In Sermon Illustrations: "Civil Obedience"

We Have Nothing Whatever To Do With What Men ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We have nothing whatever to do with what men call success or failure. If God's command is clear, and the constraint of His Spirit is clear, we ...read more

Tags: Faith

When We Do Our Duty, Not For Duty's Sake, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When we do our duty, not for duty's sake, but because we believe that God is engineering our circumstances in that way, then at the very point of ...read more

Tags: Faith

Henry And Tom Blackaby Have Said That "Other ...

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Oct 27, 2003

Henry and Tom Blackaby have said that “Other people can have absolutely no effect on whether God can carry out his will. Only we ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

Denomination: Baptist

Slowly, Through All The Universe The ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Herlitz on Jul 24, 2001

“Slowly, through all the universe the temple of God is being built. And whenever, in any place, a soul by freewilled obedience, catches the fire of God’s likeness, it is set ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Pentecostal

No One Can Be A Member Of The Christian ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 10, 2009

"No one can be a member of the Christian fellowship who does not acknowledge Jesus as Christ and the Son of God and who does not love the brothers in obedience to the Lord." ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Pentecostal

Gene A. Getz, In His Book, The Measure Of A ...  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 7, 2003

Gene A. Getz, in his book, The Measure of a Church, asks the question, "What is the measure of maturity in the church?" And he lists what others believe are the measure of maturity: 1. An active church (involving people in meetings and programs) 2. A giving church (supporting the church and ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:12-14

Tags: Church General, Church Body Of Christ, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: *other

Position Versus Discipleship

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2013

POSITION VERSUS DISCIPLESHIP C. Gene Wilkes, in his book Jesus on Leadership, says, "Confusion arises when you equate higher 'positions' with leadership . . . As long as 'position' is honored above discipleship -- being a follower -- church leaders will honor the ambitious over the obedient." We ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

People Do Not Drift Toward Holiness  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Feb 26, 2001

Respected Bible scholar D. A. Carson said this: People do not drift toward holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Disciplines General, Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

We Enjoy The Blissful Consequences Which Are ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"We enjoy the blissful consequences which are ours because we are in Christ. These consequences which flow to us include His perfect obedience, finished atonement, resurrection, ascension, ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Violence Puts The Brakes On Authentic ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 7, 2009

Violence puts the brakes on authentic development and impedes the evolution of peoples towards greater socio-economic and spiritual well-being. This applies especially to terrorism motivated by fundamentalism[69], which generates grief, destruction and death, obstructs ...read more

Tags: Violence, War

Denomination: Catholic

Historian Shelby Foote Tells Of A Soldier Who Was ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2010

Historian Shelby Foote tells of a soldier who was wounded at the battle of Shiloh during the American Civil War and was ordered to go to the rear. The fighting was fierce and within minutes he returned to his commanding ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Pentecostal

When The Blacksmith Strikes His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

Illustration: When the blacksmith strikes his hammer repeatedly on the anvil it is said that the same anvil will wear out many hammers. Those who strike Christians are creating boldness in the body of Christ. When Christians are persecuted there is more courage. Tell about the workers at Youth for ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

A.w. Tozer And Andrew Murray On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009

A.W. Tozer and Andrew Murray on Humility Humility and dying to myself are inseparable. A.W. Tozer nailed the nail on the head, saying, “In every Christians heart there is a cross and a throne and the Christian is on the throne till he puts himself on the cross; if he refuses the cross he remains on ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Tags: Humility

The Christian Who Is Not Committed To A Group Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2001

"The Christian who is not committed to a group of other believers for praying, sharing, and serving, so that he is known, as he knows others, is not an obedient Christian. He is not in the will of God. However ...read more

George Washington And Liberty

Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 1, 2021

The establishment of Civil and Religious Liberty was the Motive which induced me to the Field, the object is obtained, and it now remains to be my earnest wish and prayer, that the Citizens of the United States would make a wise and virtuous use of the blessing, placed before ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 1:18-21, 1 Timothy 2:2, Matthew 28:18-20, 2 Timothy 3:1

Tags: Government, Political, Forefathers, Oppression, Liberty, Faith, Freedom, Persecution, America, Prayer, Intercession  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Wasn't It Dangerous For Jacob To Set Out To ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 16, 2009

"Wasn’t it dangerous for Jacob to set out to Bethel? Of course it was! Jacob was in such a precarious place, the only thing which could save him was a radical obedience to the Lord. No matter what the circumstances look ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Until Tuesdayseptember 11th, The Bloodiest Day In ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Sep 14, 2001

Until TuesdaySeptember 11th, the bloodiest day in U.S. history was Sept. 17, 1862, when about 4,700 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War battle of Antietam. Pearl Harbor killed 2,388 Americans, and ...read more

Tags: Independence Day, Holidays Civic

Denomination: Baptist

Forgiveness Is Not About Making The Other Person ...  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 11, 2007

Forgiveness is not about making the other person right in what they did… forgiveness is about 2 things, first it is obedience to your calling as a Child of God, and 2nd it is an instrument that frees you from the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Baptist

A Bishop Of A Century Ago Pronounced From His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

A bishop of a century ago pronounced from his pulpit and in the periodical he edited that heavier-than-air flight was both impossible and contrary to the will of God. Oh, the irony that Bishop Wright had two sons, Orville and Wilbur! Wright was wrong. ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Putting The Brakes On

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 31, 2009

PUTTING THE BRAKES ON "Violence puts the brakes on authentic development and impedes the evolution of peoples towards greater socio-economic and spiritual well-being. This applies especially to terrorism motivated by fundamentalism, which generates grief, destruction and death, obstructs dialogue ...read more

Tags: Culture

Denomination: Catholic