In Sermon Illustrations: "All Things Work For Good" showing 141-160 of 24,342

A Good ...

Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009

A GOOD MOTHER (a classic illustration by D. L. Moody) A young man went home from one of our meetings some time ago. He had been converted. He had previously been a dissipated young man. His mother had made it a rule, she told me, that she "would not retire till he came home." That was her rule, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Tags: Parable Prodigal Son

Denomination: *other

The Sign In The Window Read: "Boy Wanted". Young ...

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 29, 2005

The sign in the window read: “Boy Wanted”. Young John Simmons, though he was lazy, saw his opportunity and applied. He was quickly hired by elderly Mr. Peters. The pace was leisurely so he enjoyed the job. Toward the middle of the afternoon however, he was sent up to the attic — a dingy place full ...read more

Tags: Responsibility, Servanthood, Hard Work, Little Things

Denomination: Baptist

Good Doctrine, Good Practice  PRO

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010

GOOD DOCTRINE, GOOD PRACTICE There were two doctors with the same name who lived a few doors apart. One was a Christian and a lay preacher, the other had made no profession of faith. One night a rather sick person, who was also a Christian and wanting help from a fellow believer, knocked ...read more

Tags: Preaching

Denomination: Brethren

This Is Good  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

THIS IS GOOD The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!" One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-7

Tags: Hunger, Trusting God, Past, Fire, Memory, Attitude General  (view more)  (view less)

Good Books Of All Sorts My Employ Your Leisure ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Good books of all sorts my employ your leisure and enrich you with treasures more valuable than those which you ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Find The Good. Its All Around You. Find It, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Find the good. Its all around you. Find it, showcase it and youll ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

John Wesley Had As His Motto, "Do All The Good ...

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on May 18, 2004

John Wesley had as his motto, "Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Find The Good. Its All Around You. Find It, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Find the good. Its all around you. Find it, showcase it and youll ...read more

Tags: God's Holiness

Prayer Works  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 29, 2002

PRAYER WORKS George Muller was born in Prussia on September 27, 1805. His father was a collector of taxes and George seemed to inherit his father’s ability with figures. When Muller was converted to Christ he was impressed by the many recurring statements of Jesus for us "to ask." At this point ...read more

Scripture: James 4:2-3

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Adoration, Blessed, Blessing

Prayer Works  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Oct 15, 2001

PRAYER WORKS The researchers at Columbia University conducted a study with 199 women at an in vitro fertilization clinic in Korea. Unknown to the patients and their doctors, groups of strangers from the US, Canada, and Australia were asked to pray for their success in getting pregnant. Pictures ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12

Tags: Gifts Healing, Prayer Adoration, Prayer Answered

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

This Is Good  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Aug 10, 2003

I heard about a man who always said “This is good.” to everything that happened to him. It seems that he went with his king on a hunting trip. He loaded the guns and the king shot them. Evidentially, he loaded one gun wrong and when it went off it shot the king’s thumb off. Examining the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Baptist

Good ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

GOOD FIGHTS A good fight with your spouse may be good for your health, according to preliminary results of a University of Michigan 17-year study. The study looked at how suppressed anger and the resulting buildup of resentment in a marriage affect overall mortality rates. Couples in which both ...read more

Tags: Marriage Struggle

Good God, Good News

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 3, 2011

GOOD GOD, GOOD NEWS Promoting his recent book "Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived", Rob Bell asked these questions: "How could that God (who condemns people to eternal punishment) ever be good? How could that ever be good news?" Well, let’s ask the ...read more

Tags: Hell

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Our Father Has Made All Things Depend On ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 30, 2002

God our Father has made all things depend on faith so that whoever has faith will have everything, and whoever does not have ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Our Father Has Made All Things Depend On ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 24, 2002

God our Father has made all things depend on faith so that whoever has faith will have everything, and whoever does not ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Our Father Has Made All Things Depend On ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

God our Father has made all things depend on faith so that whoever has faith will have everything, and whoever does not have ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:3

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

One Of The Hard, Mature Things We All Have To Do ...  PRO

Contributed by David Smith on Dec 5, 2005

One of the hard, mature things we all have to do is to separate fact from fiction. I heard a cute story about a kid who finally began to face up to the fragility of his belief in the Tooth Fairy. He confronted his mother and asked her, “Mom, are you the Tooth Fairy?” Well, she gave a little sigh, ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Adventist

I Can Do All Things Through Christ Which ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. The man who believes this has calm quiet confidence, but, because his confidence is based upon Gods power and not ...read more

Tags: Confidence

I Owe Much To My Friends; But, All Things ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs to life ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

29% Of All U.s. Employees Work From Home More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

29% of all U.S. employees work from home more than once a week. This figure is 40% among workers with ...read more