In Sermon Illustrations: "Jesus Our Shepherd"

We First Make Our Habits, And Then Our Habits ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We first make our habits, and then our ...read more

Tags: Character

We Live In Our Desires Rather Than In Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We live in our desires rather than in ...read more

Tags: Desire

To Our Mothers We Owe Our Highest Esteem, For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To our mothers we owe our highest esteem, for it is from their gift of life that the flow of events begins that shapes our destiny. A mothers love, nurturing and beliefs are among the strongest ...read more

Tags: Parenting

If Our Confidence In God Had To Depend Upon Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If our confidence in God had to depend upon our confidence in any human person, ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Let The Loss Of Our Friends Be Our Only Grief, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let the loss of our friends be our only grief, and the apprehension of ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Our Mistakes Wont Irreparably Damage Our Lives ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our mistakes wont irreparably damage our lives unless we let them. It is said that in making Persian rugs the artist stands before the rug while a group of boys stands behind to pull the thread after the artist starts it. If one of the boys makes a mistake, the artist adjusts the pattern ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

Our Incomes Should Be Like Our Shoes: If Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our incomes should be like our shoes: if too small, they will gall and pinch, but if too ...read more

Tags: Money

We Suffer Primarily Not From Our Vices Or Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by ...read more

Tags: Supernatural

All Our Knowledge Has Its Origin In Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All our knowledge has its origin in ...read more

Tags: Thought

What It Lies In Our Power To Do, It Lies In Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our ...read more

Tags: Self

All Our Work, Our Whole Life Is A Matter Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All our work, our whole life is a matter of semantics, because words are the tools with which we work, the material out of which laws are made, out of which the Constitution ...read more

Tags: Words

Our Destiny Changes With Our Thoughts; We Shall ...

Contributed by Jeremy Lane on May 15, 2010

Our destiny changes with our thoughts; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thoughts ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

[224]. A Message From A Poem - Psalm 23

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 10, 2025

[224]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - PSALM 23 This is yet another poem or song or hymn based on the most famous chapter in the bible. The language of this Psalm in the AV/KJV is superb in the language of the 17th century, so much so, that I am going to quote the AV translation of this Psalm:- Psalm ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Tags: Shepherd, Sheep, The Lord Is My Shepherd, Psalm Of David, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is Venom In Our Veins

Contributed by Matt Neace on Oct 5, 2018

Describing the new movie, Venom, Greg Morse writes: He was a journalist once. Eddie Brock investigated corruption, fought on behalf of the oppressed, and tried to make a difference in the world. He was trying to take down evil - until he was "taken" by it. An alien, a symbiote, a hungry beast ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:15-20, Romans 8:20-21, John 1:5

Tags: Human Condition, Human Nature, Sin Nature, Sin, Evil, Satan, Devil, Spiritual Warfare, Temptation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Substitute  PRO

Contributed by Paul Steen on Oct 8, 2016

The Moose was in the game to score. He took the handoff at the five-yard line from the quarterback and stunted to the right. The right guard and tackle had split the defenders and there was a slight hole in the line for him. Moose instantly was in the hole. He put his head down and fought through ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:3

Tags: Substitute, Substitute Sacrifice, Our Substitute

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Life Of Jesus Christ Was An Absolute ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jan 17, 2001

"The life of Jesus Christ was an absolute failure from every standpoint except God’s. But what seemed to be failure from man’s standpoint was a triumph from God’s standpoint, because God’s purpose is never the same ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Tags: Promises Of God, God's Omniscience, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Change You Owe To Jesus  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 21, 2001

THE CHANGE YOU OWE TO JESUS John Wesley was a popular evangelist in early America and often rode from one church to another to preach. On one such journey, stopped by a highwayman who shouted, "Halt, your money or your life." Wesley got down from his horse, emptied his pockets to reveal only ...read more

Tags: Great Commission, Grace, Repentance

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dearest Jesus, Holy Child  PRO

Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 4, 2001

DEAREST JESUS, HOLY CHILD Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart, that it may be A quiet chamber kept for Thee. My heart for very joy doth leap, My lips no more can silence keep, I too must sing, with joyful tongue, That sweetest ancient cradle ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-10

Tags: Birth Of Jesus, Christmas, Christmas Advent

Denomination: Church Of God

Can You Explain Jesus  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Mar 18, 2002

CAN YOU EXPLAIN JESUS G. Campbell Morgan summed up the diety of Christ when he said, “He was the God-man. Not God indwelling a man. Of such there have been many. Not a man deified. Of such there have been none save in the myths of pagan systems of thought; but God and man, combining in one ...read more

Tags: Divinity Of Christ, Apologetics Jesus

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Have You Tasted Jesus?  PRO

Contributed by Jan Spencer on Mar 19, 2002

Have you tasted Jesus? One divinity school hosted an annual picnic, to which they invited one of the greatest minds to lecture in the theological education center. One year, the guest lecturer was a professor, who spoke for two and one-half hours "proving" that the resurrection of Jesus was ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:8

Tags: Divinity Of Christ

Denomination: Pentecostal