In Sermon Illustrations: "Why Christ Came"

Don't Be Like Shalom Gelbman – He Made Three ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Don’t be like Shalom Gelbman – he made three mistakes. First, he was impersonating a police officer. Second, he was making traffic stops. Third, he pulled over an off-duty state trooper. Gelbman was charged with reckless endangerment, driving without ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

A Pro-Choice Feminist And A Pro-Life ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A pro-choice feminist and a pro-life conservative were debating the relative merits of the sanctity of life issue. Sensing victory in the debate, the feminist declared, "You don’t understand, we’ve won in the White House, and we’ve won in the courthouse. Face it, it’s over, the fat ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

I Read About One Lady That Was The Church ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I read about one lady that was the church organist. The church was having a 6:30 am Sunrise service. The woman over-slept and at 6:31, the pastor called to see if she was on her way. She jumped up out of bed, hastily got ready, and arrived about 30 minutes late. The next year, her phone rang at ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

During The Battle Of Waterloo, A Man Stood On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

During the Battle of Waterloo, a man stood on top of a great cathedral in London. He was like a man who stands on an aircraft carrier, and holds signal flags. The whole city of London was anxious to know how things were going. All were wondering if the Duke of Wellington could defeat Napoleon. The ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

A. Seven Years Ago, A Little Girl Named Keri Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A. SEVEN YEARS AGO, A LITTLE GIRL NAMED KERI WAS PLACED IN FOSTER CARE, AFTER SUFFERING EXTREME ABUSE AND NEGLECT AT HOME. "KERI WAS A ZOMBIE," RECALLS HER FOSTER MOTHER. "SHE DIDN’T TALK AT ALL." B. AT THE SAME TIME, AN OLDER COUPLE, NAMED ELMER AND MARJORIE DAVIS WERE DEEP INTO RETIREMENT ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Adrian Rogers Said, "Without The Resurrection ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Adrian Rogers said, “without the resurrection Christianity ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

William Tanner, Former President Of The North ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

William Tanner, former president of the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, tells the story from his boyhood in a small town in Texas. There, he would sneak off every week to see a display which an insurance salesman would put in his store window. This was during World ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Max Lucado, In No Wonder They Call Him The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Max Lucado, in No Wonder They Call Him the Savior, tells the story of Maria and her daughter Christina. Longing to leave her poor Brazilian neighborhood, Christina wanted to see the world. Discontent living at home having only a pallet on the floor, a washbasin, and a wood-burning stove, she ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-8

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Many Today Try To Explain Away Their Sin By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Many today try to explain away their sin by denial. "I live a good moral life" they say or "I’m just as good as the next guy". They over estimate themselves with too high a view of their condition. Muhammad Ali, who is one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century and maybe the best boxer of ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Charlotte Elliott Learned An Important Lesson ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Charlotte Elliott learned an important lesson about Jesus one sleepless night in 1834. She was an invalid, so when her family held a bazaar in Brighton, England, to raise money to build a school, she could only watch from afar. That night she was overwhelmed by her helplessness and could not ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

A Luge Ride Is Like Life

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A Luge Ride is Like Life While we were away last weekend, we went on the luge at the top of the gondola ride in Queenstown. You go up on the gondola to the hill above Queenstown. The restaurant and café has a luge track running around it. For those who have not seen it or been on one, the luge is a ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Dirty Clothes

Contributed by John Bright on Feb 2, 2025

Have you ever been working outside, gotten your clothes all dirty, then put clean clothes on top of those to go somewhere? Of course not! If we are going to put on Christ (Romans 13:12-14), we need to remember to take off the old ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1, Romans 13:12-14

Tags: Christ, Gossip

Denomination: Methodist

Have You Ever Gone To Some Of The Older Members ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Have you ever gone to some of the OLDER MEMBERS and ask them why TRADITION is so important to them? Have you ever asked what is of UTMOST important to them in their WORSHIP? Have you ever asked them why they so enjoy some of the OLDER SONGS that you can hardly bear singing? Ask one of the WIDOWS ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Getting Organized  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009

GETTING ORGANIZED In a Peanuts cartoon, Lucy demands that Linus change TV channels and then threatens him with her fist if he doesn’t. "What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?" asks Linus. "These five fingers," says Lucy. "Individually they are nothing, but when I curl ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:25

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Who Will Do The Need-Meeting?

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011

WHO WILL DO THE NEED-MEETING? One preacher told of shopping at the supermarket when a lady came down the aisle heading straight for him. She screeched to a halt within a few feet of him, wagged her finger, and said, "I left your church. I left your church". So I said, "Well, if it’s my church, I ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-5

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

David Brainerd, The Famous Missionary To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Mar 27, 2001

David Brainerd, the famous missionary to the American Indians, proclaimed this truth throughout his ministry. He said, “I never got away from Jesus and Him crucified in my preaching. I found that once these people were gripped by the great evangelical meaning of Christ’s sacrifice ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Jesus Christ, Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Baptist

In American History, The Battle Of The Alamo ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2002

In American history, the Battle of the Alamo stands as a prime example of the kind of decisiveness Jesus calls for. In 1836 a band of fewer than 200 men defended the little mission in San Antonio, against General Santa Anna’s 6,000 Mexican troops. For two weeks they held the Alamo against ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ, Faith, Commitment To Christ

A New York City Businessman Moved To The Country ...  PRO

Contributed by Eric Snyder on Mar 4, 2002

A New York City businessman moved to the country and bought a piece of land. He went to the local feed and livestock store and talked to the proprietor about how he was going to take up chicken farming. He then asked to buy 100 chicks. "That’s a lot of chicks," commented the proprietor. "I mean ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:4

Tags: Growth In Christ, Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Ring  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Andrew Stephens on Apr 2, 2002

THE RING I told you earlier that my favorite Christmas present was given to me be a lady named Joan Ellis in 1982. Joan is now my mother in law. The gift that she gave me is a wedding ring. It was the set that her husband had given her on their engagement. Her husband Don died in 1978, and she ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment, Divinity Of Christ, Commitment To Christ

The Shocking Truth  PRO

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 26, 2002

THE SHOCKING TRUTH “Imagine if you will that among the Jews there suddenly turns up a man who goes about talking as if He was God. . . Now let us get this clear. Among Pantheists, like the Indians, anyone might say that he was a part of God, or one with God: there would be nothing very odd about ...read more

Tags: Humanity Of Christ, Trinity, Divinity Of Christ

Denomination: Wesleyan