In Sermon Illustrations: "I will look into it" showing 41-60 of 22,628

A Look At The Parade  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005

A LOOK AT THE PARADE The parade route begins near the twin towns of Bethpage and Bethany, less than two miles from Jerusalem and winds into the Holy City. The Grand Marshal is an unlikely hero – a rustic from a blue-collar town up north, the son of a woodworker. In keeping with his “common man” ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Tags: Easter Palm Sunday

Looking For A King

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 3, 2005

George Mc Donna wrote: They were looking for a king to lift them up on high. He came a little ...read more

Tags: Humanity Of Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Looking For Answers  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009

LOOKING FOR ANSWERS Sometimes we look in the wrong places to find answers. The story is told of a drunk who was seen by a police officer looking for something. The drunk was down on his hands and knees and explained in slurred speech to the police officer that he was looking for his wallet. The ...read more

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

Tags: Bible Truth

Looks Can Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009

LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING Girolamo Savonarola was one of the great preachers of the fifteenth century. He preached in the great cathedral of Florence, Italy, which contained a magnificent marble statue of Mary. One day he noticed an elderly woman praying before this statue and then realized it was ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23-24

Tags: Worship, Worship Definition

Looking At The Master

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Apr 25, 2008

LOOKING AT THE MASTER A pastor once told his congregation about a man who had a dog, and the man was trying to train his dog to be obedient. And what he would do was to take a large piece of meat--good, red, juicy meat that dogs would normally like to eat--and he would put it in the middle of the ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Baptist

Look Not Back

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 31, 2007

Look not back to yesterday, So full of failure and regret; Look ahead and seek God’s way— Sins confessed you must forget. ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

I Sat Down And Looked Through Some Magazines This ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002

I sat down and looked through some magazines this past week. I discovered that if I want to feel right, I need to get a NordicTrack. I don’t have a NordicTrack, just a membership down at the gym, so I suddenly realized that I didn’t feel as healthy as I thought I did. I then read that if I ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:12-13, Proverbs 3:5-6, Isaiah 54:1-5, John 10:7-10

Tags: Contentment, Covet, Life's Seasons

Contrary To What Might Be Expected, I Look Back ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Contrary to what might be expected, I look back on experiences that at the time seemed especially desolating and painful with particular satisfaction. Indeed, I can say with complete truthfulness that everything I have learned in my 75 years in this world, everything that has truly enhanced and ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

When Nothing Seems To Help, I Go And Look At A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and ...read more

Tags: Endurance

When I Was 40 And Looking At 60, It Seemed Like ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When I was 40 and looking at 60, it seemed like a thousand years away. But 62 feels like a week and a half away from 80. I must now get on with ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

What Counts Most, As I Look Back Over The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What counts most, as I look back over the years, are not my accomplishments but rather the friends who worked with me as partners in these accomplishmentsThe quality and quantity of these accomplishments are fuzzy and ...read more

Tags: Compassion

I Feel Sorry For My Good-Looking Friends

Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 3, 2023

The one place in our humble residence I would prefer to avoid, especially in the morning, is my bathroom. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage has her bathroom, and I have mine. I make visiting my bathroom in the morning as quick as possible. As I walk into my bathroom, on the right side is that ...read more

Scripture: Job 16:8, Ephesians 5:27

Tags: Wrinkles, Pride

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

He [christ] Looks Today As He Ever Looks, Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He [Christ] looks today as He ever looks, not for crowds drifting aimlessly in His track, but for the individual man or woman whose undying allegiance will spring from their having recognized that He wants those who are prepared ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

You Must Look Within For Value, But Must Look ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You must look within for value, but must look ...read more

Tags: Thought

Sometimes We Look Around Church And People Look ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 10, 2009

Sometimes we look around church and people look bored. They might be yawning, sleeping, or texting on their phone - that is not faith! Paul could see faith in the crippled man. Faith is not ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Look At Outer Darkness

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 29, 2023

Introduction: Jesus spoke of “outer darkness” at least three times. There were a couple of times when I experienced something like this, and it wasn’t pleasant! No one needs to face outer darkness, so don’t let it happen to you. Text: Matthew 8:10-12, KJV: 10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:10-12

Tags: Light, Outer Darkness, Fear

Denomination: Baptist

Keep Looking Forward

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Aug 24, 2008

KEEP LOOKING FORWARD I was watching the Olympic rowing competition the other day and found it fascinating. It’s called "Sculling," where eight men are in a boat, powerfully rowing to the finish line. I was amazed to see their back to the finish line and they were totally dependant on the man ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 21:43-45

Tags: Trust

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Looking For People With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008

GOD IS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH CONVICITON DEF: an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence In the events of the bridge collapse here in Minneapolis this past week, you have probably heard of countless examples of people acting with conviction. • Ed Nelson M.P.D. - when ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Important-Looking Lawyer  PRO

Contributed by John Perry on Jul 28, 2010

THE IMPORTANT-LOOKING LAWYER A young lawyer was setting himself up in his first private practice. As he sat in his office, which was basically bare except for his desk with a telephone on it and a book case filled with important-looking legal books, he wondered how long it would be before he got ...read more

Tags: Love, Hypocrisy, Hate

Denomination: Pentecostal

Looking Well Ahead

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jul 14, 2010

LOOKING WELL AHEAD I once did this driving course called an anti-skid driving course. One of the really valuable learnings that I got out of it was that when you drive, you should drive with your eyes looking well ahead maybe a couple of hundred metres ahead, not on the car just in front of you, ...read more

Tags: Future

Denomination: Salvation Army