In Sermon Illustrations: "God Teaches To Smooth Us"

The Parents Exist To Teach The Child, But Also ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The parents exist to teach the child, but also they must learn what the child has to teach them; and the ...read more

Tags: Parenting

The Hardest Part Of Raising Children Is Teaching ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The hardest part of raising children is teaching them to ride bicyclesA shaky child on a bicycle for the first time needs both support and freedom. The realization ...read more

Tags: Parenting

The Poorest Education That Teaches Self-Control ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The poorest education that teaches self-control is better than ...read more

Tags: Self

Just Think Of The Tragedy Of Teaching Children ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Just think of the tragedy of teaching ...read more

Tags: Learning

The Whole Art Of Teaching Is Only The Art Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the ...read more

Tags: Learning

The Object Of Teaching A Child Is To Enable Him ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get ...read more

Tags: Learning

The Teacher Who Is Attempting To Teach Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to ...read more

Tags: Learning

There Are Three Things To Remember When Teaching ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are three things to remember when teaching school: Know your stuff; know whom you are ...read more

Tags: Learning

Medical School Professor Teaches Students The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009

Medical School Professor Teaches Students the Consequences of Abortion A professor in a world-acclaimed medical school once posed this medical situation to his students: “Here’s the family history: The father has syphilis. The mother has TB. They already have had four children. The first is blind. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:16-17

Tags: Abortion

Redwood Trees Teach A Lesson On Unity

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 12, 2019

The huge redwood trees in California are considered the largest living things on earth and the tallest trees in the world. Some of them are over 300 feet high and over 2,500 years old. One would think that trees so large would have a tremendous root system, reaching down hundreds of feet into the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-9

Tags: Unity, Working Together

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Tells Man Who He Is. God Tells Us That He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God tells man who he is. God tells us that He created man in His image. So ...read more

Tags: Creation

C S Lewis Wrote, "God Whispers To Us In Our ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Dec 19, 2004

C S Lewis wrote, “God whispers to us in our health and prosperity, but, being hard of hearing, we fail to hear God’s voice in both. It’s then that God turns up the amplifier by means of suffering. Then his voice booms.” We mustn’t be surprised at the means that God uses to teach us the lessons ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience

Denomination: Baptist

James Uses Paradoxes To Convey Stabilizing ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001

James uses paradoxes to convey stabilizing wisdom. Paradoxes are like literary oxymorons. Top Ten List of Oxymorons. 10. Computer security 9. Political science 8. Tight slacks 7. Definite maybe 6. Pretty ugly 5. Twelve-ounce pound ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-18

Tags: Workplace, Descriptions Of God, God's Omniscience

First Gave Us

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 2, 2014

We can give to God only what he first gave us. We’re like the kid who wanted to give his dad a birthday gift, so he went to his father’s closet, took a tie off the rack, wrapped it up and presented it to him with a “Happy Birthday, Dad!” When we give to God, we take something wonderful that He ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1

Tags: Giving, Tithes And Offering, God As Owner

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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 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: Promises Of God, Christmas, Forgiveness In Jesus

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