In Sermon Illustrations: "Long Sermon"

Goodness Makes Greatness Truly Valuable, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness make goodness much more ...read more

Tags: Character

Wherever The Fear Of God Rules In The Heart, It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-13

Tags: Christian Values

The Joy Of The Lord Will Arm Us Against The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"The joy of the Lord will arm us against the assaults of our spiritual enemies and put our mouths out of taste for those pleasures with ...read more

Tags: God's Love

And People Who Do Not Know The Lord Ask Why In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"And people who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget that they too are expending their lives... and when the bubble has burst they will have nothing of ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Faith Never Knows Where It Is Being Led, But It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Beware Of Reasoning About God's Word - Obey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Beware of reasoning about God’s Word - obey ...read more

Tags: Faith

We Are Not Built For Ourselves, But For God. Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"We are not built for ourselves, but for God. Not for service for God, but ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Jesus Christ Carries On Intercession For Us In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Jesus Christ carries on intercession for us in heaven; the Holy Ghost carries on intercession in us on earth; and we the saints have to carry ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Obedience To The Call Of Christ Nearly Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Obedience to the call of Christ nearly always costs everything to two people- the one who is called, and the one ...read more

Tags: Faith

Character In A Saint Means The Disposition Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently ...read more

Tags: Character

God Does Not Have To Come And Tell Me What I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"God does not have to come and tell me what I must do for Him, He brings me into a relationship with Himself where I hear His call and understand what He wants me to do, and I do it out of sheer love to Him... When people say they have had a call to foreign service, or to any particular sphere of ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

The Blood Of Christ Stands Not Simply For The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"The blood of Christ stands not simply for the sting of sin on God but the scourge of God on sin, not simply for God’s sorrow over ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

Turn To God From Idols. For The Sword Of His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Turn to God from idols. For the sword of His wrath that had been aimed at you has been sheathed into the heart of His Son. And the arrows of His anger that had been put against your breast were loosed into the Lord Jesus ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

Truth Is So Obscure In These Times, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the ...read more

Tags: Truth

There Once Was In Man A True Happiness Of Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"There once was in man a true happiness of which now remain to him only the mark and empty trace, which he in vain tries to fill from all his surroundings, seeking from things absent the help he does not obtain in things present. But these are all inadequate, because the infinite abyss can ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

He Who Has A Pure Heart Will Never Cease To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"He who has a pure heart will never cease to pray, and he who will be constant in prayer shall know what it is ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Out Of A Very Intimate Acquaintance With D. L. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Out of a very intimate acquaintance with D. L. Moody, I wish to testify that he was a far greater pray-er than he was preacher. Time and time again, he was confronted by obstacles that seemed insurmountable, but he always knew the way to overcome all difficulties. He knew the way to bring to pass ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

We Are Too Busy To Pray, And So We Are Too Busy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"We are too busy to pray, and so we are too busy to have power. We have a great deal of activity, but we accomplish little; many services but few ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Prayer Is The Breath

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Prayer is the breath of the new ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

We Must Feel Toward Our People As A Father ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"We must feel toward our people as a father toward his children; yea, the most tender love of a mother must not surpass ours. We must even travail in birth, till Christ be formed in them. They should see that we care for no outward thing, neither liberty, nor honor, nor life, in comparison to ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To