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2376. What Pilate Believes

John 18:28-40

Illustration

Brian Stoffregen

... a king?" In some ways, this is another wrong question. Jesus turns it around: "You are saying that I am a king." With that statement is Jesus again putting Pilate on trial: "You have said it, but is it what you believe?" Here is a story that illustrates what is going on in this dialogue between Jesus and Pilate: An Amish man was once asked by an enthusiastic young evangelist whether he had been saved, and whether he had accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior? The gentleman replied, "Why do you ask me ...

2377. Freedom Riders

John 18:33-37

Illustration

Steven E. Albertin

A story has been told about the experiences of the Freedom Riders in the American South during the '50s and '60s and their struggle for civil rights. The story was a vivid illustration of how life changes when Jesus has the last word, when Jesus is King. When the Freedom Riders traveled through the South staging their sit-ins and marches and protests, they were often arrested and jailed. The guardians of racial segregation and the status quo were not going to let ...

2378. Wait and Watch

Luke 21:25-36; Matt. 28:20

Illustration

Mark Trotter

... things come to pass, stand up and lift up your heads, for your redemption is drawing near." That's been the experience of Christians for all these years. Whether they are in exodus, or in exile, we are not alone. Our four year old grandson has provided me a wonderful illustration of this. His mother was going to go away for a couple of days. The night before she left, as she was in the two boys' room to hear their prayers, she told them she was going to go away, and asked if in their prayers they would like ...

2379. The Whole Family Survival Kit

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to keep away our relatives this Advent season? Or will we do everything we can to bring our whole families, and the families of the Earth, to the table? The Whole Family Survival Kit. A few years ago there was a cartoon in The New Yorker illustrating a large meeting hall with a sign at the entrance that read, “Convention for Functional Families.” There was one lone person standing at the registration desk looking around to see if anyone else was coming. Anyone here be found at that convention? I know I ...

2380. The Power of Purpose

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... one other word now. Respecting ourselves and investing ourselves are not one-time acts; therefore, we need to keep our commitments current, and that’s the last thing I want to say. Keep your commitments current. I think I can best communicate this by illustration. I remember my friends in seminary telling me about a Methodist minister down in Mobile, Alabama, named Carl Atkins. I never knew him. I wish I had. He was a colorful personality, and an infectious human being. For 25 years, he was the minister ...

2381. A House for Our Home and a Home for Our Faith

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... if there’s anything more important for any one of us present here today than that – identity. A few years ago at the President’s Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, Congressman Tribble told a story out of the life of his own family which illustrates the meaning of family roots. Wherever his little girl was when her named was mentioned, someone would say, oh, you’re Congressman Tribble’s little daughter or you’re Congressman Tribble’s little girl. And she began to resent that, and she quietly ...

2382. The Rewards of Waiting

Isaiah 25:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , having heard the promise of the Lord, waiting expectantly for the Lord to do what he has told us he’s going to do. And when we wait in that fashion, we’re given a kind of perspective that we have in no other way. Now it’s easier to illustrate than it is to explain, so let me give you a picture of it. I was in Taiwan a couple of years ago. And I was involved, of course, with the Christians in Taiwan and the, the most outstanding church in terms of numbers there is the Presbyterian Church, and ...

2383. The Wisdom of the Wise Men

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... better education, if I hadn’t been born in Mississippi – IF. Then things would be different. The truth is, that isn’t so. What happens to us is not what makes the difference. How we respond to what happens to us is what makes the difference. It was illustrated by an easterner who made his first trip out west, on a bus with a tour group, and he was unmoved by the scenery. He scoffed at the Grand Canyon. He yawned at Yellowstone. He had no interest in the Coast Redwood Groves. And finally the bus driver ...

2384. Putting Ourselves into the Picture

Exodus 1:1-22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... point of our obedience to work his might works. Now don’t pass over that lightly. It’s the best word I can give you for the New Year. God honors our commitment and takes over at the point of our obedience to work his might work. Let me illustrate and with this I close. There’s a great human-interest story that came out of the recent New York Marathon, the 1984 marathon. About 1,400 people enter that marathon each year. The course covers about 26 miles and it takes the runners through all the burrows ...

2385. Encouragement from a Friend

Luke 1:39-45

Illustration

Keith Wagner

Theodor was an artist of sorts. He drew cartoons for a living but he wasn't getting anywhere. So, he decided to try his hand at writing and illustrating children's books. After twenty-seven rejections of his book, "A Story No One Can Beat," he was ready to give up. On his way home to burn his manuscript, Theodor ran into an old schoolmate who had just been hired as a children's book editor at Vanguard Press. ...

2386. Every Day God Enriches

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... distinct impression that without them, I would have starved to death years ago." (2) You know, we may not remember every Sunday School lesson, Vacation Bible School or Youth Group Lessons we've ever heard. We may not remember every sermon point, or illustration we've heard. But I do know this, God's Word impacts our lives, feeds and nourishes us. Worship, prayer, devotion, the music and even the sermon all fortifies our faith. It fortifies our walk with Christ. It adds that extra something that strengthens ...

2387. Leap Of Faith

John 8:12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... look at some of the consequences of living OF the world and in the darkness. I remember somebody saying, "If you see devil hitchhiking don't stop to pick him up because pretty soon he'll be driving." I think the Dwayne Williams, Charles Barker T-Mobile ad illustrates that point and the effect of giving into temptation perfectly. (CLIP) In James 1:14-16 we read, "One is tempted by one's own desire, being lured and enticed by it; then, when that desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and that sin, when ...

2388. Living In The Spirit Of Faithfulness

Galatians 5:22-25, Hebrews 10:23-24

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and it reminds us of God's Faithfulness. Through the elements of Bread and Wine, we come into the very Presence of God and are empowered by the Holy Spirit, to be Faithful In Our Witness and Faithful In Our Perseverance. 1. PADEC98 2. Source Unknown 3. James S. Hewett, Illustrations Unlimited (Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc, 1988) pp. 97-98.

2389. Joshua People: Turning Worlds Upside Down

Joshua 10:12-15, Acts 17:1-9

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." The Good News we have for the world is that if CareerBuilder.com doesn't help, we know someone who will. III. Bridgestone Moon Then there was one which I just thought was funny but it did illustrate one of the hardest Biblical principles we have to learn. I'm talking about the Bridgestone Tire commercial with the astronauts. Jesus addressed this problem right at the very beginning. The Disciples and followers of that time all had the same sort of feelings that we ...

2390. A Stone’s Throw From: New Life

John 8:3-12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , live a different life; a life that proves you're a new person." Jesus called her out of the darkness and shadows of sin into the light of New Life. I. Out of the Shadows A. There's a great scene in the movie The Legend of Bagger Vance which illustrates that point. If you remember the story from a few weeks ago Bagger Vance is about a mythical golf match in the 1930's between golf legends Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen and a hometown ace Rannulph Junuh. As a teenager Junuh had Tiger Woods kind of skill and was ...

2391. A Stone’s Throw From: Heaven

Matthew 16:13-25

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... rest of life together. It allows the rest of life to be marinated in the juices of out salvation. And like the aroma of a pie fills the house while it's baking, our lives are to be a fragrant aroma for God. Like pie dough, if I push this illustration too far or stretch it too far, it will fall apart but I hope you get the idea that our Faith affects everything in life. That Faith Frees Us from the Fear that Freezes. Conclusion For Peter, it was his Faith which Freed him to hear God's revelation of ...

2392. First Class Freedom

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... a price on the cross. I think there's a perfect example of this in the Disney/Pixar movie "Up." In my opinion, this is Disney's best movie ever. Here's a clip that is not actually in the movie but gives both a flavor of the movie and illustrates the whole idea of Becoming Ensnared. (Watch: Up Clip) If you haven't seen it, The basic story is about the adventures of Carl and Russell. Carl Fredricksen is a 78-year-old man, stuck in the past and stuck in his house which he has been ordered to vacate ...

2393. Leaving ‘Last Chance’ Heading For ‘Needmore’

Romans 12:9-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... takes the ordinary events of our lives and redeems them. Jesus touches our lives and changes the ordinariness of our lives and transforms them into something beautiful. God transforms our lives and moves us from ‘Last Chance' to ‘Needmore'. A sermon and illustration have sort of swept across YouTube. A particular pastor noticed how some of the homeless or needy hold cardboard signs at intersections with words like, "Will work for food" or "Viet Nam Vet, need help" and he started wondering about their ...

2394. LOST? Pursuing Purpose

1 Peter 2:9-10

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... your arm to get you to answer that call. But God won't leave alone either. 1. AutoIllustrator 2. LOST: Episode 19 - Deus Ex Machina 3. LOST: Episode 25 - Exodus Part 3 4. Originally seen on NBC Today Show, Friday, Feb 2, 2007. Researched and read articles online from Sports Illustrated, New York Daily News and other news sources.

2395. Only Jesus

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... not "really know how it works" but when we listen to God and focus on Jesus only, God's work of transformation continues. And lives are changed. 1. Pastor's Story File, October 1995 Submitted by Jim Pearring, New Harbor Community Church, Benicia, California 2. Adapted from Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations, Paul Lee Tan, p. 440 3. The Clergy Journal, (Logos Productions Inc, Inver Grove Heights, MN) Vol LXXIII, Number 7, pp. 88.

2396. Wednesday: The Way Of The Cross: Oooh, That Smell

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... ? Are you living a Christ like, poured out life? 1. The Pastor's Story File (Saratoga Press, P.O. Box 8, Platteville, CO, 80651; 970-785-2990), July 1999, adapted 2. Based on 2000 daily average of $110.00 as per http://www.admiraltylawguide.com/circt/5thingalls.html 3. Bible Illustrator for Windows 3.0, 199-1998, Parson's Technology, Inc. 4. Today Show, Various internet news stories and www.irenasendler.org 5. Www.sermons.com (adapted) 6. Amazing Grace clip downloaded from www.wingclips.com

2397. Unstoppable Determination

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

Years ago the Florida State University football team recruited a place kicker named Scott Brantley. Brantley lived in Colorado and was considered the premier high school place kicker in the country at the time. According to a report in Sports Illustrated one of the Florida State coaches asked Brantley how he would react if, in the biggest game of the year on the opening kickoff against Miami the only player they sent out on the field was himself, leaving the other ten players on the sidelines. Brantley ...

2398. He Could Have Called Ten Thousand Angels

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... /sermons/b-or27sesn.php. 6. Craddock Stories (St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2001). 7. Max Lucado, Cure for the Common Life (Nashville: W Publishing, 2005), 69‑70. Cited by Robert Jeffress, Second Chance, Second Act (Colorado Springs, CO: WaterBrook Press), pp. 23-24. 8. Bob Kapler. Cited in 1001 Quotes, Illustrations, and Humorous Stories (Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing, 2008), p. 216.

2399. The Character Of Christmas; Herod: The Not So Great

Matthew 2:13-22

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... the Paranoid, could stop. Make sure you look up and see the star this year. Make sure you make that trip to Bethlehem and peer into that stable. Don't be like Herod and miss the greatest gift ever given. 1. Source Unknown 2. Thanks to Mark Trotter for this illustration. 3. Marcus Bach, THE WORLD OF SERENDIPITY, (Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice Hall, Inc., 1970) 4. Sermons.com 5. Homiletics, (Communications Resources, Inc., Canton, OH) Dec 2006, p. 46, adapted. 6. The Reformed Journal, December 1975, 2.

2400. The Miss, The Kiss, The Mess, The Rest

2 Samuel 11:1-15

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... accept that Grace through what Jesus did for us on the cross. By accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior, we experience forgiveness. And God's grace gets rid of the shame, makes us Clean and once again begins the process of perfecting us. 1. Amusing Grace, Seven Worlds Corporation. (Bible Illustrator for Windows) 2. "Preaching and Applying Truth," by Bob Russell, Preaching, July-August 2000, p. 12.

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