In Sermon Illustrations: "Giving To God"

[115]. A Message From A Poem – Have You Trusted The God Of Faithfulness?

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 27, 2025

[115]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HAVE YOU TRUSTED THE GOD OF FAITHFULNESS? God is faithful in proven circumstances. Have you actually proven the faithfulness of God in your life? We have a faithful God so we can anchor our faith in the faithfulness of God. {{Psalm 119:90 “YOUR FAITHFULNESS ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:9, Lamentations 3:22-23, Deuteronomy 32:3-4, Psalm 119:90

Tags: Christian Poems, God, Trust, Faithful, Christian Poetry  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[121]. A Message From A Poem – From Where Did God Originate?

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 5, 2025

[121]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FROM WHERE DID GOD ORIGINATE? The real title of this poem is HE IS BEFORE ALL THINGS, AND IN HIM ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER but the title is too long for SermonCentral to accept, so I changed the title. This is a dialogue poem. There are 4 speakers. Speaker 1 is a ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:16-17, Colossians 2:20-23

Tags: Rationalist, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Atheist, All Things, Agnostic, Gnostics, Gnosticism, Existence Of God, Christian, Creation, Jesus  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Car Is Made To Run On Petrol [gasoline], And It ...  PRO

Contributed by Clarence Crane on Feb 9, 2001

A car is made to run on petrol [gasoline], and it would not run properly on anything else. Now God designed the human machine to run on himself. He himself is the fuel our spirits were designed to burn, or the food our spirits were designed to feed on. There is no other. That is why it is just no ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence, God's Provision, God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Distance Between East And West  PRO

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 26, 2002

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST The Bible says in Psalm 103 that God removes our sins as far as the east is from the west. Do you understand how far that is? Let me just give you a hint. If you were to travel north from anywhere, at what point would you begin going south? At the north ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-22

Tags: Becoming A Christian, God's Forgiveness, God The Father

Denomination: Wesleyan

There Was Once An Optimistic Farmer Who Couldn't ...  PRO

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 20, 2007

There was once an optimistic farmer who couldn’t wait to greet each new day with a resounding, "Good morning, God!" He lived near a woman whose morning greeting was more like, "Good God... morning?" They were each a trial to the other. Where he saw opportunity, she saw problems. Where he was ...read more

Tags: Giving, Happiness, Satisfy, Share, Attitude General  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sometimes I Feel A Little Tugging On The Line!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 20, 2023

A little boy was flying his kite in the windy city of Chicago, Illinois one day. He sent the kite up and let the line out as the wind took it away to the cloudy sky. About that time, an elderly man walked past the little boy and asked him a question. "What are you doing there, son?" he ...read more

Tags: Answers To Prayer, Prayer, Will Of God, Hearing God, God's Voice, Sovereignty Of God  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Using The Resources You Have  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 18, 2012

USING THE RESOURCES YOU HAVE At 12:55 pm the mayday call crackled through the speakers at the Flight Service Station on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. The desperate pilot of a Piper A22, a small single-engine plane, was reporting that he had run out of fuel and was preparing to ditch the aircraft in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30, Ruth 1:1-5

Tags: Grace, Stewardship, Investment, Value, Give Back  (view more)  (view less)

Not The Gift, But The Giver  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 9, 2002

NOT THE GIFT, BUT THE GIVER A man told a story about the time his son’s sixth birthday was approaching. He had mentioned he wouldn’t mind a party, and as his son usually was very specific about the kind of presents he liked. The dad asked him what he could get him. Bill expected a well-planned ...read more

Tags: Father, Father's Day, Giving, Church Practices, Blessing, Worship God, Relationships, Parenting  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Sobbing Little Girl Stood Near A Small Church ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 4, 2001

A sobbing little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it ’was too crowded.’ "I can’t go to Sunday School," she sobbed to the pastor as he walked by. Seeing her shabby, unkempt appearance, the pastor guessed the reason and, taking her by the hand, took her ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:1

Tags: Giving General, Christian Disciplines, Church Practices

Denomination: Church Of God

Larry Burkett States, "A Verse In Proverbs Says ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

LARRY BURKETT STATES, “A VERSE IN PROVERBS SAYS THAT GOD HAS ASKED FOR OUR FIRST FRUITS: THE FIRST AND BEST OF ALL THAT WE RECEIVE. THAT MEANS THAT WE SHOULD TITHE FROM OUR TOTAL GROSS INCOME BEFORE TAXES. ANY PROFIT MADE FROM THE SALE OF A HOME OUGHT TO BE TITHED UPON, BECAUSE IT IS, IN FACT, PART ...read more

Where Were You  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 9, 2003

WHERE WERE YOU "Where were you Lord When my heart was breaking in two?" "I was there", the Lord said, "Holding it together for you." "Where were you Lord When fear showed its face to me?" "I was there," the Lord said, "Protecting you from its grasp and keeping you free." "Where were you Lord When ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, God's Love, Promises Of God

You Need Revival When.....

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 30, 2020

1. You are entertained by things that once grieved you. 2. You are silent where you once spoke. 3. Your prayer closet has cobwebs and your Bible is dusty. 4. You have ceased to grieve over your own sin. 5. You have stopped sharing your faith. 6. You are more excited about your personal agenda ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Tags: Revival, Beatitudes, Thirsting For God, Hungering For God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Little Light Is Enough

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008

A LITTLE LIGHT IS ENOUGH There is the story of a boy who was walking with his father along a lonely road at night, carrying a lantern. He told his father he was afraid, because the lantern showed such a little way ahead. The father answered, “That is so, but if you walk straight on, you will find ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

One Day As I Waited Outside Of Nigerian Medical ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 28, 2001

One day as I waited outside of Nigerian medical clinic for a blood test I sat next to a little boy named Ben. It was obvious he had never been in a medical clinic before and he was deathly afraid of what the doctors would do to him. When the man with a white coat called his named, Ben turned to me ...read more

Tags: Faith, God In The Hardships, God Brings Hope

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Was Reading About A Football Game Of Deaf High ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 29, 2005

I was reading about a football game of deaf high school kids. I thought to myself, “How in the world are they going to hear the calls for the plays since they are all deaf?” What was interesting is that they all take to the field and look at the coach and the coach signs the plays. Then they nod ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will, Communication General, Doing God's Will

Prescribing Prayer For Health Care  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2004

PRESCRIBING PRAYER FOR HEALTH CARE To treat her arthritis and her thyroid condition, 63-year-old Elizabeth Allendorf sees her doctor every few months, but she prays everyday. "Without faith, without meditation, without God, I am telling you, it wouldn’t be," says Allendorf. "It would be just ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Supplication, Giving Yourself

Misapplied Scriptures, John 9:31: Does God Hear Sinners, Or Not?

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Oct 13, 2023

Introduction: This is another verse of Scripture which has been used and misused by many people for a long time. Some folks teach that it’s basically useless for any sinner to pray because “well, right there, it says, ‘God heareth not sinners!’” But is that what the verse really teaches? Here’s ...read more

Scripture: John 9:31, Psalm 66:18

Tags: Blind Men, Misapplied Scripture, Unusual Healings, Jesus

Denomination: Baptist

When The Infidel Robert G. Ingersoll Was ...  PRO

Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000

When the infidel Robert G. Ingersoll was delivering his lectures against Christ and the Bible, his oratorical ability usually assured him of a large crowd. One night after an inflammatory speech in which he severely attacked man’s faith in the Savior, he dramatically took out his watch and said, ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General, Apologetics God, God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Baptist

It

Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011

IT Each of us has an "IT" that is keeping us from joy and being free from worry. It isn't until we let go of that "IT" that we will be free. We can talk about all the steps to get out of addictions, the steps to curtail anger, animosity, jealousy, fear of death and a host of other worries and ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

John Piper Wrote A Paper--Written Years Ago ...  PRO

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006

-John Piper wrote a paper--written years ago (1995)--on how Christian leaders should avoid sexual sin. Piper lists ten potential pitfalls and proposes ten protections against them: • PITFALL: Falling in love with the present world. PROTECTION: Think long and hard about the deadly poison of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Tags: Love For God, Obedience, Glory Of God, Relationships

Denomination: Pentecostal