In Sermon Illustrations: "God's Relationship With Us" showing 161-180 of 23,925

He Didn't Lift Us Up To Let Us Down  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 23, 2002

HE DIDN'T LIFT US UP TO LET US DOWN The Christian group the Imperials recorded one of my favorite songs over 20 years ago. It is called, “He Didn’t Lift Us Up To Let Us Down.” “He didn’t bring us this far to leave us. He didn’t teach us to swim to let us drown. He didn’t build His home in us ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Faith

Denomination: Church Of God

What Comes Out Of Your Mouth  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 10, 2011

WHAT COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH How carefully do you monitor what goes into your mouth, compared to what comes out of it? For example, do you follow a low-fat diet? Do you obsessively track the grams of fat going into your body? Do you watch the number of calories that you consume? Do you avoid ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:14-23

Tags: Relationships, Tongue

Denomination: Baptist

Unless There Is Within Us That Which Is Above Us, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Unless there is within us that which is above us, we shall soon yield to that which is ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:6-9, Joshua 7:6-9

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers, Kingdom Of God, Temptation Resisting

God Has Called Us To Serve, Not To Sit, Soak ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 23, 2001

"God has called us to serve, not to sit, ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Christian Love

God Uses Broken Things. It Takes Broken Soil To ...  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 21, 2002

“God uses broken things. It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grain to give bread, broken bread to give strength. It is the broken alabaster box that gives forth perfume... it is Peter, weeping ...read more

Tags: Humility, Emotions

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Favor Toward Us, Citation: Max Lucado, A ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 12, 2002

[God’s Favor toward Us, Citation: Max Lucado, A Gentle Thunder (Word, 1995)] There are many reasons God saves you: to bring glory to himself, to appease his justice, to demonstrate his sovereignty. But one of the sweetest reasons God saved you is because he is fond of you. He likes having you ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Christmas, Promises Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Conduct Never Produces God's Love In Us. But ...

Contributed by Arlyn Shaeffer on Feb 26, 2003

Our conduct never produces God's love in us. But God's love ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Paradox…is That The Very Moment God Puts Us ...  PRO

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 4, 2004

The paradox…is that the very moment God puts us in our place becomes the moment in which God meets us in that place; the Lion who frightens says, ‘Touch me”; the ...read more

Tags: God's Holiness, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith Enables Us To Understand What God Does. ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 6, 2000

"Faith enables us to understand what God does. Faith enables us to see what others cannot see. As a result, faith enables us ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:30

Tags: Faith General, Knowing God's Will

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Is Willing To Look Out For Us & Take Care Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Richards on May 24, 2005

God is willing to look out for us & take care of us. The truth is that we can trust God, even when we don’t fully understand Him. Let me conclude this morning’s sermon with a brief story from Franklin Graham’s fine book, Rebel with a Cause. It took place when young Franklin was still far from God. ...read more

Tags: Examples Of Faith, Prayer Of Faith

Denomination: Baptist

How Do We Know God Is Here With Us?  PRO

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 15, 2005

*Christmas is a time when God came near. And God comes near today. *Joe McKeever told the story of a little girl named Rachel. Like many preschoolers, Rachel had a problem waking up in the middle of the night, scared and crying. The only thing that would sooth her fears was crawling into bed with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38, Luke 2:1-20

Tags: Emmanuel, Nearness Of God

Denomination: Baptist

God Knows Our Situation; He Will Not Judge Us As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"God knows our situation; He will not judge us as if we had no difficulties to overcome. What matters is the sincerity and ...read more

Tags: Judgment, Judge

God Is Most Glorified In Us When We Are Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Peter Kreeft Writes That Death Is "God Tucking Us ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 3, 2006

Peter Kreeft writes that death is “God tucking us in at bedtime so that we can rise ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Congregational

John Piper Notes, "God Is Most Glorified In Us, ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 18, 2006

John Piper notes, "God is most glorified in us, when we are ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God Wants To Spread His Word Through Us To The ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 7, 2007

God wants to spread His Word through us to the World. He wants to use the whole man, spirit, soul and body. In 1936 a radio broadcast was transmitted to America from England. Just before the voice of King Edward VIII was to be heard, someone stumbled over a wire in the control room of WJZ (now ...read more

We Have To Be So Faithful To God That Through Us ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We have to be so faithful to God that through us may come the awakening of those who have not ...read more

Tags: Faith

Am I As Spontaneously Kind To God As I Used To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only expecting God to be kind to me? ...How much kindness have I shown Him this past ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

It Is Not God Who Loads Us Until We Bend Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not God who loads us until we bend or crack with an ulcer, nervous breakdown, heart attack or stroke. These come from our inner ...read more

Tags: Guilt

God Always Gives Us Strength Enough, And Sense ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God always gives us strength enough, and sense enough, for every thing ...read more

Tags: God The Father