In Sermon Illustrations: "John 1:1-12" showing 1-20 of 54

Most Christians Believe The Virgin Birth Is ...  PRO

Contributed by James Wilson on Dec 17, 2000

Most Christians believe the Virgin Birth is true. According to George Barna, 85% of those surveyed believe that Jesus Christ was born to a virgin. He also found that even 75% of the people who do not embrace Jesus as their Savior believe that he was ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Tags: Mary Jesus Mother, Apologetics Jesus, Christmas

Denomination: Baptist

H.g. Wells: "Until A Man Has Found God, He ...  PRO

Contributed by Dennis Clark on Apr 12, 2001

H.G. Wells: "Until a man has found God, he begins at no ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Tags: Fulfillment, God Brings Purpose, Apologetics God

Denomination: Baptist

How God's Children Change, Citation: Craig ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 3, 2001

[How God’s Children Change, Citation: Craig Barnes, author and pastor of National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C.; from sermon "The Blessed Trinity" (5-30-99)] When I was a child, my minister father brought home a 12-year-old boy named Roger, whose parents had died from a drug overdose. ...read more

Scripture: John 1:12-13

Tags: God, Care, Watch, Love, Grace  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stubborn Joy—communion Meditation  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 1, 2001

STUBBORN JOY--Communion Meditation "No man had more reason to be miserable than this one – yet no man was more joyful. His first home was a palace. Servants were at his fingertips. The snap of his fingers changed the course of history. His name was known and loved. He had everything – wealth, ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-13

Tags: Human Body, Humanity Of Christ, Joy

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sophomore  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 24, 2002

Do you know the meaning of the word "sophomore?" The word sophomore comes from two Greek words "sophos" and "moros." "Sophos" means to be wise. "Moros" is the word from which we get the world "moron." "Moros" means stupid, blockhead, or fool. So the word "sophomore" means wise fool. And ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-28

Tags: Mother Theresa, God's Omniscience, Faith Vs. Works

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Was A Group Of Scientists Who Got Together ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Decker on Oct 23, 2002

There was a group of scientists who got together one day and decided that man had come a long way and no longer needed God. So they picked one scientist to go and tell God that they were done with Him. The scientist walked up to God and said, “God, we’ve decided that we no longer need you. We’re ...read more

Scripture: John 1:3-4

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Creation

Denomination: Baptist

I End With A Legend That I Read In A Book ...  PRO

Contributed by Jelle Horjus on Nov 1, 2005

I end with a legend that I read in a book somewhere. After Jesus had resurrected and ascended to heaven, the angels welcomed Him with great honour and gathered around Him. They had all kind of questions about his death, resurrection and ascension. ‘What was it all about?’ they asked him. ‘The ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Baptist

History Records For Us An Interesting Footnote. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

History records for us an interesting footnote. It was during the dark winter of 1864. At Petersburg, Virginia, the Confederate army of Robert E. Lee faced the Union divisions of General Ulysses S. Grant. The war was now three and a half years old and the glorious charge had long since given way to ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-13

Tags: Christmas Eve, Birth, Light, Wife

The Journey From Heaven To Dump  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 29, 2002

THE JOURNEY FROM HEAVEN TO DUMP Author and pastor Leith Anderson writes: Several years ago I was visiting Manila and was taken, of all places, to the Manila garbage dump and saw something beyond belief. Tens of thousands of people make their homes on that dump site. They’ve constructed shacks out ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Tags: Christmas Advent

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In A Speech Made In 1863, Abraham Lincoln Said, ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 22, 2003

In a speech made in 1863, Abraham Lincoln said, "We have been the receipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prospertiy; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:13-14, Proverbs 30:8-9, Matthew 13:22, Luke 15:11-32, Titus 2:11-15, Isaiah 26:3, Luke 9:52-62, Psalm 139:7-8, 2 Corinthians 3:13-18, Colossians 3:10, Luke 19:32, Luke 4:14-27, 1 Peter 1:1-9, Ephesians 2:8-10, Ephesians 4:11-16, John 20:24-31, John 15:13-15, Matthew 24:17-21, 2 Chronicles 7:1-4, Zechariah 9:9-12, John 1:1-18, Proverbs 4:1-30, Romans 8:35-39, 1 Peter 1:4, 2 Peter 1:4, Galatians 1:1-22, 1 Peter 1:22, Matthew 28:19-20, Luke 5:1-11, James 4:1-10, Isaiah 57:15, 1 John 2:2, Genesis 17:15-19, Jeremiah 31:27-34, Revelation 2:4-5, Joshua 18:1-25, Luke 18:9-14, 2 Peter 1:3-11, Luke 19:1-10, Matthew 25:31-46, Nehemiah 2:18-20, John 13:23-24, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, Matthew 25:21, John 4:21-24, John 10:7-15, John 12:1-8, Mark 3:1-9, Ecclesiastes 3:1-9, Mark 10:35-45, Psalm 100:1-5, Matthew 24:36-44, Luke 6:27-30, Matthew 2:1-18, Isaiah 7:1-16, Matthew 1:23, 2 Corinthians 3:1-11, Matthew 3:1-12, Luke 2:1-7, Matthew 2:13-23, 1 Kings 17:1-7, Matthew 5:21-37, Revelation 2:1-29, Hebrews 1:6-14, 2 Timothy 1:3-5, John 17:1-24, Colossians 2:1-10, John 1:29-42, 1 John 4:7-12, Proverbs 1:20-30, Joshua 1:1-9, 1 John 5:1-12, 1 John 5:10-12, Joshua 1:1-11, James 1:19-27, Matthew 22:37-40, John 2:1-11, Genesis 6:5-13, 1 Corinthians 13:1-7, Matthew 26:26-30, 2 Samuel 7:12-16, 1 Corinthians 9:19-34, 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, 2 Timothy 3:10-17, Exodus 14:10-15, 1 Timothy 6:19, Romans 12:1-2, Matthew 4:1-11, 1 John 1:1-10, Philemon 1:17-19, Hebrews 11:8-10, Genesis 40:1-23, John 8:1-11, Colossians 4:2-6, John 14:15-21, Isaiah 48:17-18, 2 Chronicles 1:6-12, Titus 3:1-5, Acts 8:9-24, Romans 12:12-14, 1 Peter 1:18-23, Exodus 1:1-8, 2 Samuel 9:6-13, 1 John 5:14-15, Mark 10:17-31, Luke 13:1-17, Matthew 21:1-11, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Romans 8:24-25, Philippians 4:6-12, Hebrews 7:1-28, John 14:15-17, Luke 6:6-11, Hebrews 11:1-40, Philippians 2:5-11, Matthew 25:14-28, Psalm 138:1-8, Psalm 13:1-6, Romans 1:8-15, Isaiah 27:6, Matthew 13:44-52, John 20:19-31  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Christian, Compassion, Commit, Commitment, Grace, Greatness, Injustice, Jude, Judgment, Heaven Our Hope, Hope, Humility, Forgotten, Faith, Peace Of God, Privilege, Promise, Pride, Love, Prosperity, Safari, Strength, Wealth, Wear, Trust  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Let Me Ask You Something, Is The Moon Ever In ...  PRO

Contributed by Kent Lenard on Feb 13, 2005

Let me ask you something, is the moon ever in darkness? No its not! There are times that the sun shines so bright that the moon is not seen but it is never in darkness. But when our part of the world is dark and the moon is positioned in such a way that it reflects the light of the sun, light is ...read more

Scripture: John 1:5-15

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Baptist

Walking In The Confidence Of God  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Walking in the Confidence of God Self-existent Christians can walk in confidence because this God is self-existent: John 1:1-3 says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him ...read more

Scripture: John 1:3

Tags: Confidence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

He Said What ?!?

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

He Said What ?!? Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, while walking on this earth, said some things that we must understand and accept if we will be His followers. Here are some challenging quotes recorded in The Bible, His perfect Word. Jesus said... "If anyone causes one of these little ones who ...read more

Scripture: John 1:12

Tags: Jesus Teachings

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Light Of Hope  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

THE LIGHT OF HOPE As Craig T. Kocher in his commentary on our text states, "Christian hope is fundamentally different from optimism. Christian hope locks its steely eyes on the devastation of the world around it, and readily acknowledges that things may not get better. Christian hope does not bury ...read more

Scripture: John 1:9

Tags: John The Baptist

The Bible As Holy

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

THE BIBLE AS HOLY The Bible is deemed a holy book by 84% of the U.S. public. Although 84% of Barna Research respondents described themselves as Christian, 7% did not consider the Bible to be sacred, while 38% of adults who do not consider themselves Christian categorized it as such. Most ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1

Tags: Bible Truth

Hindu Finally Understands The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009

Hindu Finally Understands the Incarnation The story is told of Hindu who was being witnessed to by Christian missionaries. He wondered at this strange concept he was told of that was called the incarnation—the claim the missionaries made that the Great God who created the world entered human ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-18

Tags: Humanity Of Christ

The Visited Planet,

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009

“The Visited Planet,” by J.B. Phillips Once upon a time a very young angel was being shown round the splendours and glories of the universes by a senior and experienced angel. To tell the truth, the little angel was beginning to be tired and a little bored. He had been shown whirling galaxies and ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Tags: Christmas

Who's Your Daddy?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2010

WHO'S YOUR DADDY? "A seminary professor was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One morning they were eating breakfast in a little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet, family meal. While waiting for their food, they noticed a distinguished looking, white haired man moving from ...read more

Scripture: John 1:12-13

Tags: God Brings Purpose

Only The Original Builder Can Restore It

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2010

ONLY THE ORIGINAL BUILDER CAN RESTORE IT In a remote Swiss village stands a beautiful church - Mountain Valley Cathedral. It has high pillars and magnificent stained glass windows, but what makes it special is the most beautiful pipe organ in the whole region. People would come from far off lands ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Tags: Atonement

God Made Himself Understandable  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011

GOD MADE HIMSELF UNDERSTANDABLE I read of a story from the famous Danish philosopher from the mid 1800s, a Christian theologian named Soren Kierkegaard. It is a familiar story, a story rewritten by many over the ages in many different forms, yet it is still relevant today. Here’s what he wrote: A ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14, Habakkuk 1:1-5

Tags: Christmas, Understandable