In Sermon Illustrations: "Christmas Love"

The Dreamer Was A Favorite Son

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008

THE DREAMER WAS A FAVORITE SON (Vv. 3-7) The Bible tells us that Joseph was loved more than all his children because he was the son of his old age. When Joseph's brethren saw that he was loved more than they were, they hated him and could not speak peaceably unto him. The coat of many colors ...read more

Tags: Jealousy

The Dreamer Was A Favorite Son. (Vv. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

The dreamer was a Favorite son. (Vv. 3-7) The Bible tells us that Joseph was loved more than all his children because he was the son of his old age. When Joseph’s brethren saw that he was loved more than they were, they hated him and could not speak peaceably unto him. The coat of many colors ...read more

Tags: Ot Characters

The Dreamer Was A Favorite Son. (Vv. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

The dreamer was a Favorite son. (Vv. 3-7) The Bible tells us that Joseph was loved more than all his children because he was the son of his old age. When Joseph’s brethren saw that he was loved more than they were, they hated him and could not speak peaceably unto him. The coat of many colors ...read more

Tags: Ot Characters

Philip Yancey In Leadership States, "Like ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2001

Philip Yancey in Leadership states, “Like a victorious locker room, church is a place to exult, to give thanks, to celebrate the great news that all is ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ, God's Provision, Joy

To Worship Is To Quicken The Conscience By The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to ...read more

Tags: Church Practices, Discipleship, Worship General

Quote From Fm Bishop Joe James "The Freedom We ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Chandler on Mar 11, 2002

Quote from FM Bishop Joe James “The freedom we have in Christ was made believable to an unbelieving world through the Love that was ...read more

Tags: Unity

Denomination: Methodist

A Faith Without Works Is Dead. It Is As W.t. ...

Contributed by Steven Dow on Apr 1, 2004

A faith without works is dead. It is as W.T. Purkiser said, “A religion of externals is a ghost, spirit without body. But a subjective faith ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Tags: Faith General

You Can Always Write Something. You Write ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"You can always write something. You write limericks. You write a love letter. Do something to get you in the habit of ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

I Believe That Dreams Are More Powerful Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I believe that dreams are more powerful than facts that hope always triumphs over experience that laughter is the only cure for grief. ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Hail, Guest, We Ask Not What Thou Art; If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Hail, guest, we ask not what thou art; If friend, we greet thee, hand and heart; If stranger, such no longer ...read more

Tags: Hospitality

The World Does Not Need Tourists Who Ride By In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The world does not need tourists who ride by in a bus clucking their tongues. The world as it is needs those who will love it enough to ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Maybe We Should Go Back To Smoke Signal Communications

Contributed by James Snyder on Apr 30, 2022

I must admit that communication is an essential part of my life today. The longer I live, the more sophisticated those communications become, and it’s challenging to me. Recently, I was working on my latest book using my latest computer and its programs. As I was working, I remembered that I did ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:6

Tags: Communication, Computer, Media

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Poem: Within The Gates  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 10, 2002

I love to step inside a church, To rest, and think, and pray; The quiet, calm, and holy place Can drive all cares away. I feel that from these simple walls There breathes a moving sound Of sacred music, murmured prayers, Caught in the endless round. Of all that makes our human life; Birth, ...read more

Tags: Church Practices, Peace

Denomination: Church Of God

Mothers Are Central To The Success Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 11, 2003

Mothers are central to the success of the American family. Their love, dedication, and wisdom touch countless lives every day in every community throughout our land. And their love and guidance of children help to develop healthy and spiritually sound families. President John Quincy Adams once ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-29

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day, Women

Denomination: Baptist

Wilberforce Was A Great Christian Philanthropist ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Oct 13, 2003

Wilberforce was a great Christian philanthropist and vigorous opponent of the slave trade in England during the early 1800’s. As he surveyed the terrible moral and spiritual climate of his day, he did not lose hope. He wrote “My own solid hopes for the well-being of my country depend, not so ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of, Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Baptist

A Wall Or Bridge

Contributed by Allen Patterson on Aug 21, 2006

A Wall Or Bridge They say a wife and husband, bit by bit, Can rear between themselves a mighty wall, So thick they cannot speak with ease through it, Nor can they see across it, it stands so tall. Its nearness frightens them, but each alone Is powerless to tear its bulk away; and each dejected ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Be Warm And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009

BE WARM AND FILLED! What does it mean that God has placed Christ’s church in our hands? One of the most stirring indictments on the church ever penned was made by Charles Schultz many years ago. Snoopy is shivering out in a snowstorm beside an empty food dish. He was looking longingly, ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Tags: Servanthood

Spit On The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009

SPIT ON THE PICTURE When North Korea fell to the Communists, all the Christians in a small village were ordered to go at once to their church. The building was plain and simple, and the people had placed a picture of Christ on the wall. When the soldiers walked in, they took it down and put it on ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:13

Tags: Persecution

A Boy Without Athletic Ability Is Chosen To Play ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2010

A Boy Without Athletic Ability is Chosen to Play a Game There was a boy who did not have much athletic ability. Every time he and his friends would play some game, he was always the last to be chosen. One day two new fellows came to play with them and were allowed to be team captains because they ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:11-13

Tags: Compassion

Because He Lives  PRO

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Sep 25, 2014

It’s because He lives we should be able to face tomorrow, it’s because He lives all fear should be gone. Because He lives we are pretty sure who holds the future. Is that the lyrics Bill Gaither wrote? No, but that’s the way many Christians feel. The first verse of Because He Lives says it all. God ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-3

Tags: Troubled Times, Trials And Difficulties, Time Of Trouble, Trials Of Life

Denomination: Baptist