In Sermon Illustrations: "All Things"

[152]. A Message From A Poem – Jesus Christ Is All In All In All Matters

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 1, 2025

[152]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS CHRIST IS ALL IN ALL IN ALL MATTERS This is the only poem I have written this way. It is quite unusual as you see with scattered words that rhyme, and play on words. I think of it as one long thread with all these points hanging from it. I don’t expect ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:23, 1 Corinthians 15:28

Tags: Friend, Christian Poetry, Christian Poem, All In All, Pain, Believe, Gift, Cost  (view more)  (view less)

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

Little Things - Big Blessings  PRO

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 5, 2009

LITTLE THINGS - BIG BLESSINGS When we lived in Houston, Texas, our oldest Spencer was born. Spencer was placed in one of the vast Texas-sized nurseries at this hospital. There in that nursery, I met a group of volunteers who were all from a nearby church. The job of these volunteers in the nursery ...read more

Tags: Sacrifice, Obedience, Security, Success

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Things That Will ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Things That Will NOT Save Your Soul 1. Church Membership 2. Baptism 3. The Lord’s Supper / Communion 4. Confirmation 5. Giving money to the poor 6. Giving money to the church 7. Saying prayers 8. Keeping the Ten Commandments 9. Obeying the “Golden Rule” 10. Doing “the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Things That Will ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Things That Will NOT Save Your Soul 1. Church Membership 2. Baptism 3. The Lord’s Supper / Communion 4. Confirmation 5. Giving money to the poor 6. Giving money to the church 7. Saying prayers 8. Keeping the Ten Commandments 9. Obeying the “Golden Rule” 10. Doing “the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is Good In All

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

THERE IS GOOD IN ALL Norman Vincent Peale tells the story of one Christmas when he was 15 and his father, a physician turned minister, received a call from a brothel in the red light district. The madam had a girl who was dying and was calling for a minister. Quietly, his father explained to his ...read more

Tags: Christmas Eve

Denomination: Methodist

Things ...

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 7, 2009

Things Neglected Once an ever waking thought Once an every day pursuit And then the day arrived Where it was passed by Maybe for just an instant But it’s worth diminished in that moment And in time it fell into the common ground Of those things neglected. One day the most valued thing of all In ...read more

Scripture: James 4:14

Tags: Time

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Things ...

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 7, 2009

Things Neglected Once an ever waking thought Once an every day pursuit And then the day arrived Where it was passed by Maybe for just an instant But it’s worth diminished in that moment And in time it fell into the common ground Of those things neglected. One day the most valued thing of all In ...read more

Scripture: James 4:14

Tags: Time

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Things ...

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 7, 2009

Things Neglected Once an ever waking thought Once an every day pursuit And then the day arrived Where it was passed by Maybe for just an instant But it’s worth diminished in that moment And in time it fell into the common ground Of those things neglected. One day the most valued thing of all In ...read more

Scripture: James 4:14

Tags: Time

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Things ...

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 7, 2009

Things Neglected Once an ever waking thought Once an every day pursuit And then the day arrived Where it was passed by Maybe for just an instant But it’s worth diminished in that moment And in time it fell into the common ground Of those things neglected. One day the most valued thing of all In ...read more

Scripture: James 4:14

Tags: Time

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Things ...

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 11, 2009

Things Neglected Once an ever waking thought Once an every day pursuit And then the day arrived Where it was passed by Maybe for just an instant But it’s worth diminished in that moment And in time it fell into the common ground Of those things neglected. One day the most valued thing of all In ...read more

Scripture: James 4:14

Tags: Miscellaneous

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Things ...

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 11, 2009

Things Neglected Once an ever waking thought Once an every day pursuit And then the day arrived Where it was passed by Maybe for just an instant But it’s worth diminished in that moment And in time it fell into the common ground Of those things neglected. One day the most valued thing of all In ...read more

Scripture: James 4:14

Tags: Miscellaneous

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Some Of Us Get So Used To The Adrenaline Rush Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2001

Some of us get so used to the adrenaline rush of handling crises that we become dependent on it for a sense of excitement and energy. How does urgency feel? Stressful? Pressured? Tense? Exhausting? Sure. But let’s be honest. It’s also sometimes exhilarating. We feel useful. We feel ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:16-21, Luke 10:38-42

Tags: First Things

No Such Thing

Contributed by J. Brad Campbell on Nov 6, 2006

There is no such thing as a blessed curse ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Workaholic's 23rd Psalm

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2025

The Workaholic’s 23rd Psalm by Ed Vasicek The Lord is my foreman, I shall not rest. He makes me mow down the green pastures. He leads me to generators beside rapid waters. He wears out my soul. He shoves me to conferences for my schedule's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:6, Ecclesiastes 9:9, Ecclesiastes 6:2, Luke 10:38-42

Tags: Workaholic, Addicted To Adrenaline, Extremism, Overly Conscientious, Obeying In All Things, Success, Balance, Conscience, Materialism, Work Ethic, Driven  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

[121]. A Message From A Poem – From Where Did God Originate?

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 5, 2025

[121]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FROM WHERE DID GOD ORIGINATE? The real title of this poem is HE IS BEFORE ALL THINGS, AND IN HIM ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER but the title is too long for SermonCentral to accept, so I changed the title. This is a dialogue poem. There are 4 speakers. Speaker 1 is a ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:16-17, Colossians 2:20-23

Tags: Rationalist, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Atheist, All Things, Agnostic, Gnostics, Gnosticism, Existence Of God, Christian, Creation, Jesus  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Tell You True, Liberty Is The Best Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I tell you true, liberty is the best of all things; never live beneath the ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Its A Funny Thing You Work All Your Life Toward ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Its a funny thing you work all your life toward a certain goal and them ...read more

Tags: Goals

Keeping The Main Thing The Main Thing!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 2, 2023

It was a 99-degree September day in San Antonio, Texas, when a woman accidentally locked her 10-month-old baby inside a parked car. Frantically the mother ran around the auto in near hysteria, while a neighbor attempted to unlock the car with a clothes hanger. Soon the infant was turning purple ...read more

Tags: Little Things, Priorities, Evangelism, Heroes, Distractions, Vision  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is No Such Thing As Conversation. It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are ...read more

Tags: Communication General