In Sermon Illustrations: "greatest gift"

This Is The Greatest Paradox: The Emotions ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"This is the greatest paradox: the emotions cannot be trusted, yet it is they that ...read more

Tags: Emotions

It Is The Greatest Shot Of Adrenaline To Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you have wanted to do so badly. You almost feel ...read more

Tags: Flying

There Is The Greatest Practical Benefit In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Church's Greatest Troublemakers  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009

THE CHURCH'S GREATEST TROUBLEMAKERS Preacher and Bible commentator, John Stott, said this in his exposition of Paul's letter to the Galatians: "To tamper with the gospel is to trouble the church... Indeed the church's greatest troublemakers (now as then) are not those outside who oppose, ridicule ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:6-10

Tags: False Teaching

I'm The Greatest!

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jul 25, 2011

I'M THE GREATEST! "I’m the greatest batter in the world!" Such was the cry of a self-confident little boy swinging his bat in the back yard. Once, twice, and three times he could not connect with the ball. Dejectedly, he set his bat down. But then his eyes ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our Greatest Need

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 20, 2012

If we were to go out on the streets and ask people at random, “What is your greatest need?” we would probably get a number of different responses. We wouldn’t be surprised in this economy if we got several answers of people needing a job so they could provide for their home and family. If people ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Cause Of Atheism

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 25, 2013

THE GREATEST CAUSE OF ATHEISM Brennan Manning: "The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians: who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, walk out the door, and deny Him by their ...read more

Tags: Atheism, Christian Witness

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Gratitude - The Greatest Virtue

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 21, 2019

Thankfulness leaves no room for DISCOURAGEMENT. There is a legend of a man who found the barn where Satan supposedly kept his seeds ready to be sown into the human heart. On finding these seeds of discouragement more numerous than the other seeds, he learned that those seeds could be made to grow ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Tags: Thanksgiving, Satan, Gratitude, Discouragement, Virtue  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Greatest Act Of Love?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 8, 2022

WHAT IS THE GREATEST ACT OF LOVE? The kiss is mentioned 23 times in the Bible. To hold hands is mentioned 12 times. For a total of 35 times. LISTEN is in the Bible 353 times. HEAR is mentioned 382 times. Listening is 19 times… For a total of 754 times… To hear and listen is mentioned 33 times more ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:9, James 1:19, 2 Timothy 4:3

Tags: Slow To Anger, Listening, Slow To Speak

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Greatest Love Of All  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

The Greatest Love of All "For this reason I kneel before the Father... that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power... to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love surpasses ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19

Tags: Hardship, God's Love, Endure

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Greatest Demonstration Of The Power Of The ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 23, 2009

The greatest demonstration of the power of the Holy Spirit is ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Greatest Miracle Of Jesus

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 6, 2022

"The Transfiguration was not a new miracle, but the temporary pause of an ongoing miracle. The real miracle was that Jesus, most of the time, could keep from displaying His glory. “For Christ to be glorious was almost a less matter than for him to restrain or hide his glory. It is forever his ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:28-36

Tags: Glory, Jesus, Humility, Leadership, Transfiguration, Miracle  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Devils Greatest Hold On The Church And The ...

Contributed by Richard Francis on Nov 5, 2007

The devils greatest hold on the church and the body of believers in these times are the lies and fear he perpetuates concerning the gifts of the spirit, reject this and ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Christmas Tree  PRO

Contributed by Jennifer Mathews on Dec 28, 2004

The Christmas tree: It was on a Tree that God hung His greatest gift to humankind. The Christmas tree is symbolic of a broken curse, its evergreen branches representing everlasting life. Our exchange of gifts isn’t a surrender to commercialism, but ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Indescribable Gift—communion Meditation  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 6, 2001

THE INDESCRIBABLE GIFT--COMMUNION MEDITATION A few years ago, on "Good Morning, America," Joan Lunden featured some extraordinary gifts you might want to include on your Christmas gift list. One of them was a Jaguar automobile, the Jaguar 220. If you care to order one of these, go to your ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 133:1, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Tags: God's Provision, Heaven, Communion

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Christmas Scale - Joy To The World

Contributed by William Akehurst on Dec 10, 2022

The Christmas Scale is a message to the song, Joy to the World, and our need to take pause during the Christmas season to understand the Greatest Gift to the World. THE CHRISTMAS SCALE can be found on youtube by searching the name, or using ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Christmas Scale

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Silver Boxes: The Gift Of Encouragement  PRO

Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 16, 2001

Do you know someone who has: A song waiting to be sung? Some art waiting to be hung? A piece waiting to be played? A scene waiting to be staged? A tale waiting to be told? A book waiting to be sold? A rhyme waiting to be read? A speech waiting to be said? If you do, don’t let them ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers, Gifts General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Gave Me A Gift  PRO

Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 19, 2001

“God gave me a gift, not for me but for you, and God gave you a gift, not for you but for me. If you don’t use your gift, you’re depriving me; if ...read more

Tags: Giving General, Gifts General, Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Some Gifts You Keep  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003

*Some Gifts You Keep* Some things you keep. Like good teeth. Warm coats. Bald husbands & chubby wives. They’re good for you, reliable and practical and so sublime that to throw them away would make the garbage man a thief. So you hang on to the older gifts, because something old is sometimes ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself

The Incredible Gift—communion Mediation  PRO

Contributed by Dawn Marie Turner on Apr 9, 2003

THE INCREDIBLE GIFT--COMMUNION MEDIATION Danny was born with no ears. He could hear all right, but he didn’t have ears like normal people. All his life, Danny endured ridicule and rejection because of his deformity. But he learned to live with it. Thankfully, he had loving parents and a strong ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ, Rejection, Promises Of God, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ