In Sermon Illustrations: "God Keeps Us"

Feeling Better Has Become More Important To Us ...  PRO

Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Jan 23, 2001

Feeling better has become more important to us than finding God. -- ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, God's Provision

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God's ...

Contributed by Todd Leupold on Aug 4, 2008

GOD’S GARDEN Things that compete with peace are like the weeds competing with your flowers to dominate the space, nutrients, sunlight, water and character of your garden or lawn. Weeds so easily spread, multiply and thrive because they are at their best when they are most shallow. You see, most ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Baptist

God Has Given Us All A Sweet Spot—in Fact, ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Emmert on May 29, 2001

God has given us all a sweet spot—in fact, Paul says that God has given us the gift of a sweet spot so that we could serve God and produce the maximum result and maximum satisfaction both for God and for us. Mark McGwire said, “When I feel the ball hit right on the sweet spot, a home run is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:7, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Tags: Field, Gifts General

Denomination: United Methodist

The Next Time You Feel Like God Can't Use You, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sam George on Nov 8, 2004

The next time you feel like GOD can’t use you, just remember... Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old Isaac was a daydreamer Jacob was a liar Leah was ugly Joseph was abused Moses had a stuttering problem Gideon was afraid Sampson had long hair ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

God Gave Us Our Memories So We Might Have Roses ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God gave us our memories so we might have ...read more

Tags: Memories

The Next Time You Feel God Can't Use You....

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 4, 2014

Noah was a drunk. Abraham was too old. Isaac was a daydreamer. Jacob was a liar. Joseph was abused. Moses had a stuttering problem. Gideon was afraid. Sampson was a womanizer. Rahab was a prostitute. Jeremiah and Timothy were too young. David had an affair and was a murderer. Elijah was ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-11

Tags: Moses, Weakness, Failure, Excuses

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fred Smith Reminds Us That We Make Blood In ...  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on Nov 5, 2002

Fred Smith reminds us that we make blood in order to live; we do not live in order to make blood. One of the biggest blunders human beings make is that we are ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness, Finding Fulfillment, God Brings Purpose

Denomination: *other

A Survey Asked Mothers To Keep Track Of How Many ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

A survey asked mothers to keep track of how many times they made negative, compared with positive, comments to their children. They admitted that they criticized ten times for every time they said something favorable. A three-year survey in one city’s schools found that the teachers were 75% ...read more

Tags: Children

Boomer Women Keep Working: Nearly Half Of Boomers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Boomer Women Keep Working: Nearly half of boomers (born 1946-1964) plan to work past retirement simply because they need the money, according to an Allstate Financial survey. The number of working women older than 55 is expected to rise 52% during the next decade, from 8.2 million to 12.4 million ...read more

Tags: Workplace

This Book (The Bible) Will Keep You From Sin Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"This book (the Bible) will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Long Ago Demosthenes Had Written: "We Keep ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Long ago Demosthenes had written: "We keep prostitutes for pleasure; we keep mistresses for the day to day needs of the body; we keep wives for the begetting of children and for the faithful guardianship of our homes. So long as a man supported his wife and family there was no ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Sabbath-Keeping Can Be "A Moment, An Hour, A Day ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 1, 2006

Sabbath-keeping can be “a moment, an hour, a day or a string of days.” (Leonard ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Salvation Army

Robert Louis Stevenson Said, "Keep Your Fears To ...

Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 11, 2007

Robert Louis Stevenson said, "Keep your fears to yourself but share ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Keep One Thing In Mind They May Do A Lot Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Keep one thing in mind they may do a lot of buck passing in Washington but they ...read more

Tags: America

One Compliment Can Keep Me Going For A Whole ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007

"One compliment can keep me going for a whole ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Life Is Like The Batting Cages .the Balls Keep ...

Contributed by Scott Epperson on Mar 14, 2008

Life is like the batting cages .The balls keep coming and coming and sometimes we hit home runs and sometimes we hit some fouls and some times we just strike out, but no matter how miserably we fail the balls will continue to come and we either choose to swing on or to step aside and just watch the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Teens Who Keep Blogs Are More Likely To Engage In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

Teens who keep blogs are more likely to engage in personal writing. They are also more likely to believe writing will prove crucial to ...read more

Tags: Youth

The Way To Happiness: Keep Your Heart Free From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. ...read more

Tags: Joy

Without Humility, We Keep All Our Defects; And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Without humility, we keep all our defects; and they are only crusted over by pride, which conceals them ...read more

Tags: Humility

Big Shots Are Only Little Shots Who Keep On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Big shots are only little shots who ...read more

Tags: Endurance