In Sermon Illustrations: "By Grace We Are Saved"

We Were Just One

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 24, 2008

WE WERE JUST ONE During World War II, Hitler commanded all religious groups to unite so that he could control them. Among the Brethren assemblies, half complied and half refused. Those who went along with the order had a much easier time. Those who did not, faced harsh persecution. In almost every ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Wesleyan

How Can We Be A Friend To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

How Can We Be A Friend To The Suffering? 1. We can be there for them. 2. We can feel their pain. 3. We can encourage them. 4. We can listen more than we talk. 5. We can be honest: I don’t know… don’t try to explain everything. 6. We can look beyond their faults and look to their needs. 7. We can ...read more

Tags: Ot Characters

How Can We Be A Friend To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

How Can We Be A Friend To The Suffering? 1. We can be there for them. 2. We can feel their pain. 3. We can encourage them. 4. We can listen more than we talk. 5. We can be honest: I don’t know… don’t try to explain everything. 6. We can look beyond their faults and look to their needs. 7. We ...read more

Tags: Ot Characters

We Need More Training  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

WE NEED MORE TRAINING I have decided to join the US Army. Depending on whether or not I could pass the physical.... Well, let's assume I did. In that case, I figure it should only take me about one week of training and I'll be ready to go to Iraq or Afghanistan. OH COME ON NOW! We all know better ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24-27

Tags: Attendance, Church Body Of Christ

What We Do Not Know  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009

WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW F.B. Meyer once said that when we see a brother or sister in sin, there are three things we do not know: First, we do not know how hard he or she tried not to sin. Second, we do not know the power of the forces that assailed him or her. Thirdly, we also do not know what we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16, Acts 9:10-19, Galatians 6:1

Tags: Judgment

There Can Be No Happiness If The Things We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are ...read more

Tags: Joy

As Soon As We Renounced The Precepts Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As soon as we renounced the precepts of the Gospel, we renounced all interior discipline. The new generation is not even ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

The Great Easter Truth Is Not That We Are To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The great Easter truth is not that we are to live newly after deaththat is not the great thingbut that we are to be new ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

We Should Remember That It Is No Honor Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We should remember that it is no honor or profit merely to appear in the arena, but the wreath ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-16

Tags: Competition

The Country Shall Be Independent, And We Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The country shall be independent, and we will be satisfied ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

We May Not Be In The Slightest Danger Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We may not be in the slightest danger of invasion, but if in an armed world we disarm, we shall count less ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

We Are Called To Be Architects Of The Future, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are called to be architects of the future, ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

We Are Always Looking To The Future; The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are always looking to the future; the present does not satisfy us. Our ideal, ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

We Get The Fundamental Confusion That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We get the fundamental confusion that government, since it can correct much abuse, ...read more

Tags: Government

We All Work For The Government But The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We all work for the government but the politician is wise. ...read more

Tags: Government

We Are Neurotically Haunted Today By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are neurotically haunted today by the imminence, and by the ignominy, of failure. We know at how frightening a cost one succeeds: ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Whatever We Succeed In Doing Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whatever we succeed in doing is a transformation of something we have failed to do. Thus, when we fail, ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

We Are Always In The Forge; Or On The Anvil; By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We are always in the forge; or on the anvil; by trials God is ...read more

Tags: Endurance

We Are All Travelers In The Wilderness Of This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world and the best we can find in ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Marriages We Regard As The Happiest Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The marriages we regard as the happiest are those in which each of the partners believes ...read more

Tags: Marriage General