In Sermon Illustrations: "God Is Personal" showing 181-200 of 19,246

In The Perspective Of Every Person Lies A Lens ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

In the perspective of every person lies a lens through which we may ...read more

Tags: Thought

The World Cannot Always Understand A Persons ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The world cannot always understand a persons profession of faith, but ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

The Successful Person Is Only A Little Bit ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The successful person is only a little bit better ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Person Who Has Not Struggled With Difficulty ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The person who has not struggled with difficulty after difficulty cannot know the joy of genuine success. Face the problems and fight your way over them. There is more satisfaction in putting forth effort than in gloating over ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

For Every Person Who Climbs The Ladder Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For every person who climbs the ladder of success, there are a dozen ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Where A Person Is Living, Will Determine When, ...

Contributed by Sidney Sumida on Sep 15, 2009

"Where a person is living, will determine when, and how long the ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties, Trials Of Life

Denomination: Charismatic

Gift Giving Should Be Personal And Relational

Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 11, 2011

GIFT GIVING SHOULD BE PERSONAL AND RELATIONAL Have you ever seen the episode of "Friends" where Joey and Chandler wait too long to buy Christmas gifts? They end up having to buy gifts from a gas station. They give Rachael wiper blades and an air freshener. When Rachel ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

Denomination: Nazarene

It Is Said Of Repentance, "It Makes A Person ...

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 27, 2011

It is said of repentance, "It makes a person allergic to what he was addicted, and ...read more

Tags: Repentance

Denomination: *other

I Was Shocked To Read That The Personal Savings ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

I WAS SHOCKED TO READ THAT THE PERSONAL SAVINGS RATE OF DISPOSABLE INCOME IN THIS COUNTRY IS ROUGHLY 1%. D. THE FEDERAL RESERVE EVERY 3 YEARS CONDUCTS THE SURVEY OF CONSUMER FINANCES AND FOUND THAT 61% OF ALL WORKERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 24 AND 64, (THAT IS 66 MILLION PEOPLE) DO NOT HAVE A ...read more

Marital Strife And Other Bad Personal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Marital Strife and other bad personal relationships can raise your risk for heart disease. What it likely boils down to is stress, a well-known contributor to health problems, as well as a potential byproduct of troubled relationships, claims a UK study published in the Archives of Internal ...read more

Tags: Marriage Struggle

This Passage From The Bible Says That If A Person ...

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 3, 2008

This passage from the Bible says that if a person “has” Jesus in his or her life, then they have “eternal life.” What’s eternal life? The bottom line is that it means Heaven. Forever. And how do we get that eternal life? By having Jesus in your life. This says that if we have Jesus, we have ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Wesleyan

Without Regular, Personal Bible Study And ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 15, 2008

"Without regular, personal Bible study and prayer, we are not really walking with Christ as His followers, and we are certainly not obeying Him in specifics." [James Montgomery Boice, ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Baptist

Hosea 2: Low-Down Person

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 12, 2009

HOSEA 2: LOW-DOWN PERSON I was watching an old movie on television and I heard a line that I’d missed before. The villain of this comedy was talking on the phone and said something like: "Sure, I know what kind of low-down person would sue his own mother, but we’re not talking about me!" It caught ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Denomination: *other

Unchurched Don't Visit In Person

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

UNCHURCHED DON’T VISIT IN PERSON Unchurched adults interested in finding a church home aren’t nearly as likely to visit one in person as a church member who is shopping for a new congregation, claims LifeWay Research. Only 49% of unchurched adults would visit in-person if they were looking for a ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Meekness: Personal Restraint For The Sake Of Others

Contributed by Richard Tow on Mar 20, 2023

Years ago, a young man named George Atley was serving in the Central African Mission. He was attacked by a group of natives. He had with him a Winchester repeating rifle with ten loaded chambers. The group was completely at his mercy. He could have killed every one of them. But as he assessed the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:15, Psalm 37:11

Tags: Evangelism, Restraint, Love, Meekness, Missions  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Sowing And Reaping

Contributed by Paul Robinson on Mar 20, 2023

It was my Senior year of high school, and I wanted to have a good date for the upcoming Junior Senior Banquet (a Christian version of the prom). Her name was Jenny. She was the pastor's daughter, and she was cute. When I finally got up the nerve to ask her, she readily said Yes! I was so ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-8

Tags: Personal Story, Reaping, Sowing, Humor

Denomination: Baptist

How Do We Know That Jesus Is The Son Of God?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 2, 2022

As we approach the last of the last days, we see an alarming trend among many pastors to drift away from the basic truths of Scripture. We should not be surprised. Jesus promised this day would come (Matthew 24, II Timothy 3). So, how do we know for sure from Scripture that Jesus is the very ...read more

Tags: Deity, Son Of God, Apostasy, Jesus, Truth, Last Days, Heresy  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Will Is God's Word

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

GOD’S WILL IS GOD’S WORD Jimmy is a professional fisherman. He makes his living fishing on the BASS (Bass Angler Sportsman Society) circuit. He is also a devout Christian and belongs to the FBC Keys, Oklahoma. This year, BASS made a ruling that to be eligible for the fisherman of the year award ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

God Is A Jealous God

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009

GOD IS A JEALOUS GOD A few years ago, I was working in Qatar installing a newsroom set for Al-Jazeera TV. I’d been there for nearly a month and was ready to go home. I can’t describe for you how badly I missed my family. We were nearly finished with the set, and the last thing to be done was to ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:5

Tags: Idolatry, Generation

Henry Blackaby Said, "You Never Find God Asking ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2009

Henry Blackaby said, "You never find God asking persons to dream up what they want to do for Him...Without doubt, the most important factor in each (Biblical) situation was not what the individual wanted to do for God. The most important factor was what God was about to do." (Experiencing God, page ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:68-79, Matthew 21:1-6

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational