In Sermon Illustrations: "I Will Never Leave You"

Never Give Up  PRO

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Oct 27, 2011

NEVER GIVE UP Have you seen that cartoon with the pelican having a frog for dinner? His dinner is not agreeing with him. The frog’s head, shoulders, and most of his body are in the pelican’s beak. His back legs are outside, kicking for all they’re worth. His front legs stick out from both sides ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8, 1 Peter 1:6-7, Luke 11:5-13

Tags: Perseverance, Prayer, Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Baptist

Worship Will Never Cease

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 23, 2009

WORSHIP WILL NEVER CEASE There is coming a day when witnessing will cease; preaching will cease; in fact, praying will cease. But worship will never cease! The ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Church Of God

I'll Never Forget My Brother Ken's 1971 Pontiac ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008

I’ll never forget my brother Ken’s 1971 Pontiac Safari station wagon. Besides being dark brown colored and handling like a boat, it had an exhaust leak so it made some very interesting sounds. It just wasn’t a “chick magnet” kind of car. Well, when you’re a freshman in college, you’re happy just ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

One Author Wrote, "I Shall Never Forget Dr. R. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One author wrote, "I shall never forget Dr. R. A. Torrey saying to me as a young preacher, ’Young man, make up your mind on one thing and stick to it.’" Vance Havner comments: "The Christian life should be like a sword with one point, not like a broom ending in many straws. Such a single purpose ...read more

Tags: Faith

Never Do Today What You Can Put Off Till ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow. Delay may give clearer light ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Never Hire Someone Who Knows Less Than You Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Never hire someone who knows less than you do about whats hes ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Never Put Off Until Tomorrow What You Can Do The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the ...read more

Tags: Productivity

God: "I Have Time For You"

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 28, 2011

GOD: "I HAVE TIME FOR YOU" There’s a great story about a California lady named Francis Green. She was 83 years old. She lived on Social Security. She had little money, but for eight years she’d been sending one dollar a year to the Republican National Convention. Then one day Frances got an RNC ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:14-26

Tags: Gratitude

The Message Never Got ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009

THE MESSAGE NEVER GOT DELIVERED George Sweeting, in his book, The No-Guilt Guide for Witnessing, tells of a man by the name of John Currier who in 1949 was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Later he was transferred and paroled to work on a farm near Nashville, Tennessee. In ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:25

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

I Thought You Loved Me  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008

I Thought You Loved Me Girls, picture this. It is a warm summer day. The birds are singing happily. The wind is blowing gently. You and that special guy are sitting outside in the sun just thrilled to be together. You have been dating now for two whole weeks and you have never known a more ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-17

Tags: Action

Never Mind, God  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Apr 30, 2001

NEVER MIND, GOD A man was putting a tin roof on his barn when all of a sudden he slipped and began to slide down the roof. He cried out to God to save him. No sooner had he got the words out of his mouth, a nail caught his pants and stopped him. When he stopped, he said, “Never mind, God. I took ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:7-12

Tags: God's Omnipotence, Help, Prayer, Pride, Provision, Miracles, Fearfully, Soul, Wonderfully Made  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Never Alone With Jesus

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Aug 21, 2023

Never Alone With Jesus We are never alone with Jesus, We have no reason to ever fear. We are never alone with Jesus, For He promised He’d always be near. No matter where He may lead us, No matter what problem we face, No matter how daring the mission- He provides His marvelous grace. He’s ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:8, Deuteronomy 31:6, Hebrews 13:5, Matthew 28:20

Tags: Fear, Jesus, Friendship, Loneliness, Companionship  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Never Fails

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 15, 2010

JESUS NEVER FAILS Isaiah 11:5, " Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist." My good friend Charlie died about 3 years ago; he was 89 years old, and we were like family. Charlie was interesting, open-minded, and a great conversationalist. One day I called him and ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Never Satisfied, More!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 23, 2024

REMEMBER THE STORY ABOUT THE DOG AND HIS BONE? There was a real smart dog that had searched and searched for just the right bone. After several hours the dog found a real big wonderful bone. He picked the good bone up and started home with his prized bone. On the way home the dog had to pass over a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:18

Tags: Comparison, Satisfied

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Within 2 Hours After Leaving A Church Service, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Within 2 hours after leaving a church service, the typical individual cannot recall the theme of the sermon they heard. ...read more

Tags: Church General

57% Of Workers Have To Go In Late, Leave Early Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

57% of workers have to go in late, leave early or take time off to care for a loved one. 6% give up work ...read more

As Winter Strips The Leaves From Around Us, So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the distant regions they formerly concealed, so old age takes away our enjoyments ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Take Away My People, But Leave My Factories, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Take away my people, but leave my factories, and soon grass will grow on the factory floors. Take away my factories, but leave my people, ...read more

Tags: Human Life

He Didn't Bring Us This Far To Leave ...

Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 16, 2012

He didn't bring us this far to leave us; He didn't teach us to swim to let us drown. He didn't build his home in us to move away; He ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Have Never Met A Soul Who Has Set Out To ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Oct 15, 2001

I have never met a soul who has set out to satisfy the Lord and has not been satisfied himself. -- ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 3:17-21, Ezekiel 3:16-21, Ezekiel 3:17

Tags: Discipleship, Fulfillment, Call, Christian Disciplines, Pastor, Mandate, Mentor  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational