In Sermon Illustrations: "Coming"

We Must Continue Working To Return Power To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We must continue working to return power to levels of government closer to the people. We believe that when it comes to running county government, county officials will always do better from ...read more

Tags: Government

If You Were To Ask Jesus Today The One ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jun 27, 2001

“ If you were to ask Jesus today the one reason for his coming to earth, He would sum up his entire ministry in one statement: He came to seek and to save that which ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Jesus' Ministry

Denomination: Baptist

A.w. Tozer Preached, "If You Believe There Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Mar 15, 2002

A.W. Tozer preached, "If you believe there is fruit that you know you should bear and do not, victory that you know you should have and have not, then I ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment, Promises Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If We Face Our Problems And Respond To Them ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 24, 2002

If we face our problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, refuse bitterness, or refuse self-pity... THEN GOD CAN TURN THINGS AROUND. THE ADVERSITIES THAT COME ALONG TO ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Serving Both Ways  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 7, 2004

[Illustration] A woman was interviewing a prospective servant and asked, “Can you serve company?” The applicant replied “Yes, mum, both ways.” The woman looked puzzled and asked, “What ...read more

Tags: Church General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rocker Rod Stewart Has Found That Out. A Usa ...

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2004

Rocker Rod Stewart has found that out. A USA Today article quoted him saying - "I remember being in the south of France years ago, in a suite at the Carlton in Cannes, with girls coming ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Books Preferred: Americans Still Appreciate A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Books Preferred: Americans still appreciate a good book. When it comes to relaxing in their free time. 40% of adults say they read books for fun, compared to the 27% who surf the Internet for ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Billy Graham Comments: "Nowhere Does The Bible ...

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 27, 2006

Billy Graham comments: “Nowhere does the Bible teach that Christians are exempt from the tribulations and natural disasters that come upon the world. Scripture does teach that the Christian can face tribulation, crisis, calamity, and personal ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Word "Obedience" Has Its Origin In The Latin ...

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 20, 2008

The word “obedience” has its origin in the Latin audire, which means “to hear.” Obaudire is the term. As a point of further interest, the word “absurd” comes from a root which means to be deaf. The absurd ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

On The School Notice Board In The Foyer Of St ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Aug 25, 2007

On the school notice Board in the foyer of St Mary Radcliffe and Temple school in Bristol is a poster saying : ‘Live as if Christ died yesterday, rose today and will come again tomorrow.’ These Thessalonians were ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

O Thou, The Father Of Us All, Whose Many ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"O thou, the Father of us all, Whose many mansions wait, To whose dream welcome each must come A child, at Heavens gate; In that fair house not made with hands Whenever splendor ...read more

Tags: Dreams

The Love Of God, With Arms Extended On A Cross, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The love of God, with arms extended on a cross, bars the way to hell. But if that love is ignored, rejected and finally refused, there comes a time when love can only weep while man pushes past into ...read more

Tags: God The Father

I Desire So To Conduct The Affairs Of This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of power, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall have at ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Men Who I Have Seen Succeed Best In Life ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The men who I have seen succeed best in life have always been cheerful and hopeful men, who went about their business with a smile on their faces, and took the changes and chances of this ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Poor Faulkner. Does He Really Think Big ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I dont know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and ...read more

Tags: Words

A Molehill Man Is A Pseudo-Busy Executive Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A molehill man is a pseudo-busy executive who comes to work at 9 a.m. and finds a molehill on his desk. He has until 5 p.m. to make this molehill into a mountain. An ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Every Gardener Knows The Difficulty Of Keeping ...

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jul 31, 2011

Every gardener knows the difficulty of keeping weeds out of their garden. One gardener wisely said, "When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:18

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[226]. A Message From A Poem - Quantum Leaps

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 11, 2025

[226]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - QUANTUM LEAPS This poem is in 4 sections though all are related. It deals with the progression of wickedness in the world, but that progress has been very rapid. Those who are older, and in a reflective mood, will recall how things were in the 1950s and 60s when ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:7-9, 2 Corinthians 5:16-17, 2 Timothy 3:1-4, 1 Thessalonians 1:10

Tags: Change, Antichrist, Wickedness, The Last Days, A New Creature, The World Gets Worse, Rapid, Christian Poems, Quantum Leaps  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is A Guy Named Shane Claiborne Who Sees ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 15, 2007

There is a guy named Shane Claiborne who sees this Shema of Jesus to do to others as a radical call to a radical way of living. When he was in college at Eastern University near Philly, the newspaper had a headline about some homeless families that were being evicted from an old, abandoned ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Lowell Ogden Tells The Story Of A Little Boy Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 9, 2002

Lowell Ogden tells the story of a little boy who lived out in the country around the turn of the century. He had never seen a traveling circus, and one was coming to his town on Saturday. When he asked his father for permission to go, his dad said he could providing his chores were done early. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-44

Tags: Worship Benefits, Worship Definition

Denomination: Pentecostal