving Up The Whole World

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 3, 2011

GIVING UP THE WHOLE WORLD Bruce Larson tells how he helped people struggling to surrender their lives to Christ: "For many years I worked in New York City and counseled at my office any number of people who were wrestling with this yes-or-no decision. Often I would suggest they walk with me from ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Your Disability

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 8, 2022

I was asked, “What is Tharon’s greatest accomplishment”? That question really made me think hard. Tharon lost his memory at 14 years old. Every day when he woke up, he was like a 2 year old kid. I went with him to School every day and by the time we made it to Swim practice, he was 14. By the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Tags: Action, Disabilities

Denomination: Baptist

St. John Of The Cross (1542-1591) Said, "A ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 25, 2001

St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) said, "A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Faith Vs. Works, Christian Love

Denomination: Independent/Bible

No One Would Ever Have Crossed The Ocean If He ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

"No one would ever have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten off the ship in the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Tags: Endurance, Doubt

Do Not Desire Crosses, Unless You Have Borne ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom ...read more

Tags: Communication General

The Bridges You Cross Before You Come To Them ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The bridges you cross before you come to them are over ...read more

Tags: Guilt

God Proved His Love On The Cross. When Christ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God ...read more

Tags: God The Father

I Do Not Like The Phrase: Never Cross A Bridge ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I do not like the phrase: Never cross a bridge until you come to it. The world is owned by men who cross bridges in their imaginations ...read more

Tags: Thought

Ferry Crossing From Sydney Ns To Port Aux ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 6, 2010

Ferry crossing from Sydney NS to Port aux Basques, NL. Five hours often on rough seas. My experience one night of being on deck; longed for calm sea, better yet calm spirit so I could sleep. Through a hole in the clouds ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Salvation Army

Someone Has Said That The Cross Has Become So ...

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on May 27, 2010

Someone has said that the cross has become so ordinary that we hardly see it anymore. Isn’t that a deeply sad statement? Can you imagine a time when you could hardly be moved by the death sentence being passed on someone very near to you? Yet church members can act as if they no longer see the ...read more

Tags: Crucifixion, Cross

Denomination: Baptist

Richard Kauffman Says: "The Cross Has Become A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Richard Kauffman says: “The cross has become a piece of jewellery, a beautiful decoration in a church, a symbol of faith. It is difficult for us to pass back through the centuries of tradition to see crucifixion as a form of capital punishment so horrible that polite people would not so much as ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony