In Sermon Illustrations: "Led By God" showing 261-280 of 17,234

Is God Behind This War?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2003

’Is God behind this war?’ Staff Sgt. Larry Hill works with the 123rd Signal Battalion. He’s from Atlanta, and has two young sons. His wife is expecting a baby girl in June. He was told he would never see combat, but has spent the last several days fighting through ambushes with the 3-7th. He sits ...read more

Tags: War

Hide And Seek With God  PRO

Contributed by Ian Johnson on May 30, 2003

When God reveals He is blessing us: When He hides He is building us I used to play hide and seek with my Children: Part of the fun was hiding where they could easily find me: GOD IS LIKE THAT HE ...read more

Tags: Children, God's Provision

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Comes First  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2003

GOD COMES FIRST If you’ve never been, I suggest you go sometime to Jamestown, VA. It is one of the earliest English-speaking settlements in the new world, & it has been carefully restored so that we can see what life was like 350 years ago. At Jamestown, you’ll discover many interesting things ...read more

Tags: Independence Day, Church General, Worship Purpose

God Of Second Chances  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 15, 2003

Part of a song by Anointed- if you say you’re sorry for all the stuff you do Know that he is ready with a second chance for you Praise the Lord He’s the God of Second Chances You’ll be floored how His love in life enhances You can be restored from your darkest ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, God The Father

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Touch Of God At Christmas  PRO

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 8, 2003

THE TOUCH OF GOD AT CHRISTMAS This is from a 60 Minutes broadcast from a few years ago. It’s an excerpt of what Harry Reasoner said around Christmas time that I want you to hear. Listen carefully – he said: Eleven years ago I did a little Christmas piece and it seemed like a good idea to repeat ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Prayer Is Communicating With God For The ...  PRO

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 15, 2003

Prayer is communicating with God for the purposes of knowing Him, seeking His heart, and doing His will. It is putting your ear ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist

Hearing God Correctly

Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Mar 25, 2004

“In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:20-21

Tags: Hearing God, Soul, Sin

Denomination: Baptist

Give Honor To God  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 22, 2004

David Brainerd said to Jonathan Edwards once: "I do not go to heaven to be advanced but to give honor to God. It is no matter where I shall be stationed in heaven, whether I have a high or low seat there, but to live and please and glorify God.... My heaven is to ...read more

Tags: Worship Definition, Heaven

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Eternal Word Of God  PRO

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 2, 2004

As Jack Hayford describes, Consider the one thing this world which you and I can touch that has "eternity" written into its fabric. It’s the Word of God. Every time I take a Bible in hand, I hold eternity, because the life-force inherent in that Word exceeds ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Has The Right

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004

• Henry Blackaby writes, "He has a right to interrupt your life. He is Lord. When you accepted Him as Lord, you gave Him the right ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Heart Focused On God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004

A HEART FOCUSED ON GOD One writer (Warren Wiersbe) wrote a book called Victorious Christian about a woman named Fanny Crosby. Crosby was the author of over 8000 songs including several that we sang today. In fact she wrote so many that she had to write under pseudonymns just so she could get more ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-19

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday, Peace, God In The Hardships

What God Chooses

Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 23, 2004

What God chooses, HE cleanses What God cleanses, He molds What God molds, He fills What ...read more

Tags: Holiness

Denomination: Baptist

Winning People For God

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2005

WINNING PEOPLE FOR GOD One Sunday evening, William Booth was walking in London with his son, Bramwell, who was then 12 or 13 years old. The father surprised the son by taking him to a tavern! The place was crowded with men and women. Some of them were drunk. Some of them were loud. And the air was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:13-17

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus, What Is Evangelism?

God Answers Prayers  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 26, 2001

GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS Have you ever heard of George Mueller? One day he looked down the streets of Bristol, England, & saw 100’s of homeless children. He was so moved with concern for them that he decided that something had to be done. He had only two pence in his pocket. That’s two cents. ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered, God's Provision

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Never Mind, God  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Apr 30, 2001

NEVER MIND, GOD A man was putting a tin roof on his barn when all of a sudden he slipped and began to slide down the roof. He cried out to God to save him. No sooner had he got the words out of his mouth, a nail caught his pants and stopped him. When he stopped, he said, “Never mind, God. I took ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:7-12

Tags: God's Omnipotence, Help, Prayer, Provision, Pride, Miracles, Fearfully, Soul, Wonderfully Made  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Tiger, The Man And God  PRO

Contributed by Danny Thomas on May 21, 2001

The Tiger, the Man and God A man was being chased by a tiger. He ran as hard as he could until he was at the edge of a cliff with the tiger in hot pursuit. The man looked over the edge of the cliff and saw a branch growing out of the side of the cliff a few feet down. He jumped down and grabbed ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Faith, Faith General

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Other Names  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 20, 2001

GOD'S OTHER NAMES A mother walked by her young son’s room one night and heard him praying, "Andy, please forgive me for my sins". This worried the mother; so she asked her son why was he praying to "Andy", not God. The son responded, "I was praying to God, Andy is his nickname." This really ...read more

Tags: Children, Prayer General, Prayer How To

The Reach Of God's Grace  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

THE REACH OF GOD'S GRACE Our worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s grace. And your best days are never so good that you are ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness, Grace, Emotions

Dogs' Letters To God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2002

Dogs’ Letters to God Dear God, Why are there cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray, and the rabbit, but not one named for a dog? How often do you see a cougar riding around? We dogs love a nice ride! I know every breed cannot have its own model, but it would ...read more

Unless God Intervenes  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

UNLESS GOD INTERVENES Henry Blackaby - the author of “Experiencing God" writes: “We should attempt things so great that they ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence, Faith General