In Sermon Illustrations: "Gods Love For Me"

It Is The Nature Of Women Not To Love When We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is the nature of women not to love when we love them, and to ...read more

Tags: Women

Christian Love Impacts A Heartless World  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009

CHRISTIAN LOVE IMPACTS A HEARTLESS WORLD We live in a heartless world. The last United States census missed at least 5.7 million people who were anonymous even to the census takers. Every year thousands of unidentified and even unidentifiable bodies are found across North America. And only one out ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-2

Tags: Christian Love

Love Doesn't Give Up

Contributed by Paul Green on Oct 28, 2009

LOVE DOESN'T GIVE UP I came across an article in the paper this week that had the heading "A Mother's Love and Determination." And the subtitle "Refusing to give up, Cynthia Teare helped her son to walk again." I caught my attention because out theme today is "Love is... determined." It's the ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Baptist

Kids Love Family Best At Christmas  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 7, 2009

KIDS LOVE FAMILY BEST AT CHRISTMAS On the TV show, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, they took a poll of 8 to 12 year olds and asked them, "What do you most enjoy about the holidays?" A) Decorating the house B) Spending time with family and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-42, Luke 4:18-21

Tags: Bible, Family

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In All Knowledge And In Every Act Of Love The ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 17, 2010

In all knowledge and in every act of love the human soul experiences something "over and above," which seems very much like a gift that we receive, or a height to which we are raised. The development of individuals and peoples is likewise located on a height, if we consider the spiritual dimension ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Denomination: Catholic

Agape Love: ‘an Unconditional Commitment ...

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010

Agape love: ‘an unconditional commitment to actively pursue & secure the good of another through sacrificial ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

Anxiety Is Love's Greatest Killer. It Makes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010

Anxiety is love’s greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might then a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Tags: Anxiety

Mother Love Is The Fuel That Enables A Normal ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 20, 2012

Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible. - Marion C. Garretty We never know the love of the parent until we ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Power Of Love A Force From Above ...

Contributed by Richard Francis on Dec 17, 2012

The power of love a force from above that’s cleanses your soul, that’s saves and restores that opens the eyes of the blind, that gives the deaf hearing and free’s the ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"I Love You, Daddy. Amen."

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 14, 2014

James Dobson tells of the time he was away on a business trip. While he was away, and his wife and 2 children were sitting down to eat, his wife turned to their two year old son Ryan and asked if he would like to pray before he and sister ate. The invitation startled the little boy, but he folded ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:4-5

Tags: Thanksgiving, Children, Fathers Day, Prayer Before Meals

How A Pastor Loved His Enemy

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 2, 2023

In The Grace of Giving, Stephen Olford tells of a Baptist pastor during the American Revolution, Peter Miller, who lived in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, and enjoyed the friendship of George Washington. In Ephrata also lived Michael Wittman, an evil-minded sort who did all he could to oppose and ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:19-23

Tags: Love, Forgiveness, Hate, Pastors, Churches, Enemies, Division  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Without The Grace Of God  PRO

Contributed by Robbie Bankens on Aug 9, 2005

There is a need and a place for programs. If I told you that the programs did not help me, then I would be lying to you, because they did. But Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous could not keep me clean and sober alone! Without the Grace (the unmerited favor) of God, those programs ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Is God The Father?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009

WHO IS GOD THE FATHER? In 2006, a sociologist at Baylor University released a study done by the Gallup organization that identified four views people had of God. 31.4 percent believe in an "Authoritarian God," a God who is angry at humanity’s sins. 23 percent believe in a "Benevolent God" who is ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Henry Moorhouse Preached One Evening On The Love ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Henry Moorhouse preached one evening on the love of God. In the meeting was a rough, wicked coal miner who had a vile temper, was a heavy drinker, and mistreated his wife and children when he’d been drinking. His name was Ike Miller. Moorhouse was told that Ike Miller was at the meeting and that ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

God Will Catch You

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 27, 2008

God Will Catch You When my girls were little munchkins, they often caught me off guard as they climbed up on the table or on the slide and after jumping off would shout, "Daddy, catch me!" I could have been ten feet away and would lunge toward them to catch them before they hit the ground. They ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Salvation Army

Daddy, Is God Dead?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 13, 2022

A little girl looked up at her daddy while sitting on his lap and asked, "Daddy, I need to ask you something. Is God dead?" The father said, "Honey, why in the world are you asking me such a ridiculous question! What would make you ask me such a question?" His daughter ...read more

Tags: Fathers, Children, Family, Prayer, Revival, Mothers, Home  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In The December 4, 1989 Issue Of Newsweek ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 3, 2000

In the December 4, 1989 issue of Newsweek magazine, there was an article about a little known mental disorder called erotomania. It is a mental illness in which a person has the delusion that he or she is the object of someone’s love. Some imagine love affairs that continue for years, yet it all ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love, Promises Of God

Denomination: Pentecostal

Legend Has It That A Wealthy Merchant Traveling ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2001

Legend has it that a wealthy merchant traveling through the Mediterranean world looking for the Pharisee and Apostle, Paul encountered Timothy, who arranged a visit. Paul was, at the time, a prisoner in Rome. Stepping inside the cell, the merchant was surprised to find a rather old man, physically ...read more

Tags: Love For God, Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Line Separating Good And Evil Passes Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2001

"The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor classes, nor between political parties... but right through every human heart ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Christian Love

Our Circumstances Are Not An Accurate Reflection ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Our circumstances are not an accurate reflection of God’s goodness. Whether life is good or bad, God’s goodness, rooted in His ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, God's Provision