In Sermon Illustrations: "Faith In Action"

Great Ambition Is The Passion Of A Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. He who is endowed with it may perform very good or very bad actions; all ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-7, 1 Thessalonians 4:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

Tags: Ambition

Great Ambition Is The Passion Of A Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. He who is endowed with it may perform very good or very bad actions; all ...read more

Tags: Ambition

We Must Reject The Idea That Every Time A Law ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We must reject the idea that every time a law is broken, society is guilty, rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept ...read more

Tags: Law

Somewhere In Your Make-Up There Lies Sleeping ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Somewhere in your make-up there lies sleeping the seed of achievement which, if aroused and put into action, would carry you to ...read more

Tags: Truth

George E. Mendenhall, Associate Professor Of ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 26, 2010

George E. Mendenhall, associate professor of religious studies at Harwick in New York, defines repentance as “a reorientation of a value system and a ...read more

Tags: Repentance

Denomination: Salvation Army

Payer Is The Strongest Form Of Abiding That There ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

Payer is the strongest form of abiding that there is. -- A retired teacher was giving her little nephew some help with his schools work. He was normally a good, attentive child, but on this occasion he could not fix his mind on his work. Suddenly he said, "Aunt Sally, may I kneel down and ask God ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Prayer Is The Strongest Form Of Abiding That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008

Prayer is the strongest form of abiding that there is. -- A retired teacher was giving her little nephew some help with his schools work. He was normally a good, attentive child, but on this occasion he could not fix his mind on his work. Suddenly he said, "Aunt Sally, may I kneel down and ask God ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

There Are Big Men, Men Of Intellect, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are big men, men of intellect, intellectual men, men of talent and men of action; but the great man is difficult to find, and it needs apart ...read more

Tags: Greatness

The Law Of Love Will Keep Us From Doing A Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The law of love will keep us from doing a great many things which mere impulse would often do, and will make us ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

1 Corinthians 13 — Church Version  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 28, 2003

1 Corinthians 13 - church version “If our church could hold services in five languages or our members could speak three, but we didn’t love others, we would be all talk and no action. If our church really expressed it’s spiritual gifts with wholehearted service and we became spiritual giants, but ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1

Tags: Church General, Christian Love

Denomination: Church Of God

The Full Acting Out Of The Self's Surrender To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The full acting out of the self’s surrender to God therefore demands pain: this action, to be perfect, must be done from the pure will to obey, in the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Optimists Are Self-Motivated By Inspiring ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Optimists are self-motivated by inspiring themselves to action. They believe in who they are and in what they are doing. They make mistakes and learn from them. They achieve ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Story: At A Comparative Religions Conference, The ...  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 31, 2003

Story: At a comparative religions conference, the wise and the scholarly were in a spirited debate about what is unique about Christianity. Someone suggested what set Christianity apart from other religions was the concept of incarnation, the idea that God took human form in Jesus. But someone ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8, John 3:16

Tags: God's Love, God The Father, Love

Denomination: Anglican

Forgiveness Works In The Aussie Open

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009

FORGIVENESS WORKS IN THE AUSSIE OPEN Who here is a tennis fanatic? This time of the year is dreadful for sleep; The Australian Open interferes in our life. But the other night something interesting happened. Jelena Dokic publicly asked for forgiveness, said sorry for being a pain to the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:5-11

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Your Beliefs Determine Your Attitudes

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 4, 2008

YOUR BELIEFS DETERMINE YOUR ATTITUDES Gary Smalley tells us "I can hardly overstate how life-changing it was to find that my beliefs, not my circumstances, determined my attitudes and actions. When I took my beliefs seriously and began to examine and change them, it did wonders for me by giving me ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Mother Should Give Her Children A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm, that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the world, enough may still ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Doing What Feels Right  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2002

DOING WHAT FEELS RIGHT Although most Americans claim to be religious, that is they claim to believe in an absolute God of some kind, most live and believe as practical atheists. A recent survey by George Barna discloses some shocking results. Barna wanted to see how American’s opinions had ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-15

Totally Submerged In The Plan

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 22, 2019

WE NEED TO BELIEVE GOD TO BE CALLED OUT, SET ASIDE, TO HEAR THE CALL OF GOD TO BE FAITHFUL, A PECULIAR PEOPLE… 1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9

Tags: Plan, Called Out, Submerged

Denomination: Assembly Of God

In His Book "The Freedom Of Forgiveness," David ...

Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 4, 2009

In his book "The Freedom of Forgiveness," David Augsberger says "Forgiveness is acceptance with no exception. It accepts not only the hurt you've received, it accepts the one who did the ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Baptist

Hope Of Maria

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 5, 2011

HOPE OF MARIA Hope weans God’s people from seeking and trusting this world. The story is told of Maria. She lived in a small town in southern Kentucky. She did not see or hear from her husband for years. Edward was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean war and captured when the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:2-3

Tags: Pleasing God, God Brings Hope

Denomination: Nazarene