In Sermon Illustrations: "Gods Ownership"

According To Current Data 1 In 4 Of Us Is ...

Contributed by Richard Francis on Sep 10, 2007

According to current data 1 in 4 of us is depressed, some verging on a clinical diagnosis, Psalm 42 holds the answe to spritual depression, praise God, seek him worship him in the storm, in the ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Globe – You Can Only Go South So Far Before You ...

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 29, 2007

Globe – you can only go south so far before you start heading north. But you can go west forever, circling the globe, and never go east. ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Our Mission Of Partnering With The Lord To Help ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008

Our mission of partnering with the Lord to help others come to Christ and be changed through a personal salvation experience must include praise to God for who He is because out of who He is, His ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Love W/O Truth = Liberalism – Do What You

Contributed by Rick Brown on Feb 23, 2008

LOVE W/O TRUTH = LIBERALISM – DO WHAT YOU WANT WE WILL LOVE YOU AND SO WILL GOD! A LIE! TRUTH W/O LOVE = LEGALISM – DO WHAT WE SAY OR ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Pastor Dave Kinney Said, "Can You Imagine How ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Sep 13, 2008

Pastor Dave Kinney said, "Can you imagine how different our marriages would be if every community, every church member, lived to bring glory to God? Men, if we set the example, I’m ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Baptist

John Calvin Noted That €œa Person’s Life Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

John Calvin noted that “A person’s life is appraised according to its purpose.” The purpose of these two men, Timothy and Epaphroditus, was to serve God with reckless ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Wasn't It Dangerous For Jacob To Set Out To ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 16, 2009

"Wasn’t it dangerous for Jacob to set out to Bethel? Of course it was! Jacob was in such a precarious place, the only thing which could save him was a radical obedience to the Lord. No matter what the circumstances look ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Unconditional Acceptance  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 19, 2004

A lady says: I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree.  The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I  wish every human being had been graced with. Her last project of the term was called ...read more

Scripture: John 5:27-31

Tags: Unconditional Love

Denomination: Lutheran

Delusional Spiritual Myopithy!" John 15:26-John ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 12, 2005

“Delusional Spiritual Myopithy!” John 15:26-John 16:4 Key verse(s) 26:“When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.” Oh that dreaded sign! “Caution––Men Working!” Normally I am pretty good about ...read more

Scripture: John 11:45-53

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers, Holy Spirit Attributes

Denomination: Lutheran

I Have A Friend Who Works With A Church In ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jul 26, 2005

I have a friend who works with a church in Nashville. He was telling us a few weeks ago about a lady at his church who was really convicted by what she had been reading in the scriptures and hearing at church. She felt that she has no other choice but to take the love of God out to a dying world ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Leaning Over A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012

LEANING OVER A CLIFF Writer Parker Palmer tells of his first experience on an Outward Bound course in his book, The Active Life. He says, "I took the course in my early forties, and in the middle of that course I was asked to confront the thing I had fears about since I had first heard about ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11

Tags: Trust

D) How Does The Earth Compare In Size And Space ...

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 22, 2008

d) How does the earth compare in size and space to our sun’s closest neighbor star Proxima Centauri? 1. Proxima Centauri is a red dwar star and part of the Alpha Centauri star system. This closest neighbor is 4.22 light years away or 270,000 times farther than the earth is from the sun. If the ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

There's A Verse Of A Poem That's Stayed In My ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000

There’s a verse of a poem that’s stayed in my memory for years - "O God, that bread should be so dear, and flesh and blood should be so cheap." ... John Wesley used to say that ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Poverty, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Baptist

Some Christians Spend The First Six Days Of Each ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Mar 26, 2001

"Some Christians spend the first six days of each week sowing their wild oats, then they go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure." There is a myth that exists that says we can live comfortably in our world ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7

Tags: Holiness, Faith, Discipleship, Call Of The Disciples, Body, Attendance, Apologetics General  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When We Compromise With The World We Lose Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Apr 22, 2001

When we compromise with the world we lose our fellowship with God. A former Dean of St Paul’s, W R Inge, famously observed that any church that enters into a marriage with the spirit of the age "will soon ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 17:16, Joshua 17:13, Jeremiah 2:4-13

Tags: Holiness, Call Of The Disciples, Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Is Your Relationship With Jesus One Of Your Best ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2001

Is your relationship with Jesus one of your best keep secrets with the people God has placed around you.(Example)If your office had a bring your lord and personal savior ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Sharing Your Faith, Workplace Evangelism

According To The Puritans, "All Professions Are ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2002

According to the Puritans, “all professions are spiritual to the Christian, not because of the nature of the work but because of the presence of God. …When a Christian – the temple of the Holy Spirit – walks into an office at IBM, IBM becomes a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Tags: Temple, Holy Spirit

When I Was Young I Was Sure Of Everything; In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes

May Those Who Love Us, Love Us; And Those Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“May those who love us, love us; and those who don’t love us, may God turn their hearts; and if He doesn’t turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles so ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

When I Was Young I Was Sure Of Everything; In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly sure ...read more

Tags: Humility