In Sermon Illustrations: "Gods Love For Us"

Comfort Comes As A Guest, Lingers To Become A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Comfort comes as a guest, lingers to become a host and ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Most Of You Have Heard Of Ted ...  PRO

Contributed by Larry Sarver on May 10, 2001

Illustration: Most of you have heard of Ted Turner. He is the founder of CNN, TNT, TBS, etc. He is a very successful businessman, a billionaire and a well known critic of Christianity. In fact he has publicly stated that "Christianity is for losers." What is not so well known is how Mr. Turner ...read more

Tags: Doubt, God's Sovereign Will, God In The Hardships

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Opposition Or Obstacles Do Not Necessarily Mean ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Opposition or obstacles do not necessarily mean that a certain course of ...read more

Tags: God The Father

I Am

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2003

Tenney also states the following: The most distinctive name by which God was known in Israel is Yahweh (Jehovah), which comes from the same root as “I AM”…(238) “I Am’s” significant meaning here in Exodus is that Moses credentials for being the one to lead Egypt out of bondage are found in him ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Bird Had No Interest In Learning The Song Its ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 2, 2005

A bird had no interest in learning the song its master wanted to teach it while its cage was full of light. Its master covered the cage to darken it. He then whistled the same song over and over until the bird learned it by heart. When it could repeat it note for note, the owner uncovered the cage ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Want Deliberately To Encourage This Mighty ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"I want deliberately to encourage this mighty longing after God. The lack of it has brought us to our present low estate. The stiff and wooden quality about our religious lives is a result of our lack of holy desire. Complacency is a deadly foe of all spiritual growth. Acute desire must be present ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

The Americas Cup Is Coming Up This Week And We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The Americas cup is coming up this week and we were considering that as a kind of parable for the church. The Americas cup is won and lost on small differences. As with any ship design, a sailing yacht embodies many necessary elements, which must dovetail to accomplish its mission. What is nice ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1

Tags: God's Provision

The Frontiers Of The Future Lie Invitingly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The frontiers of the future lie invitingly before us. They stretch to fabulous horizons of ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

One Hour Of Eternity, One Moment With The Lord, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One hour of eternity, one moment with the Lord, will make us utterly forget ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

We Evaluate Others With A Godlike Justice, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment

See You In The Morning.  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009

"SEE YOU IN THE MORNING." Dr. W. A Criswell, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas Texas, said on one occasion on an airplane flight he found himself seated beside a well-known theologian. He desperately wanted to start a conversation and they did get to talk. The man told Dr. Criswell ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

Tags: God In The Hardships

Faithful To Return—communion Meditation  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 23, 2002

FAITHFUL TO RETURN--Communion Meditation W. Paul Jones tells the story of women who shared this story from her childhood as a polio victim: “When my mother left me in Sunday School, I always asked to wear her locket. She thought I like the locket. That wasn’t it at all. I knew I wasn’t worth ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8

Tags: Fear And Worry, God's Provision, Promises Of God

Denomination: Church Of God

1 Corinthians 13 — Church Version  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 28, 2003

1 Corinthians 13 - church version “If our church could hold services in five languages or our members could speak three, but we didn’t love others, we would be all talk and no action. If our church really expressed it’s spiritual gifts with wholehearted service and we became spiritual giants, but ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1

Tags: Church General, Christian Love

Denomination: Church Of God

Adoption Is The Process By Which A Person Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Dec 28, 2004

Adoption is the process by which a person who does not belong to a given family is formally brought into it and made a full, legal family member with the rights and responsibilities of that position. The practice of adoption was not common among the Jews, but was more widespread in the Greek and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:12-17

Tags: Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Baptist

The Cheerful Girl With Bouncy Golden Curls Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Dennis Fakes on Nov 10, 2003

The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box "Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?" Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box ...read more

Tags: Giving General, God The Father, God's Provision

Denomination: Lutheran

Far From Offering A Shortcut To Clairvoyance, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Far from offering a shortcut to clairvoyance, history teaches us that the future is full of ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Curious About Trouble!" Exodus 14: 10-15 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 28, 2004

“Curious About Trouble!” Exodus 14: 10-15 Key verse(s): 11 “As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, ‘Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:10-15

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Lutheran

Our Weakness

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Apr 13, 2021

When I was in my early 20s and a student at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, I was, believe it or not, in pretty good shape. I jogged regularly. I was a karate student. I went to the gym 4-5 times a week. I truly was in good shape. Now that I’m older, I’m realizing that I’m not what I used to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:29-31

Tags: Weakness, God's Strength, God Sustains

Denomination: Baptist

We Are Always Looking To The Future; The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are always looking to the future; the present does not satisfy us. Our ideal, ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

A Tiny Girl Was Taking A Long Journey And In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A tiny girl was taking a long journey and in the course of the day her train was obliged to cross a number of rivers. The water seen in advance always awakened doubts and fears in the child. She did not understand how it could safely be crossed. As they drew near the river, however, a bridge ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence