In Sermon Illustrations: "Giving Up"

Man's Main Task In Life Is To Give Birth To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Secrets Are Things We Give To Others To Keep For ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Secrets are things we give to others ...read more

Tags: Secrets

We Should Seize Every Opportunity To Give ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We should seize every opportunity to give encouragement. Encouragement is oxygen to the soul. The days are always dark enough. There is not need for ...read more

Tags: Gifts Encouragement

I Feel As If God Had, By Giving The Sabbath, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I feel as if God had, by giving the Sabbath, given fifty-two ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

Real Generosity Toward The Future Lies In Giving ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving ...read more

Tags: Present

To Communicate, Put Your Words In Order; Give ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To communicate, put your words in order; give them a purpose; use them to persuade, to ...read more

Tags: Words

Henry Ford Gives A Donation For A New Medical ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2009

Henry Ford Gives a Donation For A New Medical Facility The American industrialist, Henry Ford, was once asked to donate money for the construction of a new medical facility.. The billionaire made a pledge of $5,000. The next day in the newspaper, the headline read, "Henry Ford contributes $50,000 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:10-11

Tags: Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Holiday

Give While You're Still Alive

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Apr 19, 2010

GIVE WHILE YOU'RE STILL ALIVE I remember a friend of mine suggesting that waiting until after your death to give the people you love something you want them to have is not the best way to do it. If you wait until they get it from your will, in many cases, they must pay an inheritance tax on it. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Mennonite

Chaplains Give Their Lives To Save Sailors During ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010

Chaplains Give Their Lives to Save Sailors during World War II On February 3, 1943, the USS Dorchester would become another casualty of World War II. But unlike others before it, what would take place on the upper deck of the Dorchester would become a testament of brotherly love and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:28

Tags: Sacrifice, Heroism

Someone Once Said: "Give According To Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2011

Someone once said: "Give according to your income, lest God makes your income according to your giving." (Source: Michael P. Green. (2000). 1500 illustrations for biblical preaching (163). Grand Rapids, MI: ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Tags: Giving General

Giving Tithes And Offering To Your Local Church

Contributed by Rev. Vinod Rasaily on Oct 19, 2016

Believers must understand that Church is the backbone of mission and therefore must be faithful in bringing their tithes and offering to their local Church. Some Church goers who live outside of their home town would not commit themselves to support the Church which they are attending, instead they ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:10-11

Tags: Tithes And Offering, Christian Giving, Giving To God

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Gives Us What We Need

Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017

Dana Chau tells the story about a missionary in Africa who had poor health and depended on goat milk for his source of vitamin. One day, the tribal leader came to visit the missionary. After a few minutes, it was obvious that the tribal leader was interested in the goat. The missionary decided to ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:4

Tags: Provision, Giving

Denomination: Methodist

How Do You Give Without Enabling?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 2, 2022

How do you give biblically and with a Christ-like approach to needy people, yet not enable the person to become co-dependent on your giving heart? (1) Learn to distinguish between DIVINE appointments and drive-by-guiltings (Luke 10:33/ 1 Timothy 5:8/ Deuteronomy 15:11 and Galatians 6:10/ ...read more

Tags: Needs, Enabling, Wisdom, Discernment, Giving, Finances, Tithing, Good Samaritan, Sacrifice  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Few Years Back, A Galveston Church Had A ...  PRO

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 23, 2004

A few years back, a Galveston church had a Tithing Demonstration Sunday for its members. On a designated Sunday everyone was asked to give a tithe of one week’s salary. They urged everyone … whether or not they usually tithed … to give a tithe that one time. As you could imagine, the offering ...read more

Tags: Giving General, Gifts Giving

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If You Want To Build A Ship, Dont Drum Up The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you want to build a ship, dont drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

We Grew Up Founding Our Dreams On The Infinite ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still believe that one can learn to play the piano by mail ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Story: The Second Grade Teacher Had Been Giving ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

STORY: The second grade teacher had been giving a lesson on science. She had explained about magnets and showed how they would pick up nails and other bits of iron. Now it was question time, and she asked, “My name begins with the letter M and I pick up things. What am ...read more

Tags: Children

The Second Grade Teacher Had Been Giving A Lesson ...

Contributed by Neil Partington on Jul 31, 2007

The second grade teacher had been giving a lesson on science. She had explained about magnets and showed how they would pick up nails and other bits of iron. Now it was question time, and she asked, “My name begins with the letter M and I pick up things. What am ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dove Candy Bars Have Came Up With Some ...

Contributed by Timothy Mcmillan on Aug 14, 2008

Dove candy bars have came up with some chocolates that are individually wrapped that provide different messages for today. From the Promises Messages came this promise for today. “Temptation is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Sin Wages Of, Temptation And Sin

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don't Dress Up Your Sin

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Nov 9, 2024

Some churches like to play dress-up. They like to dress up their sin and give it fancy labels like equality and tolerance. But sin is still sin, yall. When you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Sin, Consequences Of Sin, Veering Off The Right Path

Denomination: Charismatic