In Sermon Illustrations: "Forsaken Things"

Worship Is Giving God The Best That He Has ...

Contributed by Ned Bartlebaugh on Oct 21, 2007

“Worship is giving God the best that He has given you. Be careful what you do with the best you have. Whenever you get a blessing from God, give it back to Him as a love gift. Take time to meditate before God and offer the blessing back to Him in a deliberate act of worship. If you hoard a thing ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Man Fell Into A Pit And Couldn't Get Himself ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007

A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out. A Christian Scientist came along and said: "You only think that you are in a pit". A Pharisee said: "Only bad people fall into a pit". A Legalist said: "You deserve your pit". A Charismatic said: "Just confess that you’re ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Computers

Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Feb 21, 2020

Three ways our choice to follow God is like a computer (phone/electric device) 1. We need to stay plugged in to keep our batteries charged. (prayer, scripture, worship all charge our batteries) 2. We need to keep our Virus Protection up-to-date. (Sin is as prevalent as viruses on the internet. ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20, 2 Timothy 1:12

Tags: Computers, Virus, Connected, Phones, Charged, Virus Protection, In God's Hands  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Jesus Honored Marriage And Weddings

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 7, 2022

Note the high honor our Lord places upon marriage and the wedding ceremony in his very first miracle. It honors God when we come to a wedding pure and proclaim our trust in God for the marriage to succeed! By his presence at the marriage feast, the Son of God said, ‘This is an honorable thing’ ...read more

Tags: Jesus, Marriage, Miracles, Weddings

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Let Me Assert My Firm Belief That The Only ...

Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jan 29, 2003

"Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General, Fear And Worry

Denomination: Mennonite

He Is A Wise Man Who Does Not Grieve For The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

All Men Matter

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

G. K. Chesterton - All men matter. You matter. I matter. It’s the hardest ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

My Favorite Theology: "I Am Only As Big As The ...

Contributed by Arliss Beavers on Apr 4, 2008

My favorite theology: "I am only as big as the things that I allow to get me ...read more

Tags: Covenant

Denomination: Church Of God

Uncle Bud Robertson Once Said; "Pride Is The Only ...

Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Jul 13, 2008

Uncle Bud Robertson once said; “Pride is the only thing that makes everyone else ...read more

Tags: Pride

Denomination: *other

William Whyte (The Organizing Man): "All ...

Contributed by Dave Browning on Dec 22, 2008

William Whyte (The Organizing Man): "All creative advances are essentially a departure from ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Happiness Is Neither Virtue Nor Pleasure, Nor ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure, nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We ...read more

Tags: Joy

The Very Purpose Of Existence Is To Reconcile ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Man Is The Only Animal That Laughs And Weeps; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck by the difference between ...read more

Tags: Creation

You Are Only One Step Away From God Doing A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You are only one step away from God doing a fresh thing in your life. ...read more

Tags: Dreams

I Think Popular Music In This Country Is One Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I think popular music in this country is one of the few things in the 20th century that ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

There Are Safe And Unsafe Ways Of Doing Nearly ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are safe and unsafe ways of doing nearly anything. The knowledge or the knack of doing things safely is ...read more

Tags: Experience

Politicians Will Never, Ever Take Care Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Politicians will never, ever take care of youthey only want one thing from you, and that is to ...read more

Tags: Government

I'm Going To Be Eighty Soon, And I Guess The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I'm going to be eighty soon, and I guess the one thing that puzzles me most ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Laws Are Like Spiders Webs Which, If Anything ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large ...read more

Tags: Law

People Acting Together As A Group Can Accomplish ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone ...read more

Tags: Leadership General