In Sermon Illustrations: "Hidden Future"

Of All The Classical Spiritual Disciplines, ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 8, 2002

Of all the classical Spiritual Disciplines, service is the most conductive to the growth of humility. When we set out on a consciously chosen course of action that accents the good of other and is for the most part a hidden work, a deep change occurs in our spirit. Nothing disciplines the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 25:6-7

Tags: Servanthood, Pride, Christian Disciplines, Call Of The Disciples, Arrogance  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: *other

I Am Told That There Was A Rock On The North ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 12, 2002

I am told that there was a rock on the North Sea, just off the Firth of Tay, Scotland. This rock proved very dangerous to many ships, because when the high tide came in, the rock was hidden just below the surface. There was a warning bell attached to the rock by the Abbot of Aberbrothok, so ...read more

Tags: Emotions, Humility

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Brennan Manning Wrote: "If Jesus Would Appear At ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Aug 26, 2003

Brennan Manning wrote: “If Jesus would appear at your dining table tonight with knowledge of everything you are and are not, total comprehension of your life story and every skeleton hidden in your closet; if he laid out the real state of your present discipleship with the hidden agenda, the mixed ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, God The Father

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Searching For Truth

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020

“God has hidden every precious thing in such a way that it is a reward to the diligent, a prize to the earnest, but a disappointment to the slothful soul. The nut is hidden in its thorny case; the pearl is buried beneath the ocean waves; the gold is imprisoned in the rocky bosom of the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Tags: Bible, Truth, Bible Study, Word Of God, Seeking Truth  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Nothing Disciplines The Inordinate Desires Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 17, 2002

Nothing disciplines the inordinate desires of the flesh like service, and nothing transforms the desires of the flesh like serving in hiddenness. The flesh whines against service but screams against hidden service. It strains and pulls for honor and recognition. It will devise subtle, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4

Tags: Service, Servanthood, Disciplines, World

Freedom Is Having A Pure And Dauntless Heart; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Freedom is having a pure and dauntless heart; all else is slavery ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Every Writer Is A Frustrated Actor Who Recites ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Every writer is a frustrated actor who recites his lines in the hidden ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Virtue, Like A Plant, Will Not Grow Unless Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Virtue, like a plant, will not grow unless its root be hidden, buried ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Three Pieces Of Bread: Passover

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 7, 2009

THREE PIECES OF BREAD: PASSOVER In a Jewish home (at Passover) the Father places three pieces of matzot bread inside a cloth. The middle of the three pieces is broken. Part is wrapped in cloth with the remaining two, and the other broken part is hidden. Jewish people have many views as to what ...read more

Tags: Easter Maundy Thursday

Denomination: Anglican

There Is No Snare, Or Any Danger Of Infatuation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no snare, or any danger of infatuation or pride in intercession; it is a hidden ministry that brings forth ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Lulled In The Countless Chambers Of The Brain, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a hidden chain; awake ...read more

Tags: Thought

In His Book, In The Heavenlies, Dr. Harry ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2002

In his book, In the Heavenlies, Dr. Harry Ironside tells the story of an attempted assassination of Queen Elizabeth I. The woman who sought to do so dressed as a male page and secreted herself in the queen’s boudoir awaiting the convenient moment to stab the queen to death. She did not realize that ...read more

The Work An Unknown Good Man Has Done Is Like A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

There Comes A Time In Every Rightly Constructed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There comes a time in every rightly constructed boys life when he has a raging urge to go ...read more

Tags: Children

Men Do Change, And Change Comes Like A Little ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy ...read more

Tags: Change

No One Has Yet Fully Realized The Wealth Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"No one has yet fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness, and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true ...read more

Tags: Children

I Know Your ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

“I Know Your Face” Quite recently a very dear friend suffered the heartbreaking miscarriage of a child. She was devastated by this loss of life and it got me thinking about my own miscarriage some 23 years ago of our first child and how distraught I was. My husband, Terry, and I were not ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:16

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Writing Is An Apprenticeship That Leads To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Writing is an apprenticeship that leads to soul, to Self. It involves digging deeply into territory which we keep hidden, not only from ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Some People Have A Regular Practice Of Making ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Some people have a regular practice of making New Year resolutions generally shattering them before January ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

Wherever A Believer Is, There Is The Kingdom ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Wherever a believer is, there is the Kingdom there is the witness to Christ there is the influence of Christ. The Kingdom of God is hidden in business, industry, the professions, ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God