In Sermon Illustrations: "Gods Love For Us"

To Whoever Finds This...i Love You  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 19, 2012

TO WHOEVER FINDS THIS...I LOVE YOU Several years ago there was a girl in an orphanage. She was unattractive and had mannerisms that were not very attractive either, and so she was disliked and shunned by the other children and was not liked by her teachers. The head of the institution looked for ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-40

Tags: Kids, Child, Children, God's Love

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Used To It

Contributed by James Mccullen on May 6, 2005

ILLUSTRATION: Finding his newly-appointed pastor standing at his study window in the church weeping as he looked over the inner city’s tragic conditions, a layman sought to console him: "Don’t worry. After you’ve been here a while, you’ll ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: *other

God Wants To Touch Us. He Knows That We Need His ...

Contributed by Greg Nance on Nov 23, 2009

God wants to touch us. He knows that we need his touch to live. Through Jesus God came here to do just that. Jesus’ death for us, and resurrection for us, and ascension to glory from which he sent the Holy Spirit for us, is God’s gift to us so that we can touch him. Our granddaughter, Brisa, ...read more

Tags: Comfort

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If I Loved Him Better, I Would Paint Him ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010

"If I loved him better, I would paint him better!”--Paul Gustave Doré Paul Gustave Doré was born in Strasburg, January 10, 1833. He was well-known for illustrating many works, including a version of the Bible. (You can download the set of pen and ink drawing from Project Gutenberg.) The story is ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:2-3

Tags: Jesus, Love For God

He Shows Us The Mirror Of His Law, The Ten ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Schroer on Mar 12, 2001

He shows us the mirror of his law, the ten commandments, so that we know what we truly are. You know, I can think that I look like Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise, but when I look at myself in the mirror, I know the truth. When we look in the mirror of God’s law we see ourselves as we really are. We see ...read more

Scripture: James 1:23-25

Tags: Grace, God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Lutheran

Humpty Dumpty—continued

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011

HUMPTY DUMPTY--CONTINUED We all remember the story of Humpty Dumpty that goes like this... Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses and all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty together again. But did you know that there's more to the story? Not only ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 145:1-21

Tags: God's Love

I Want To Read You A Page From The U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I want to read you a page from the U.S. Government Peace Corps Manual for its volunteers who work in the Amazon Jungle. The page I’m going to read concerns what to do in case you’re attacked by an Anaconda. The Anaconda is the largest snake in the world. It grows to 35 feet in length and weighs ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Oswald Chambers Confessed, "If I Work For God ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 24, 2002

Oswald Chambers confessed, “If I work for God because I know it brings me the good opinion of those whose good opinion I wish to have, I am a Pharisee. If I love Jesus Christ, I will ...read more

Tags: Love For God, Servanthood

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Use The Old Golf Ball!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jul 8, 2024

As the golfer approached the first tee, a hazardous hole with a green surrounded by water, he debated if he should use his new golf ball. Deciding that the hole was too treacherous, he pulled out an old ball and placed it on the tee. Just then he heard a voice from above say loudly: "Use the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Tags: Lord's Prayer, Will Of God, Golf, Thy Will Be Done

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

No Greater Love  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2002

NO GREATER LOVE It was February 1941, Auschwitz, Poland. Maximilian Kolbe was a Franciscan priest put in the infamous death camp for helping Jews escape Nazi terrorism. Months went by and in desperation an escape took place. The camp rule was enforced. Ten people would be rounded up ...read more

Tags: Peace, Lordship Of Christ, Christian Love, Easter Good Friday

Love Them  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002

LOVE THEM Before becoming a mother I had a hundred theories on how to bring up children. Now I have seven children and only one theory: love them, especially when they least deserve to be loved. Kate Samperi, author SOURCE: Celebrating Mothers: A Book ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day, Unconditional Love

Loves Much  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001

Whoever loves much, does much. ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Concrete Love  PRO

Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 10, 2003

CONCRETE LOVE Pastor Joel Gregory tells the story of a seminary professor who taught the Christian graces of love and forbearance for forty years until he retired. Occupying himself in his retirement years, he poured a new concrete driveway to his house. Finished, he went in to rest and get a ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:13

Tags: Patience, Forgiveness General, Forbearance, Christian Values

Denomination: Baptist

Love's Challenges  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2004

LOVE’S CHALLENGES (Based on John 13:35) What joy to love the saints above When I get home to glory. To love below, the saints I know, Well, that’s another story! To love mankind I always find To be a simple task. To have love for the man next door Is more than one should ask! Love’s full and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:27-30

Tags: Christian Love

For Love Of Jim

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 5, 2005

For Love of Jim Jim and Jack were the best of friends. Devoted. Inseparable. So when Jim lost both his legs in a railroad accident, Jack did everything he could to help. At first Jim was certain his career with the railroad was finished.. Then the company gave him another job¨Csignalman. His ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Wesleyan

Love Is Action  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2001

LOVE IS ACTION In his book, Dad, The Family Coach, Dave Simmons tells of an act of sacrificial love that occurred in a shopping mall. One day he took his eight year old Helen and five year old Brandon to the Cloverdale Mall. He needed to buy some tools in Sears. When they pulled into ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:7, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Love And Friendship  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Love is blind; friendship closes its ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Bouquet Of Love

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Attention is like a daily bouquet of love. Bob Keeshan, ...read more

Tags: Children

The Characteristic Of Love Is That It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The characteristic of love is that it is spontaneous, it bursts up in extraordinary ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Love In The Driveway  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009

LOVE IN THE DRIVEWAY One young boy said, "Love is when his daddy reads me a bedtime story. True love is when he doesn’t skip any pages." I remember when my son Shawn was in high school. Several times he parked his truck in the middle of the driveway. That got my dander up, because I could not get ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Tags: Christian Love