In Sermon Illustrations: "Great God"

Absence Is To Love What Wind Is To A Fire; It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Absence is to love what wind is to a fire; it puts out the ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Have Decided To Stick With Love. Hate Is Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

From A Worldly Point Of View There Is No Mistake ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

From a worldly point of view there is no mistake so great as that ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

Journalism Justifies Its Own Existence By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of ...read more

Tags: News

The Repetition Of Small Efforts Will Accomplish ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The repetition of small efforts will accomplish more than the ...read more

Tags: Action

If Virtue And Knowledge Are Diffused Among The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If virtue and knowledge are diffused among the people, they will never be enslaved. This ...read more

Tags: Security

Looking For Purpose In Life? Then Serve ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009

Looking For Purpose in Life? Then Serve Others We need to ask ourselves on a daily basis the following questions: "What are we going to do to be a better Christian? What are we going to do to make our homes happier? What are we going to do to make our church better? What we are going to do to help ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:6-7

Tags: Servanthood

Pushing The Rock  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 25, 2005

PUSHING THE ROCK I have been pondering a story of a weak sickly man. The man was so sick and he could not afford going to town to the doctor. The man lived in the deep back woods in an old log cabin, his condition seemed to grow worse. Out in front of his cabin was a hugh boulder. The rock was ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:13-17

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Worship Of Creation

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009

WORSHIP OF CREATION How many of you watched the PBS series last month on the National Parks? Besides the fabulous visual images of some of America’s most beautiful scenery, the documentary gave a very interesting perspective on the history of our national parks. Did you know that Jim Grinnell’s ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:21-25

Tags: Idolatry

With Toes Curled Tightly Over The Edge Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by James Faillace on Jul 17, 2001

With toes curled tightly over the edge of the diving board and the refreshing blue water 12 feet below, I found myself at 7 years old for the very first time standing on the high diving board. With friends cheering below, which seemed more like a mile away rather than just 12 feet, I was faced ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Playing With Beethoven  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

PLAYING WITH BEETHOVEN A college girl visited the home of Beethoven. She slipped under the rope and began playing Beethoven’s piano. She said to the one in charge, "I suppose every musician who comes here wants to play this piano." He explained to her that recently the great Paderewski was ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 3:1, Ecclesiastes 3:1, Luke 7:36-50, Hebrews 1:1, Hebrews 1:1  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Humility, Emotions

Old Fat Bald Hero

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 3, 2009

OLD FAT BALD HERO One of the great sports stories of the decade of the 1990’s was of George Foreman regaining the heavyweight boxing championship of the world. At age 45, George Foreman, more than a decade past the prime of most fighters, knocked out his opponent, Michael Moore, and regained the ...read more

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

O In Peter Schaeffer's Play ...

Contributed by David Rumley on Oct 28, 2009

o In Peter Schaeffer’s Play Amadeus o Story of Salieri  Makes a prayer before God…  I would offer up secretly the proudest prayer a boy could think of. “Lord, make me a great composer! Let me celebrate your glory through music – and be celebrated myself! Make me famous through the ...read more

Tags: Salvation, Assurance Of Salvation

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Turtle Tale  PRO

Contributed by Scott Reeves on Aug 26, 2014

It was near the end of the school year in LA (Lower Alabama) and the weather had turned unseasonably hot for mid-May. As I was driving home from the county school I’d substituted for that day I noticed a box turtle working to make his way across the hot pavement of the county road. I steered my car ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, Jeremiah 23:11

Tags: Grace, Saving

Denomination: Methodist

Trust The Prayer

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 2, 2021

A TRUSTING PRAYER Did you hear about the young preacher that graduated Bible School? He accepted a small country church to be the pastor. It was the only church that would have him. He was the only candidate that would go to the small church. So they were matched up pretty well. His first ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:7, Isaiah 40:28-31

Tags: Trust, Prayer

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How The Philippian Jailer Got Saved - Crisis

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Oct 2, 2025

How the Philippian jailer got saved - Crisis This Philippian jailer was saved! He was saved by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ. And if you have never trusted in the Lord, He wants to save you the same way. But let's take a closer look at how the Lord touched the jailer's ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-34

Tags: Crisis, Christian Service, Philippian Jailer, Demon Possession, Spiritual Transformation, Evangelism, Paul, Salvation, Missions, Silas  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

In Genesis, It Says That It Is Not Good For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 2, 2002

"In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone; but sometimes it is a ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Unconditional Love, Divorce

Compromise, If Not The Spice Of Life, Is Its ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity. It is what makes nations ...read more

It Is A Source Of Consolation To Look Back Upon ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is a source of consolation to look back upon those great ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

A Multitude Of Laws In A Country Is Like A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A multitude of laws in a country is like a great number of physicians, a ...read more

Tags: Law