In Sermon Illustrations: "Friend Of God"

Seeking God

Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Aug 6, 2023

“Seeking God” Isaiah 55: 1-9 08/06/23 When my grandson Isaiah was three years old, he had a problem of wandering off and hiding. One day my daughter Maeghan and my wife Becky were shopping at a local mall and of course, he slipped off. All of a sudden, they realized he was missing. They ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-9, Luke 11:9, Jeremiah 29:13, Deuteronomy 4:29-31

Tags: Seeking God, Obeying God

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Struggling With God?

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 17, 2024

Here is a wee question, is struggling with God a bad thing? Where is a person's character developed? Did the saints of God become saints before or without struggling with God, without responding to those things in the scriptures or the words of Jesus that offended them, before they repented of ...read more

Tags: Faith, Fear, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Abraham, Disciples, Becoming The Church, Journey, Jacob, Isaac, Struggling, The Upper Room, Character Development  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

God With Us

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Dec 2, 2024

I started out by describing a song that I had been singing all week long. (I used Leaning on the Everlasting Arms but you can use any song). I spent about 5 - 7 minutes giving all the details of the song. The author, the beat, where it is used at, who sung the song, etc. I keep the title ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:23, Philippians 2:5-11

Tags: Emmanuel, Immanuel, God With Us

Denomination: Church Of God

Encounter With God

Contributed by Samuel M on Jan 25, 2025

Moses' encounter with God, not only resurrected his calling, but it also resurrected a 400-year-old promise given to Abraham. Our experience or visitation with God not only resurrects our calling, but also resurrects the promises of our ...read more

Tags: Faith, Hope

Seeking God

Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 18, 2025

Seeking God is a life-giving living experience similar to a boat crossing earthly waters and entering divine waters, where we behold the glory of God, are swept up in God's ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1

Tags: Faith, Hope

If God Is Good

Contributed by John Bright on Mar 1, 2025

There is a problem at the heart of Christianity. If God is good and loving why is there evil and suffering in the world? There is an old response when you are asked to do something: “I would if I could but I can’t so I won’t.” That response is like one of the ways our world tries to solve this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:17

Tags: Evil, Suffering, Goodness Of God

Denomination: Methodist

Seek God

Contributed by Samuel M on Apr 26, 2025

The Christian life can be summarized in two lines: "Always preparing to meet God" and "Meet God." ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:29

Tags: Faith, Hope

Entitlement With God

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 20, 2025

A Jewish woman is walking on the beach with her little grandson. Suddenly a huge wave sweeps the boy out to sea. Desperate, the woman looks up to heaven and says, “God, please rescue my grandson, my only grandson, the light of my life!” Miraculously, the next big wave deposits ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 25:1-24, Deuteronomy 25:1-18, Isaiah 61:1-3, 2 Chronicles 36:20-21, Matthew 20:1-16, Matthew 3:9-10  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: False Hope, Owed, Abraham, Privilege, Entitlement, Assumptions  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Seeking God

Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 8, 2025

For performing a miracle or plan, God sometimes sends his angels, but to a person who seeks God, God comes directly (in person or through his presence) to meet him. He does not send an angel, but He comes directly. He will remove the fascination of supernatural things or creatures but turn your ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:13

Tags: Faith, Hope

An Appetite For God

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Mar 5, 2026

It is the desire for God which is the most fundamental appetite of all, and it is an appetite we can never eliminate. We may seek to disown it, but it will not go away. If we deny that it is there, we shall in fact only divert it to some other object or range of objects. And that will mean that we ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35, John 6:58

Tags: Faith, God, Spiritual Hunger

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Voice Of God

Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Mar 28, 2026

The Voice of God says many important things to us. The main thing and the most reassuring is, “You are never alone”. God will never ever leave you. I am reminded of how God let my wife Becky know that he was with her when she was in a time of trouble. Her father was sick and in dire condition in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9, Exodus 34:1-9

Tags: Faith, Security, Care

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

I Have A Very Good Friend Who Recently Shared ...  PRO

Contributed by Larry Schoonover on Mar 13, 2003

I have a very good friend who recently shared with me that on one occasion she, out of sincere concern over sin and desire to be what God wanted her to be, she prayed, "God, show me the sin in my life. Show me what I really am." She said that in a couple of weeks she began to pray, "Lord, I’ve ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:23-24

Tags: Sin General, Sin Exposed

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Honors God And God Honors Faith! A Story ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 12, 2002

Faith honors God and God honors faith! A story from the life of missionaries Robert and Mary Moffat illustrates this truth. For 10 years this couple labored faithfully in Bechuanaland (now called Botswana) without one ray of encouragement to brighten their way. They could not report a single ...read more

Tags: Examples Of Faith, Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christian Author Max Lucado Says, "We Aren't ...  PRO

Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Oct 7, 2002

Christian author Max Lucado says, “We aren’t good enough to judge. Can the hungry accuse the beggar? Can the sick mock the ill? Can the blind judge the deaf?” In the same way, can the sinner condemn the sinner? Absolutely not! He goes on to say, “Be careful! The Peter who denies Jesus at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Tags: God's Judgment, Friendship New Friends, Christian Love

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Lesson Of The Good Samaritan

Contributed by Darian Hybl on Aug 21, 2013

Recently I read an article that convicted me of my ‘blind spots’ where I have not wanted to ‘cross the road’ or enter deeper into relationship. Alex Early penned an article entitled, “A Pastor Walked into a Gay Bar And…” At first I avoided the article because I thought this article was more a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:23-37

Tags: God As Judge, Real Friend, Parable Good Samaritan

Denomination: Lutheran

1 Peter 4:12 "Dear Friends, Do Not Be Surprised ...

Contributed by Brad Henry on Nov 11, 2011

1 Peter 4:12 “Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.” I have a doctor’s appointment this morning to see what is going on. I am tried all the time, can hardly move with pain and a host of other ailments. OK so I ...read more

Tags: Suffering Joy In

I Have A Friend Who Is A Surfer. He Grew Up At ...

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009

I have a friend who is a surfer. He grew up at the beach in North Carolina and has surfed all his life. He is a skilled surfer. He knows when the waves are good for surfing he knows what equipment he needs and how to properly use it. He is a skilled surfer. However, there is one thing my ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Baptist

My Friend, I Dont Know What Youre Going ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My friend, I dont know what youre going through, but look and see if God is trying to direct you, inspect you, ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Kissing Frogs

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 31, 2023

Well ... This short discourse is called ... "Kissing Frogs" Ever feel like a Frog? Frogs feel slow, ... low, ... ugly, ... puffy, ... drooped, pooped. I know! ...... One told me. The Frog feeling comes when: You want to be bright... but you feel dull. You want to share...but you are ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:3-5, Philemon 1:6

Tags: Friend, Kiss, Loving, Sharing

Denomination: Anglican

The One True God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002

THE ONE TRUE GOD "Back in my Bible college days I struck up a friendship with a man from the Far East. Before his conversion to Christianity, the worship of man-made wooden images and human-like deities was a way of life. As a little boy, the question came to his mind one day, 'Why do I worship ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:12-121, Leviticus 26:1