In Sermon Illustrations: "Blessed Life"

Blessed Is The Man Who, Having Nothing To Say, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

O What A Blessing Is Sunday, Interposed Between ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"O what a blessing is Sunday, interposed between the waves of worldly business like the divine path ...read more

Tags: Church General

Blessed Be He Who Invented Sleep, A Cloak That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Blessed be he who invented sleep, a cloak that covers ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

Dr. Stephen F. Olford Was Blessed With A Long ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Dr. Stephen F. Olford was blessed with a long and fruitful ministry on both sides of the Atlantic. Olford Ministries International in Memphis, Tennessee, is his legacy. His passion was for training pastors, preachers, teachers, and leaders in effective, expository preaching. In his book Preaching ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

When You Think About The Blessings Of God, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008

When you think about the blessings of God, remember one child’s description of an elevator: “I got into this little room and the upstairs came down.” That’s a good description of being in your prayer closet, then receiving ...read more

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

The Greatest Blessing Comes When God Defeats The ...

Contributed by John Perry on May 11, 2010

The greatest blessing comes when God defeats the will of man and we surrender to His will. Someone has referred to ...read more

Tags: Authority

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Key To Happiness Is Having Dreams; The Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The key to happiness is having dreams; the key to success is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 128:1

Tags: Blessing, Dreams

God Wants To Trade

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 7, 2019

God wants to trade your dry barren ground for a fertile garden ; He wants to trade your weeds for beautiful flowers ; He wants to take our anxiety and give us assurance (everything is all right) ; He wants to give us faith instead of fear ; He wants to take your curses and give you blessings ; He ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 41:8-20

Tags: Trade, Blessings

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Power Of Doubling

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 19, 2021

COME HOME PRODIGAL! COME HOME! COME IN HOPE! COME IN JOY! GOD HAS A BONUS FOR HIS CHILDREN. Zechariah 9:12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee; By faith we are prisoners, prisoners that are filled with a hope out ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 9:12

Tags: Double, Blessings

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Yielded Life  PRO

Contributed by John White on Aug 15, 2005

The Yeilded Life Sometimes we allow sin to come into our lives and hinder the work of grace.  Paul cautions that the blessings of grace upon a yielded life can be hindered by sin.    "Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof." (Ro. 6:12)  Our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:6, Luke 5:1-11

Tags: Fulfillment

Denomination: Baptist

Dr. Meier Refuses Materialism And God Blesses His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009

Dr. Meier Refuses Materialism and God Blesses his Ministry In the mid – 1970’s, while Dr. Meier was a professor of pastoral counseling at Trinity Seminary near Chicago, he was offered a high-paying opportunity to leave his seminary position and become the administrator of a psychiatric clinic. “I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:3-10

Tags: Materialism

The Christian Life Is A ‘hidden Life' As Far As ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004

“The Christian life is a ‘hidden life’ as far as the world is concerned, because the world does not know Christ (see I John 4: 1-6). Our sphere of life is not this earth, but heaven; and the things that attract us and excite us belong to heaven, not ...read more

Tags: Faith, Joy

Denomination: Baptist

The Real Meaning Of Eternal Life Is A Life That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything without wavering. If we take this view, life becomes one great romance, a glorious ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Life Is Real Life Is Earnest And The Grave Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is real Life is earnest And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust ...read more

Tags: Learning

The Truest End Of Life Is To Know That Life ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The truest end of life is to know that ...read more

Tags: Learning

The Preachers Life Must Be A Life Of Large ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The preachers life must be a life of large accumulation. He must not be always trying to make sermons, but always seeking truth, and out of the truth ...read more

Tags: Pastors

The Meaning Of Life. The Wasted Years Of Life. ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 23, 2013

The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: grace. We talk as though we understand the term. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note. We describe an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:32

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Last Sunday, I Was Truly Blessed. Some Of You ...

Contributed by William Noel on Dec 31, 2006

Last Sunday, I was truly blessed. Some of you know, that I was battling with high blood pressure during Sunday School and Church. I had a headache. My vision was a little blurred. And, I felt all-around lousy. Up until last Sunday, I had denied having high blood pressure. · I know high blood ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Steven Curtis Chapman: Still Blessing His Name

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 19, 2011

STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN: STILL BLESSING HIS NAME On May 17, 2008, Christian recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman and his family suffered a devastating loss. Their five-year-old adopted daughter, Maria Sue, was struck and killed when Chapman's seventeen-year-old son was backing his SUV out of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:10-11

Tags: God In The Hardships