In Sermon Illustrations: "Doing Gods Will"

Good Instincts Usually Tell You What To Do Long ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Good instincts usually tell you what to do long before your ...read more

Tags: Human Life

He Who Waits To Do A Great Deal Of Good At Once ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything. Life is made up of little things. True greatness ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

If You Always Do What Youve Always Done, Youll ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you always do what youve always done, youll always get ...read more

Tags: Action

We Are All Worms, But I Do Believe That I Am A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are all worms, but I do believe that I ...read more

Tags: Animals

Oh, What A Tangled Web Do Parents Weave When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave When they think ...read more

Tags: Parenting

If You Succeed In Life, You Must Do So In Spite ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you succeed in life, you must do so in spite of the efforts of others to pull you down. There is nothing in the idea that people are willing to help those who help themselves. People are willing to help a man who can't help himself, but as soon as a man is able ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

If At First You Do Succeed, Dont Take Any More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If at first you do succeed, dont take ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

People Who Sing Their Own Praises Usually Do So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

People who sing their own praises usually do so ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

The Longer I Live The More Highly Do I Estimate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The longer I live the more highly do I estimate the Christian Sabbath, and the more grateful do I feel to those who ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

If You Keep Thinking About What You Want To Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you ...read more

Tags: Thought

So Few Of Us Really Think; What We Do Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

So few of us really think; what we do is ...read more

Tags: Thought

A. Do You See Your Salvation And Even The Living ...

Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009

a. Do you see your salvation and even the living out your salvation (which the Bible calls sanctification) a miracle or something else? b. I’ll ask a series of 21 questions in which you may respond accordingly. i. Is your salvation a mirage or a miracle? (It’s a Miracle)-unreal ii. Is your ...read more

Tags: Miracles, Miracles General

Denomination: *other

What Was Mary Doing When She Had Her Angelic ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 9, 2010

What was Mary doing when she had her angelic epiphany, the one that changed the world forever? Was she deep in meditation, as the medieval paintings suggest? Maybe not. She surely wasn’t mowing the lawn, but I like to imagine her kneading bread, chanting a psalm and listening for the divine ...read more

Tags: Mary Jesus Mother

Denomination: Catholic

Why Do Chemists Make Sick People Walk All The ...

Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jul 18, 2010

Why do chemists make sick people walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Baptist

How Do You Make People Feel About Themselves?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 14, 2022

How do you think the people on your staff, in your family or church, or even close friends would say that you make them feel about themselves?? Consider these great quotes on how we treat others: John Maxwell – "People may hear your words, but above all, they feel your attitude. Your ...read more

Tags: Feelings, Self Worth, Love, Leadership, Importance  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do You Want To Play Beethoven's Piano?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 5, 2023

J Vernon McGee offers the following illustration of humility of mind and adds a practical application. The story is told of a group of people who went in to see Beethoven’s home in Germany. After the tour guide had showed them Beethoven’s piano and had finished his lecture, he asked if any of them ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-11, Philippians 2:1-11

Tags: Lowliness Of Mind, Service, Honor, Humility, Spiritual Gifts, Position, Servants  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Bottom Line: If We Are Going To Have God's ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 17, 2008

The bottom line: if we are going to have God's blessing. If God is to lavishly pour out his goodness in our personal and corporate lives, it includes our response to our financial resources and our willingness to purify our behaviour in this regard. People that do not take God's instruction ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Salvation Army

We Do Not Rest Because Our Work Is Done; We Rest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We do not rest because our work is done; we rest because God commanded it and ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

The More Needs There Are, The More God Does, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The more needs there are, the more God does, for God operates on the basis of need. If God is to do more, there must be more need. Need is the ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

God Does Not Condemn Man But Man Is Condemned ...

Contributed by Thomas Donelan on May 19, 2010

God does not condemn man but man is condemned till he is saved. It is like when you download a program from the internet onto your computer. There is a little box that has to be checked that says: Accept Terms. If you do not check it off, you will never be able to download it because you have ...read more

Tags: Arminianism, Becoming A Christian

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational