In Sermon Illustrations: "Giving Up"

Do Give Books - Religious Or Otherwise - For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They're never fattening, seldom ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Be Generous In Giving Credit To Others. Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Be generous in giving credit to others. Its ...read more

Tags: Money

In The Sphere Of Material Things, Giving Means ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the sphere of material things, giving means being rich. Not he who has much is ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Complete Possession Is Proved Only By Giving. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Money-Giving Is A Good Criterion Of A Persons ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Money-giving is a good criterion of a persons mental health. Generous people are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:7

Tags: Giving General

It Is Not The Shilling I Give You That Counts, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not the shilling I give you that counts, but the warmth that it ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Plenty Of People Are Willing To Give God ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Plenty of people are willing to give God credit, yet few are ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Word Is A Looking Glass, And Gives Back To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The word is a looking glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will turn and look sourly upon you; ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Give Us Grace And Strength To Forbear And To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevereGive us courage andthe quiet mind, spare to us ...read more

Tags: Gifts Discernment

Generosity Is Giving More Than You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Generosity is giving more ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

Teachers Believe They Have A Gift For Giving; It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Teachers believe they have a gift for giving; it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to ...read more

Tags: Learning

The World Is A Looking-Glass, And Gives Back To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it in turn will look sourly upon you; laugh ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Katherine Kehler Gives Practical Advice On The ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 23, 2004

Katherine Kehler gives practical advice on the need to spend the day with the Lord: Usually our days are filled with the demands of life crying for our attention, ...but today, whether for four, eight or 12 hours, your only priority is to be with your Lord ...to bask in His love, to thank and ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Robinson Crusoe Gives Thanks  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004

HOW ROBINSON CRUSOE GIVES THANKS The apostle Paul didn’t say to give thanks “for” all circumstances, but “in” all circumstances. All our circumstances in life are not good, but there will always be something in those circumstances for which to give thanks. When Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Tags: Joy, Human Body, Thanksgiving Holiday

If You Care, Give Your Testimony

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009

IF YOU CARE, GIVE YOUR TESTIMONY God wants us to be concerned about other people. And one of the best ways we can show our concern is by giving them testimonies about Jesus. One of my all-time favorite teachers was Don Wilton. One day in class, Dr. Wilton told us about getting to serve on Billy ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15-16

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

I'd Give More Praise  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009

"I'D GIVE MORE PRAISE" The Duke of Wellington, the British military leader who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, was not an easy man to serve under. He was brilliant, demanding, and not one to shower his subordinates with compliments. Yet even Wellington realized that his methods left something to be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:10-11

Tags: Encouragement

Christians Give In Too Easily To The Devil In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009

Christians Give In Too Easily to the Devil in Spiritual Warfare In his book Fuzzy Memories, Jack Handey writes: There used to be this bully who would demand my lunch money every day. Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. Then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons. But then ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:28-34

Tags: Spiritual Warfare, War

Our Giving To God Should Not Be A Mindless ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 28, 2010

Our giving to God should not be a mindless impulsive response to him. The lesson here teaches that our giving should be a process that I call the DISC principle: deliberate, systematic, intentional, and carefully thought ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Salvation Army

Giving It Back One More Time

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2011

GIVING IT BACK ONE MORE TIME Years ago the Crown Prince of India gave to Queen Victoria the most precious thing he had. He was a child prince and he gave to the Queen of England, the "coroner diamond". The coroner diamond is perhaps the most famous diamond of all history. Do you know how big it ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23

Tags: Worship General

What I Wouldn't Give...

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Mar 29, 2012

WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE... When Oliver Wendell Holmes was still on the U.S. Supreme Court, he and Justice Louis Brandeis took walks every afternoon. On one of these occasions Holmes, then ninety-two, paused to gaze in frank admiration at a beautiful young girl who passed them. He even turned to look ...read more

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Lutheran