In Sermon Illustrations: "Father God"

[059]. A Message From A Poem – Distressful Times Will Come Upon Us

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 13, 2025

[059]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DISTRESSFUL TIMES WILL COME UPON US Are you battling in life because of some problem that won’t go away? Are you weighed down by a stressful matter and can’t shake it? Does your life feel like it is starting to come apart? Do you feel the storms are thundering ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:20, 1 Peter 5:7, Matthew 11:28-30

Tags: Anxiety, Anxious, Distress, Cast, Heavy Laden, I Am With You Always, Stressful, Stressful Living  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Biblical Proof The Creator Of Heaven And Earth Wrote The Bible

Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Aug 25, 2025

Biblical Proof the Creator of Heaven & Earth also Wrote the Bible Hebrews 3:4 “For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.” A house does not build itself. A creation cannot create itself! Christ has built all things for He is God! (John 1:1-3; Col. 1:16-17; ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:4

Tags: Inspiration Of The Bible, Science In The Bible

Denomination: Baptist

[186]. A Message From A Poem – Musings On Being In Heaven

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 5, 2025

[186]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – MUSINGS ON BEING IN HEAVEN This is a lovely poem FOR ME, which is why I wrote it. How much do we think of heaven? I am afraid some are so earth-bound that they give little thought to heaven. Do we know what heaven will be like? Of course we do not. We can only ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:2-4, 1 Corinthians 2:9

Tags: Christian Poems, The Third Heaven, Jesus, Heaven, Center  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[279]. A Message From A Poem – The Lord Has Made Me Perfect In His Love

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 27, 2026

[279]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE LORD HAS MADE ME PERFECT IN HIS LOVE The poem begins with the positive testimony of the Lord’s perfection and chorus. Perfection here is according to these two verses – {{Philippians 1:6 “I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17, Philippians 3:15, Philippians 1:6

Tags: A New Creation, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Salvation, Perfect, Perfection, New Creation, In Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[283]. A Message From A Poem – The Lord, Our Hope, Our Joy, Our End

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 31, 2026

[283]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE LORD, OUR HOPE, OUR JOY, OUR END This is another of my earliest poems. This poem is a personal testimony to a time when I was walking in the valley of the shadow. STANZA 1 – All dark nights break forth into sunshine and my dark night looks forward to the Lord ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:2, Psalm 23:4-5, 2 Corinthians 12:2-4

Tags: Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Joy, Sorrow, Dark Night, Blessings, Burdens, Valley Of The Shadow, Heaven  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Billy Graham’s Mother Said Concerning ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on May 7, 2001

Billy Graham’s mother said concerning mother’ day, that she didn’t want to be congratulated. But she wanted it to be a day of soul-searching in her life that she might ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day, Parenting

Denomination: Baptist

After Attending Church One Sunday Morning, A ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 24, 2002

After attending church one Sunday morning, a little boy knelt at his bedside that night and prayed, "Dear God, we had a good time at church ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:27-28

Tags: Church Practices, Worship Definition

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Nothing More  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 3, 2002

NOTHING MORE At a meeting of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Bobby Richardson, former New York Yankee second baseman, offered a prayer that is a classic in brevity and poignancy: "Dear ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Quoted From 2004 Pastor's Conference Workshop At ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 1, 2004

Quoted from 2004 Pastor’s Conference Workshop at Moody Bible Institute: As Bill Thrall put it, "When my fear of the power of sin is greater than my ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

During An Especially Trying Time In The Work Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Sep 8, 2004

During an especially trying time in the work of the China Inland Mission, Hudson Taylor wrote to his wife, “We have twenty-five cents—and all the promises of God! ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Tags: Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Baptist

A Cnn/Usa Today Poll Reveals That Almost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

A CNN/USA Today poll reveals that almost two-thirds of people in America pray to God before mealtime--a substantial increase compared to a similar survey ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Start Making Room

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 28, 2006

Quote from, “Your Best Life Now!” “God has so much in store for you, too. Start making room for it in your thinking. Conceive it on the inside. Start seeing yourself ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

As John Adams Signed, He Said, "Whether We Live ...

Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007

As John Adams signed, he said, "Whether we live or die, sink or swim, succeed or fail, I stand behind this Declaration of Independence. And if God wills it, I am ready to ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

To Restore Morality We Must First Recognize The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To restore morality we must first recognize the source from which all morality springs. From our earliest history in 1776 when we were declared to be the United States of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Eternal Difference Between Right And Wrong ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate. It is immutable. And if the moral order does not change, then it imposes on us obligations toward God and man. Duty, then, requires the willingness ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

We Look Forward To A World Founded On Four ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We look forward to a world founded on four essential freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way. The ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Grow Old Along With Me The Best Is Yet To Be, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Grow old along with me The best is yet to be, The last of life for which the first was made. Our times are in His hand Who saith: A whole I planned ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

What A Cruel Thing Is War: To Separate And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our ...read more

Tags: War

It Is Doubtful That Christian Workers Become ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is doubtful that Christian workers become chronically exhausted in doing what God wants them to doIt is far more likely that we become exhausted and inaccessible by ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The True Follower

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 27, 2011

THE TRUE FOLLOWER The true follower of Christ will not ask, "If I embrace this truth, what will it cost me?" Rather he will say, "This is truth. God ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Methodist