In Sermon Illustrations: "Jesus Our Shepherd"

The Recent Problems In Our Economy Can Be Used ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 24, 2008

The recent problems in our economy can be used as a wakeup call for us all. Maybe this current anxiety will turn many eyes toward God. The church is often at its best in tragedy and calamity. In 1867, many banks and factories were closing in America. Because of these problems, Jeremiah Lanphier ...read more

Tags: Prayer Hardship

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

John Quincy Adams, The Sixth President Of Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009

John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of our country, once stated: "So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it, the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and respectable members of society. I have for many ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

A Man Drove By Our House An Offered To Fertilize ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 31, 2009

A man drove by our house an offered to fertilize the lawn for $6. When I went to pay him, he clarified the cost was $6 per bag and it would take many bags to cover the lawn. A bag of fertilizer does little. In the same way, a church that does not spread out does little. Trouble caused the church ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Pentecostal

It Is A Subject So Vast, That All Our Thoughts ...

Contributed by Billy Nale on Feb 5, 2009

"It is a subject so vast, that all our thoughts are lost in its immensity; so deep, that our pride is drowned in its infinity... But while the subject humbles the mind, it also expands it. Nothing will so enlarge the intellect, nothing so magnify the whole soul of man, as a devout, earnest, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-6

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Baptist

Our Family Pet Dog, Avalon, Was A Beautiful ...

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009

Our family pet dog, Avalon, was a beautiful rottweiler and she was a good dog. She loved to follow me around. When I would come home from work she would get all excited – wagging her tail with glee. She would rush towards me while snorting with anticipation and celebration. Avalon loved to be ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Baptist

Our Praying Should Be Like The Story Of Jacob ...

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 20, 2009

Our praying should be like the story of Jacob wrestling with God in Genesis 32. They wrestled all night and toward morning, Jacob had the angel in a full Nelson grip. The angel said, “Jacob, let me go.” The mighty Angel of God could have tossed Jacob off in a heartbeat, but God was teaching Jacob ...read more

Tags: Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Baptist

Joy Is The Holy Fire That Keeps Our Purpose ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall ...read more

Tags: Joy

One Of The Greatest Single Needs In Our World ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the greatest single needs in our world today is men and women who manifest a strong moral fibre day to day whose lives are clean and sharp, with a cutting ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Our Morality Seems To Me Only A Check On The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our morality seems to me only a check on the ultimate domination of force, just as our politeness is a check on the impulse ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Our Ground Of Hope Is That God Does Not Weary Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our ground of hope is that God does not ...read more

Tags: Faith

To Break Our Own Record, To Outstrip Yesterdays ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To break our own record, to outstrip yesterdays by todays, to bear our trials more beautifully than we ever dreamed we could, to whip the tempter inside and out as we never whipped him before, to give as we never have given, to do our work with more ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Our Plans Miscarry Because They Have No Aim. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When you dont know what harbor youre aiming ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

Our Body Has This Defect That, The More It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more ...read more

Tags: Creation

We Think In Youth That Our Bodies Are Identical ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We think in youth that our bodies are identical with ourselves and have the same interests, but discover later in life that they are heartless companions who have been accidently yoked with us, and who are, as likely as not, in our extreme sickness or old age, ...read more

Tags: Creation

We Are Told To Let Our Light Shine, And If It ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we wont need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses dont fire cannons to call ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Our Doubts Are Traitors, And Make Us Lose The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win ...read more

Tags: Doubt

How Many Of Our Daydreams Would Darken Into ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"How many of our daydreams would darken into nightmares, were there any ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Dreams Are Renewable. No Matter What Our Age Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped ...read more

Tags: Dreams

It Is Not Enough That We Do Our Best; Sometimes ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Education Is Our Only Political Safety. Outside ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Education is our only political safety. Outside of ...read more

Tags: Culture