In Sermon Illustrations: "Gods Name"

Yet God Is Bigger Than Our Suffering. We Can Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Shawn Williams on Jun 19, 2004

Yet God is bigger than our suffering. We can have hope as we place our trust in Him —in His faithfulness and in His ability to work out in our lives His purposes ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When I Finally Decided To Do What God Wanted, I ...

Contributed by Michael Huddlestun on Jun 20, 2004

When I finally decided to do what God wanted, I realized this first hand. Within the span of one week, my wife and I had several negative things happen in our lives. First, a close family friend died of a massive heart attack. Two days after that, we found out that her grandmother was diagnosed ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships, Prayer Hardship

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Love My Boys. I Thank God Everyday For Blessing ...

Contributed by Charles Newman on Jul 24, 2004

I love my boys. I thank God everyday for blessing me with such good children. There is one thing that I believe all children go through. It is a sense of bewilderment when given a series of jobs. For instance; my children and I can be cleaning up the yard. I can tell Benjamin to go and pick up ...read more

Tags: Children, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Methodist

Let God Do The Watering!" Mark 4: 1-20: Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 4, 2004

“Let God Do the Watering!” Mark 4: 1-20: Key verse(s): 11-12 “He told them, ‘The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables so that “‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and every hearing but never understanding; ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:10-20

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Lutheran

Again We Must Know What God Is Saying To Us About ...

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 22, 2004

Again we must know what God is saying to us about a particular situation, and we must not assume we know what He is going to say. Jesus allowed divorce for unfaithfulness (Matthew 19:9), but he does not demand it. If trust can be reestablished, 70% of marriages can survive one affair. There are ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Wesleyan

Let The One Who Would Worship God Open His Mouth ...

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004

Let the one who would worship God open his mouth in praise, his heart in receptivity, his mind in contemplation, his purse ...read more

Tags: Worship Definition

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where God's Finger Points!" Psalm 9: 17-18 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 13, 2004

“Where God’s Finger Points!” Psalm 9: 17-18 Key verse(s): 18: “But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish.” With all the poverty in the world it is sometimes difficult to understand why God allows such suffering. It has been estimated that over 35% of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 9:17-18

Tags: Poverty, Hope, Hopelessness

Denomination: Lutheran

O God, Don't Let That Be All There Is?" John 1: ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 22, 2004

“O God, Don’t Let That Be All There Is?” John 1: 14-18 Key verse(s): 14-18: “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” The recent news story of the pregnant Missouri woman who was ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 16:1-14, John 1:14-18

Tags: Christmas Eve

Denomination: Lutheran

Do You Have A Portable God?" Numbers 10: 11-21 ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 7, 2005

“Do You Have A Portable God?” Numbers 10: 11-21 Key verse(s): 21:“Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things. The tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.” Think about this! The only time that you will be through with change in this life is when your life is through. Life in an ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 10:11-21

Tags: God Brings Hope, God Brings Purpose

Denomination: Lutheran

God Give Me Finished Wood? I Need Finished Wood ...

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 29, 2005

GOD GIVE ME FINISHED WOOD? I NEED FINISHED WOOD NOW! Several years ago I had a dream. In my dream I felt the need to build for God. The need was so real, I had to build. I began my job my praying. I started asking God for two by fours. God I need lumber to accomplish Your plan, finished ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God's Algebra!" Romans 8:9-17 Key Verse(S) ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 25, 2005

“God’s Algebra!” Romans 8:9-17 Key verse(s) 16:“The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.” One of the unchangeable and mysterious laws of mathematics is that whenever you multiply a positive number by a negative number you will always get a negative number. I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:9-17

Tags: Wait, Promises Of God, God's Love, God's Omniscience, Perseverance, Patience  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

God Loves Us The Way We Are But He Loves Us Too ...

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 18, 2005

God loves us the way we are but He loves us too much to leave us ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Wesleyan

I Used To Ask God If He Would Come And Help Me. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

I used to ask God if He would come and help me. Then I asked if I could come and help Him. Finally I ended by asking God to do ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Want To Know How God Created This World. I Am ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

I Know God Will Not Give Me Anything I Can't ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish He didn’t trust me so much.” ...read more

Tags: Faith General

God Gave You A Gift Of 86,400 Seconds Today. Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?"” ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

I Used To Ask God If He Would Come And Help Me. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

I used to ask God if He would come and help me. Then I asked if I could come and help Him. Finally I ended by asking God to do ...read more

Tags: Faith

C.s Lewis Who Said That "God Whisper To Us In Our ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 29, 2006

C.S Lewis who said that "God whisper to us in our pleasures talks to us in our conscience and shouts to us in our ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Baptist

God Thought About My Future Before I Even Had A ...

Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 5, 2006

God thought about my future before I even had a present! Let me explain. I know that some of you are already saving money for sending your kids to future education. And you don’t even have kids yet! You are pre-planning! That’s awesome. That’s the love of a parent, getting ready to give that ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God Does Not Ask How Many Talents One Has; He ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

God does not ask how many talents one has; he asks ...read more

Tags: Faith