In Sermon Illustrations: "Gods Goodness"

Mommy, What Does God Look Like?" Asked ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 9, 2001

ILL. "Mommy, what does God look like?" asked 5-year-old Timmy. He put down his peanut butter sandwich & took a big swallow of milk. "Well, God is a Spirit & we can’t see Him in the same way that we see people," his mother began, not knowing quite where to go from there. "But if we can’t see ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:23

Tags: God's Provision, Promises Of God, Apologetics God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Has Called Us To Serve, Not To Sit, Soak ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 23, 2001

"God has called us to serve, not to sit, ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Christian Love

Better To Love God And Die Unknown Than To Love ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and be a hero; better to be content with poverty than to die a slave to wealth; better to have taken some risks and lost than to ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, God Brings Purpose, Kingdom Of God

Philip Yancey In His Great Book, "Where Is God ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Philip Yancey in his great book, "Where Is God When It Hurts" tells the story of NBA basketball player Bob Gross. He insisted on playing in a key game despite a badly injured ankle. Knowing that Gross was an important part of the game, the team doctor injected Marcaine, a strong painkiller into ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will, God's Omniscience

An Infinite God Can Give All Of Himself To Each ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Promises Of God, God's Provision

Reasons Why God Was Never Given Tenure At Any ...  PRO

Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 16, 2001

Reasons Why God Was Never Given Tenure At Any American University 1. He had only one major publication. 2. It was written in a foreign language. 3. He quoted no references. 4. It wasn’t published in a certified journal. 5. Some doubted that He actually wrote it. 6. Sure He created the world, ...read more

Tags: God The Father, Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If Our Greatest Need Had Been Information, God ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist. But ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ, Forgiveness In Jesus, Cross Agony

I've Always Stood On God's Promise In Matthew ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2001

I’ve always stood on God’s promise in Matthew 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." A few years ago God showed me in one situation how he does indeed supply our needs providing we do put him first. I was pastoring a church in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:20-21

Tags: God's Provision, Love, Righteousness

Invisible In His Own Nature [god] Became Visible ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Invisible in His own nature [God] became visible in ours. Beyond our grasp, He chose to come within ...read more

Tags: Humanity Of Christ, Forgiveness In Jesus, Trinity

Faith Expects From God What Is Beyond All ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Faith expects from God what is beyond all expectation. ...read more

Tags: Faith General, God Brings Hope

We Need To Begin To Search For God In Our Places ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

We need to begin to search for God in our places of work. God is already there, make no mistake about it; we simply have not trained ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Promises Of God, Workplace

God Does Not Ask Your Ability Or Your Inability. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

God does not ask your ability or your inability. He asks only your ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Sharing Your Faith, Workplace

God Is Everywhere. However, He Does Not Want You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

God is everywhere. However, He does not want you to reach out for Him everywhere but only in the Word. Reach out for it and you will grasp Him aright. Otherwise you are tempting God and setting up idolatry. That is why He has established a certain method for us. This ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

God Is More Concerned About Our Character Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

God is more concerned about our character than our comfort. His goal is not to pamper us physically but to ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

The Gods Had Given Me Almost Everything. But I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

The gods had given me almost everything. But I let myself be lured into long spells of senseless and sensual ease...Tired of being on the heights, I deliberately went to the depths in search for new sensation. What the paradox was to me in the sphere of thought, perversity became to me in the ...read more

Tags: Peace

Never Doubt In The Darkness What God Has Shown ...

Contributed by John Harvey on Dec 15, 2005

Never doubt in the darkness what God has shown you in ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Baptist

How Do We Know God Is Here With Us?  PRO

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 15, 2005

*Christmas is a time when God came near. And God comes near today. *Joe McKeever told the story of a little girl named Rachel. Like many preschoolers, Rachel had a problem waking up in the middle of the night, scared and crying. The only thing that would sooth her fears was crawling into bed with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38, Luke 2:1-20

Tags: Emmanuel, Nearness Of God

Denomination: Baptist

God Came On 9/12, A Column In The Wall Street ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

God Came On 9/12, a column in the Wall Street Journal began with these words, “In the week since terrorists struck America, the most surprising public appearance hasn’t been made by a political leader, or a grieving celebrity or a foreign dignitary. The most striking ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Erwin Mcmanus Says, "Truth Exists Because God Is ...

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 22, 2006

Erwin McManus says, “Truth exists because God is trustworthy. The biblical understanding of truth is that all truth comes from God. Our experience of an objective reality is the result of the very character and nature of God. The integrity of the cosmos is an extension of the personhood of its ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Denomination: Methodist

Max Lucado: "If God Had A Refrigerator, Your ...  PRO

Contributed by David Ward on Jan 23, 2006

Max Lucado: "If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If he had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational