In Sermon Illustrations: "God's Provision" showing 341-360 of 16,889

In My "Reader's Digest - Jesus And His Times" ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 8, 2001

In my "Reader’s Digest - Jesus and His Times" (copy write 1987 - from which much of this information is derived), there is a picture of a "Mikvah" that has been discovered in Masada (the ancient fortress built by Herod which held off the Romans for so long after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.). ...read more

Tags: Baptism, God's Provision

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

One Of The Greatest Marathoners In The World Is A ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Emmert on May 29, 2001

One of the greatest marathoners in the world is a Kenyan woman named Tegla Loroupe. She is also one of the smallest. Tegla Loroupe is just under 5 feet tall and weighs a mere 88 pounds. For more than five years she’s been among the top marathoners in the world. Tegla said in an interview that ...read more

Tags: Endurance, God's Provision

Denomination: United Methodist

3. Holman Also Reminds Us The Focus Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 16, 2005

3. Holman also reminds us the focus of the Bible: God as the Bible’s Primary Subject The Bible and history begin with God (Gen. 1:1). The last chapter of the Bible describes God as the “Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end” (Rev. 22:13 NRSV). All the way through ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:13

Tags: God's Provision, Focus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You'll Never Know

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 8, 2009

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW You may be going through some troubles right now. But trust in the Lord, because He will surely take care of you. He has already blessed and cared for us in countless ways. This week I thought back to one example from my life. It was over at Emmanuel Baptist Church in the ...read more

Tags: Shelter, God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

67% Of Baby Boomers Believe They Will Or Could ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

67% of Baby Boomers believe they will or could run out of money in their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:22-34, Luke 12:13-21

Tags: Greed, God's Provision

Abraham Lincoln Personified This Example Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Abraham Lincoln personified this example of patience on numerous occasions but one sticks out in particular. Their was a man who treated Lincoln with more cruelty than anyone ever had. His name was Edwin Stanton and he said of Lincoln that he was a low cunning clown and had nothing but venom to say ...read more

Tags: Patience, God's Provision

God Is Just One Squeal Away, Citation: Rod ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 24, 2001

[God Is Just One Squeal Away, Citation: Rod Cooper, "Worship or Worry?" Preaching Today, Tape No. 108.] We raised pigs. We raised about a thousand pigs a year. In one field we had two or three hundred little oinkers running around. Every day, at four in the morning, as I’d walk into the field ...read more

Tags: Prayer Supplication, God's Provision

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I've Always Stood On God's Promise In Matthew ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2001

I’ve always stood on God’s promise in Matthew 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." A few years ago God showed me in one situation how he does indeed supply our needs providing we do put him first. I was pastoring a church in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:20-21

Tags: God's Provision, Love, Righteousness

R T Kendall Has Said: "God Is Not Obligated To ...  PRO

Contributed by Peter Bines on Sep 10, 2005

R T Kendall has said: “God is not obligated to any man and, in so far as Jonah is concerned, God did not even have to send wind! But He did. He did not have to prepare the fish. But He did. He did not have to eject Jonah from the fish. But He ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-4

Tags: God's Provision, God's Omniscience

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Missionary J. Hudson Taylor- When God’s ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 9, 2001

Missionary J. Hudson Taylor- When God’s work is done in God’s way for God’s glory, it ...read more

Tags: God The Father, God's Provision, Church Practices

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Alone Be Praised

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2003

GOD ALONE BE PRAISED "But I entreat those who believe in and fear God, whoever deigns to examine or receive this document composed by the obviously unlearned sinner Patrick in Ireland, that nobody shall ever ascribe to my ignorance any trivial thing that I achieved or may have expounded that was ...read more

Tags: God The Father, God's Provision, What Is Evangelism?

Sometimes God Sends The Brilliant Light Of A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Sometimes God sends the brilliant light of a rainbow to remind us of His presence, lest we forget in our personal darkness His great and gracious ...read more

Tags: Disappointment, God's Provision, Promises Of God

Trust The Past To God's Mercy, The Present To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Trust the past to God’s mercy, the present to God’s love and the future to God’s ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Guilt, People In Acts

Adrian Rodgers, The Well-Known Pastor Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim George on Aug 20, 2001

Adrian Rodgers, the well-known pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, tells the story of a young man who came up to him one Sunday morning after the message. “Man,” the young man remarked, “this Christian life is really hard!” Dr. Rodgers wisely replied, “No, son. It’s not hard, it’s ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Baptist

The Citizens Of Feldkirch, Austria, Didn’t ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Sep 14, 2001

The citizens of Feldkirch, Austria, didn’t know what to do. Napoleon’s massive army was preparing to attack. Soldiers had been spotted on the heights above the little town, which was situated on the Austrian border. A council of citizens was hastily summoned to decide whether they should try to ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Baptist

The Only Monument In The World Built In The Shape ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Elmore on Nov 2, 2001

The only monument in the world built in the shape of a bug, to honor a bug is located in Fort Rucker, Alabama. In 1915 the Mexican boll weevil invaded Southeast Alabama and destroyed 60% of the cotton crop. In desperation, the farmers turned to planting peanuts. By 1917 the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:9-10, Galatians 6:1-10

Tags: God's Provision, God In The Hardships

Denomination: Methodist

Too Full  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

TOO FULL God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:8

Tags: God's Provision, Promises Of God

I Remember Reading A Peanuts Cartoon Strip In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

I remember reading a Peanuts cartoon strip in which Lucy comes up to her brother Charlie Brown and does something that is very unusual for her. She says--I love you. But Charlie Brown keeps responding by saying: no you don’t. And each time Lucy answers a little louder: yes I do, I really love you. ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Promises Of God

As A Young Doctor In India, Paul Brand Had Made ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 1, 2002

As a young doctor in India, Paul Brand had made the groundbreaking medical discovery that leprosy does its damage merely by destroying nerve endings. People who lose pain sensation can inadvertently damage themselves by simple actions as gripping a splintered rake or wearing tight shoes. Pressure ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships, God's Provision

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Provide -> Pro = Before, In Advance; Vide = From ...

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jan 5, 2002

Provide -> Pro = before, in advance; Vide = from Latin videre, to see. So, basically...Provide comes ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, God's Omniscience

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational