In Sermon Illustrations: "Gods Name"

Children On Silence  PRO

Contributed by Carl Greene on Feb 16, 2009

CHILDREN ON SILENCE Author Kathleen Norris used to play a game with elementary-school children in which she would make a deal with them. "First you get to make noise," she would bargain, "and then you’ll make silence." The time of noise was always predictably chaotic -- shouting, pounding and ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Silence

Denomination: Methodist

Soul Food

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 8, 2025

A certain man who had been absent from church for a long time received an inquiring visit from the Pastor. The man told the Pastor, "I've attended nearly every Sunday for 30 years. In that time, I have heard something like 1,500 sermons. In all of those years, people were shouting ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-5, Isaiah 40:31, John 6:35

Tags: Worship, Faithfulness, Nourishment

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Hat In Hand Thankfulness!" 1 Thessalonians 5: ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 24, 2004

“Hat In Hand Thankfulness!” 1 Thessalonians 5: 12-28 Key verse(s): 18: “. . . give thanks under all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Thanksgiving! It is easy to forget, especially when our lives are so filled with other things. Perhaps that’s why we have a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Lutheran

Lord Have Mercy Me

Contributed by D. Marie Hamilton on May 21, 2011

LORD HAVE MERCY ME I am a huge fan of the Christian band Mercy Me. They are my favorite band of all time! My favorite CD is Almost There. Those worship and praise songs inspire me to stay in the race even when I want to quit because working for the Lord can be overwhelming. I'm strengthen by ...read more

Scripture: John 21:20-25

Tags: Mercy

Denomination: Methodist

[301]. A Message From A Poem - There Was An Obedient Fish

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 1, 2026

[301]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - THERE WAS AN OBEDIENT FISH Disobedience was the first sin in all of human history. Adam and Eve disobeyed, and through that disobedience gained a sin nature. Disobedience has remained at the forefront of sin and this can also be applied to Christians. Jonah was ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:2, Jonah 1:3, Jonah 1:17, Jonah 2:2, Psalm 69:15, Jonah 2:10, Isaiah 19:23-25  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Nineveh Repented, Jonah A Type Of Jesus, Whale, Disobedience, Nineveh, Fish, Assyria, Christian Poems, Jonah  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jonathan Edwards: The Obligation Of Every ...  PRO

Contributed by Matthias Korsinek on Aug 18, 2002

Jonathan Edwards: The Obligation of every Generation is to understand what God is doing and ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of, Discipleship

Denomination: Pentecostal

It Is Impossible To Rightly Govern The World ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 28, 2003

“It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible” (Maxims of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

160,000 People Die Each Day, Few Enter The ...

Contributed by Devon Morgan on Dec 23, 2006

160,000 people die each day, few enter the Kingdom of ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Now I Say This Although We Will Be Judged By Our ...

Contributed by Chris Summers on Feb 14, 2007

Now I say this Although we will be judged by our actions only ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Joy And Function Of Poetry Is, And Was, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The joy and function of poetry is, and was, the celebration of man, which is ...read more

Tags: Art

Grace Is Not Sought Nor Bought Nor Wrought. It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Grace is not sought nor bought nor wrought. It is a free gift of ...read more

Tags: Grace

An Act Of Goodness, The Least Act Of True ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"An act of goodness, the least act of true goodness, is indeed the best ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

The Sense Of This Word Among The Greeks Affords ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it: ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Ineffable Joy Of Forgiving And Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Anyone Can Count The Seeds In An Apple, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the ...read more

Marrying For Love May Be A Bit Risky, But It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Prayer Is The Wing Wherewith The Soul Flies To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven; and meditation the ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Science Is But A Mere Heap Of Facts, Not A Gold ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Science is but a mere heap of facts, not a gold chain of truths, if we refuse to ...read more

Tags: School

A Self-Centered Life Is Totally Empty, While An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A self-centered life is totally empty, while an emptied life ...read more

Tags: Self

To Hate, Or Degrade, Or Demean, Or Ignore The ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 23, 2012

To hate, or degrade, or demean, or ignore the suffering of another person is to spit in ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ