In Sermon Illustrations: "God Cares For You"

God-Centered Life

Contributed by Ritchie Guerrero on Oct 15, 2020

Illustration of life that is God-centered God is always in the center of your life. Your Priority. Our life must revolve only in Jesus Christ. Consider a small Object. ex. a small piece of wood Tie the object with a soft string, at least 1 ft in length, in such a way that you could hold the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:22, Matthew 6:33

Tags: Priorities, Focus, Center

Denomination: Evangelical Free

God Came Near

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

“For 51 years Bob Edens was blind. He couldn’t see a thing. His world was a black hall of sounds and smells. He felt his way through five decades of darkness. And then, he could see. A skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had sight. He found it ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

If You Were Going To A Sporting Event, Or Concert ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 29, 2001

If you were going to a sporting event, or concert what we would be the best seats? If you were going to a basketball game it would be center court front row. If it were football it would be the 50-yard line, front row. If it were a concert it would be center stage, front row. But, if it were ...read more

Tags: Church Practices, Growth In Christ, Promises Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Many Of You Have Probably Seen The Movie ...  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 16, 2001

Many of you have probably seen the movie “Castaway” where Tom Hanks is stranded alone on an island. The film does a good job of showing his intense longing for the day when he will be rescued. He has a small picture of his fiancée, which he looks at day after day, year after year. Hoping, ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope, Faith, Messianic Prophecies

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You And I Were Born Into That Darkness. Many ...  PRO

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jan 18, 2003

You and I were born into that darkness. Many people don’t believe that. In fact in a Barna poll 74% of Americans said that people were born neither good nor bad (Forward in Christ, Dec. 2002, p. 28). That illustrates how thick the darkness is. We don’t realize how lost and helpless we naturally ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:14-16, Ezra 18:19-22

Tags: Sin Separates From God, Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Lutheran

God Blesses Christian Parents

Contributed by Eric Hanson on Nov 17, 2008

GOD BLESSES CHRISTIAN PARENTS How wonderful for children to have parents who are truly "in the Lord." They will be able to honor such men and women, thus activating the promise mentioned in verse 3. Nancy’s Grandparents took her Grandfather’s mother into their home and cared for her when she ...read more

Tags: Home

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ingersoll And The Patience Of God

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 5, 2012

INGERSOLL AND THE PATIENCE OF GOD Robert Ingersoll, an American Agnostic, after delivering one of his addresses, pulled his watch from his pocket and said, "According to the Bible, God has struck men to death for blasphemy. I will blaspheme Him and give Him five minutes to strike me dead and ...read more

Tags: Judgment

God Is My Corner

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008

From George Foremans book -God is my corner “Ultimately your belief in God will meet resistance, which forces you to either shut up or speak up.” After giving his testimony at Robert Schuller’s church, the Crystal Cathedral, he panicked when he discovered it would be broadcast nationwide. ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Hearing God Correctly

Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Mar 25, 2004

“In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:20-21

Tags: Hearing God, Soul, Sin

Denomination: Baptist

Driven To God By Science  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2002

DRIVEN TO GOD BY SCIENCE The more deeply scientists see into the secrets of the universe, you’d expect, the more God would fade away from their hearts and minds. But that’s not how it went for Allan Sandage. Now slightly stooped and white-haired at 72, Sandage has spent a professional lifetime ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Apologetics God, Creation

The God Of Unmatched Shoes  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A man who was commissioned to paint a picture of the Prodigal Son. He went into his work fervently, laboring to produce a picture worthy of telling the story. Finally, the day came when the picture was complete, and he unveiled the finished painting. The scene was set outside the father’s house, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Tags: Luke, God's Love, God's Provision

If You Will Think About What You Ought To Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you will think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself. Character is a by-product, and any man who devotes himself to ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The One True God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002

THE ONE TRUE GOD "Back in my Bible college days I struck up a friendship with a man from the Far East. Before his conversion to Christianity, the worship of man-made wooden images and human-like deities was a way of life. As a little boy, the question came to his mind one day, 'Why do I worship ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:12-121, Leviticus 26:1

A Heart Focused On God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004

A HEART FOCUSED ON GOD One writer (Warren Wiersbe) wrote a book called Victorious Christian about a woman named Fanny Crosby. Crosby was the author of over 8000 songs including several that we sang today. In fact she wrote so many that she had to write under pseudonymns just so she could get more ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-19

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday, Peace, God In The Hardships

Consecrated To Do God's Will

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 25, 2017

Years ago a young girl entered a little Presbyterian Church out of curiosity. There she heard the gospel for the first time and was converted. She later heard God’s call on her life to go to China as a missionary. She was the only daughter of a multi-millionaire. She was socially prominent and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24

Tags: Sacrifice, Consecrated Life

Denomination: Charismatic

How To Receive The Lord's Righteousness - A Terrific Trade

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 29, 2025

This is David's message to us in Psalm 37:5-6, where he tells us to trust in the Lord. David said, "Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday." *How is the Lord ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:1-11, 2 Corinthians 5:21

Tags: Horrible Times, Shelter, God's Peace, Rest, Hardships, Cares, Cast Your Cares, Evil, Trust, Suffering, Trusting God, Righteousness, Rejoice, Pain, Peace  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

You Break It, You Fix It

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 19, 2024

Every once in a while, I hear or see something that reminds me of my father. He’s been gone for over 15 years, but his memory is still fresh in my mind. His most famous saying, that I remember, was, “It’s better to ask for forgiveness than for permission.” He lived that to the very end of his ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5-6

Tags: Wisdom, Fixing

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Vance Havener Said, "You Have Not Really Learned ...  PRO

Contributed by Greg Yount on Nov 30, 2001

Vance Havener said, “You have not really learned a commandment until you have obeyed it.... The church suffers today from ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God, Growth In Christ, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

Judging God's Mirror

Contributed by David Goering on Sep 1, 2018

Suppose a young couple woke up in the morning after a good night sleep and the husband looked in the mirror on the dresser and became very angry at the reflection because of what he saw... his hair was disheveled and he had a sleep wrinkle that ran down the one side of his face, so he took his ...read more

Scripture: James 1:23-25

Tags: Character, Reflection, Mirror, Gods Word

Are You For Real?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002

ARE YOU FOR REAL? The misuse of God’s name for personal profit is easily applied to certain televangelists who use the name of God to make a buck off of overly trusting people, or politicians who mention God’s name in the right places and the right times in order to gain a certain constituency of ...read more