Jump directly to the Content
Jump directly to the Content

Sermon Illustrations

Home > Sermon Illustrations

Jesus for President

The following physical description of Jesus Christ conjures up the image of a charismatic candidate for president. The description comes from a forged document, allegedly written by Publius Lentulus, the Roman governor who succeeded Pontius Pilate. However, the document was actually written about 1500 years later in 1514:

He is a tall man, well shaped, and of an amiable and reverend aspect; his hair is of a color that can hardly be matched, falling into graceful curls ... parted on the crown of his head, running as a stream to the front after the fashion of the Nazarites; his forehead high, large and imposing, his cheeks without spot or wrinkle, beautiful with a lovely red; his nose and mouth formed with exquisite symmetry; his beard of a color suitable to his hair, reaching below his chin and parted in the middle like a fork; his eyes bright blue and serene.

The Bible says almost nothing, though, about the physical appearance of Jesus. What it does say is far different than the description above: "He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him" (Isaiah 53:2).

Related Sermon Illustrations

Supermodel Swaps Body

As a supermodel, Tyra Banks is used to the stares of others and the snap of camera shutters every time she steps out in public. But in 2005 she experienced scrutiny of another kind ...

[Read More]

The Incredible Story of an Unimpressive Pen

The next time you're signing your name at the DMV or another U.S. Government office, you probably won't notice the black pen in your hand. It, after all, is exactly like the dozens ...

[Read More]