In Sermon Illustrations: "In The World But Not Of It"

This Week I Have Been Reading The Book, "How To ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 7, 2008

This week I have been reading the book, “How to Forgive When You Don’t Feel Like It” by June Hunt. She opened her book with the following Introduction, “Resentment...rage…retaliation. Ever struggle with forgiveness? Ever thought it was impossible? Ever knew you oughta but didn’t wanna? I believe ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If God Is Good

Contributed by John Bright on Mar 1, 2025

There is a problem at the heart of Christianity. If God is good and loving why is there evil and suffering in the world? There is an old response when you are asked to do something: “I would if I could but I can’t so I won’t.” That response is like one of the ways our world tries to solve this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:17

Tags: Evil, Suffering, Goodness Of God

Denomination: Methodist

The ‘detonator’ That Churches ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 8, 2001

“The ‘detonator’ that churches lack today is prayer. It has the power to ignite the dynamite of the Gospel and ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Church Of God

George Macdonald Wrote, "Half The Misery In The ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002

George Macdonald wrote, “Half the misery in the world comes from trying to look, instead of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Faith, Giving Yourself

Denomination: Congregational

For The First Time In A Decade, The Number Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

For the first time in a decade, the number of hungry people in the world is on the rise. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Never Buy A Portable Tv Set On The Sidewalk From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Never buy a portable TV set on the sidewalk from a man who’s out of breath. ...read more

Tags: Money

What We Have Done For Ourselves Alone Dies With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we have done for others and the ...read more

Tags: Death

Little Children Are The Most Lovely Flowers This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Little children are the most lovely flowers this side of Eden; they bring with them into this hapless world the aroma and ...read more

Tags: Children

Happy Child The Cradle Is Still To Thee A Vast ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Happy child The cradle is still to thee a vast space; but when thou art a man the boundless ...read more

Tags: Children

I First Gave It A Dose Of Castor Oil, And Then ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I first gave it a dose of castor oil, and then I christened it; so now the poor ...read more

Tags: Children

Nations Have No Existence Apart From Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nations have no existence apart from their people. If every person in the world loved ...read more

Tags: Peace

What I Admire Most About Columbus Is Not His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What I admire most about Columbus is not his having discovered a world but his having gone to search ...read more

Tags: Discovery

There Are Some People Who Live In A Dream ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there ...read more

Tags: Dreams

To Hoard The Message Of Salvation And Refuse To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To hoard the message of salvation and refuse to share it with an expanding world population of four billion souls is ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

My Grandkids Believe Im The Oldest Thing In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My grandkids believe Im the oldest thing in the world. And after two or three hours ...read more

Tags: Family

We May Not Be In The Slightest Danger Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We may not be in the slightest danger of invasion, but if in an armed world we disarm, we shall count less ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

God Proved His Love On The Cross. When Christ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God ...read more

Tags: God The Father

In A Time Of Drastic Change It Is The Learners ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Did You Ever Know A Politician That Was Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Did you ever know a politician that was not facing the most critical time in the world's ...read more

Tags: Government

Laugh A Bit And Sing A Song, Where They Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Laugh a bit and sing a song, Where they are there's nothing wrong; Joy will dance the whole world ...read more

Tags: Humor