In Sermon Illustrations: "I Am The Good Shepherd"

Jesus Loves Me This I Know

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 21, 2009

JESUS LOVES ME THIS I KNOW KARL BARTH was a German theologian who dominated the theology of the 20th century. In 1962, six years before his death, he made his only visit to the United States. One night he lectured at a seminary in Virginia, and after the lecture he met with students in the ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Wesleyan

If I Don't Love This One...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009

"IF I DON’T LOVE THIS ONE..." There was a little girl who had a very large collection of dolls heaped on her bed. A guest in her room one day asked herd "Do you love dolls" Then, with tender loving care, she spread out the whole collection for the guest to inspect and admire. The guest asked her, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-47, Matthew 5:38-48, Micah 5:2-5

Tags: Christian Love

I Would Maintain That Thanks Are The Highest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is ...read more

Tags: Joy

I Have Discovered That If The Bible Is Taught ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have discovered that if the Bible is taught the way it should be that it will be like a powerful magnet drawing youth unto the Lord Jesus ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

I Have Never Doubted The Power Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have never doubted the power of the human-animal bond to comfort, to heal, to motivate, ...read more

Tags: Creation

I Love To Think Of Nature As An Unlimited ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting system, through which God speaks to us ...read more

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I Prefer To Be A Dreamer Among The Humblest, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among ...read more

Tags: Desire

If There Are No Dogs In Heaven, Then When I Die ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to ...read more

Tags: Family

I Once Thought Of Becoming A Political ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I once thought of becoming a political cartoonist because they only have to come up with one idea a day. Then I thought Id be a ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

The Mission Of The Playwrightas I See It, Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The mission of the playwrightas I see it, is to look in his heart and write, to write of whatever concerns him at the moment; to write with passion and conviction. Of ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

I Never Cease Being Dumbfounded By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable ...read more

Tags: Faith General

It Is, I Think, Pertinent To Recall That The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is, I think, pertinent to recall that the achievement of the Christians of the first century was due to the fact that their faith was so exceptional as ...read more

Tags: Faith General

The Greatest Of Faults, I Should Say, Is To Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be ...read more

Tags: Faults

I Always Prefer To Believe The Best Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I always prefer to believe the best of everybody it ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

The Longer I Live, The More Convincing ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"...the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of the truth that God governs in the affairs of men...We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that except ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Not That I Love Country Less, But Humanity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Not that I love country less, but humanity more, do I plead the cause of a higher and truer patriotism. We are men by a more sacred bond than we are citizens; we are ...read more

Tags: Church General

I Do Not Believe In That Word Fate. It Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I do not believe in that word Fate. It is the refuge of every ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

History Will Be Kind To Me, For I Intend To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"History will be kind to me, for I ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

The Locusts I Saw Swarming In The Argentine Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The locusts I saw swarming in the Argentine are houseflies compared to the ...read more

Tags: Government

I Believe That The Law Was Made For Man And Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant ...read more

Tags: Government