John - The Apostle of Love
John is known as The Apostle of Love because more than any other writer in the New Testament he speaks of love, he exemplifies love, he loves and is loved. As a matter of fact, even though he writes only five books in the New Testament (as opposed to Paul’s 13) he used
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
*other
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 19, 2009
based on 1 rating
| 3,317 views
GOOD JEALOUSY
Dennis De Haan illustrates:
Shep, the newest member of our family, is a young Shetland sheepdog who openly displays his jealousy when I kiss my wife. He doesn’t snarl or bite, but in the language of barking he seems to be saying, "Hey, Master, you belong to me!" His jealousy gives
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Main Idea: Jesus took our place of punishment.
Verse: “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
Illustration: One time there were two brothers. One brother murdered a man and came home with blood all over his clothes. The
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Charismatic
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 23, 2002
based on 8 ratings
| 1,319 views
Scientists hypothesize that if time travel were possible and we could go back 1000 years, one of the things that would shock us most would be the silence. Think about it. All the background noise of our modern world: television, telephones, radios, cars, planes, refrigerators...none of which
...read more
Contributed by Eric Stefanski on Aug 3, 2003
based on 13 ratings
| 4,158 views
Those who don’t understand the food that God gives, those who don’t see how deep their need is for it, also consider the Gospel and Sacrament as ’fleeting’, and they seek some new ’rush’ in worship, desiring an emotional high, no matter how lacking in nutrition such a meal is. It’s like the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Lutheran
based on 4 ratings
| 5,583 views
Blinded by The Light
The first thing that blinds us to God’s Truth is the blinding effect of God’s Word Itself. Here’s how it works.
High Beams
Have you ever had the experience of driving down a dark road at night, come to the crest of a hill only to be blasted by the brilliant high beam lights
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 28, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 1,160 views
I remember when I first began in the ministry. I was a young Marine Sergeant living in Yuma, Arizona. I had gotten involved with a retired Pastor.
He and I would lead a chapel service every Sunday at various retirement communities, assisted living facilities, and at rescue shelters. I was
...read more
Denomination:
Christian Church
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
based on 3 ratings
| 3,157 views
Illustration: Joshua Bell, plays the noted “Gibson ex Huberman” Stradivarius violin worth $3.5 million. He commands $1,000 a minute performances all over the world.
But the Washington Post wondered what might happen if Bell were asked to dress down and play as a street musician near one of the
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Aug 22, 2007
based on 2 ratings
| 1,271 views
Here’s how several elementary school students answered the following questions about moms:
Why did God make mothers?
• She’s the only one who knows where the Scotch tape is.
• Mostly to clean the house.
• To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
• He used
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Church Of God
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 13, 2007
based on 3 ratings
| 4,950 views
The Purpose of the Law
Evangelist Fred Brown used three images to describe the purpose of the law. First he likened it to a dentist’s little mirror, which he sticks into the patient’s mouth. With the mirror he can detect any cavities. But he doesn’t drill with it or use it to pull teeth. It can
...read more
Denomination:
Other
Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 7, 2008
based on 2 ratings
| 6,774 views
ON THE ENEMY: BE ENCOURAGED
1. When the devil brings up your past, bring up his future.
2. The man who is fully surrendered to the Lord will never deliberately surrender to the Enemy.
3. When adversity is most ready to strike us, God is most ready to strengthen us.
4. The devil is an equal
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 29, 2008
BUSINESS IS ALWAYS GOOD
I had a man in my last congregation who was in the snack business. He was part of a small company which supplied chips and pretzels and the like to mini markets and various retail outlets. One afternoon I asked Albert how business was, good or bad, up or down.
He looked at
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 12, 2008
Sin sickens the body
An illustration of this
Mother calls that dinner is ready
Mom ,dad, brother and sister sit down to this wonderful meal that mom has fixed
Everything is fine until brother asks Dad can I use the car tonight?
And sister says, no you can’t use the car tonight
You used the car last
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 13, 2009
There was a time when my folks visited me and saw a bizarre arrangement in my living room. I had a nice sofa, but I couldn’t afford end tables. So, I’d taken cardboard boxes and covered them with blankets to hold lamps and magazines. It was clever, but it didn’t look nice. Frankly, it looked pretty
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
*other
Sermon Central