In Sermon Illustrations: "John 14 3a1 7"

The Circumference Of Your World

Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 15, 2011

THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF YOUR WORLD The Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer Robert Louis Stevenson had not enjoyed a single day of good health in 14 years. One day, when he had been forced to set aside his writing because of violent coughing and wracking, his wife said to him, "I ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Brethren

Mysterious Life Principle

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2011

MYSTERIOUS LIFE PRINCIPLE A wise old professor of biology stood before his class of eager students. The Professor held a little brown seed in his hand. Quietly he spoke to his class. "I know just the composition of this seed. It has nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon. I know the exact proportions. I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25

Tags: Creation

Wine Consumption Increased 4% In '07, While ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Wine Consumption increased 4% in '07, while distilled spirits were up 3.2% and beer 1.2%. Distilled spirits sales reached more than 182 million nine-liter cases (their 10th straight year of growth) and wine sales reached 294.4 million cases, the 14th consecutive growth year. After declining sales ...read more

Tags: Alcohol

Meister Eckhart At The End Of The 13th Century ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Meister Eckhart at the end of the 13th century and early years of the 14th said, “No man ever wanted anything so much as God wants to make the soul aware of him. God is ever ready, but we are so unready. God is in, we are out; God is at home, we are strangers.” He continued, “So necessary is our ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

New Convert Testified That He Had Been Saved By ...

Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 26, 2005

NEW CONVERT TESTIFIED THAT HE HAD BEEN SAVED BY READING A COPY OF THE FIFTH GOSPEL. No, it wasn’t Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. It was the Gospel according to Mike the butcher. Mike was an earnest Christian ...read more

Tags: Faith, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Wesleyan

You And I Ought Not To Die Before We Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006

You and I ought not to die before we have explained ourselves to each other. John Adams (1735–1826), U.S. statesman, president. Letter, July 15, 1813, to Thomas Jefferson. ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

If We Don't Feel Strong Desires For The ...

Contributed by C Jordan on May 27, 2006

“If we don’t feel strong desires for the manifestation of the glory of God, it is not because we have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because we have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Our soul is stuffed with ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: *other

The Heart Is Like A Garden  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 25, 2011

THE HEART IS LIKE A GARDEN John Owen: "The hearts of believers are like gardens, wherein there are not only flowers, but weeds also; and as the former must be watered and cherished, so the latter must be curbed and ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:23

Tags: Heart

Quote: "If We Don't Feel Strong Desires For… ...

Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 20, 2007

QUOTE: “If we don’t feel strong desires for… God, it is not because we have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because we have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Our soul is stuffed with small ...read more

Denomination: *other

[087]. A Message From A Poem – For All Christians - The Three Os

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 25, 2025

[087]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FOR ALL CHRISTIANS - THE THREE Os There are 9 poems in this Trilogy series. This poem is part of a Trilogy - three sets of three. The first set is addressed to MEN, the second to ALL CHRISTIANS and the third is SPECIFIC. This is the third one in the second set ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:45, James 4:6, 1 Samuel 15:22, Hebrews 5:8-9

Tags: For All Christians, Obey, Opposition, Poetry, Open, Poem, Oppose, Obedience, Wrong  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Good News And Bad News Of Palm Sunday  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2003

THE GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS OF PALM SUNDAY John and his friend George went golfing together one Saturday morning as they had for 24 years. They were fanatics about their golf game. Later that day, John returned home completely exhausted and plopped down in his easy chair. His wife was quite ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Tags: Easter Palm Sunday

The Jordan River Flows From The Top Of Mount ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 12, 2004

The Jordan River flows from the top of Mount Herman where the snow melts and travels down to the lowest point on earth, the Dead Sea. For the most part the Jordan River is neither beautiful nor peaceful. It’s 25 percent mud and plunges downhill at a furious pace, falling nine feet per mile. In ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

George Sweeting, In His Book The No-Guilt Guide ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

George Sweeting, in his book The No-Guilt Guide for Witnessing, tells of a man by the name of John Currier who in 1949 was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Later he was transferred and paroled to work on a farm near Nashville, Tennessee. In 1968, Currier’s sentence was ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

A Praying Mother

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on May 12, 2025

Has your life been impacted by a sacrificial mother who would never give up? Never underestimate the power of a praying mother. Born in 1669, Susanna Wesley raised up two of Christianity’s most gifted leaders, John and Charles Wesley. Daily, as a mother, Susanna prayed, “Dear God, guide me. Make ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-28, 1 Samuel 1:10-16

Tags: Prayer, Mother, Susanna Wesley

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

There Are Some Truths We Need To Be Reminded Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Leiter on Jul 14, 2002

There are some truths we need to be reminded of concerning our God. God’s desire is to P.R.O.T.E.C.T. you! 1. God is Powerful. 2. God is Righteous. 3. God is Omnipresent. 4. God is Trustworthy. 5. God is ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Vineyard

The Football Season Is Upon Us. With Cable ...

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 1, 2005

The football season is upon us. With cable channels - you can find football on 7 nights a week. One man put it best when one of his friends ask him, " What are you going to do now that Football is over"? He ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Baptist

A November Gallup Poll Asked Americans To Rate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2006

A November Gallup Poll asked Americans to rate the honesty and ethical standards of professions. The top six rated professions are: nurses (82%), pharmacists (67%), medical doctors (65%), high school teachers (64%), policemen (61%), and clergy (54%). ...read more

Tags: Profession, Workplace

Barna Research Group Reports That More Than 1 Out ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Barna Research Group reports that more than 1 out of 7 adults change their church each year, and another 1 out of 6 attend a carefully chosen handful of selected churches on a rotating basis rather than sticking with the same ...read more

Tags: Church General

Women Are More Spiritual: Barna Research Online ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Women Are More Spiritual: Barna Research Online reports; 7 out of every 10 women say they are deeply spiritual compared only 5 out of 10 men. 46% of U.S. women hold beliefs that classify them as born again, ...read more

Tags: Women

Why Do Companies Outgrow Their Founders? Founders ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Why Do Companies Outgrow Their Founders? Founders get stuck in habits that worked when they started the company. They made all the decisions, did everything themselves. Now they have to build teams, create plans, build an infrastructure. The founder ...read more

Tags: Church General