In Sermon Illustrations: "Kings Responsibility"

The Selfish King  PRO

Contributed by James Lloyd on Dec 4, 2011

THE SELFISH KING Once upon a time there was a king who lived in a beautiful kingdom. He was happy and so were his people. They worked together to improve the kingdom and brought the king many gifts. The king, in turn, was generous to his people. People all over the world heard of this kingdom and ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A King's Ransom

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012

A KING'S RANSOM I Timothy 2:6 says Jesus "gave himself as a ransom." A ransom is a price paid to purchase someone's freedom. In 1193, the English King Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart, was returning from leading a Crusade to the Holy Land. As he returned through Europe, Leopold V ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-7

Tags: Salvation

Child Of A King

Contributed by Dwight Clough on Dec 29, 2012

Imagine for a moment that you were a child in a super rich family. If you wanted a new car, it’s yours. If you wanted a week in Europe or in the South Pacific, no problem. For you, money is no object. Whatever you want is yours. Most of us will never be in that situation. But, in reality, we are in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:20

Tags: Identity, Prayer How To

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

King On Faith

Contributed by Spencer Miller on Jun 8, 2013

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “"Faith is taking the first step even when you ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Baptist

Of Herods And Kings

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jun 4, 2024

"Every Herod dies and comes alone to stand before the Lamb upon the Throne." ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:19-20, Revelation 5:1-8

Tags: Power, Politics, Sovereignty, Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be A Man

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019

BE A MAN 1. Be a Protector 2. Be a Provider 3. Be a Partner 4. Be the SPIRITUAL LEADER ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13

Tags: Manhood, Responsibilities

Denomination: Pentecostal

[276]. A Message From A Poem – The King’s Highway

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 24, 2026

[276]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE KING’S HIGHWAY This poem is a picture. It places all Christians on the highway to heaven, one I have called, “The King’s Highway.” We are familiar with Pilgrim’s Progress which was the journey Pilgrim took on his way to the Celestial City. In a pale ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:23, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, John 3:7

Tags: Rapture, Born Again, Highway, Pilgrims, Pilgrims Progress, Journey To Heaven, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Highway Of The King  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If You Could Kick The Person Responsible For ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Dow on Jul 26, 2002

“If you could kick the person responsible for most of your troubles in the backside, you wouldn’t be able to sit down for ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Television May Be Responsible For Doubling Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

Television may be responsible for doubling our crime rate in the United States, suggests Brandon Centerwall, psychiatrist at the University of Washington, in a recent study reported in the June 1992 Journal of the American Medical Association. Centerwall analyzed crime statistics both before and ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Different Giving Responses: Recent Campbell ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Different Giving Responses: Recent Campbell Research studies of donors who give to Protestant and Catholic ministries indicate marked differences. Direct mail letters were fairly comparable, with 30% of Protestants and 27% of Catholics having responded to a mail appeal in the last 12 months. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

It Is Not My Ability, But My Response To God's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“It is not my ability, but my response to God’s ability, that counts.” ...read more

Tags: Joy

Even Scientists Are Stumped By There Own Response ...

Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Sep 22, 2006

Even scientists are stumped by there own response to what is infallible proof¡ Science says if there is any such thing as infallible proof, it is the repetition of the same experiment. Jesus rose from the dead, and Mary Magdalene encountered him¡ experiment one. The women encountered him¡ ...read more

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Writers Only Responsibility Is To His Art. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The writers only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one.If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

What A Responsibility You Have To Teach An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What a responsibility you have to teach an immortal soul to have fellowship with God To fulfill this responsibility you must be totally dedicated to the Lord and to the task He has for you to do. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Hold Yourself Responsible For A Higher Standard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

If You Would Kick The Person Responsible For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you would kick the person responsible for most of your troubles, you wouldnt be ...read more

Tags: Endurance

An Idea Isnt Responsible For The People Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An idea isnt responsible for the people ...read more

Tags: Thought

Hold Yourself Responsible For A Higher Standard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment

Hold Yourself Responsible For A Higher Standard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard ...read more

Tags: Self

A Speech Is A Solemn Responsibility. The Man Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A speech is a solemn responsibility. The man who makes a bad thirty-minute speech to two hundred people wastes only a half-hour of his own time. But he wastes one hundred hours of the ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech