In Sermon Illustrations: "Gods Name"

We Do Not Rest Because Our Work Is Done; We Rest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We do not rest because our work is done; we rest because God commanded it and ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

Jas 4:6 But He Gives Us More Grace. That Is Why ...

Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jul 27, 2007

Jas 4:6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

19% Of U.s. Adults Not Attached To A Church Read ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

19% of U.S. adults not attached to a church read the Bible and 62% pray to God during a ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Before We Can Understand The Sufficient, ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jun 2, 2008

"Before we can understand the sufficient, abundant life – we need to sufficiently, abundantly believe in an ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Thoughts On Gossip

Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 9, 2008

THOUGHTS ON GOSSIP A rumor is about as hard to unspread as butter. A secret between two is a secret of God; a ...read more

Tags: Faults

Beauty Is Not Mere Decoration, But Rather An ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 18, 2009

"Beauty is not mere decoration, but rather an essential element of the liturgical action, since it is an attribute of God ...read more

Tags: Beauty

Denomination: Catholic

Paul Wants Us To Walk In The Finished Work Of ...

Contributed by Angel Caballero on Jun 5, 2009

Paul wants us to walk in the finished work of Jesus. There is already a path where God wants us ...read more

Tags: Power, Victory

Denomination: Church Of God

One Nation Gone Under

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 7, 2010

"If we ever forget that we are 'One nation, under God', then we will be one nation gone ...read more

Tags: America

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jerry White Said, "No One Is So Empty As The One ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Sep 21, 2010

Jerry White said, "No one is so empty as the one who has stopped walking ...read more

Tags: Apostasy, Emptiness, Vacuum

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In Regard To The Armour Of ...

Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 28, 2009

In regard to the armour of God: Someone said, ’you must put it on daily’. To which the ...read more

Tags: War

Denomination: Assembly Of God

April 21, 2005 "Give Me A Shrub With Character!" ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 19, 2005

April 21, 2005 “Give Me A Shrub With Character!” Proverbs 12:3 Key verse(s) 3:“A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.” There are some plants that you can’t kill! I have long been fascinated by the differences exhibited in hardiness among the many ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 12:3, Proverbs 6:18

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Lutheran

Charles Colson Told The Following Story In An ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 12, 2005

Charles Colson told the following story in an address at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi: I love the illustration about a man named Jack Eckerd. A few years ago I was on the Bill Buckley television program, talking about restitution (one of my favorite subjects) and criminal ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Wesleyan

When Everything Fails, It’s Over

Contributed by James Snyder on May 9, 2020

During this time of seclusion, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly has spent some significant time binge-watching some of those Hallmark mystery movies. After a while, they all look alike, but my wife loves them, therefore, so do I. The other night as we were watching, one of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6, Job 2:9, Job 13:15

Tags: Attack, Humore

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

My Thoughts Are Worth More Than A Penny

Contributed by James Snyder on May 30, 2020

Dr. James L. Snyder I must admit that I do gravel a lot in thinking about my thoughts. It has been a habit of mine down through the years. Thinking is what really makes life worth living, or so I believe. My father had a saying whenever he saw me staring off into the distance, “A penny for your ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:17

Tags: Thoughts, Thinking, Penny

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

You Break It, You Fix It

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 19, 2024

Every once in a while, I hear or see something that reminds me of my father. He’s been gone for over 15 years, but his memory is still fresh in my mind. His most famous saying, that I remember, was, “It’s better to ask for forgiveness than for permission.” He lived that to the very end of his ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5-6

Tags: Wisdom, Fixing

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Finishing Well

Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017

John Baker was too short and too slight to be a runner for his high school track team but he loved to run. His best friend was tall and lanky and had the perfect build to be a runner but wanted nothing to do with the sport. So John went to the track coach to convince him to let John on the team ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24

Tags: Finish, Running The Race, Overcoming, Ending Well

Denomination: Methodist

Here Are Some More Mom -Ism’s You Could ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 14, 2010

Here are some more Mom -ism’s you could have heard your own mom teach you: From http://www.mothersdaycentral.com/mothers-day-fun/mother-isms/ Rules • “If everyone else jumped off a cliff, would you do it to?” • “I don’t care what [name of best friend]’s parents do, when you’re living in my house ...read more

Tags: Mothers

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Oprah Winfrey Is Quoted As Saying, "One Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 7, 2006

Oprah Winfrey is quoted as saying, “One of the biggest mistakes we make is to believe that there is only one way. ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Quote: "He That Is Down Need Fear No Fall, He ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 6, 2007

Quote: “He that is down need fear no fall, He that is low, no pride, he that humble, ever shall, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Being Born From Above Is A Perennial, Perpetual ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Being born from above is a perennial, perpetual and eternal beginning; a freshness all the time in thinking and in talking and in ...read more

Tags: Salvation