In Sermon Illustrations: "denying the truth" showing 881-900 of 2,848

Nobody Believes A Rumor Here [in Washington] ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Nobody believes a rumor here [in Washington] until ...read more

Tags: America

Just Something I Believed! (10.17.05--That ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 13, 2005

Just Something I Believed! (10.17.05--That Person!--Mark 6:2-3) Sometimes we want to believe something so hard that even when we know the truth, we cling to the error. I grew up believing that all cats were sneaky and couldn’t be trusted. All dogs were rather dumb and couldn’t be devious if ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:2-3

Tags: Racism

Denomination: Lutheran

I Shall Resolve Never To Resent Growing Old So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I shall resolve never to resent growing old so many folks are ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

One October Morning In 2006, A Woman And Her Six ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 22, 2010

One October morning in 2006, a woman and her six children were forced to witness an attack on their husband and father. His assailants tried to force him to deny Jesus but he refused. He continued to proclaim Christ as Lord and died praying for his family. The family is determined to follow Christ, ...read more

Tags: Persecution

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Illusions Of Childhood Are Necessary ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The illusions of childhood are necessary experiences: a child should not be denied a balloon because an adult ...read more

Tags: Children

Friendship Closes Its Eyes Rather Than See The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Friendship closes its eyes rather than see the moon eclipst; while malice denies ...read more

Tags: Compassion

People Seldom Learn From The Mistakes Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"People seldom learn from the mistakes of others not because they deny the value of the past, but ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

To Succeed In The World, You Must Assert ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To succeed in the world, you must assert yourself; To succeed in Gods ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Gossip: What Will They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

GOSSIP: WHAT WILL THEY SAY? Three elderly men were talking about what their grandchildren would be saying about them fifty years from now. The first one said, "I would like my grandchildren to say, ’He was a hard worker." The second one said, "50 years from now, I want them to say, ’He was a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:8

Tags: Christian Values

So Much Has Been Given To Me, I Have No Time To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"So much has been given to me, I have no time to ponder over that ...read more

Tags: Joy

Friendship, Peculiar Boon Of Heaven, The Noble ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendship, peculiar boon of Heaven, The noble minds delight and pride, To men and angels only ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Sexuality, Self, And Identity

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 11, 2011

SEXUALITY, SELF, AND IDENTITY Michael Foucault, in The History of Sexuality: "Sexuality is a word that now serves a purpose like the word soul did in the Middle Ages. In that period, people believed that one's soul united the various aspects of human identity and gave significance to that ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Dr. And Mrs. Oswald Goulter Were Missionaries In ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 23, 2004

Dr. and Mrs. Oswald Goulter were missionaries in China for 41 years. Then one morning outside of Nanking, they heard the sounds of guns. Before they could even get out of bed, the Communist soldiers came and ransacked their house and tore up their mission station. They captured he and his wife and ...read more

Tags: Doubt, Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Spurgeon Quote

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Aug 17, 2022

I want to read something to you. It’s from a sermon preached by Charles Spurgeon… listen to what he says here… it’s kind of a long quote, but man it’s good. “Everybody admires Luther! Yes, yes, but you do not want anyone else to do the same today. When you go to the Zoological Gardens you all ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Tags: Faithfulness, Perseverance

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Inherent Right In The People To Reform ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The inherent right in the people to reform their government, I do not deny; and they have another right, and that is to resist ...read more

Tags: Government

James Madison The 4th President Of The U.s. Said ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

James Madison the 4th President of the U.S. said of grace, “Grace, it is a free gift of God...to neglect grace is to neglect Him.” The Book of Mormon disgraces grace as in Moroni 10:32-33 “Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny ...read more

Tags: Grace

Ff Bruce Biblical Scholar Said, ‘ No Credible ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 24, 2006

FF BRUCE Biblical scholar said, ‘ No credible historian would ever deny the historicity of Jesus Christ. The life of Jesus Christ ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Baptist

Charles Spurgeon Said, We Need Our God; He Is To ...  PRO

Contributed by Tj Tipton on Mar 29, 2001

Charles Spurgeon said, We need our God; He is to be had for the seeking; and He will not deny Himself to any one ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost, Church Practices, Worship General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Five Life Lessons For A Three-Year Old

Contributed by Gregory Fisher on Sep 27, 2017

At the age of 3 years old, our family lived with my maternal grandparents while my father was in seminary. One day the kid living next-door to us came up to me and said, “Greg Fisher I am going to give you a bloody nose.” The next thing that happened—when he did, in fact, punch me in the ...read more

Tags: Lamentations, Violence, Truth In Love, Psalm Of Lament, Helpful Lessons, True Crime, Helpful People, Life Lessons, Lament, Childhood, Bullying, God Allows, Comfort One Another  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

Whatever Greatness We Have Is What God Produces ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Whatever greatness we have is what God produces in us. Nothing will ever deny us of the greatness he wants for us ...read more

Tags: Greatness