In Sermon Illustrations: "Christian Duty" showing 21-40 of 8,632

Duty Is Not Collective, It Is Personal. Let ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Duty is not collective, it is personal. Let every individual make known his determination to support ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Be Found Doing Your Duty  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2009

BE FOUND DOING YOUR DUTY "Keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come"(Matt 24:42). A man named Col Davenport was speaker of the Connecticut house of representatives in the late 1700s. On May 19, 1780, the sky of Hartford darkened ominously, and some of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:42

Tags: Obedience

Be Found Doing Your Duty

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2011

BE FOUND DOING YOUR DUTY The time was the 19th of May, 1780. The place was Hartford, Connecticut. The day has gone down in New England history as a terrible foretaste of Judgment Day. For at noon the skies turned from blue to gray and by mid-afternoon had blackened over so densely that, in that ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Tags: Judgment

It Is The Duty Of All Nations To Acknowledge The ...

Contributed by Ron Baker on Nov 22, 2011

"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection ...read more

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Father's Duty Never Ends

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 23, 2009

A FATHER'S DUTY NEVER ENDS I went to a Saturday matinee showing of that great Sidney Poitier movie, "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?" and I reveled in that confrontation between Poitier’s world-renowned doctor character and his inner-city postman father. The postman father plays the "I sacrificed ...read more

Tags: Father's Day

Denomination: *other

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

Encounters With Christ

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Oct 13, 2023

The great preacher Charles Spurgeon interprets part of Micah’s prophecy to refer to pre-New-Testament sightings of Jesus. He gives the examples of Abraham, Jacob, Joshua, and the three heroes of Babylonian Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Observe for a moment here, that each of these four great ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24, Revelation 22:9, Daniel 3:25, Joshua 5:14, Genesis 18:22, Micah 2:13, Micah 5:2-4  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Duty, Crisis, Courage

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Number Of Active Duty Soldiers Getting A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of active duty soldiers getting a divorce rose 28% in ’04. Long separations and stress are blamed. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Gratitude Is A Duty Which Ought To Be Paid, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none ...read more

Tags: Joy

The Duty Of Helping Ones Self In The Highest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The duty of helping ones self in the highest sense involves the ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

To Let Oneself Be Bound By A Duty From The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To let oneself be bound by a duty from the moment you see it approaching is a part of the integrity ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Non-Cooperation With Evil Is As Much A Duty As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as ...read more

Tags: Satan

Doing Your Duty With A Little Faith

Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Sep 16, 2023

Don Gullett was the greatest athlete eastern Kentucky has ever seen. He excelled in all sports. He was so good that he was recruited by the University of Kentucky in all three sports….Basketball, Football, and Baseball. In Basketball he averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds a game; I personally ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10, 2 Timothy 1:3-12

Tags: Trust, Faith

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Christian's ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

“A Christian’s Prayer” “Statesmen Who Fear God” The children of God can most certainly desire godly leaders and call out to the Lord for those who walk in the fear of the Lord. The last words of King David in 2 Samuel give us this truth, “The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 18:21-23

Tags: Patriotism

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Duty Is To Stand At Our Post However ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Apr 3, 2003

“Our duty is to stand at our post however difficult our surroundings and unfriendly our company, and if we are sure that He has set us there, we may be sure that He is with us there and that there we can live the life and witness ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Baptist

With Patient Mind They Path Of Duty Run; God ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"With patient mind they path of duty run; God nothing does, nor suffers to be done, But thou thyself wouldst do, if thou ...read more

Tags: Peace

Do Your Duty And A Little Bit More, And The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Do your duty and a little bit more, and the future will ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

To Do One's Duty Sounds A Rather Cold And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To do one's duty sounds a rather cold and cheerless business, but somehow in the end it does give ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

A Duty Dodged Is Like A Debt Unpaid; It Is Only ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A duty dodged is like a debt unpaid; it is only deferred, and we must come back ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Duty Is A Very Personal Thing. It Is What Comes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Duty is a very personal thing. It is what comes from knowing the need to take action and not just a ...read more

Tags: Discipleship