In Sermon Illustrations: "All Nations"

Tozer: God's Tools

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 21, 2011

TOZER: GOD'S TOOLS A.W. Tozer once talked about God's tools: "The HAMMER is a useful tool. But the nail, if it had feeling and intelligence, could present another side of the story. For the nail knows the hammer only as an opponent a brutal, merciless enemy who lives to pound it into submission, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 51:20-24

Tags: Discipleship

Human Ingenuity And The Genius Of God

Contributed by Jerry Stephens on Mar 26, 2016

Recently, I was watching a documentary about the top 101 inventions of all time. Pretty cool stuff. Human ingenuity is pretty amazing. We’ve figured out how to do all kinds of things. What are some of the best things human imagination has come up with? I have to tell you, they may not be very ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-29

Tags: Faith, Trusting God, Eternal Life, Human Wisdom

Denomination: Vineyard

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

People Are Attempting To Redefine Marriage From ...  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2008

People are attempting to redefine marriage from one man and one woman for life, and broadening the definition to include homosexuals. Once that is done, you can move to polygamy and polyandry. Next, what about removing the age restrictions, so that an adult can marry a child? Is there any place to ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

[266]. A Message From A Poem – The Glory Of The Son [version 2]

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 17, 2026

[266]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE GLORY OF THE SON [Version 2] I get very uneasy about songs sung in churches that seem to glorify the person of man rather than the Person of Christ. Singing today is too egocentric and that takes away the glory from Christ. All praise and glory belong to Him; ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-3, 1 Corinthians 15:17-20

Tags: Glory, Praise, Resurrection, Glory To God, Mount Of Transfiguration, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[277]. A Message From A Poem – The Leading Road

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 25, 2026

[277]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE LEADING ROAD I hope everyone has been on higher ground where you have a really great panorama and the land and hills or ranges sweep away before you. I have seen many of these in tropical rainforested country, and below you, you may see a road leading away ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 104:24-25, Job 12:7-9, Romans 1:20, Revelation 20:12

Tags: Creation, Beauty, Scenery, Nature, No Excuse, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, A Leading Road  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

As The Great Coach Vince Lombardi Once Said, ...

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jul 28, 2002

As the great coach Vince Lombardi once said, "Fatigue ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Baptist

Great Is Truth

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Great is Truth, and mighty above all things. ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 4:1-20

Tags: Truth Absolute

Complete Possession Is Proved Only By Giving. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable ...read more

Tags: Addiction

To Acquire The Habit Of Reading Is To Construct ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Perfect Bureaucrat Everywhere Is The Man Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions ...read more

Tags: Workplace

On The Whole Human Beings Want To Be Good, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good and ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

There Was A Sign In A Store That Said, "In God ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There was a sign in a store that said, “In God we trust, ...read more

Tags: Money

The Great Coach Vince Lombardi Said, "Fatigue ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Feb 15, 2009

The great coach Vince Lombardi said, "Fatigue makes ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Baptist

A Little Kindness From Person To Person Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A little kindness from person to person is better than a vast ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Cultures Worth Huge, Huge Risks. Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Cultures worth huge, huge risks. Without culture were all ...read more

Tags: Culture

Cockroaches And Socialites Are The Only Things ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all ...read more

Tags: Food

Science Presented Us First With Normative ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Science presented us first with normative ethics, then with relativistic ethics, and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Knowledge, In Truth, Is The Great Sun In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Knowledge, in truth, is the great sun in the firmament. Life and power are ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 50:1

Tags: Promises Of God

Eternity Is Not Something That Begins After You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Eternity is not something that begins after you are dead. It is going on all ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God