In Sermon Illustrations: "God Is True"

What Really Matters  PRO

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 28, 2011

What Really Matters It was two weeks before Christmas and it began to start. Everyone was scrambling and rushing to get to Wal-Mart. Their credit cards were in the orange and checking account in the red in hopes that their rich uncle would soon be dead. Old Saint Nick sitting high on a mountain ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-40

Tags: Christmas, Tree, Poem, Santa Claus

Denomination: Baptist

The Leadership Principles Of Jesus

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on May 11, 2020

The Leadership Principles of Jesus. • Jesus was willing to invest in people others would have dismissed. (Consider the disciples. They were not the “religious” elite, yet Jesus used them to start His church). • Jesus released responsibility and ownership in a ministry. (Jesus sent the disciples ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Luke 9:23

Tags: Discipleship, Leadership, Ministry Of Jesus, Business Management

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Callous, Cold And Conniving Or Restored, Revived And Redeemed?

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 23, 2021

(Presented on weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day before the invitation hymn, hymn of decision) Unlike Jesus, David was not sinless on his way to the wilderness or in the wilderness but he is described as a man after God’s own heart. Something David did that was good is that he attended a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19

Tags: Culture, Racism, Civil Rights, Prophetic Zeal

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Grasping ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Grasping Forms of Worship Corporate Worship Takes Many Forms Psalm 122:1, “I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the LORD.’" The Holy Spirit moved the writer of Hebrews 10:25 to write, “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing.” ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 122:1

Tags: Worship Purpose

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ever-Flowing Stream Of Grace

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Ever-flowing Stream of Grace (Gives Strength) Gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak: Isaiah 40:31 says, "But those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength." "Wait on the Lord" (qawah) is one word, an active verb in the original Hebrew writings, and is the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:31

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Asking Why

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

ASKING WHY In his Good Friday sermon for 2005, Dr. Richard Lischer asked these questions: -"Have you ever been tempted? So was (Jesus). Thus your temptations have been redeemed in His. -Have you ever been hated? So was He. You have a place in Him. -Have you ever been lonely, afraid, without a ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

I Recall One Sunny Afternoon When I Was 13 Years ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on Feb 5, 2009

I recall one sunny afternoon when I was 13 years old and had only recently moved to Butte, Montana where I lived for a couple of years during high school with my father and grandfather. One afternoon I was exploring a very old log cabin style garage on the back of the property where we lived. It ...read more

Tags: Purity

Denomination: Christian Church

Three Views On Civil Disobedience By Believers

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 29, 2023

There are at least three general positions on the matter of civil disobedience. The anarchist view says that a person can choose to disobey the government whenever he likes and whenever he feels he is personally justified in doing so. Such a stance has no biblical support whatsoever, as evidenced ...read more

Tags: Authority, Leaders, Civil Disobedience, Patriotism, Persecution, America, Submission, Government  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Famous Missionary By The Name Of C. T. Studd ...  PRO

Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 8, 2002

A famous missionary by the name of C. T. Studd said; “If Jesus Christ be God, and died for me, then no sacrifice ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Baptist

You Know What Mason Said To Dixon? ‘you've Got ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 26, 2002

“You know what Mason said to Dixon? ‘You’ve got to draw the line somewhere’” (Our ...read more

Tags: Holiness

Denomination: Baptist

Wisdom Is The Power To See And The Inclination To ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001

Wisdom is the power to see and the inclination to choose the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Young Son Of Some Atheists Went To His ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 29, 2004

The young son of some atheists went to his parents one day, and said, "Do you think God ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John Bevere Puts It Into Perspective. "The ...

Contributed by Chuck Morley on Sep 30, 2004

John Bevere puts it into perspective. "The deceived take comfort in a knowledge of a God they simply do not possess." ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Pentecostal

Faith Means, Whether I Am Visibly Delivered Or ...

Contributed by David Asch on Jan 10, 2005

“Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love.” ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

45% Of Americans Personal Views Guide Them More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

45% of Americans personal views guide them more than do God and religious teachings. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Truth

I Have Seen, At Different Times, The Smoke Of A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"I have seen, at different times, the smoke of a thousand villages - villages whose people are without Christ, without God, and ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Recent Pew Research Center Polling Finds 96% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Recent Pew Research Center polling finds 96% of the public believes in God or some form of Supreme ...read more

We Are Moving Closer And Closer To The Time Of ...

Contributed by Charles Jones on Aug 28, 2007

We are moving closer and closer to the time of the Lord’s return. Yet in the midst of potential uncertainty and perilous times in the world, ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Close Scrutiny Of The Scriptures Reveals That ...

Contributed by Bode Ayodele on Sep 5, 2007

A close scrutiny of the scriptures reveals that when God wants to use a person he first of all deals with the person’s ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

When We Pray For Rain We Should Get Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When we pray for rain we should get our umbrellas ready When we pray for God's ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To