In Sermon Illustrations: "Dust Of The Ground"

Woodpeckers Grounding The Shuttle Discovery ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2010

Woodpeckers Grounding the Shuttle Discovery Likened to Problems in Marriage The space shuttle Discovery was grounded recently--not by technical difficulties or lack of government funding, but by woodpeckers. Yellow-shafted flicker woodpeckers found the insulating foam on the shuttle’s external fuel ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:31-33

Tags: Marriage Struggle

Break New Ground For God

Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Jun 14, 2010

BREAK NEW GROUND FOR GOD od has called us to go. Are you going? I challenge you to dare to go where no man has gone before. Charles Haddon Surgeon said it best when he said, "The most successful servants of god have been those who have not built upon the foundation of others, but have ventured ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Baptist

The Ground Is Level At The Foot Of The Cross

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2024

General Robert E. Lee was a devout follower of Jesus Christ. It is said that soon after the end of the American Civil War, he visited a church in Washington, D.C. During the communion service he knelt beside a black man. An onlooker said to him later, "How could you do ...read more

Tags: Favoritism, America, Cross, Racism, Prejudice, Partiality  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

With The Dust Settling From Our Recent Elections, ...  PRO

Contributed by Tony Miano on Dec 8, 2000

With the dust settling from our recent elections, I had an opportunity to review some sound bites that were overlooked by mainstream media. One reporter asked the presidential and vice-presidential candidates a very simple question. “Why did the chicken cross the road?” After some thoughtful ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Independence Day, Workplace

Denomination: *other

Art Washes Away From The Soul The Dust Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Art washes away from the soul the dust of ...read more

Tags: Art

Music Washes Away From The Soul The Dust Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Music washes away from the soul the dust ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

A Person Who Is Angry On The Right Grounds, ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

A person who is angry on the right grounds, against the right persons, in the right manner, at the right moment, and for the right length of time deserves ...read more

Tags: Anger, Christian Disciplines, Dealing With Conflicts

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In Gulf War The Ground Offensive Was Successful ...  PRO

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004

IN GULF WAR THE GROUND OFFENSIVE WAS SUCCESSFUL DUE TO AERIAL ATTACK THAT PRECEDED IT On February 24, 1991, a lightning ground offensive was launched by the U.S. and allied forces in the Persian Gulf War. Its effectiveness shattered the defending Iraqi forces. Within days the world’s fourth ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6

Tags: Prayer In The Spirit, Prayer Supplication

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Person Who Is Angry On The Right Grounds, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

A person who is angry on the right grounds, against the right persons, in the right manner, at the right moment, and for the right length of time deserves ...read more

Tags: Anger

No Man Is Justified In Doing Evil On The Grounds ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No man is justified in doing evil on the ...read more

Tags: Satan

Hope Needs A Foundation – A Reasonable Grounds ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Hope needs a foundation – a reasonable grounds for confidence in its fulfillment. There’s a story From Parade magazine about a self-made millionaire, who greatly changed the lives of a sixth-grade class in East Harlem. This man had been asked to speak to a class of 59 sixth-graders. What could he ...read more

Tags: Character

Unsteady Ground: Just Keep Going

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008

UNSTEADY GROUND: JUST KEEP GOING Have you ever stepped on ground that seemed unsteady, but you really had to go on, just to get where you were going? Just recently we took a trip up to the (northern part of South Korea) Hwacho’n area and then down to the Chuncho’n areas. We stopped at a nice ...read more

Tags: Trust

Pator Dave Kinney: "Faith Is Grounded In The ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Aug 24, 2008

Pator Dave Kinney: "Faith is grounded in the confidence of God's presence in today's unsettledness and the conviction in ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Baptist

True Faith Is Grounded In True Discipleship

Contributed by Brandon Sirolli on Jun 23, 2017

The Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to two flight attendants called into the cockpit of a small passenger jet. There the captain of the airliner told them the jet would soon crash and they needed to hand out parachutes but do so in an orderly manner so as not to cause problems. The two talked it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:31-38

Tags: Truth, Cost Of Discipleship, Prosperity Gospel, Faith, Discipleship  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

He Chose The Nails By Max Lucado (Dust Jacket)  PRO

Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jan 15, 2003

He Chose the Nails by Max Lucado (Dust Jacket) Much has been said about the gift of the cross itself, but what of the other gifts? What of the nails, the crown of thorns? What about the garment taken? What about the garments given? Have you taken the time to open these gifts? He didn’t have ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ, Cross

Denomination: Mennonite

Charles Spurgeon Once Said "There Is Enough Dust ...

Contributed by Ish Engle on Sep 19, 2006

Charles Spurgeon once said “There is enough dust on some of your Bibles to write ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

F. We Were Made By God, From Out Of The Dust Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

F. We were made by God, from out of the dust of the earth. Gen 2:7 (AMP) Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath or spirit of life, and man became a living being. 1. Your body contains about: a. Enough iron to make a small nail. b. Enough ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

I Wanted To Buy A Dust Mop Head For Our New ...  PRO

Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Mar 12, 2006

I wanted to buy a dust mop head for our new church facility, but I didn’t have a measuring tool to figure out what size I needed. So, I used my shoes and hand to measure. The dust mop head was two of my shoes and four fingers. When I went to the world wide web to order, I couldn’t find a dust ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:30

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Would Rather Be Ashes Than Dust I Would ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I would rather be ashes than dust I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to ...read more

Tags: Learning

Leveling The Ground! (10.21.05--That ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 19, 2005

Leveling the Ground! (10.21.05--That Person!--Genesis 5:3-5) As I paid for my fuel purchase in he came. Everyone in town knew him as just plain Frank. He was dirty, loud and smelly. Most people avoided him because he was just different from most other folks. He didn’t bath or shower but once in a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:3-5

Tags: Racism

Denomination: Lutheran