In Sermon Illustrations: "Blessings Of God"

Dont Let Satan Make You Think You Are So Good ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Dont let Satan make you think you are so good that you dont need the grace of God. We are a bad ...read more

Tags: Grace

For The Rest Of My Life Im Going To Trust That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"For the rest of my life Im going to trust that God is always at work in all things, and give Him thanks long ...read more

Tags: Joy

Reverence Is The Very First Element Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Reverence is the very first element of religion; it cannot but be felt by every one who has right views of the divine greatness and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

We Are Most Like Beasts When We Kill. We Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We are most like beasts when we kill. We are most like men when we judge. We are ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

And Lo In A Flash Of Crimson Splendor, With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"And lo in a flash of crimson splendor, with blazing scarlet clouds running before his chariot, and heralding his majestic ...read more

Tags: Creation

Sufficient To Each Day Are The Duties To Be Done ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Sufficient to each day are the duties to be done and the trials to be endured. God never built a Christian strong enough to carry todays ...read more

Tags: Endurance

And Thus Was Kept The First Christmas, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"And thus was kept the first Christmas, the Christmas in the year one, with carols by the choir of heaven, and Gods own Son, the Saviour of the ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Our Leisure, Even Our Play, Is A Matter Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our leisure, even our play, is a matter of serious concern. There is no neutral ground in the universe: every square inch, every split ...read more

Tags: Enjoyment

Worship Is The Lost Chord Of Evangelicalism. ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on May 7, 2009

1. Worship is the lost chord of evangelicalism. Howard Hendricks 2. When men stop worshipping God, they promptly start ...read more

Tags: Worship Definition

Faith, However, Is A Divine Work In Us Which ...

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Nov 1, 2009

"Faith, however, is a divine work in us which changes us and makes us to be born anew of God" (Luther’s Works ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Lutheran

An Authentic Voice

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 24, 2012

AN AUTHENTIC VOICE The world is waiting to hear an authentic voice, a voice from God--not an echo of what others are doing and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5

Tags: Preaching

Denomination: Baptist

Charles Bridges Said, "But What Is Fear, This ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 29, 2007

Charles Bridges said, “But what is fear, this fear of the Lord? It is the affectionate reverence, by which the child of God bends ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

And As Blaise Pascal Once Put ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 5, 2008

And as Blaise Pascal once put it: “Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Anglican

A Key Step To Coming Home Is To Take ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008

A key step to coming home is to take responsibilities for one’s life and stop blaming God, others, even the old Devil ...read more

Tags: Restoration

Denomination: Church Of God

C. S. Lewis Wrote, "There's No Neutral Ground In ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Oct 5, 2008

C. S. Lewis wrote, “There’s no neutral ground in the universe. Every square inch, every minute of every hour is ...read more

Tags: Satan

Denomination: Baptist

The Ring  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Andrew Stephens on Apr 2, 2002

THE RING I told you earlier that my favorite Christmas present was given to me be a lady named Joan Ellis in 1982. Joan is now my mother in law. The gift that she gave me is a wedding ring. It was the set that her husband had given her on their engagement. Her husband Don died in 1978, and she ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment, Commitment To Christ, Divinity Of Christ

Thank You For The Goats In Our Lives!" 1 ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 23, 2004

“Thank You for the Goats in Our Lives!” 1 Chronicles 16: 1-4 Key verse(s): 4: “He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to make petition, to give thanks, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. ” “God would surely understand if I wasn’t thankful for this!” If ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:1-4

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Lutheran

You Have Probably Never Heard Of The Island Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Damien Spikereit on Dec 7, 2000

- You have probably never heard of the island of Molokai. Well, it’s located in the state of Hawaii. And it has quite a history. You have to go way back to the late 1800’s to understand its significance. You see, back then, there was no cure for the highly contagious and deadly disease called ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14

Tags: Compassion, Humanity Of Christ, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Leadership Magazine Carried A Story About 4 Young ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 14, 2001

Leadership Magazine carried a story about 4 young men, Bible College students, who were renting a house together. One Saturday morning someone knocked on their door. And when they opened it, there stood this bedraggled-looking old man. His eyes were kind of marbleized, & he had a silvery stub of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34, Mark 12:1-17

Tags: Christian Love, Christian Disciplines, Generosity, Giving, Giving General, Good  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Daniel L. Crocker, 39, Turned Himself In. As A ...  PRO

Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 14, 2005

Daniel L. Crocker, 39, turned himself in. As a Christian, he said, it was the right thing to do. Mr. Crocker lived with his wife of 11 years, Nicolette, 36, and their two children in a quiet community near Dulles Airport in Virginia. He was a warehouse manager and his wife was a stay-at-home mom, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:1-11

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Independent/Bible