In Sermon Illustrations: "God Cares For You"

Lord Byron, Who Early In His Life Wasted Himself ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Lord Byron, who early in his life wasted himself on the pursuit of pleasure, wrote a year before his death: MY days are in the yellow leaves; The flowers and the fruits of love ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Adam Clark, Whose Commentaries On The Bible Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Adam Clark, whose commentaries on the Bible are used around the world said at age 84: “I have passed through the springtime of my life. I have withstood the heat of summer. I have culled the fruit of the fall. I am now enduring the rigors of winter, ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Adam Clark, Whose Commentaries On The Bible Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Adam Clark, whose commentaries on the Bible are used around the world said at age 84: “I have passed through the springtime of my life. I have withstood the heat of summer. I have culled the fruit of the fall. I am now enduring the rigors of winter, ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

I Heard A Story About Fdr That When He Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I heard a story about FDR that when he was president he got tired of saying the usual things all the time at those White House receptions. So one evening he decided to find out if anybody was paying any attention to what he was saying. As each person came up to him and shook his hand he would smile ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

As Christians, We Need To Have The Right ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

As Christians, we need to have the right perspective. Wrong perspectives can often make us choose a course of action that is not in our best interest. In the 1940’s, a woman by the name of Ruth Gruber was working with the Department of the Interior, helping to promote the Alaskan territory to ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

One Of The Most Compelling Story Lost In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One of the most compelling story lost in the invention of the phone was the urgency of the great inventor Alexander Graham Bell to make a breakthrough in communications for the sake of a loved one. No one had more vested interest than Bell, whose mother was deaf. It’s been said that “the telephone, ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Lois A. Cheney Wrote A Useful And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Lois A. Cheney wrote a useful and thought-provoking poem on the cross: I stand before the cross and wonder. I stand before the cross and fear. I kneel before the cross and weep. I pray before the cross and rejoice. To know the cross is to know Christ. To feel the cross is to feel Christ. To gaze at ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will

Somewhere In The New England States There Was A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Somewhere in the New England States there was a painting contest and the theme was peace. It was narrowed down to two very different paintings and some were questioning when the judges announced that the painting of the beautiful lake with an umbrella in the sand and the soft colors of the sky came ...read more

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There Are Two Kinds Of People: Those Who Say To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

“There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will

C. S. Lewis:"Our Leisure, Even Our Play, Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

C. S. Lewis:“Our leisure, even our play, is a matter of serious concern. There is no neutral ground in the universe: every square ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

We're Like The Little Boy That Brought Home A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

We’re like the little boy that brought home a terrible report card. The next day he came back into class with a warning for the teacher. He said, "Mrs. Smith, my dad says if ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience

I Had A Family In My Church In Kentucky, And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I had a family in my church in Kentucky, and the thing that stood out to me about them was prayer. Whatever decision they were faced with, they would always say, “We’re going to take three days of prayer. We are going to ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience

When Airlines Train New Pilots, They Test Them ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

When airlines train new pilots, they test them in a simulator. This simulator presents them with problems and malfunctions they might face in a flight. The problems start out small and progress to the most severe. Only after they master dealing with the small ones do they move onto the most severe ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

I Heard Of A Group Of People Who Visited A Zoo. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I heard of a group of people who visited a zoo. As they passed the elephant pen they noticed one of the attendants sitting and crying. One of the visitors asked another attendant what was wrong. The attendant replied “The elephant has died.” The visitor said “Oh, he must have been fond of the ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

The Call Of Bishop Cowther

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The Call of Bishop Cowther That day, as the slaves were packed into the Portuguese slave ship, they probably did not know that they would be free within a few hours. Even as they were freed by the captain of the British frigate, I don’t think anyone knew the incredible long range results. One of ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

In A Wall In A Cellar In Cologne, Germany, Where ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In a wall in a cellar in Cologne, Germany, where Jews hid from Nazis, there was found an inscription. An anonymous author had died there with his fellow victims leaving behind these words, "I believe in the sun even when it’s not shining. I ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

G. K. Chesterton Said, "As Long As Matters Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

G. K. Chesterton said, “As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is a mere flattery or platitude; it is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be strength. Like all the ...read more

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London Businessman Lindsay Clegg Told The Story ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

London businessman Lindsay Clegg told the story of a warehouse property he was selling. The building had been empty for months and needed repairs. Vandals had damaged the doors, smashed the windows, and strewn trash all over the place. As he showed a prospective buyer the property, he took pains to ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

Rev Sandy Millar, The Former Rector Of Holy ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Dec 2, 2007

Rev Sandy Millar, the former Rector of Holy Trinity, Brompton, London, tells of how he visited a young woman in Holloway Prison. There was only one card pinned up in her cell. He noticed the words: ‘Happy Birthday’ was the printed message and underneath was written, ‘We wish things could have ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Baptist

Stanley Jones In His Book Liberating Ministry ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008

Stanley Jones in his book Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome writes: "Prayer is surrender--surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will