In Sermon Illustrations: "Hunger For God"

What A Responsibility You Have To Teach An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What a responsibility you have to teach an immortal soul to have fellowship with God To fulfill this responsibility you must be totally dedicated to the Lord and to the task He has for you to do. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

And When My Combats Over And My Flying Days Are ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"And when my combats over and my flying days are done, I will store my ship forever in the airdrome of the sun. Then Ill meet the referee, Great God, my Flying Boss, ...read more

Tags: Flying

The Real Legacy Of My Life Was My Biggest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The real legacy of my life was my biggest failurethat I was an ex-convict. My greatest humiliationbeing sent to prisonwas the beginning of Gods greatest use of my life; He chose ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Isnt Necessary To Fly Over The South Pole, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It isnt necessary to fly over the South Pole, climb the Matterhorn, nor swim the English Channel, to find adventure. Life itself is an adventure.Doing things that lift or steer humanity to higher ...read more

Tags: Human Life

It Needs Courage To Let Our Children Go, But We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It needs courage to let our children go, but we are trustees and stewards and have to hand them back to lifeto God. As the old saying puts it: What ...read more

Tags: Parenting

The Greatest Saint In The World Is Not He Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The greatest saint in the world is not he who prays most or fasts most; it is not he who gives alms, or is most eminent for temperance, chastity or justice. It is he who is most ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

The Longer I Live, The More I Begin To Grasp ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The longer I live, the more I begin to grasp that our choice in life is never between pain and no pain. It is rather a choice between enduring it and using it. And God, in His ...read more

Tags: Truth

Andrew Murray Said,

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 9, 2009

Andrew Murray said, “We can never have more faith than we have humility.” He continues, “As long as we take glory from another, we do not seek ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Recently I Received An Email With The Subject ...

Contributed by Judith Hand on Oct 15, 2009

Recently I received an email with the subject line:”Photo of a perfect man.” When I opened it, it said “Image not available.” Well, now that is funny at least to the females in the congregation, ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Denomination: Methodist

A Magnificent Surprise

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Dec 17, 2019

The accumulation of surprises at Bethlehem, humble country characters, a young peasant girl, an animal stall, a manger, shepherds, Magi, the threat of Herod and fleeing as refugees, though fascinating- are all secondary matters. The ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14

Tags: Christmas, Incarnation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sin As Your Secret Lover

Contributed by John Bright on Apr 8, 2021

“Sanctified people still sin. However, the difference is that in the life of a sanctified person, sin becomes your permanent enemy and no longer your secret lover!” Dr. Timothy Tennent “The Call to ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:8-10

Tags: Sin, Santification

Denomination: Methodist

Don't Dress Up Your Sin

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Nov 9, 2024

Some churches like to play dress-up. They like to dress up their sin and give it fancy labels like equality and tolerance. But sin is still sin, yall. When you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Sin, Consequences Of Sin, Veering Off The Right Path

Denomination: Charismatic

When The Heart Says Yes

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 12, 2025

I have often thought that the most beautiful sound in a service is not the organ, not the choir, not even the preacher’s voice, but the sigh of a surrendered heart—the moment when a man or woman stops ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:17, Isaiah 6:8

Tags: Surrender, Yielding

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

A.fools Are Defined By Holman's Bible Dictionary ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 8, 2005

a.Fools are defined by Holman’s Bible Dictionary as: FOOL, FOOLISHNESS, AND FOLLY Translations of several uncomplimentary words which appear approximately 360 times throughout the Old and New Testaments to describe unwise and ungodly people. The words are especially predominant in the Wisdom ...read more

Scripture: James 3:13-18

Tags: Bible Study, Growth In Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Gordon Macdonald,in An Article Called, "When ...  PRO

Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005

Gordon MacDonald,in an article called, “When Religion Becomes Serious Business said, “Yesterday morning I was on the phone with our daughter who lives with her husband in North Carolina. We were having a great conversation. I was using a wireless phone, and suddenly the phone went dead, and her ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

One Of The Hard, Mature Things We All Have To Do ...  PRO

Contributed by David Smith on Dec 5, 2005

One of the hard, mature things we all have to do is to separate fact from fiction. I heard a cute story about a kid who finally began to face up to the fragility of his belief in the Tooth Fairy. He confronted his mother and asked her, “Mom, are you the Tooth Fairy?” Well, she gave a little sigh, ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Adventist

Smoke Signal  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the ...read more

Tags: Grief, Mourn, Sadness, Faith General

Our Daughter, Katie, Gave Me A Chris Rice Cd For ...

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 24, 2005

*Our daughter, Katie, gave me a Chris Rice CD for Christmas in 2004... *It’s got a great Christmas song called Welcome to Our World... Fragile fingers sent to heal us... Tender brow prepared for thorn Tiny heart whose blood will save us... Unto us is born So, wrap our injured flesh around ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

Denomination: Baptist

Religion Pays: Economist Jonathan Gruber Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Religion Pays: Economist Jonathan Gruber has found a statistical correlation between attending church and a Better Economic Outcome. Published in a National Bureau of Economic Research paper, he finds a household with double the normal rate of religious attendance has 9.1% more income. That extra ...read more

Tags: Character

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid Is One Of My ...

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 19, 2006

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is one of my time favorite movies. I wasn’t alone in liking it. The film won four academy awards and was nominated as Best Picture in 1970. It’s ranked as one of the top 150 movies on several motion picture sites. Part of the popularity of the film was the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:18, Titus 3:2

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Christian Church