In Sermon Illustrations: "Good And Evil"

Christmas Can Still Arrive When You Least Expect ...

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 20, 2008

Christmas can still arrive when you least expect it, sometimes in the most unexpected manner. Dr. James Dobson relates a story of an elderly woman named Stella Thornhope who was struggling with her first Christmas alone. Her husband had died just a few months prior through a slow developing cancer. ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Evidences Of ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Evidences of Salvation Repentance The truths relating to man’s acceptance of God’s great salvation are reflected through repentance, faith and obedience. The apostle Paul’s prayer for the church in Colosse was, “…That [they] live a life ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:10

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Longsuffering  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Longsuffering Galatians 5:22 tells us that longsuffering is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. The Greek word for longsuffering means, "patience, forbearing, perseverance, being constant, steadfast, and enduring." The practical application of this fruit is that God's Holy Spirit gives obedient ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22

Tags: Longsuffering, Fruit Of The Spirit

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When We Truly Are The Church

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 6, 2011

WHEN WE TRULY ARE THE CHURCH Chuck Colson tells this story: "My mind goes back to a Christmas 20 years ago in Romania, when the country was still in the grip of communist tyranny. The story begins with Laszlo Tokes, pastor of a fast-growing reformed church in the city of Timisoara. His ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Methodist

A Little Parable For Mothers  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2012

A LITTLE PARABLE FOR MOTHERS The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is the way long?" she asked. And her guide said: "Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning." But the young mother was happy, and she ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-31

Tags: Mother's Day

[191]. A Message From A Poem – My Saviour Called Me Unto Him

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 8, 2025

[191]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – MY SAVIOUR CALLED ME UNTO HIM This is a generic poem, that it, it is a testimony of one coming to salvation, but it is not exactly mine for I was saved when 10 or 11. If you like, it is a synthesis of the elements contained in salvation. Certain aspects must be ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Psalm 95:7-8, John 12:32

Tags: A New Creature, Effectual Calling, A New Creation, Christian Poems, Faith, Salvation, Repentance, Conviction, Believing  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Edward Mckendree Bounds, 19th Century American ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 23, 2005

Edward McKendree Bounds, 19th century American prayer prophet said: “Satan has suffered so much by good praying that all ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer How To

Denomination: Salvation Army

M.blaine Smith Says About This In His Book ...

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 28, 2005

M.Blaine Smith says about this in his book “Knowing God’s Will” that the “prospect of changing the will apart from prayer is about as good as ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Knowing God's Will

Denomination: Baptist

When A Woman Destroys The Life Of Her Unborn ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

When a woman destroys the life of her unborn child, it is a sign that, by education or circumstances, she has been greatly wronged. - Susan ...read more

Tags: Abortion

There Is No Situation So Chaotic That God ...

Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Mar 2, 2006

“There is no situation so chaotic that God cannot from that situation, create something that is surpassingly good. He did it at the creation. He did it at ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

I Saw About A Peck Of Counterfeit Dollars Once. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I saw about a peck of counterfeit dollars once. Did I go to the window and throw away all my good dollars? No Yet you reject Christianity because ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

The Old Nature Must Be Cast Aside As A Complete ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The old nature must be cast aside as a complete wreck, and good for nothing, and the man made a new creation in Christ Jesus. But willing as we may be ...read more

Tags: Salvation

St. John Of The Cross (1542-1591) Said, "A ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 25, 2001

St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) said, "A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Faith Vs. Works, Christian Love

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Hope Of Free Man In A Frightened World Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The hope of free man in a frightened world is the values which man puts ahead of inventions when his back is to the wall. These values are beauty, truth, ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Virtue, Those That Can Behold Thy Beauties, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Virtue, those that can behold thy beauties, Those that seek, from their youth, thy milk of goodness, Their minds grow strong against the storms of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

If You Have People Who Will Only Come [to ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you have people who will only come [to Africa] if they know there is a good road, I dont want them. I want men and women who ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Theirs Not To Make Reply, Theirs Not To Reason ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why, may be a good enough motto for men who are on their way to be shot, but from such men expect no empires to be built, ...read more

Tags: Discovery

No Diet Will Remove All The Fat From Your Body ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No diet will remove all the fat from your body because the brain is entirely fat. Without a brain, you might look good, but ...read more

Tags: Government

I'm Finding, As I've Thrived And Aged, That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I'm finding, as I've thrived and aged, That much I thought was good was bad. I doubt I'd want to age ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Making Of Me  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005

THE MAKING OF ME Thomas Edison once said, “I did not have my mother long, but she cast over me an influence which has lasted all my life. The good effects of her early training I can never lose. If it had not been for her appreciation and her faith in me at a critical time in my experience, I ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:11-31, Proverbs 31:11-31

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day