In Sermon Illustrations: "Bowing Before God"

Under Most Christmas Trees On December 25 There ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Under most Christmas trees on December 25 there will be many gifts. On Calvary's tree there was only one gift but it included ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Love, Servant, Banquet, Right  (view more)  (view less)

Let Us Joyfully Stand In The Midst Of The Fiery ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let us joyfully stand in the midst of the fiery furnace, knowing that we shall lose nothing in the fire but our bonds, and that ever in the ...read more

Tags: Creation

The Promise Of Glory Is The Promise, Almost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The promise of glory is the promise, almost incredible, and only possible by the work of Christ, that some of us, that any of us who ...read more

Tags: Worship Definition

Look To Your Health, And If You Have It Praise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Look to your health, and if you have it praise God, and value it next to a good conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals ...read more

Tags: Human Body

The Most Damnable And Pernicious Heresy That Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The most damnable and pernicious heresy that has ever plagued the mind of man is that somehow he can make himself good enough to ...read more

Tags: Truth Of Christ

No Unwelcome Tasks Become Any The Less ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No unwelcome tasks become any the less unwelcome by putting them off till tomorrow. Undone, they stand threatening and disturbing our ...read more

Tags: Productivity

Sin Arises Out Of Mistrust. Man Is Afraid To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Sin arises out of mistrust. Man is afraid to trust the divine destiny and to accept his limits. The rebellion that follows is a decisive act of ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Angels Are Ministering Spirits, Whose Service ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Angels are ministering spirits, whose service God employs for the protection of his people, and by whose means he distributes his ...read more

Tags: Angels

Keep One Thing In View The Truth; And If You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Keep one thing in view the truth; and if you do this, though it may seem to lead you away from the opinion of men, it will ...read more

Tags: Truth

St. John Chrysostom Wrote That

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009

St. John Chrysostom wrote that "Mercy imitates God and disappoints Satan." (From a sermon by Chris Surber, "The ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:8

Tags: Mercy

What Aspect Of The Gospel Differentiates It From ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 5, 2009

What aspect of the Gospel differentiates it from every philosophy or doctrinal statement of mankind? It is that it comes directly from God. It is otherworldly. It ...read more

Tags: Apologetics Jesus

Denomination: Orthodox

Someone Has Said That When We Work, We Work, But ...

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 14, 2012

Someone has said that when we work, we work, but when we pray, God works. --Bill Hybels. Too Busy ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-8

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

Desperation

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 19, 2019

DESPERATION While walking down the road of life we often reach a place of desperation, a place where all hope is gone and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:28-30

Tags: Deliverance, Desperation

Denomination: Pentecostal

[072]. A Poem Message – Excerpts Certain Psalms Part 3 – Psalms 40, 31

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 1, 2025

[072]. A POEM MESSAGE – EXCERPTS CERTAIN PSALMS PART 3 – PSALMS 40, 31 {{Psalm 33:1-3 “SING FOR JOY in the LORD, O you righteous ones. Praise is becoming to the upright. Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre. SING PRAISES TO HIM with a harp of ten strings. SING TO HIM A NEW SONG. Play ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:1-3, Psalm 31:15, Psalm 40:3, Psalm 40:6-8, Psalm 31:14, Psalm 31:7  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Sacrifice, Psalms, Trust, Deliver, New Song, Secret Place  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Oh Please Don't Hit The Ball To Me!" Psalm ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 7, 2005

“Oh Please Don’t Hit the Ball to Me!” Psalm 116:1-6 Key verse(s): 3:“The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.” There is no greater temptation than separation from God. There are many things in this life that appear tempting and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:1-6

Tags: Innocent, Honest, Temptation Pride, Temptation Resisting, Truthful  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

The Spirit Of Power That We Receive Is Not Like ...  PRO

Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Oct 28, 2007

The Spirit of Power that we receive is not like the human power that we recognize as strong. It’s a power unlike anything we can do on our own. A young man growing up in the wrong part of Houston became a bully. He would get in fights in school, in the neighborhood, and began mugging people to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:49, Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 28:19, Luke 9:57-67, Zechariah 4:6, Psalm 33:16-18  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Friend, Friendship

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

[249]. A Message From A Poem – Strange Doctrines Are Among Us

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 2, 2026

[249]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – STRANGE DOCTRINES ARE AMONG US [[ “Secernment” (third stanza) refers to the act or process of separating or distinguishing substances, often used in a physiological context to describe the secretion of substances in the body. It can also mean the ability to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:28, Acts 20:29-30, Matthew 7:15, 2 Timothy 3:13, 1 Timothy 1:18  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Wolves Among Us, Perverse, Elders, Errors, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Strange Doctrines, Faith, Discernment, Fight, Fail, Vigilant  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Firmes En La Fe Y Mansedumbre En Predicación ...

Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Mar 22, 2010

Firmes en la fe y mansedumbre en PREDICACIÓN (Translation follows) ¿Cómo actúa usted cuando alguien no le escucha? ¿Cómo le responde cuando creen tener la razón por encima de Dios y su Palabra? ¿Se pelea y discute con la persona? Si usted hace eso, ya tiene perdida la batalla. B. Aunque no ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

Staring Down The Critic's Barrel!" Proverbs 9: ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 17, 2005

“Staring Down the Critic’s Barrel!” Proverbs 9: 7-10 Key verse(s): 8b:“. . . rebuke a wise man and he will love you.” The Bible tells us that “rebuke a wise man and he will love you.” Love? What happened to getting the emotional revenge that is so satisfying? There doesn’t seem to be a lot of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 9:7-10, Psalm 82:3-4, Philippians 2:13-14

Tags: Grace, Leadership General

Denomination: Lutheran

Pushing The Rock  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 25, 2005

PUSHING THE ROCK I have been pondering a story of a weak sickly man. The man was so sick and he could not afford going to town to the doctor. The man lived in the deep back woods in an old log cabin, his condition seemed to grow worse. Out in front of his cabin was a hugh boulder. The rock was ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:13-17

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Assembly Of God