In Sermon Illustrations: "Lack of Joy" showing 1-20 of 2,385

Grumbling Because Of Lack Of Soap

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 11, 2004

Illus.: “Grumbling Because of Lack of Soap” In some parts of Mexico hot springs and cold springs are found side by side. And because of the convenience of this natural phenomenon, the women often bring their laundry and boil their clothes in the hot springs and then rinse them in the cold ones. ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Wesleyan

Carlyle Fielding Ste, How Long Will You Limp?: ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2001

Carlyle Fielding Ste, How Long Will You Limp?: "Too many churches today are devoid of the Spirit of Pentecost because they are dry and stale, where people are in a stupor; where worship services are wooden and so scripted that they are hollow; where the preaching is dull and flat; where the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13

Tags: Apathy, Lack Of Joy, Revival, Preservation, Pentecost  (view more)  (view less)

Happiness Makes Up In Height What It Lacks In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Happiness makes up in height what it ...read more

Tags: Joy

Joy Is Not Gush; Joy Is Not Jolliness. Joy Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Joy is not gush; joy is not jolliness. Joy is just perfect acquiescence in God's will because the ...read more

Tags: Joy

If You Lack

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Preacher Vance Havner said, “If you lack knowledge, go to school. If you lack ...read more

Tags: Parable Ten Virgins

Lack Of Warning

Contributed by John Boquist on Aug 9, 2008

LACK OF WARNING Imagine if the highway department only wanted to put up highway signs that made people feel good about driving. Instead of speed limit signs with a number, they would say something like, "Whatever seems right to you." Gone would be any signs indicating potential danger such as ...read more

Tags: Hell

Denomination: Baptist

The Lack Of Evangelism

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011

THE LACK OF EVANGELISM (Evangelism Statistics from Michael Parrot, Acts Evangelism, Spokane, WA, 1993, pp. 9-11.) • Ninety-five percent of all Christians have never won a soul to Christ. • Eighty percent of all Christians do not consistently witness for Christ. • Less than two percent are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

Compassion, Lack Of

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 11, 2022

Reading a book called Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian life and the book said, “Compassion is neither our central concern nor our primary stance in life. What we really desire is to make it in life, to get ahead, to be first, to be different. We want to forge our identifies by carving ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Tags: Pain, Compassion, Suffering, Competitive

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Joy

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Joy In Galatians 5: 22 we read that the fruit of the Holy Spirit is joy. The Greek word means an inner gladness, a deep pleasure which comes from an inner assurance and confidence that God does all things for His good purposes. This joy is not the same as the joy found in ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22, Matthew 2:1-23

Tags: Fruit Of The Spirit

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Joy To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009

JOY TO THE WORLD Sadly, our period in history is not, by any means, the first to argue, fight or shoot at one another over our opinions about what does and does not make a worthy song of worship. Nor is ours the first in which there were scores of people in the congregations who sang the words of ...read more

Scripture: John 4:22-24

Tags: Worship General

If You Lack Knowledge, Go To School. If You Lack ...  PRO

Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 16, 2001

If you lack knowledge, go to school. If you lack wisdom, get on your knees! Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is the ...read more

Scripture: James 3:13-18

Tags: God's Omniscience

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lack Of Confidence Is Not The Result Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Lack of confidence is not the result of difficulty; the difficulty ...read more

Tags: Confidence

If There Is A Lack Of Respect For The Right To ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 6, 2010

If there is a lack of respect for the right to life and to a natural death, if human conception, gestation and birth are made artificial, if human embryos are sacrificed to research, the conscience of society ends up losing the concept of human ecology and, along with it, that of environmental ...read more

Tags: Stewardship, Life

Denomination: Catholic

Self-Control Was Lacking

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 8, 2012

In the book, The Three Edwards, Thomas Costain described the life of Raynald III, a 14th century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was commonly called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means "fat." After a violent quarrel, Raynald's younger brother Edward led a ...read more

Tags: Self, Self Control

Denomination: Independent/Bible

More Men Fail Through Lack Of Purpose Than Lack ...

Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 21, 2003

“More men fail through lack of purpose than lack of ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Baptist

More Men Fail Through Lack Of Purpose Than Lack ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

More men fail through lack of purpose than ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

To Be Able To Find Joy In Anothers Joy: That Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To be able to find joy in anothers joy: that is the ...read more

Tags: Joy

The Antonym Of Joy  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 9, 2001

THE ANTONYM OF JOY Discouragement is dissatisfaction with the past, distaste for the present, and distrust of the future. It is ingratitude for the blessings of yesterday, indifference to the opportunities of today, and insecurity regarding strength for tomorrow. It is unawareness of the presence ...read more

Tags: Discouragement, Doubt, Disappointment, Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Joy In This World  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002

JOY IN THIS WORLD Men have pursued joy in every avenue imaginable. Some have successfully found it while others have not. Perhaps it would be easier to describe where joy cannot be found: Not in Unbelief -- Voltaire was an infidel of the most pronounced type. He wrote: "I wish I had never been ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Tags: Joy To The World, Finding Fulfillment, Fulfillment

The Wine Of Joy  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2003

THE WINE OF JOY To the Jewish people wine symbolized joy. The Jewish rabbis had a saying, ‘Without wine there is no joy.” At the wedding in Cana their joy had run out! This statement by the mother of Jesus goes beyond liquid refreshment at a wedding. It is symbolic of our lives. It is a reminder ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus, Joy, God Brings Hope