In Sermon Illustrations: "Great Love"

The "Stream Of Forgiveness"  PRO

Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 14, 2013

THE "STREAM OF FORGIVENESS" Mirosalv Volf wrote a fantastic book on forgiveness titled "Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace." In the book he uses the beautiful imagery of a stream to show how God's character (love) is poured into us by His Spirit and becomes our ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:13

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Nazarene

Characteristics Of People In The Last Days

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 6, 2024

CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE IN THE LAST DAYS (II Timothy 3:1-4) Self-Centeredness: People will love only themselves and their money. Pride and Disobedience: They will be boastful, proud, scoff at God, and disobedient to their parents. Lack of Gratitude: Ungratefulness will prevail. Lack of Love ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-4

Tags: Deception, Antichrist, Last Days, Rapture, False Teachers, Tribulation, Signs, False Prophets, Return Of Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Condemnation Or Compassion  PRO

Contributed by David Simmons on Feb 22, 2002

CONDEMNATION OR COMPASSION Tony Campolo tells the story of a New York City pastor who chose to take a funeral that no other minister would take. The man who died was a homosexual who died of AIDS. The minister agreed to do the funeral. When he got to the graveside, he discovered an audience ...read more

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Compassion, Church General

Denomination: Baptist

Christian Contradictions, Citation: Joseph Roy, ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jun 21, 2001

[Christian Contradictions, Citation: Joseph Roy, Leadership, Vol. 5, no. 4.] A true Christian is a sign of contradiction--a living symbol of the Cross. He or she is a person who believes the unbelievable, bears the unbearable, forgives the unforgivable, loves the unlovable, is perfectly happy not ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:31-39

Tags: Character, Basics Of Christianity, Christian Values

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Burial Of Moses

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

God hath his mysteries of grace, Ways that we cannot tell, He hides them deep, like the secret sleep Of him he loved so well. Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895), Irish poet. The Burial of Moses (l. 77–80). . . Best Loved ...read more

Tags: Moses

The Older I Grow In Years, The More My Wonder ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The older I grow in years, the more my wonder and my joy increases when I see the power of these words of Jesus I have called you friends to move the human heart. The one word friend breaks down each barrier of reserve, and ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Visitation Of ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 4, 2010

The Visitation of God Revival is the visitation of God, which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping and restores a deep sense of God’s near presence and holiness. Thence springs a vivid sense of sin and a profound exercise of heart in repentance, praise, and love, with an ...read more

Tags: Revival

Denomination: Baptist

Proof Of A New Heart

Contributed by Jay Bunting on Dec 17, 2010

PROOF OF A NEW HEART A Sunday School Teacher asked a little girl in her class: "Do you think you have a New Heart?" "Yes I know so," replied the child. "What makes you so sure?" asked the teacher. The girl responded ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-18

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Anglican

Dan Kimball, The Pastor Of Graceland In Santa ...  PRO

Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000

Dan Kimball, the pastor of Graceland in Santa Cruz, CA recently told me, " The great thing about postmodernism is the vacuum that exists for truth, ...read more

Tags: Truth, Truth Absolute, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

William A. Ward Has Said, "The Mediocre Teacher ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 23, 2001

William A. Ward has said, "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Communication General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The U.s. Household Savings Rate Now Averages 0.8% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The U.S. household savings rate now averages 0.8% of disposable income, the lowest since the Great Depression. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

Power Tends To Corrupt, And Absolute Power ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad man. John Emerich ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

An Essential Aspect Of Creativity Is Not Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. Scientists made a great invention by calling their activities hypotheses and experiments. They made it permissible to ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Humor Is Not A Postscript Or An Incidental ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Humor is not a postscript or an incidental afterthought; it is a serious and weighty part of the world's economy. One feels increasingly the height of the faculty in which it arises, the nobility of the ...read more

Tags: Humor

The Sages Do Not Consider That Making No ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The sages do not consider that making no mistakes is a blessing. They believe, rather, that the great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

The Real Difference Between Men Is Energy. A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real difference between men is energy. A strong will, a settled purpose, an invincible determination, can accomplish almost anything; and in this ...read more

Tags: Human Body

It Is Easy In The World To Live After The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

Today Is A Day Which We Never Had Before, Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Today is a day which we never had before, which we shall never have again. It rose from the great ocean of eternity, and ...read more

Tags: Present

Caught

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 28, 2012

Caught in this conflict, man is obliged to wrestle constantly if he is to cling to what is good, nor can he achieve his own integrity ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Catholic

Superficiality: The Curse Of Our Age

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Oct 20, 2013

"Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. The desperate need today is not for a great number of intelligent ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Tags: Disciplines Meditation, Spiritual Discipline

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed