In Sermon Illustrations: "Living For Jesus"

God Does Not Prolong The Lives Of His People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God does not prolong the lives of His people that they may pamper themselves with meat and drink, sleep as much as they please, and ...read more

Tags: Action

I Have Lived Long Enough To Be Battered By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have lived long enough to be battered by the realities of life, and not too ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

We Live In The Present, We Dream Of The Future, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We live in the present, we dream of the future, but we learn ...read more

Tags: Memories

In A Live Church The Preacher Does Not Do All ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

In a live church the preacher does not do all the talking. Dependable witnesses are as indispensable in the church as in the courtroom. Lawyers ...read more

Tags: Pastors

The Concept Of Two People Living Together For 25 ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of ...read more

Tags: Human Life

If Man Is Man And God Is God, To Live Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If man is man and God is God, to live without prayer is not merely an awful thing; it ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Any Life Truly Lived Is A Risky Business, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Any life truly lived is a risky business, and if one puts up too many fences against the risks, one ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

We Live By Encouragement, And We Die Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We live by encouragement, and we die without ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:13

Tags: Gifts Encouragement

Do Not Pray For Easy Lives. Pray To Be Stronger ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your ...read more

Tags: Strength

Success Does For Living What Sunshine Does For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Success does for living what sunshine does ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

In Sunday School We Invest Our Lives In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

In Sunday School we invest our lives in the lives of others; they in turn invest ...read more

Tags: Church General

We Are Not Living In Eternity. We Have Only ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our handand melting like a ...read more

Tags: Present

Some People Study All Their Lives, And At Death ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Some people study all their lives, and at death they have learned ...read more

Tags: Thought

Wipe Out The Past, Trust The Future, And Live ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Wipe out the past, trust the future, and live ...read more

Tags: Present

In A Book Called Living God's Love, Author ...

Contributed by Martin Kim on Oct 25, 2004

In a book called Living God’s Love, author Douglas Cooper says, “the average person is programmed from birth to love only conditionally. Consequently, we grow up feeling that we have to earn any love we get. Earn it by our good behavior, by agreeing to let ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Adventist

Thank You For The Goats In Our Lives!" 1 ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 23, 2004

“Thank You for the Goats in Our Lives!” 1 Chronicles 16: 1-4 Key verse(s): 4: “He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to make petition, to give thanks, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. ” “God would surely understand if I wasn’t thankful for this!” If ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:1-4

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Lutheran

In September, 1938, A Man Who Lived On Long ...

Contributed by Stephen Wright on Dec 12, 2004

In September, 1938, a man who lived on Long Island ordered a very fine barometer. When it arrived he was extremely disappointed to find that the dial was stuck, pointing to “Hurricane.” After shaking the barometer very vigorously several times, its new owner sat down and wrote a scorching letter to ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31, John 20:1-31

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Baptist

Living Poor To Give More: Excelling In Giving

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009

LIVING POOR TO GIVE MORE: EXCELLING IN GIVING The richest people in the world give a huge amount of money, yet their generosity is really a very small proportion of their wealth. And apparently the vast majority of Christ’s followers are not exactly excelling their giving either. So what does ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:7

Tags: Giving General

Richard Weaver Earned His Living In The Mines. ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 3, 2009

Richard Weaver earned his living in the mines. He was a Christian and wanted to lead his fellow workers to Christ. One co- worker began to hate Mr. Weaver. This man said, “I’m sick of your constant preaching. I’ve a good mind to smack you in the face!” “Go ahead if it will make you feel ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:39

Tags: Sermon On The Mount

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Have To Consider That Lot Not Always Lived In ...

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Aug 10, 2009

You have to consider that Lot not always lived in Sodom. When Abraham and Lot first split, the Bible says that Lot pitched his tent toward Sodom. Genesis 13:12. Please, don’t miss that; it says that Lot pitched his tent… toward Sodom. It wasn’t’ even in Sodom, it was just in that direction… But by ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist