In Sermon Illustrations: "Dont Ignore Gods Instructions"

Dr Livingstone's Guides Were Either Ignorant Or ...

Contributed by C Vincent on Sep 22, 2009

Dr Livingstone’s guides were either ignorant or determined to deceive him as he traveled with the gospel; he was quoted as saying he would have been better off without them; ...read more

Tags: Apostasy

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why Do I Have So Many Toes?

Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 19, 2021

I must confess that I'm not always obvious to everything that is before me. I admit I miss a lot of things set before me. I don’t do this intentionally. For example, sometimes, when I come home from the church office, I pass the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, and she is waving at me, but ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:25

Tags: Sight, Ignoring

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Don't Just Entertain

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 14, 2014

Timothy Paul Jones- With high hopes we had moved to a new youth ministry position. On my first Wednesday evening at this church, I received my first hint that this task might be more difficult than I’d imagined. After a couple of games, I gathered the students for some worship songs. Worship ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence, Delight In God's Word, Neglect Of The Word

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What We Dont Need To Know For Achievement, We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What we dont need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is the basis for ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

Dont Sit And Mourn Your Ship Of Dreams That May ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Dont sit and mourn your ship of dreams That may be lost at sea; The world still moves, the sunlight gleams Success is yet to be. Dont waste the years in vain regret For joys that passed you by; ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Dont Expect To Build Up The Weak By Pulling Down ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dont expect to build up the weak by pulling ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Dont Pray To Escape Trouble. Dont Pray To Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dont pray to escape trouble. Dont pray to be comfortable in your emotions. Pray to do the will of God in every ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Don't Seek God In Temples. He Is Close To You. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“Don’t seek God in temples. He is close to you. He is within you. Only you should surrender to Him and you will rise above happiness and ...read more

Tags: God The Father

When God Bolts The Door, Don't Try To Get In ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

When God bolts the door, don’t try to get in through the window. The will of God never will lead you where the grace ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will, Grace, Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When God Bolts The Door, Don't Try To Get In ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 19, 2001

When God bolts the door, don’t try to get in through the window. The will of God never will lead you where the grace ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Tolstoy Wrote, "Don't Judge God's Holy Ideals By ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 23, 2003

Tolstoy wrote, “Don’t judge God’s holy ideals by my inability to meet them. Don’t judge Christ by those of us who imperfectly bear His ...read more

Tags: Misconceptions, Faith Vs. Works

Denomination: Congregational

If We Don't Feel Strong Desires For… God, It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008

“If we don’t feel strong desires for… God, it is not because we have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because we have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Our soul is stuffed with small things and there is no room for the great.” (John Piper, ...read more

You Don't Have To Be Afraid Of Praising God Too ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You don't have to be afraid of praising God too much; unlike humans ...read more

Tags: Praise, Prayer How To

They Shoot Horses Don’t They". The Movie ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 19, 2000

"They Shoot Horses Don’t They". The movie is about an actress who has a fallen career on the big screen during the 20’s. She enters a dance marathon hoping to win the jackpot and use the money to launch a new movie career. As the marathon draws closer to the end, she realizes that she and her ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, God Brings Hope, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Lutheran

Don't Quit! Don't Quit!  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 8, 2005

DON’T QUIT! DON’T QUIT! Many years ago I was visiting a lady named Deanna in the resthome, she had a copy of this little poem, I borrowed it and made a copy. I ask you to ponder these words: DON’T QUIT (author unknown) When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Assembly Of God

If You Dont Do It Excellently, Dont Do It At ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you dont do it excellently, dont do it at all. Because if its not excellent, it wont be profitable or fun, and if youre not in business for ...read more

Tags: Competition

A Wise Man Makes His Own Decisions, An Ignorant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Knowledge In Ignorance!" Luke 2: 1-5 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 12, 2004

“Knowledge in Ignorance!” Luke 2: 1-5 Key verse(s): 2: “Some of the Pharisees asked, ‘Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?’” The story is told of a preacher who lived along a river in a northern clime. Sunday after Sunday throughout the year he would climb into his old Tin Lizzy ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-5

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Discipleship

Denomination: Lutheran

Ignorance Is Bliss! Maybe I Should Say Innocence ...

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004

Ignorance is bliss! Maybe I should say innocence is bliss. A world of rich possibilities and dreams carry many young people from high school graduation to attend college and eventually a career. These innocent minds leave home and if they aren’t already, they are seduced into allowing their ...read more

Tags: Homosexuality

Denomination: Baptist

Our Ignorance Of Who We Are In Christ Make Us ...

Contributed by Olorunnisola Oni on Sep 15, 2007

Our ignorance of who we are in Christ make us foolish and ...read more

Tags: Cross, Assurance Of Salvation, Jesus Temptation

Denomination: Pentecostal