In Sermon Illustrations: "Gods Big Dream For Us"

Wisdom Is The Right Use Of Knowledge. To Know Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how ...read more

Tags: God The Father

It Is The Fear Of The Lord That Keeps Us From ...  PRO

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 9, 2006

It is the fear of the Lord that keeps us from sin while sin keeps us from intimacy with God The primary manifestation of the fear of the Lord is unwavering obedience to the desires and will of God.. There are some who are saved, but lack intimacy with God, still living in the “outer court”; ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lois A. Cheney Wrote A Useful And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Lois A. Cheney wrote a useful and thought-provoking poem on the cross: I stand before the cross and wonder. I stand before the cross and fear. I kneel before the cross and weep. I pray before the cross and rejoice. To know the cross is to know Christ. To feel the cross is to feel Christ. To gaze at ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will

During The 1992 Summer Olympics, All U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

During the 1992 Summer Olympics, all U.S. athletes were required to wear Reebok warm-up suits at the awards ceremony. Charles Barkley of the U.S. basketball "Dream Team" anticipated the probability that his team would win the gold medal. He said, "Us Nike guys are loyal to Nike because they pay us ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

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

Imagine That You Have A Big House And Lots Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 21, 2005

Imagine that you have a big house and lots of land. Imagine further that a refugee shows up at the door asking if he might camp out in your backyard for a while. You are moved with compassion and grant him permission. A little later he asks if some relatives, who are also homeless, might also ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Baptist

Big Church And Famous Preacher - Texas, Looking ...

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jul 29, 2008

Big church and famous preacher - Texas, looking good on TV... Sermon title: “Why We Don’t Have to Be Afraid of Death”… And for about 20 minutes he was repeating this… we don’t have to be afraid, we don’t have… bla-bla… At the very end, as usual for those tele-preachers, he was keeping his best shot ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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

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