In Sermon Illustrations: "Inspired Word Of God"

Can You Find Something To Praise God For This ...

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Feb 16, 2010

Can you find something to praise God for this day? There are many words of encouragement in the Psalms. This one Old Testament book contains: 150 divisions 2461 verses 43,743 words 2027 verses of history 164 questions are asked and answered 413 commands are given 338 acts of god 124 vows 174 ...read more

Tags: Worship Purpose, Statistics

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Taking Out A Loan To Pay God

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 13, 2023

There was an older man in my church in Texas who came to me with tears in his eyes after a sermon I preached on tithing. He said, "Pastor, thank you for telling our people the truth about how God can bless you when you are obedient to His Word." He wiped a tear and said, "Pastor, I ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:10-11, 1 Corinthians 16:1-2, Proverbs 3:9-10, 1 Timothy 6:10

Tags: Stewardship, Repentance, Tithing, Brokenness, Forgivness, Loans, Giving  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where Did God Come From?

Contributed by William Akehurst on Jan 15, 2024

ILLUSTRATION: WHERE DOES GOD COME FROM? FROM A DEBATE WITH PASTOR KENT HOVIND Source: https://www.wordproject.org/bibles/resources/where_does_God_comes_from/index.htm A Student asked the question, Where does God come from? The following is the answer given by Pastor Kent Hovind [Transcription] ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Tags: In The Beginning, Origin Of God, Genesis

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Teens Under God: According To An American Bible ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Teens Under God: According to an American Bible Society study, 82.4% of teens think the words “under God” belong in the Pledge of Allegiance. 63% say they think about the words while they are reciting the pledge. 71.8% think students should be allowed to pray in ...read more

Tags: Children

Faith Is Resting My Whole Weight On God!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 23, 2023

When missionary John Paton was translating the Scripture for the South Sea islanders, he was unable to find a word in their vocabulary for the concept of believing, trusting, or having faith. He had no idea how he would convey that to them. One day while he was in his hut translating, a native came ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Tags: Faith, Revival, Faithfulness, Spiritual Fruit, Fruit Of The Spirit  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God - Should Be Focus Rabbi Harold Kushner ...

Contributed by George Mansfield on Apr 9, 2007

GOD - SHOULD BE FOCUS Rabbi Harold Kushner recently observed the way in which human achievement has shifted our focus away from God and toward ourselves. He recalled the words of Samuel Morse when he invented the telegraph in l844: "What has God wrought?" And he contrasted that with Neil ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Will Tell Your God On You!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 13, 2015

by Amy Carson Phillips (Adapted by Melvin Newland) “Night is falling on the Congo, O’er the jungles far and near. Soon the blackness will be brooding - He who walks will walk in fear. Yet no black man seeks his hut, All are waiting on the shore, Gazing, peering through the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Poem, Mission Of Church, Evangelism, Hope, Africa, Despair  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Get Closer To God As We Get More Intimately ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We get closer to God as we get more intimately and understandingly acquainted with the things He has created. I know of nothing more ...read more

Tags: Discovery

Embracing God's Grace

Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Apr 2, 2025

Title: Embracing God's Grace: A Message of Hope from the Churches of Christ in Christian Union Introduction: Dear Friend, We are delighted to share with you the message of God's grace and the transformative power of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. In this gospel tract, we will ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8

Tags: Grace, Mercy

Denomination: *other

In His Marvelous Book, The Kingdom Of God Is A ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jul 23, 2001

: In his marvelous book, The Kingdom of God is a Party, Tony Campolo tells a story that illustrates how I believe the church must begin to live out our witness in the new millennium. Campolo was attending a Christian conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. Since there was a six-hour time differential ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Compassion, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

David Became A Great Hero By Trusting God And ...

Contributed by Michael West on Oct 2, 2008

David became a great hero by trusting God and defeating the giant Goliath—-Do you know Goliath’s last words? "Nothing ...read more

Tags: David

Denomination: Independent/Bible

We Then Can Do The Perfect Will Of God For Our ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 30, 2008

We then can do the perfect Will of God for our lives and say with David Livingstone: When you are ministering to the sick and dying share these words of "I am ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Had God Remained Silent … The Plight Of Mankind ...

Contributed by Stephen Wright on Mar 30, 2003

Had God remained silent … the plight of mankind would have been desperate indeed; but now he has spoken his revealing, redeeming, and life ...read more

Tags: God The Father, God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

John Piper, In A Hunger For God, Comments, "If ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Mar 15, 2002

John Piper, in A Hunger for God, comments, "if the reward you aim at in fasting is the admiration of others, that is what you will get, and that will be all you get. In other words, the danger of hypocrisy is that it is so ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Fasting, Emotions, Temptation Pride

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Asked God For The Election Of Godly Candidates ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 30, 2008

I asked God for the election of godly candidates to public office–exactly in those words–and after Mass one of our good parishioners criticized me for praying for the election of Republicans. Let’s ...read more

Tags: Politics

Denomination: Catholic

Why God Gave Me A Tongue

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 1, 2022

One thing about getting older is that you begin to understand the old saying that you don’t know what you don’t know. It has been so true for me. When I think I know everything, something comes up that I never even thought about. Sometimes The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage brings up something ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 15:4

Tags: Blessing, Tongue, Curse

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Selfless Love To Which God Calls You And Me ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2003

The selfless love to which God calls you and me produces a deep joy in our hearts. This joy or happiness of the Spirit has three dimensions. Joy is the assurance of faith that we are acceptable to God and that God’s good providences are working on our behalf. This joy is an inner calm ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-13

You Can't Put God In A Box

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

You Can't Put God in a Box Have you heard that before? In a sense, it is certainly true. The eternal Creator God is outside all our finite minds can comprehend. He is not bound by the natural laws that He put into place for His creation. Though WE cannot confine Him or "put God in a box," HE ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 25:22

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Should A Christian Walk?

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jul 29, 2025

Have you ever noticed how novelists or movie directors make use of the way a person walks to highlight his or her character? Proud man walks erect, their heads held high. Beautiful women glide or float. Villains slouch, sneak, creep, or swagger. The need to describe different ways of walking has ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1, Isaiah 57:2, 1 John 1:7, Micah 6:8, Psalm 119:106  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Light, Humble, Walk, Worthy, Word  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Little Things Can Be Big Problems

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 6, 2024

Richard Conniff writes in National Geographic that on January 12, 1997, two Swiss men, Bertrand Piccard and Wim Verstraeten, set out to be the first to CIRCLE THE EARTH in a balloon. Their aircraft was called the Breitling Orbiter, and it was high-tech masterpiece, complete with solar power panels ...read more

Tags: Words, Tongue, Small Things, Mouth

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational