In Sermon Illustrations: "Great High Priest"

In True Love The Smallest Distance Is Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Take Hold Lightly; Let Go Lightly. This Is One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Take hold lightly; let go lightly. This is one of the great ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

We Are All Continually Faced With A Series Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are all continually faced with a series of great opportunities, brilliantly ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

A Retentive Memory May Be A Good Thing, But The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Whole Canon Of Bible Teaching Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The whole canon of Bible teaching is to illustrate the great truth that ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

The Simple Act Of Paying Positive Attention To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal ...read more

Tags: Productivity

In Gods Wilderness Lies The Hope Of The World ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In Gods wilderness lies the hope of the world the great fresh ...read more

Tags: Satan

Rust Frets Even Men Of Iron!" Judges 15: 11-20 ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 22, 2004

“Rust Frets Even Men of Iron!” Judges 15: 11-20 Key verse(s): 18 “Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the Lord, ‘You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?’” Though writing more than a hundred years ago, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 15:11-20

Tags: Disappointment, Emotions

Denomination: Lutheran

[011] A Message From A Poem - A Very Present Help In Times Of Trouble

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 14, 2024

[011] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TIMES OF TROUBLE Stanza 1 - Psalm 54:1-4 Stanza 2 - Psalm 56:3-4 Stanza 3 - Psalm 50:15,23 Stanza 4 - Psalm 55:22 This poem of four stanzas has a stanza dedicated to each of four verses in the Psalms. I love the Psalms and at times of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 54:1-4, Psalm 56:3-4, Psalm 50:15, Psalm 55:22, Psalm 50:23  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Help, Burden, Deliverer, A Present Help, Save Me, The Day Of Trouble  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Listen To This News Clipping. "Gambling, ...  PRO

Contributed by Douglas Vincent on May 28, 2004

Listen to this news clipping. “Gambling, robbery, sexual immorality, and violence is prevalent. Half of all children are born out of wedlock; purity and fidelity to the marriage vow are sneered out of fashion. Corruption in politics is rampant. The world is broken.” This clipping is from 1694. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:13

Tags: Brokenness, Church Small Groups

Denomination: Methodist

An Interesting Incident Happened During The ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 8, 2007

An interesting incident happened during the victorious march of Alexander the Great to conquer the known world for the Grecian empire. A young soldier became greatly frightened in the heat of battle, dropped his sword and shield and fled. An officer dispatched several soldiers to apprehend the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

C S Lewis - The Choice

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Sep 19, 2022

I am trying here to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Jesus. “I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God.” That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6, Philippians 2:5-11, Colossians 1:15

Tags: Jesus, Jesus Divinity, Nature Of Jesus, Moral Teacher

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Tongue Is A Rudder To Give Us Direction

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 6, 2024

Two warships with the largest full-load displacement in the world are the US Navy aircraft carriers. The USS Nimitz and Dwight D. Eisenhower weigh about 91,400 tons. They are 1,092 feet in length overall and have a speed well in excess of 30 knots with their nuclear-powered 280,000 horsepower ...read more

Tags: Ships, Rudders, Vision, Mouth, Words, Tongue, Small Things, Gossip, Direction  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A History Of Halloween  PRO

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 25, 2001

A HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN The Celtic festival of Samhain is probably the source of the present-day Halloween celebration. The Celts new year began on November first. A festival that began the previous evening honored Samhain, the Celtic lord of death. The celebration marked the beginning of the ...read more

Tags: Supernatural

Denomination: Baptist

Open Rebuke Is Better Than Secret Love.

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 25, 2021

The Scripture tells us that "Open rebuke is better than love carefully concealed. Faithful are the wounds of a friend but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful" (Proverbs 27:5-6).   Rebuke means sin is not only pointed out, it is condemned. The church really doesn’t do this ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Timothy 4:1-3

Tags: Sin, Preaching, Repentance, Rebuke, Pastors, The Word Of God, Preachers  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Hand Upon Our President, Pt. ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

“God’s Hand Upon Our President, Pt. 2” Proverbs 21:1 says; “The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD; He directs it like a watercourse wherever He pleases.” Proverbs 21 is a powerful truth that must be grasped so Christians may pray in faith that God is fully able to put into effect His ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Next To The Wicked Lives Of Men, Nothing Is So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Next to the wicked lives of men, nothing is so great a disparagement and weakening to religion ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Confidence Is That Feeling By Which The Mind ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with ...read more

Tags: Confidence

Dreams And Imagination Propel Us Toward ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dreams and imagination propel us toward tomorrow. They give us hope in ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Ideas Are The Mightiest Influence On Earth. One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Ideas are the mightiest influence on earth. One great thought breathed ...read more

Tags: Thought