In Sermon Illustrations: "Gods Direction"

Children On Silence  PRO

Contributed by Carl Greene on Feb 16, 2009

CHILDREN ON SILENCE Author Kathleen Norris used to play a game with elementary-school children in which she would make a deal with them. "First you get to make noise," she would bargain, "and then you’ll make silence." The time of noise was always predictably chaotic -- shouting, pounding and ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Silence

Denomination: Methodist

Sin No Nym

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 29, 2025

Sin No Nym Josie loved words. She liked to clap their sounds and spell them out. One day she wrote a big word on her paper: S I N N O N Y M She giggled. “Listen! It sounds like sin–no–name.” --- Word Play at Home Daddy peeked over. “That’s funny,” he said. “What do you think it ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9, Psalm 103:12

Tags: Forgiveness, Grace

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Soul Food

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 8, 2025

A certain man who had been absent from church for a long time received an inquiring visit from the Pastor. The man told the Pastor, "I've attended nearly every Sunday for 30 years. In that time, I have heard something like 1,500 sermons. In all of those years, people were shouting ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-5, Isaiah 40:31, John 6:35

Tags: Worship, Faithfulness, Nourishment

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Jonathan Edwards: The Obligation Of Every ...  PRO

Contributed by Matthias Korsinek on Aug 18, 2002

Jonathan Edwards: The Obligation of every Generation is to understand what God is doing and ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of, Discipleship

Denomination: Pentecostal

It Is Impossible To Rightly Govern The World ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 28, 2003

“It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible” (Maxims of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

160,000 People Die Each Day, Few Enter The ...

Contributed by Devon Morgan on Dec 23, 2006

160,000 people die each day, few enter the Kingdom of ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Now I Say This Although We Will Be Judged By Our ...

Contributed by Chris Summers on Feb 14, 2007

Now I say this Although we will be judged by our actions only ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Joy And Function Of Poetry Is, And Was, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The joy and function of poetry is, and was, the celebration of man, which is ...read more

Tags: Art

Grace Is Not Sought Nor Bought Nor Wrought. It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Grace is not sought nor bought nor wrought. It is a free gift of ...read more

Tags: Grace

An Act Of Goodness, The Least Act Of True ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"An act of goodness, the least act of true goodness, is indeed the best ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

No Words Make Prayer. Only A Heart Reaching Out ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

No words make prayer. Only a heart reaching out to God is prayer. ~ ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

The Sense Of This Word Among The Greeks Affords ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it: ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Ineffable Joy Of Forgiving And Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Anyone Can Count The Seeds In An Apple, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the ...read more

Marrying For Love May Be A Bit Risky, But It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Prayer Is The Wing Wherewith The Soul Flies To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven; and meditation the ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Science Is But A Mere Heap Of Facts, Not A Gold ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Science is but a mere heap of facts, not a gold chain of truths, if we refuse to ...read more

Tags: School

A Self-Centered Life Is Totally Empty, While An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A self-centered life is totally empty, while an emptied life ...read more

Tags: Self

The Greatest Enemy Of America Isn't Russia. ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 30, 2007

“The greatest enemy of America isn’t Russia. It’s God.” ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

To Hate, Or Degrade, Or Demean, Or Ignore The ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 23, 2012

To hate, or degrade, or demean, or ignore the suffering of another person is to spit in ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ