In Sermon Illustrations: "Love Life"

Poem

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

POEM ‘Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream For the soul is dead that slumbers, and things are not what they seem. Life is real Life is earnest And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art; to dust ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

[186]. A Message From A Poem – Musings On Being In Heaven

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 5, 2025

[186]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – MUSINGS ON BEING IN HEAVEN This is a lovely poem FOR ME, which is why I wrote it. How much do we think of heaven? I am afraid some are so earth-bound that they give little thought to heaven. Do we know what heaven will be like? Of course we do not. We can only ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:2-4, 1 Corinthians 2:9

Tags: Christian Poems, The Third Heaven, Jesus, Heaven, Center  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What A Cruel Thing Is War: To Separate And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our ...read more

Tags: War

Always, Sir, Set A High Value On Spontaneous ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Always, Sir, set a high value on spontaneous kindness. He whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your friendship of his own accord, will love you more ...read more

Tags: Compassion

It Should Be Part Of Our Private Ritual To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It should be part of our private ritual to devote a quarter of an hour every day to the enumeration of the good qualities of our friends. When we are not active we ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Karl Barth, The Great 20th-Century Theologian, ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 8, 2007

Karl Barth, the great 20th-century theologian, was once asked the most profound thing he had ever learned. With tears in His eyes he answered, “Jesus ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

As Eucharistic Prayer 4 Prays: Grant In Your ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 3, 2009

As Eucharistic Prayer 4 prays: grant in your loving kindness to all who partake of this one Bread and one Chalice that, gathered into one body by the Holy Spirit, they may truly ...read more

Tags: Transfiguration

Denomination: Catholic

Children's Song Lyrics- ‘oh, Be Careful Little ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 26, 2009

Children’s song lyrics- ‘Oh, be careful little eyes, what you see, For the Father up above, is looking down in love, So be careful little ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Isn't It Amazing That It Took An Atheist, ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 3, 2003

Isn’t it amazing that it took an atheist, Bertrand Russell, to remind us of this insight? Russell said: “Unless you assume a God, the question of life’s purpose is meaningless.”4 4. Rick Warren. The ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

Denomination: Pentecostal

That Was Lee Risler’s Problem According To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2001

That was Lee Risler’s problem according to the Associated Press1. Mr. Risler, a 53-year-old sandal maker, was driving from his high desert home in Lucerne Valley, California to Hermosa Beach to sell his wares at a craft fair, when the accident occurred. For some reason, Risler’s van veered off ...read more

Tags: Repentance, Creator, Elohim, Evangelism The Lost, Sin Separates From God  (view more)  (view less)

A Poem By Pastor Clinton Meininger From His Book ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 11, 2000

A poem by Pastor Clinton Meininger from his book "Springs of Living Waters"tells us of the mysteries of life. He says: "All around me, Lord of life, My world is tumbling in. There’s nothing sure and nothing safe From gossip, greed and sin: And yet, I know ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-16

Tags: God In The Hardships, God's Provision

Denomination: Lutheran

Solomon Is Chpater 1 Of Ecc Tells Us That There ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007

Solomon is chpater 1 of Ecc tells us that there is no memory of men who have died and left this place – their memories fade, their work is forgotten and they fade off into the realm of nothingness when they live their life without God.Everyone like this will be forgotten!Playboy’s founder - Hugh ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith For My Deliverance Is Not Faith In God. ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only learned ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith For My Deliverance Is Not Faith In God. ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only learned ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith For My Deliverance Is Not Faith In God. ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only learned ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Endurance, Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

People Want To Work. People Are Telling Me ...

Contributed by Fred Mueller on Sep 7, 2005

People WANT to work. People are telling me they’d LOVE to go down to New Orleans to help the people in misery there. People woul dgladly enter the smell and danger to do ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Faith For My Deliverance Is Not Faith In God. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only ...read more

Tags: Daniel

If Your Souls Were Not Immortal, And You In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“If your souls were not immortal, and you in danger of losing them, I would not thus speak unto you; but the love of your souls constrains me to speak: methinks this would ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

A.w. Tozer Said "Let (The Average Man) Be Forced ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 30, 2007

A.W. Tozer said “Let (the average man) be forced into making a choice between God and money, between God and men, between God and personal ambition, between God and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

In Italy For Thirty Years Under The Borgias ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed; they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred ...read more

Tags: Peace