In Sermon Illustrations: "Heart Of God"

Ian Redpath Says, "Why Is It That We Believe So ...

Contributed by James Tidwell on Sep 27, 2008

Ian Redpath says, "Why is it that we believe so much and experience so little? Why is it that our heads ...read more

Tags: Experience

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Oh, Would I Were A Boy Again, When Life Seemed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years And all the heart knew then of ...read more

Tags: Children

Life Is Short And We Never Have Enough Time For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is short and we never have enough time for gladdening the hearts of those who travel the way with us. Oh, ...read more

Tags: Learning

Life Is Short And We Never Have Enough Time For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is short and we never have enough time for gladdening the hearts of those who travel the way with us. Oh, ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Do Not Think There Is Any Thrill That Can Go ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some ...read more

Tags: Thought

When The Gospel Invites Men To Forgiveness, It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When the gospel invites men to forgiveness, it never invites them to a light-hearted place where sin is condoned. It ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Christianity Is In Its Very Essence A ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 13, 2009

Christianity is in its very essence a resurrection religion. The concept of resurrection lies at its heart. If you remove it, ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Misapplied Scriptures: Genesis 6:3

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Sep 14, 2023

Introduction: There is any number of Scriptures that have been used out of context or simply misapplied over the years. A Christian magazine listed about a dozen of these back in the early 1980’s and, I must say, some of the author’s insights were something I had never thought of before. Maybe I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-8

Tags: Flood, Noah, Misapplied Scripture

Denomination: Baptist

I Ran Across This News From Austin, Texas ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Nov 24, 2007

I ran across this news from Austin, Texas recently: The headline read: MAN EXPERIENCES HEART ATTACK AFTER THE RAPTURE Herbert Washington, whom co-workers at Significant Plastics Inc. say was unduly concerned with the rapture and the second coming of Christ, suffered a serious heart attack when ...read more

Tags: Praise, Appreciation, Second Coming, Rapture

Denomination: Methodist

I Am His!

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009

"I AM HIS!" President Theodore Roosevelt, was a charismatic figure who made quite an impression on people. One journalist, William Allen White, wrote of his first meeting with Roosevelt in 1897: "He sounded in my heart the first trumpet call of the new time that was to be... I had never known ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:20

Tags: Discipleship

The Unending Wish

Contributed by Tim White on Mar 5, 2012

THE UNENDING WISH When I was a boy, my dad asked me if I could have one wish be granted, what would it be? We played that game as a family, and every time my brother or one of my sisters thought of a better wish than I thought about, I would change my wish. Then my dad unplugged all the fun by ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Baptist

Marshall And Manuel Noted The Following Thought ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007

Marshall and Manuel noted the following thought about these 2 covenant relationships and the necessity to commit to both: How critically important for us Christians is the business of commitment to one-another-as vital for the Body of Christ today as it was three-and-a-half centuries ago! There ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sins Are Like Circles In The Water When A Stone ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Sins are like circles in the water when a stone is thrown into it; one produces another. When anger was in Cain’s heart, ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To, Temptation General, Anger

Wesleyan Theologian Richard Taylor Says, "The ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005

Wesleyan theologian Richard Taylor says, “The minds of the Israelites endorsed the Ten Commandments, but their hearts were contrary and perverse to them. The ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34

Tags: Commandments General

Denomination: Baptist

Compassion Costs. It Is Easy Enough To Argue, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“Compassion costs. It is easy enough to argue, criticize and condemn, but redemption is costly, and comfort draws from the deep. Brains can argue, ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

When I Became A Christian, Jesus Christ Came To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"When I became a Christian, Jesus Christ came to live in my heart in the person of His Holy Spirit. Real ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

There Is No Personhood Outside Of ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 20, 2008

“There is no personhood outside of relationships.” Wess Pinkham (The Abba Outcome: Getting the People Done) © 2000 Journey to the Heart ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

True Spiritual Experience Involves The Whole ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

"True spiritual Experience involves the whole man. The MIND must understand Spiritual Truth, the HEART must love and appreciate ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

Christmas Gift Suggestions: To Your Enemy, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To ...read more

Tags: Christmas

True Humour Springs Not More From The Head Than ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"True humour springs not more from the head than from the heart; it is not contempt, its essence is love; it issues not in ...read more

Tags: Doubt, Humor