In Sermon Illustrations: "Confirm Your Love"

How Do Some People Seek Guidance From God?

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 29, 2007

How do some people seek guidance from God? > Signs – like a falling star, a chance meeting between people, something in a fortune cookie… Here’s something that I think would be good for a fortune cookie: “Stop trying to find your fortune in a cookie and go get a job!” > Random Bible Openings – ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

I Have A Short List Of Qualities That Might Mark ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 4, 2008

I have a short list of qualities that might mark you as someone from the 'burbs. In other words, this might show what community you belong to. You might be from the suburbs if: You have a garage but you can't get your car into it. (Now this could be because you have too much stuff stored there ...read more

Tags: Culture

Denomination: Church Of God

The Seed You Sow Today Will Not Produce Crop ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The seed you sow today will not produce crop till tomorrow. For this reason, your identity does not lie in your current results. This is not ...read more

Scripture: John 4:35-38

Tags: Action, Success, Identity, Progress, Patience  (view more)  (view less)

Do Not Pray For Easy Lives. Pray To Be Stronger ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your ...read more

Tags: Strength

You Know It Is Going To Be A Bad Day When...  PRO

Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Nov 6, 2002

You Know It Is Going To Be A Bad Day When... There is a ’60 Minutes’ crew your driveway when you look out the window. You put both contact lenses in the same eye. Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles. Your income tax rebate check bounces. Your ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life, Temptation General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jehovah ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009

JEHOVAH SHAMMAH I like what Charles Spurgeon once said, "Whatever your difficulties and trials and sorrows, all is well with you if God is your delight, and His presence your joy." When you feel abandoned or afraid, address Him as Jehovah Shammah. When ...read more

Scripture: John 16:33

Tags: Trials And Difficulties, Trials

Quote: "What Is It To Believe In Him? It Is ...

Contributed by C Jordan on Aug 3, 2007

QUOTE: “What is it to believe in Him? It is not merely to say, “He is God and the Savior,” but to trust Him wholly and entirely and take Him for all your salvation from this time forth and forever as your Lord, your Master, your all… Remember that the Lord Jesus came to take away sin in three ...read more

Denomination: *other

Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think) Words & Music by Carl Sigman & Herb Magidson Recorded by Guy Lombardo, 1950 You work and work for years and years, you’re always on the go; You never take a minute off, too busy makin’ dough. Someday, you say, you’ll have your fun when you’re a ...read more

Tags: Giving General

In An Eastern City A Prominent Man Became ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 16, 2003

In an Eastern city a prominent man became greatly concerned about his boy, and consequently went to the boy’s school principal and asked for suggestions. The principal gave this reply: “Resign from the presidency of the chamber of commerce. Leave that position to someone whose family has grown ...read more

Tags: Father's Day, Parenting

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

[015] A Message From A Poem - All About Me But What About The Lord?

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 18, 2024

[015] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - ALL ABOUT ME BUT WHAT ABOUT THE LORD? This is a very serious poem even though it is written in a partly informal way. The title says it all. “Everything revolves around me, and the Lord should be grateful for the time I give to Him.” Of course that attitude is ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:15-17, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Tags: Communion, Commitment, Study, Excuses, Selfish, The Bible  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Christians Too Often Substitute Prayer For ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

“We Christians too often substitute prayer for playing the game. Prayer is good; but when used as a substitute for obedience, it is nothing but a blatant hypocrisy, a despicable Pharisaism...To your knees, man! and to your Bible! Decide at once! Don’t hedge! Time flies! Cease your insults to God, ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

When Karl Barth Was Speaking At Chicago ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 9, 2000

When Karl Barth was speaking at Chicago University, he was asked by one of the students what was the most profound theological statement he had ever reached. He ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God, Trinity

Denomination: Baptist

Jerry Vines Said, "An Unread Bible Is Like Food ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Hereford on Oct 30, 2001

Jerry Vines said, "An unread Bible is like food uneaten, a love letter never read, a buried sword, a road map unstudied, gold never mined" ...read more

Tags: Bible Study, Bible Influence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Scratched On The Walls Of One Of The Nazi Prison ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Engler on Sep 7, 2002

Scratched on the walls of one of the Nazi prison camps were the words, “I believe in the sun even when it does not shine. I believe in love even when it is not ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Woman Wanting To Impress The Pastor When He ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 18, 2003

A woman wanting to impress the pastor when he came to visit, said to her little girl, “Honey, go get the book that Mommy loves so much.” The little ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Baptist

Scratched On The Walls Of One Of The Nazi Prison ...  PRO

Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Nov 22, 2005

Scratched on the walls of one of the Nazi prison camps were the words, “I believe in the sun even when it does not shine. I believe in love even when it is not ...read more

Tags: Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Methodist

Lord Byron, Who Early In His Life Wasted Himself ...

Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Apr 9, 2007

Lord Byron, who early in his life wasted himself on the pursuit of pleasure, wrote a year before his death: MY days are in the yellow leaves; The flowers and the fruits of love ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Integrity Is The First Step To True Greatness. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in high places costs self-denial; in all places it is liable to opposition, ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Marriage Is An Empty Box. There Is Nothing In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Marriage is an empty box. There is nothing in it.Marriage was never intended to do anything for anybody. People are expected to do something for marriage.Love, romance, consideration, generosity arent in ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

There Is No Greater Priority Than This: To Enable ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 8, 2011

There is no greater priority than this: to enable the people of our time once more to encounter God, the God who speaks to us and shares his love so that ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Catholic