In Sermon Illustrations: "Love For The Church"

My Father Taught Me To Work; He Did Not Teach Me ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Workplace

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

Success Is Not The Key To Happiness. Happiness ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you ...read more

Tags: Joy

The First Home Was Made When A Woman, Cradling ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The first home was made when a woman, cradling in her loving arms a ...read more

Tags: Home

War Will Never Yield But To The Principles Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"War will never yield but to the principles of universal justice and love, and these have no sure root ...read more

Tags: War

Perhaps, For Worldly Success, We Need Virtues ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Perhaps, for worldly success, we need virtues that make us loved and ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Success Is Not The Key To Happiness. Happiness ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

For Pride Is Spiritual Cancer: It Eats Up The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love, or ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

The New Man Sings A New Song. Singing Is An ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 17, 2009

the new man sings a new song. Singing is an expression of joy and . . .an ...read more

Tags: Music

Denomination: Catholic

Death Is Nothing Else But Going Home To ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 22, 2009

Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

G.k. Chesterton Once Wrote "Make Your Religion ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

G.K. Chesterton once wrote “Make your religion less of a theory and ...read more

Tags: Salvation

When Our Two Oldest Girls, Shannon And Sandi, ...  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Apr 3, 2002

When our two oldest girls, Shannon and Sandi, were in High School I was pretty certain that neither would live past their eighteenth birthday. If they didn’t kill each other there was a very good possibility I would. When they were little they were cute but in their teens they were always ...read more

Tags: Friendship General, Unity

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hold That Thought!

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jan 23, 2020

One church where I served as pastor has a ping-pong table in the fellowship hall, and sometimes a younger member or two asked me to join them in a game. Now, I was old enough to be their grandfather but that doesn’t stop them from asking! I did appreciate the fact that these youngsters, aged around ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8

Tags: Children, Thoughts, Fun And Games

Denomination: Baptist

True ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

True Thanksgiving Psalm 100 “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; We are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-6

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christmas Hope

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 13, 2023

The hope of Christmas. When you think about it, that is what we have. HOPE. Listen to what the Apostle wrote in his letter while he was imprisoned in Rome. Romans 3:24-25 - 24 We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope for it. 25 But if we look ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:24-25

Tags: Hope, Christmas Hope

Denomination: Baptist

Vance Havener Said, "You Have Not Really Learned ...  PRO

Contributed by Greg Yount on Nov 30, 2001

Vance Havener said, “You have not really learned a commandment until you have obeyed it.... The church suffers today from ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God, Growth In Christ, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

We're Not Making A Difference Outside Our Walls, ...

Contributed by John Harvey on Jan 4, 2006

“We’re not making a difference outside our walls, and we haven’t done anything to gain the right to be heard.” Bishop Harry ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Baptist

The Media Research Center Reports That Between ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The Media Research Center reports that between ‘93 and ‘96, less than 1% of network TV news content was devoted to religion. ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Between 1984 And 1989, About $450 Million Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

Between 1984 and 1989, about $450 million was stolen in non-church based religion-related scams; by ’01 the total hit ...read more

Stages" Comes From Eerdmans' "Handbook To The ...

Contributed by Mike Gillett on Feb 28, 2007

“Stages” comes from Eerdmans’ “Handbook to the Bible” (Two copies are in the church library) Kay Arthur has a little book to help a person ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational