In Sermon Illustrations: "Free To Serve"

When You Have Robbed A Man Of Everything, He Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When you have robbed a man of everything, he is no longer in your ...read more

Tags: Power

In More Than A Dozen European Countries, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

In more than a dozen European countries, the newspaper with the highest circulation is a ...read more

Tags: Communication General

There Can Be No Friendship Where There Is No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There can be no friendship where there is no freedom. Friendship loves a free air, and will not be fenced ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Auto Body Repair Ministry--I Have A Friend Back ...

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 9, 2010

- AUTO BODY REPAIR MINISTRY--I have a friend back home, Michael. Michael is without a doubt a man with a call from Jesus Christ into ministry. Michael ministry is owning and running an auto body repair shop. Running an auto body repair shop may sound like the farthest thing there is from a church, ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Notice Satan’s Version Of Grace - It Had An ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 1, 2001

notice Satan’s version of grace - it had an IF clause attached to it. [[This reminds me of the many ploys out there today - get 400 dollars of free merchandise - IF you sign up for MSN for three years. No money down - no interest for 12 months - you can own a new car NOW! But all you have to do ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:12-15, Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 4:26-34

Tags: Money, Sin Deceptive, Temptation Of Christ

Denomination: Lutheran

Agriculture, Manufacturers, Commerce And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Agriculture, manufacturers, commerce and navigation, the four pillars of our prosperity, are most ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Everyone Needs A Warm Personal Enemy Or Two To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

The Will Of The People Is The Only Legitimate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free ...read more

Tags: Government

Real Authority  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Real authority is the power to serve.” ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Leadership General

Nothing In Life Creates More Deep Seated ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 27, 2002

Nothing in life creates more deep seated anxieties than the false assumption that life should be ...read more

Tags: Guilt, Peace

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Very Reason For The First Amendment Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as ...read more

Tags: America

The Mutual Confidence On Which All Else Depends ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The mutual confidence on which all else depends can be maintained only by an open mind and a ...read more

Tags: Confidence

Liberty Is The Hardest Test That One Can Inflict ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Liberty is the hardest test that one can inflict on a people. To know how to be free is not given ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

If You Think Health Care Is Expensive Now, Wait ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what ...read more

Tags: Human Body

There Is Danger From All Men. The Only Maxim Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with ...read more

Tags: Power

The Great Omission In American Life Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The great omission in American life is solitude. . . that zone of time and space, free from the outside pressures, ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

At A Presbyterian Church In Omaha. People ...  PRO

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Nov 15, 2002

"...at a Presbyterian church in Omaha. People were given helium filled balloons and told to release them at some point in the service when they felt like expressing the joy in their hearts. Since they were Presbyterians, they weren’t free to say "Hallelujah, Praise the Lord." All through the ...read more

Tags: Emotions, Joy

Denomination: United Methodist

Forgiving Jerks

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 7, 2008

Forgiving Jerks There's great power in our hands. It's the power to forgive a jerk-bully, a jerk-cheater, a jerk-thief. It’s powerful because it's unexpected. Jerks expect us to cry, run, or take revenge. The last thing they expect is forgiveness. That's why it's so disarming. Forgive them ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Catholic

I Have A Dream That One Day On The Red Hills Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 9, 2001

"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.. ...I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-20, 1 Corinthians 12:20

Tags: One Body, Unconditional Love, Racism

Denomination: Lutheran

To Him Who Is Thirsty I Will Give Them Without ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 9, 2007

To him who is thirsty I will give them without cost...... when our family go out to restaurants or a cafe or pub lunch, Danielle will often ask me to go and get some water, but she doesn’t mean bottled water she means get some tap water because its free. I always feel embarrassed asking for ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-3

Denomination: Baptist