In Sermon Illustrations: "Know God"

What It Was, Was A Cookie

Contributed by James Snyder on Aug 11, 2025

At least once a month The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and her daughter will spend a day visiting thrift stores in our community. I’m not sure, so don’t quote me, but I think there’s a 100-mile radius where they do their shopping. This past week was one of those days. As she was backing out ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:2

Tags: Desire, Cookie

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The National Center For Fathering Conducts Father ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 20, 2008

The National Center for Fathering conducts Father of the Year Essay Contests in partnership with local schools and sponsoring organizations. In 2005, eight contests were held and altogether, over 100,000 school children submitted essays on the topic, "What My Father Means to Me." Below is a ...read more

Tags: Father's Day

Denomination: Pentecostal

Commitment

Contributed by Steve Miller on Feb 12, 2006

COMMITTMENT: “A good marriage is like a casserole, only those responsible for it really ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Denomination: *other

Acquaintance

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

ACQUAINTANCE A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

We Are Inclined To Believe Those Whom We Do Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

"We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never ...read more

Tags: Faith General

To Dwell Above With The Saints We Love, That ...

Contributed by Matthew Grise on Nov 22, 2006

’To dwell above with the saints we love, that will be glory. But to dwell below with the saints we ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The World Cares Very Little About What A Man Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what the man or ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

One Reason I Dont Drink Is Because I Wish To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

One reason I dont drink is because I wish to know when I ...read more

Tags: Addiction

You Cannot Repent Too Soon, Because You Do Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"You cannot repent too soon, because you do not know how soon ...read more

Tags: Repentance

To Be Able To Endure Is The First Lesson Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"To be able to endure is the first lesson which a child ought to learn, and the one which it ...read more

Tags: Children

We Look Forward To The Time When The Power To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love of power. Then will our ...read more

Tags: Peace

The Degree Of Ones Emotion Varies Inversely ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The degree of ones emotion varies inversely with ones knowledge of the facts the less ...read more

Tags: Emotions

The Mistake Of Agnosticism, It Seems To Me, Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The mistake of agnosticism, it seems to me, has been that it has said not merely, I do not ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

We Fear The Government May Be Powerful Enough To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We fear the government may be powerful enough to destroy our families; we know that it is not ...read more

Tags: Family

What Is Fame? The Advantage Of Being Known By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

When A True Genius Appears In The World, You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are ...read more

Tags: Thought

Before We Give You Billions More, We Want To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Before we give you billions more, we want to know what youve done with ...read more

Tags: Giving General

A Kiss Can Be A Comma, A Question Mark Or An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A kiss can be a comma, a question mark or an exclamation point. Thats basic spelling ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

Success, Which Is Something So Simple In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success, which is something so simple in the end, is made up of thousands of ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

It Is Hard To Believe That A Man Is Telling The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would ...read more

Tags: Truth