In Sermon Illustrations: "Believing God"

Andrew Murray Writes, "God Regards Intercession ...

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 20, 2008

Andrew Murray writes, "God regards intercession as the highest expression of His people's readiness to receive and to yield themselves wholly to the ...read more

Tags: Intercession

Denomination: Wesleyan

God Is In It" Doesn't Mean The Weaknesses ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 21, 2008

"God is in it" doesn't mean the weaknesses vanish. It does mean God provides what we need (Aaron will be your spokesman) and get beyond ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Salvation Army

In The Worst Of Times, God Has A People And He ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Oct 28, 2008

In the worst of times, God has a people and He does incredible things. In 1974, the Arab oil embargo caused many people to wait in line for gas. Watergate shook the United States. Times were not good. Country singer Merle Haggard sang a song “If we make it through December.” The same year, ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Pentecostal

We Then Can Do The Perfect Will Of God For Our ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 30, 2008

We then can do the perfect Will of God for our lives and say with David Livingstone: When you are ministering to the sick and dying share these words of "I am ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

What If I Am A Woman? Is Not The God Of Ancient ...

Contributed by Carl Benge on Nov 14, 2008

What if I am a woman? Is not the God of ancient times the God of these modern days? Did he not raise up Deborah, to be a mother, and a judge in Israel? Did not queen ...read more

Scripture: Judges 4:1-22

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Methodist

Intimacy [with God] Will Bring About "Blessing," ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 14, 2008

Intimacy [with God] will bring about “blessing,” but the pursuit of “blessing” won’t always bring about intimacy…God is not coming to people who merely seek ...read more

Tags: Prayer Supplication

Denomination: Baptist

When Christians Worship As God Commands Them ...

Contributed by Sligo Baptist Church on Nov 25, 2008

"When Christians worship as God commands them to, even an unbeleiver will be driven to worship, recognizing that ’God is really among you!’" (! Cor. 14:25) ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:20-25

Tags: True Worship, Worship Benefits

Denomination: Baptist

The Kingdom Of God Is Like A Vw Beetle. It Is One ...

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Mar 27, 2009

The kingdom of God is like a VW Beetle. It is one of the smallest cars you will ever see. It is not very comfortable or powerful. It is not very stylish or practical. It is very cheap and not impressive in any way. There is no status with owning one. And yet, it is one of the most recognizable cars ...read more

Tags: Parable General

Denomination: Mennonite

What The Caterpillar Calls The End, God Calls A ...

Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Mar 30, 2009

What the caterpillar calls the end, God calls a butterfly. -- James S. Hewett, Illustrations Unlimited (Wheaton: ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Is It Possible For God To Cleanse Me From All ...

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Apr 1, 2009

“Is it possible for God to cleanse me from all sin and enable me (for any extended period of time) to live above known, willful, and conscious sin?” A young lady asked, who had been raised in a holiness church. Dr Hermiz asked two questions. Is the atonement of Jesus inadequate to enable us to ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Wesleyan

Sir, My Concern Is Not Whether God Is On Our ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009

"Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

Denomination: Church Of God

She Might Be Destitute, But In Her Lack, God ...

Contributed by Angel Caballero on Jun 2, 2009

She might be destitute, but in her lack, God sent the prophet Elijah, to demonstrate God’s intervention through His provision. ...read more

Tags: Prayer, Prayer Supplication

Denomination: Church Of God

God Could Not Be Everywhere, So He Created ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 10, 2009

“God could not be everywhere, so he created mothers.” ...read more

Tags: Mothers, Mother's Day

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Always Keep In Mind That God Sees The Secret ...

Contributed by Angel Caballero on Jun 17, 2009

Always keep in mind that God sees the secret sins as ...read more

Tags: Sin, Change

Denomination: Church Of God

Maybe God Wants Us To Say Wow

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009

MAYBE GOD WANTS US TO SAY WOW Last week a young man asked me why God made sharks. I could have come up with many scientific answers, but again the point of all this is to give God glory, so I finally answered "Maybe sometimes God just wants us to say wow." I used to wonder why God made mosquitoes ...read more

Tags: Beauty

D.l. Moody: God Loves Sinners  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009

D.L. MOODY: GOD LOVES SINNERS D.L. Moody was a renowned American preacher back in the mid 1800’s. He went to England where he was introduced to a young preacher named Henry Moorehouse. During their short conversation, Moorehouse said he wanted to go to America. Moody, trying to be polite, said ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8

Tags: Atonement, Salvation, Cross, Revival, God's Love  (view more)  (view less)

10 Things God Won't Ask

Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 20, 2009

10 THINGS GOD WON'T ASK 1. God won’t ask what kind of car you drove. He’ll ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation. 2. God won’t ask the square footage of your house. He’ll ask how many people you welcomed into your home. 3. God won’t ask about the clothes you had in your ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Astronaut James Erwin Realized That God Walking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009

Astronaut James Erwin Realized that God Walking on Earth was More Important the Man Walking on the Moon Astronaut James Erwin is one of but a few men to walk on the moon. As he stood upon the lunar landscape and looked up at the earth, he prayed for the first time in his life. He thought about the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14

Tags: Incarnation, Humanity Of Christ

Remember Jonah? He Fought The Will Of God. He ...

Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009

Remember Jonah? He fought the will of God. He was miserable in his hometown when he heard the will of God. He ran away to Tarshish and was miserable on the whole trip. When you have to hide in a belly of a ship to get away from the storm you brought upon yourself by disobedience you’re always ...read more

Tags: Jonah

Denomination: Baptist

God's Unexpected Answer To Prayer Protects From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

God’s Unexpected Answer to Prayer Protects from Bomb But God provides in a variety of ways. A Messianic Jewish brother relates: "I was part of a singing group once that was scheduled to do a series of "peace" concerts in war-torn Northern Ireland. As Jews, we went with the message that Catholics ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 17:6-9

Tags: Prayer General, God's Protection