In Sermon Illustrations: "Gods Relationship With Us"

The Egg Promise

Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 7, 2013

THE EGG PROMISE Two brothers were getting ready to boil some eggs. "I’ll give you a dollar if you let me break three of these on your head," said the older one. "Promise?" asked the younger. "Promise!" Gleefully, the older boy broke two eggs over his brother’s head. Standing stiff for fear ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

Denomination: Independent/Bible

You're Not From Around Here.

Contributed by Ken Pell on May 6, 2013

"YOU'RE NOT FROM AROUND HERE." There is not much you can do about it. Once you have been around it everybody else knows. I’m talking about the red dirt of western Oklahoma. It’s caused by the iron in the soil that, after being oxidized, turns to rust. It seems that nothing can erase or clean ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Nazarene

Light In The Darkness  PRO

Contributed by Steven Angus on May 20, 2013

LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS Some of you may be familiar with the name Catherine Marshall. She was a wonderful Christian author who wrote such classics as Christy, which became a television series. There was an occasion in her life when she felt as if the flame of God’s love had gone out. It started ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4, Psalm 22:1-31

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: United Methodist

Safety Against The Fire

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 23, 2013

FIRE SAFETY There is a story told of a pioneer family traveling across the western plains in a covered wagon. They watched in horror as a huge prairie fire rushed toward them driven by a strong wind. They were afraid they would be killed by the fire, but the man acted quickly. He jumped down and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:47-50

Tags: God's Judgment

He Will Quiet You With His Love!

Contributed by Bala Samson on May 24, 2013

He will quiet you with His love! Zephaniah 3:17”………..He will quiet you with His love…” When I was admitted for an operation, the next room woman delivered a baby with a hole in her heart, the family did something which was horrendous and incredible, they decided to abandon her. The little infant ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Turning Point

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 11, 2014

THE TURNING POINT The turning point in our lives as believers in Christ comes when we stop worshipping the God we WANT......and start ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-10

Tags: Worship, God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Became A Human Being By Meister Eckhart

Contributed by Troy Borst on May 7, 2015

ILLUSTRATION… Jesus Became A Human Being by Meister Eckhart (Miller, ed. The Book of Jesus. pg 241) “Jesus became a human being because God the Compassionate One could not suffer and lacked a back to be beaten. God needed a back like our ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:17-18

Tags: God's Compassion

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Unknown Author Wrote, "Longfellow Could Take ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

"An unknown author wrote, "Longfellow could take a sheet of paper, write a poem on it and make it worth sixty thousand dollars. That is talent. Rockefeller could sign a piece of paper and make it worth millions. That is capital. A mechanic can take material worth $5 and make it into an article ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

There Was A Little Boy That Sat At His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There was a little boy that sat at his grandmother’s feet while she was doing some needlepoint. Stitch by stitch, grandma pushed the needle down through the cloth and back up again. The little boy sat there and looked up in amazement trying to figure out what grandma was doing. “What is it ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

During The Revolutionary War An American Officer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

During the Revolutionary War an American officer felt led of the Holy Spirit to show love to an enemy who he felt should die. During a very dangerous assignment Duncan McColl, a British Soldier was protected from being shot and killed when an American officer gave an order “Do not to shoot Duncan ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

When Christians Grasp This Truth They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

When Christians grasp this truth they sacrificially do what God has called them to do. Everyone has a different call upon their lives, but all callings must be accomplished through a certain amount of sacrifice. One person who grasped his call was Lough Fook, a Chinese Christian who was given a ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

I'm Reminded Of A Story I Heard Once About An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I’m reminded of a story I heard once about an Indian, He was sitting on the corner and kept saying thank you Jesus. Somebody came to the Indian and asked Him why do keep thanking Jesus? You lost everything you had. They killed your family, they took your land. Why do you keep thanking Jesus? The ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

In The First Church I Served, There Was A Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

: In the first church I served, there was a man in the community named Lynn. I knew him only in passing. He showed up to church once in a while, but he obviously wasn’t all that interested in “religion” or church. I later found out that Lynn was not somebody you would want to make angry. He had ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Open: According To Jeff Foxworthy, You Might Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

OPEN: According to Jeff Foxworthy, you Might Be A Nascar Redneck if: • Your favorite NASCAR souvenir was a direct result of a crash in turn three.... • You can remember every NASCAR driver and their car number but you can’t remember how old your children are... • Your pet nickname for your wife is ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Lake Speed Has Been One Of The Prominent Racers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Lake Speed has been one of the prominent racers on the NASCAR circuit. He said “Most of my life I had all the things the world says will make you happy, the big house, the cars and boat and I had also been very successful. But there was still an emptiness inside. And when the Lord asked that ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Well, In Nascar Racing, Nearly Every Car Has A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Well, in NASCAR racing, nearly every car has a sponsor. Sponsors are the people who supply the racer with the resources to run the race. Often they’ll supply the car, the engine, the tires, and the funding for the pit crew. They are the people that make it possible for the driver to win the race. ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Even When He's Silent

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Even When He’s Silent The Holocaust is one of the terribly traumatic episodes of modern history, yet it has also yielded some astounding stories of bravery and faith. In France a Jewish family were hidden by some concerned French nationals in the basement of their house. The Jewish family waited ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

In 1936 A Radio Broadcast Was Transmitted To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

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 WABC, New York) and snapped the only line of communication between the two great countries. The engineers were ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

If A Thing Reflects No Light, It Is Black; If It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

If a thing reflects no light, it is black; if it reflects part of the rays, it is blue or indigo or red; but, if it reflects them all, it is white. We shall seek, not to absorb, but to reflect, the light from heaven. Thus we shall become pure and spotless, like the ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Will Rogers Said, "Good Judgment Comes From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Will Rogers said, “Good judgment comes from experience and a lot of that (experience) comes from bad judgment” ….In other words much of what ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships