In Sermon Illustrations: "Acknowledging God"

Some Thoughts About The First Easter

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 25, 2019

Before the first Easter, the world was under a number of separations: --Political distinctions: various nations, but in that time, Roman Empire. Provinces, leaders --Geographical: some traveled far, others stayed near their home territory; Jewish males had to make three trips to Jerusalem ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 71:20, Daniel 12:1-3

Tags: Easter, The Afterlife

Denomination: Baptist

Sin No Nym

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 29, 2025

Sin No Nym Josie loved words. She liked to clap their sounds and spell them out. One day she wrote a big word on her paper: S I N N O N Y M She giggled. “Listen! It sounds like sin–no–name.” --- Word Play at Home Daddy peeked over. “That’s funny,” he said. “What do you think it ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9, Psalm 103:12

Tags: Forgiveness, Grace

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Soul Food

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 8, 2025

A certain man who had been absent from church for a long time received an inquiring visit from the Pastor. The man told the Pastor, "I've attended nearly every Sunday for 30 years. In that time, I have heard something like 1,500 sermons. In all of those years, people were shouting ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-5, Isaiah 40:31, John 6:35

Tags: Worship, Faithfulness, Nourishment

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Helpful Background On The Book Of Jonah

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Oct 7, 2025

BACKGROUND: *Today we will study the story of the Prophet Jonah. And it may surprise you but Jonah's story has some crucial lessons for Christians today. Almost everybody who has been to church knows the story of Jonah. It's one of the first Bible stories we learn as kids. They even made a ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17, Jonah 4:1-11

Tags: Evangelism, Jonah, Nineveh, Storms, Gentiles, Old Testament Prophets, Baal Worship, Assyrian Empire, Sharks, Whales, Mediterranean Sea, Swallowed  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Drudgery Is The Touchstone To Character... Learn ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Drudgery is the touchstone to character... learn to live in the domain of drudgery by ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Faith

The Fact Of Jesus' Birth Is The Final And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2004

“The fact of Jesus’ birth is the final and immeasurable proof that God ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Work As If Everything Depended On You And Pray ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Work as if everything depended on you and pray as if everything ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

No One Is Safe By His Own Strength, But He Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"No one is safe by his own strength, but he is safe by the ...read more

Tags: Grace

Every Child Born Into The World Is A New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever-fresh ...read more

Tags: Children

Thanksgiving Is Nothing If Not A Glad And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Thanksgiving is nothing if not a glad and reverent lifting of the heart to God in ...read more

Tags: Joy

The Missionary William Carey Said, "Expect Great ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 1, 2007

The missionary William Carey said, “Expect great things and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

I Tremble For My Country When I Reflect That ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 6, 2007

"I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is ...read more

Denomination: Orthodox

Ordinary People

Contributed by Mark Hiehle on Feb 6, 2008

God uses ordinary people and He calls them in the midst of the ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

Obedience Is The Means Whereby We Show The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Obedience is the means whereby we show the earnestness of our ...read more

Tags: Faith

Easter Morning Is Not Merely A Declaration That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Easter morning is not merely a declaration that we are immortal, but a declaration that we ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Misfortune Makes Of Certail Souls A Vast Desert ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Misfortune makes of certail souls a vast desert through which ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Theirs Is An Endless Road, A Hopeless Maze, Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Failure Sometimes Enlarges The Spirit. You Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

There Is No Failure More Complete Than The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no failure more complete than the so-called success that ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

You Must Live With People To Know Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You must live with people to know their problems, and live with God ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life