In Sermon Illustrations: "Trust In Jesus"

Mary Mother Of Jesus  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002

MARY MOTHER OF JESUS A capable journalist-author named Jim Bishop wrote a fairly reliable analysis of Jesus’ birth in his book, The Day Christ Was Born. His description of Mary, the young mother-to-be, bears repeating: She no longer noticed the chafe of the goatskin against her leg, ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Mary Jesus Mother

To Jesus On His Birthday  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002

"TO JESUS ON HIS BIRTHDAY" The American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay once wrote a biting, ironic poem called "To Jesus on His Birthday." Surely none of us can deny guilt in some of the areas it includes in its brief scope: For this, your mother sweated in the cold, For this you bled upon the ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus, Christmas, Christmas Advent

Yes, Virginia, There Is A Jesus  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002

"YES VIRGINIA, THERE IS A JESUS." It is truly heartwarming to know that millions of people around the world believe in Santa. Sure, most are under four feet tall, but still it’s amazing that so many believe in the big guy in the red suit. Consider the following: Around the globe, today, live ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Birth Of Jesus

Bring Them To Jesus  PRO

Contributed by David Schaal on Sep 10, 2003

BRING THEM TO JESUS Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, famous evangelist, said that the New Testament records tell of forty people, each suffering from the same disease, who were healed by Jesus. Of this number, thirty-four were either brought to Jesus by friends, or He was taken to them. In only six cases ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Evangelism Urgency, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Pentecostal

--- ‘twas The Night Jesus ...

Contributed by Dan Steadman on Dec 3, 2004

----- ‘Twas The Night Jesus Came ‘Twas the night Jesus came and all through the house, not a person was praying, not one in the house... The Bible was left on the shelf without care… for no one thought Jesus would ever come there... The children were dressing to crawl into bed, not once ever ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Christ Is…  PRO

Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 11, 2007

Jesus Christ is the "Door" not the door knob. Jesus Christ is the "Bread of Life" not the bread basket. Jesus Christ is the "Light of the world" not the light switch. Jesus Christ is the "Way" not the signpost. Jesus Christ is the "Truth" not just the messenger. Jesus Christ is the "Good Shepherd" ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus, Money & Stuff

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 15, 2008

JESUS, MONEY & STUFF I want us to note this: When people came to Jesus, Jesus never, never, gave them money. He never gave them stuff. And yet, what do we ask for? Stuff. How ridiculous. So then, isn’t it obvious? If Jesus never gave anyone money… or stuff, while he was walking the earth in His ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Is Possible To Be A Follower Of Jesus ...

Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Feb 17, 2008

It is possible to be a follower of Jesus without being a disciple; to be a camp follower without being a soldier of the king; to be a hanger-on in some great work without pulling one’s weight. Someone was talking to a great scholar about a younger man. He said, “So and so tells me that he was ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

What's Up With Jesus?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009

WHAT’S UP WITH JESUS? Renowned theologian Karl Barth was lecturing to a group of students at Princeton when a student asked him, "Sir, don’t you think that God has revealed himself in other religions and not only in Christianity?" With a modest thunder he stunned the crowd, replying, "No, God has ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Tags: Jesus Christ

Pastor Florescu, Jesus ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009

PASTOR FLORESCU, JESUS FREAK The Communist torturers came towards Pastor Florescu again, this time with red-hot iron pokers. "Who else believes as you do? Give us their names." Florescu would not speak. They had already cut him again and again with knives and beaten him very badly. When he ...read more

Tags: Persecution

Jesus: The Image Of God

Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 2, 2009

JESUS: THE IMAGE OF GOD If you are old enough to remember, or watch the old series Dragnet on the Nickelodeon channel, you will see at the end a greasy hand come out with a hammer and a die. The hammer hits the die, and when the hammer and die leave, the mark ’VII’ is left in the stone. Although ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Testimony Of Jesus Is The Spirit Of ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 11, 2009

“The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy”. This means that prophecy at its very heart is designed to unfold the beauty and loveliness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In the present age, therefore, the Spirit of God is not only to glorify Christ but to show believers things to come ...read more

Tags: Prophecy

Denomination: Orthodox

Popular Ideas Of Jesus  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009

POPULAR IDEAS OF JESUS As we consider the risk of following Jesus, we must acknowledge the same thing; we must acknowledge that Jesus is THE Christ, not some popularized version we hear about today. In a posting just this last June, Kevin DeYoung, in his Restless and Reformed blog, describes ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-29

Tags: Faith, Christ, Jesus, Culture, Jesus Christ  (view more)  (view less)

What Jesus Prayed For

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 15, 2009

WHAT JESUS PRAYED FOR Philip Yancey, in an article for Christianity Today, wrote: "When Jesus prayed to the one who could save him from death, he did not get that salvation; he got instead the salvation of ...read more

Tags: Jesus Life

Denomination: Wesleyan

Strauss On The Death Of Jesus

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 19, 2010

STRAUSS ON THE DEATH OF JESUS The German skeptic David Friedrich Strauss, who spent most of his life arguing against the fundamental truths of Christianity, famously discounted this theory in his book, The Life of Jesus for the People. He wrote: "To conceive of a man hanging on a Roman cross in a ...read more

Tags: Cross

Denomination: Pentecostal

Anthropology And Jesus' Appearance

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010

ANTHROPOLOGY AND JESUS' APPEARANCE This past week I attended a series of lectures at Anderson University in which the presenter, Dr Rodney Sadler, Jr from Union Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina showed this picture. (Slide 2) Source: ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Church Of God

Jesus Makes The Statement

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 10, 2010

Jesus makes the statement “I am the bread of life.” Disbelief sets in on the participants. Even though Jewish tradition and the Talmud had many teachings in Jewish schools on the phrases “eating and drinking” in a metaphorical sense.They criticize His choice of words, they get mad and angry and ...read more

Tags: Lord's Supper

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Never Fails

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 15, 2010

JESUS NEVER FAILS Isaiah 11:5, " Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist." My good friend Charlie died about 3 years ago; he was 89 years old, and we were like family. Charlie was interesting, open-minded, and a great conversationalist. One day I called him and ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus Was Not A Victim Of Fate

Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 2, 2010

JESUS WAS NOT A VICTIM OF FATE "Before the scourging began, Jesus was stripped of His garments and bent low over a low post, with wrists and ankles shackled into that position. The instrument used for scourging was a piece of wood fourteen to eighteen inches long, circular in shape, to which were ...read more

Tags: Cross

Denomination: *other

It Is Safe To Die In Jesus

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 12, 2010

IT IS SAFE TO DIE IN JESUS Max Lucado in his book Fearless, says, "There are many rooms in my Father's home, and I am going to prepare a place for you." We Westerners might miss the wedding images, but you can bet your sweet chuppah that Jesus' listener's didn't. This was a groom-to-bride ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:5-6

Tags: Death

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational