In Sermon Illustrations: "Glory In Heaven"

My God, I Have Never Thanked Thee For My Thorn. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My God, I have never thanked Thee for my thorn. I have thanked Thee a thousand times for my roses, but not once for my thorn. I have been looking forward to a world where I shall get compensation for my cross; but I have never thought of my cross as itself a present glory. Teach me the glory of my ...read more

Tags: Emotions

All Knowledge That Begins Not And Ends Not With ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Apr 28, 2009

"All knowledge that begins not and ends not with His glory, is but a giddy, but a vertiginous circle, but an ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Orthodox

A Boy Is Sitting At An Airport With His Face ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Oct 16, 2008

A boy is sitting at an airport with his face pressed against the window looking at the planes. He seems to have a longing to fly into the heavens. We have a desire to see heaven - to see Jesus. Stephen saw the heavens opened and Jesus standing because of his ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Pentecostal

To Dwell Above With The Saints We Love, That ...

Contributed by Matthew Grise on Nov 22, 2006

’To dwell above with the saints we love, that will be glory. But to dwell below with the saints we ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Higher The Mountains, The More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The higher the mountains, the more understandable is the glory of Him who made them ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

All Of Us Who Served In One War Or Another Know ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All of us who served in one war or another know very well that all wars are the ...read more

Tags: War

Praise Is Like A Plow Set To Go Deep Into The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Praise is like a plow set to go deep into the soil of believers' hearts. It lets the glory of God ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Language Has Created The Word Loneliness To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the word solitude ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

To Dwell Above With The Saints We Love, That ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Stone on Apr 10, 2002

To dwell above with the saints we love, that will be glory. But to dwell below with the saints we ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Baptist

[111]. A Message From A Poem – Harvest Through Death

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 20, 2025

[111]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HARVEST THROUGH DEATH This poem lay for 27 years waiting to be finished and now it is. Its theme is the fruit of Christ’s sacrifice as the Grain of Wheat. Jesus told to Andrew and Philip a truth I am sure the disciples did not understand. {{John 12:24-25 “Truly, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18, John 12:24-25

Tags: Redeemed, Souls, Grain Of Wheat, Dying To Oneself, Harvest, Upon This Rock  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[129]. A Message From A Poem – Historic Glimpses - Past, Present, Future

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 12, 2025

[129]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HISTORIC GLIMPSES - PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE The bible is so true that we can count the future as historical. The title of this poem is Historical Glimpses and is in three sections – what is past; what is present; and what is future. God knows the end from the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:35-39

Tags: Jesus, Earth, Future, Past, Historic, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Oft When The White, Still Dawn Lifted The Skies ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Oft when the white, still dawn Lifted the skies and pushed the hills apart, I have ...read more

Tags: Morning

Remember That If The Opportunities For Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Remember that if the opportunities for great deeds should never come, the opportunities for good deeds are renewed day by day. The thing ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

[049]. A Message From A Poem – Christmas With The Shepherds

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 7, 2025

[049]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – CHRISTMAS WITH THE SHEPHERDS This is a very simple poem. I was asked to write a poem for Christmas by a friend who was doing religious instruction at a school and it is aimed at younger children. Although I do not agree with the trappings of Christmas as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Tags: Poetry, Poem, Shepherds, Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Thanks Offering

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

A Thanks Offering 1 Chronicles 29:16, "O LORD our God, as for all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name, it comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you." Christians are the temple that God cares about today, for 1 Corinthians 3:16 and 17 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:16

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith Does Not Operate In The Realm Of The ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 31, 2004

“Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Baptist

Missionary J. Hudson Taylor- When God’s ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 9, 2001

Missionary J. Hudson Taylor- When God’s work is done in God’s way for God’s glory, it ...read more

Tags: God The Father, God's Provision, Church Practices

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Faith Does Not Operate In The Realm Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 14, 2002

Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Freedom From Her Mountain Height Unfurled ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When Freedom from her mountain height Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robes of ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

No Research Is Ever Quite Complete. It Is The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No research is ever quite complete. It is the glory of a good bit of work that it opens the way for something still better, ...read more

Tags: Truth