In Sermon Illustrations: "I Will Never Leave You"

I'm Going To Be Forty This Month, But I ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Nov 27, 2007

“I’m going to be forty this month, but I approached thirty with more apprehension, I think, and the sense of time gone by. I’ve had more time to learn about myself, ten more years. “I no longer fool myself, not easily anyway. I know when I’m making excuses and when I’m making choices, and the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pastor, I Think I Have The Gift Of ...

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 28, 2008

"Pastor, I think I have the gift of attendance." Attendance is not a gift; it is ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

I See It But I Can't Get There

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

I SEE IT BUT I CAN'T GET THERE A man named Floyd Collins, in 1925, was exploring near Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and got stuck fifty-five feet from the surface. Icy water was dripping in his face. The rescuers came in and diverted the water, and they talked with him, they calmed him down, but they ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

When Faced With A Mountain, I Will Not Quit I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When faced with a mountain, I will not quit I will keep on striving until I climb over, find a pass through, tunnel underneath or simply stay and ...read more

Tags: Endurance

I Do Not Fear Tomorrow, For I Remember ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I do not fear tomorrow, for I remember yesterday ...read more

Tags: Future

I Didnt Come To Washington To Be Loved And I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I didnt come to Washington to be loved and I havent ...read more

Tags: Government

The Older I Get, The More I Believe That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The older I get, the more I believe that nothing in the world equals friendshipthat marvelous assurance that everything will always be true and good ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Shall I Not Bless The Middle Years? Not I For ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Shall I not bless the middle years? Not I for youth repine While warmly round me cluster ...read more

Tags: Aging

I Know The Morningi Am Acquainted With It And I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I know the morningI am acquainted with it and I love it. I love it fresh and sweet as it isa daily new creation, breaking forth and calling all that have life and breath and ...read more

Tags: Morning

I Favor The Policy Of Economy, Not Because I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but ...read more

Tags: Money

I Realize That Patriotism Is Not Enough. I Must ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

When Faced With A Mountain, I Will Not Quit I ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When faced with a mountain, I will not quit I will keep on striving until I climb over, find a pass through, tunnel underneath or simply stay and ...read more

Tags: Emotions

I Believe In Today. It Is All That I Possess. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I believe in today. It is all that I possess. The past is of value only as it can make the life of today fuller and freer. There is no ...read more

Tags: Present

I Was Blind, But Now I Can See  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009

I WAS BLIND, BUT NOW I CAN SEE There were two boys who grew up together. They were close friends as children, but as they entered their teen years their paths began to diverge, and they ended up in very different places. Ernie was always in trouble. He began by shoplifting small things from stores ...read more

Scripture: John 9:25

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

The First Thing That I Want To Say Is That I ...

Contributed by Charles Worth on Aug 7, 2009

The first thing that I want to say is that I have met some women that would be wonderful deacons and pastors. It is not a matter of ability, but eligibility. I liken this to my daughter; she took AP Government in High School, she probably understood the electoral process better that anyone I knew, ...read more

Tags: Pastors

Denomination: Baptist

As I Was Driving This Past Week I Was Noticing ...

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Dec 25, 2009

As I was driving this past week I was noticing how beautiful the path of lights along the highway looked against the darkness of the pre-dawn sky. The lights lighting the roadway sparkled like diamonds against a canvas of ebony. The scene caused me to think about the beauty of the night. As I gazed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:16

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Baptist

I Remember The Tears I Shed At The Psalmody Of ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 13, 2010

I remember the tears I shed at the Psalmody of Thy Church, in the beginning of my recovered faith; and how at this time, I am moved, not with the singing, ...read more

Tags: Music

Denomination: Catholic

I Define Bitterness As 'internalized Anger.' I ...

Contributed by David Tack on Dec 21, 2011

"I define bitterness as 'internalized anger.' I cite the old adage, 'Bitterness does more damage to the vessel in which it is stored than to anyone upon which it is poured.'" Ref: Sutton, Jerry. A ...read more

Tags: Unity, Bitterness

Denomination: Baptist

Using The Resources You Have  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 18, 2012

USING THE RESOURCES YOU HAVE At 12:55 pm the mayday call crackled through the speakers at the Flight Service Station on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. The desperate pilot of a Piper A22, a small single-engine plane, was reporting that he had run out of fuel and was preparing to ditch the aircraft in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30, Ruth 1:1-5

Tags: Grace, Stewardship, Investment, Value, Give Back  (view more)  (view less)

When I Was Teaching Middle School, I Faced A ...

Contributed by Terry Barnhill on May 9, 2009

When I was teaching Middle School, I faced a problem that’s common to all teachers. I’d be giving instructions to the class, and while I was talking, one or two hands would flip up into the air. They had a question. I wasn’t finished giving the instructions, and already they had questions. My ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed