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Pastor Chad A. Miller • Grace Covenant Church • Illustration • • 131 views
Communion Order taken largely from a Communion Liturgy published by R. Kent Hughes. (Hughes, R. Kent. The Pastor's Book (pp. 447-449). Crossway.)
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 57 views
I have heard it said that the good sculptor, whenever he sees a suitable block of marble, firmly believes that there is a statue concealed within it. His business is but to take away the superfluous material, and so unveil the “thing of beauty” which shall be “a joy forever.” Believer, you are that block…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 32 views
Many years ago a captain was sent out in one of the government ships, the Thetis, to discover a shoal, a rock, or some other obstruction said to exist in the Mediterranean Sea. The captain was an old salt who knew little about navigation as a science and cared less for rules, books, theories, and so…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 29 views
In The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes, “Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock. Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ.…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 3 views
By Todd Starnes Published September 06, 2011 | FoxNews.com A weekend of religious-themed observances at Washington National Cathedral marking the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks will include a Buddhist nun and an Imam, but not an evangelical Christian, leading the head of the…
Simeon • Illustration • • 704 views
'You are the Body of Christ. In you and through you the work of the incarnation must go forward. You are to be taken. You are to be blessed, broken and distributed, that you may be the means of grace and vehicles of eternal love.' Source: St Augustine, Mark Stibbe in BreakOut p77
Ian Forest-Jones • Illustration • • 134 views
It is here, in the thing that happened at the first Christmas, that the profoundest and most unfathomable depths of the Christian revelation lie. "The Word became flesh" (John 1:14); God became man; the divine Son became a Jew; the Almighty appeared on earth as a helpless human baby, unable to do more…
Jim Vance • Illustration • • 139 views
CHRIST BEFORE BETHLEHEM by Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer At Christmastime it's understandable that we focus on the birth of Christ. Many years ago when our oldest daughter was a child, she asked me this question, "Who was looking after the world when God was a baby?" The answer to that question is that Christ…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 59 views
Emptied Philip. 2:5-11 NASB "Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, [6] who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, [7] but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. [8]…
Walter Colace • Illustration • • 23 views
You’re Here Because…” INTRO: How do you answer the question, “Why are you here?” Not in service this morning but here on earth. Many of you went through the book, “The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren,” and he states 5 purposes we are here for: Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship, Ministry and Mission..…
Rich DeRuiter • Illustration • • 8 views
"A friend was lecturing in Latin America. He was going to use a translator, but to identify with his audience; he wanted to begin his talk by saying in Spanish, "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen." He arrived at the auditorium a little early and realized he did not know the Spanish words for ladies…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 10 views
REFLECTIONS | | Classic and contemporary excerpts. | ters (either that, or we take the easy way out by simply hiding our sins and praying that no one ever finds them out).—James Sennett in The Wittenburg Door (Dec. 1984/Jan. 1985) | | Christian excellenceAt the very heart of the | | Christian gospel…
Timothy C. Seal • Illustration • • 10 views
“HIS GOINGS FORTH” (Micah 5:2) “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.” I will . . . point you to four occasions when Jesus Christ our Lord…
Chad Oltman • Illustration • • 101 views
Changing Culture- Tim Keller Some seem to have risen to the challenge of effective ministry in a changing culture. Who can we learn from? I am actually a bit reluctant to lift anyone up high as a shining example—including Redeemer Presbyterian. Let me put it like this: John Stott at All Souls Church…
Rev. Gregory S. Byrd • Illustration • • 623 views
The Result of the Resurrection (What the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ means to Us Today) We can not understand the Crucifixion of Jesus, without an understanding of the Resurrection. We can not understand the Resurrection of Jesus, without an understanding of the nature of the fall of…
WillEarl • Illustration • • 442 views
able border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt'> ! The Two Babylons or The Papal Worship Proved to be the Worship of Nimrod and His Wife By the Late Rev. Alexander Hislop First published as a pamphlet in 1853--greatly expanded in 1858 Contents Introduction Chapter…
Rev. Gregory S. Byrd • Illustration • • 18 views
Advent of Christ, the First A. Announced in the Old Testament by: Moses Deut. 18:18, 19 Samuel Acts 3:24 David Ps. 40:6–8; Heb. 10:5–8 Prophets Luke 24:26, 27 B. Prophecies fulfilled by his: Birth Is. 7:14; Matt. 1:23 Forerunner Mal. 3:1, 2; Matt. 3:1–3 Incarnation Is. 9:6 Time of arrival Dan. 9:24,…
Jeff Brown • Illustration • • 467 views
Luther and Erasmus: The Controversy Concerning the Bondage of the Will Protestant Reformed Theological Journal ^ | April 1999 | Garrett J. Eriks Posted on Sunday, January 01, 2006 6:48:03 PM by HarleyD Introduction At the time of the Reformation, many hoped Martin Luther and Erasmus could unite against…
Alan Bester • Illustration • • 11,769 views
A Catechism for the use of the people called Methodists (a) WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN? | 1 | What is a Christian? Christians are those who believe that God has revealed himself in Jesus Christ accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour, live in communion with God and in the power of the Holy Spirit, and…
Ursula Hashem • Illustration • • 32 views
/"Come Unto Me" Oh! hear that voice, 'Look unto me, and be ye saved'. 'Look unto me'. Alas, how Satan would have us misread, misunderstand these words. 'Look to me not as I am but as I was' . . . 'Look to me upon Calvary and forget me upon the throne of my glory' . . . 'Look to me and be content to remain…
Jerry Canupp • Illustration • • 41 views
by Greg Stier from Outreachmagazine.com Evangelism doesn't work anymore. Why? Maybe the culture is too sophisticated for it—especially our teenagers. Perhaps this technologically connected generation of young people has totally disconnected from an ancient message that, at first glance, seems absolutely…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 12 views
TO ILLUSTRATE... COMPASSION" LIVING SACRIFICE" PRAYER" W hen Edgar Guest, the American poet and writer, was a young man, his first child died. Writes Guest: "There came a tragic night when our first baby was taken from us. I was lonely and defeated. There didn't seem to be anything in life ahead of me…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 3 views
To Illustrate HONESTY DEFEAT REVERSED POWER C harles Swindoll, in Growing Deep in the Christian Life, writes about a man who bought fried chicken dinners for himself and his date late one afternoon. The attendant at the fast food outlet, however, inadvertently gave him the proceeds from the day's business…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 13 views
To Illustrate... | The Power of Deeds | Major Osipovich, an air force pilot for the former USSR, planned to give a talk at his children's school ace. But he would need time off during the give his talk, so he volunteered for night duty. And that's how Major Osipovich found himself patrolling the skies…
Daniel Waterman • Illustration • • 786 views
A little boy and girl were singing their favorite Christmas carol in church the Sunday before Christmas. The boy concluded “Silent Night” with the words, “Sleep in heavenly beans.” “No,” his sister corrected, “not beans, peas.” [1] The people of that time were being heavily taxed, and faced every prospect…