In Sermon Illustrations: "Love"

Friendship Is Like Putting On Pantyhose. You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendship is like putting on pantyhose. You have to get one foot in and then the other, and wiggle around and tug until you get it right, and then ...read more

Tags: Compassion

When You Doubt Between Words, Use The Plainest, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When you doubt between words, use the plainest, the commonest, the most idiomatic. Avoid big words as you would rouge, and love simple ...read more

Tags: Words

Lost In Wonder

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Quote: 4819 When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I’m lost In wonder, ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

In Every Cognitive Process, Truth Is Not ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 12, 2009

in every cognitive process, truth is not something that we produce, it is always found, or better, received. Truth, like love, “is neither planned nor ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Denomination: Catholic

[304]. A Message From A Poem - They Have Gone To Be With Jesus

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 4, 2026

[304]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - THEY HAVE GONE TO BE WITH JESUS Right at the outset I want to say I LOVE THIS POEM. IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. I love it because the Lord gave it freely to me and the truth of it now for 27 years has been part of the way I address the loss of a Christian loved one. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8

Tags: Present With The Lord, Absent From The Body, Christian Poems, Christian, Jesus, Heaven, Home, Gone, In Christ, Death  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dennis E. Mannering Was Teaching A Class For ...  PRO

Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Sep 27, 2002

Dennis E. Mannering was teaching a class for adults, when he did the "unpardonable." He gave the class homework! The assignment was to "go to someone you love within the next week and tell them you love them. It had to be someone you have never said those words to before or at least haven’t shared ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Tags: God

Denomination: United Methodist

Meditate On God

Contributed by Kory Labbe on Sep 5, 2025

Joshua. 1:8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do . Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:8, Isaiah 26:3

Tags: Breath, Meditate, Stillness, Mindful, Peace, Present, Yahweh  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

An Anonymous Story Which I Have Read Several ...  PRO

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 25, 2006

An anonymous story which I have read several times is a supreme example of sacrifice! * It has challenged me and blessed my life and I’d like to pass it on to you to close this message. B) In a very large city there was a little newspaper boy, whose name was Johnny! * Early one chilly spring ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Baptist

Our Unwillingness To Forgive When Weve Been ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our unwillingness to forgive when weve been deeply hurt breeds self-pity and bitterness. If you will learn and experience Gods love and forgiveness through Jesus, ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

The Woman Was Made Of A Rib Out Of The Side Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, to be under ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

Disappointment, In Life, Is Inevitable. Pain Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Disappointment, in life, is inevitable. Pain is the common lot. Sorrow is not given to us alone that we may mourn. It is given us that, having felt, ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

When We Think Of The Atonement We Are Apt To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

When we think of the atonement we are apt to think only of what man gains. We must remember what it cost God and what ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness

There Is A Fountain Of Youth: It Is Your Mind, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

When Childhood Dies, Its Corpses Are Called ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children, even if ...read more

Tags: Human Life

And Here's The Whole Challenge Of Being A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"And here's the whole challenge of being a parent. Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you tell them to ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Time Is Too Slow For Those Who Wait, Too Swift ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who ...read more

Tags: Time

Piety Becomes Hollow And False If It Is Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

“Piety becomes hollow and false if it is not expressed in the closest of human relationships. Marriage is not a sacrament conveying divine grace, but it is the human relationship that God has designed to mirror ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Our Behavior Should Be An Outward Growth Of Our ...

Contributed by Carl Benge on Jul 2, 2007

Our behavior should be an outward growth of our love of God. It is the soil in which our spiritual fruits are planted. The Holy Spirit is the fertilizer that ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-15

Tags: Revival

Denomination: Methodist

When God Permits His Children To Go Through The ...

Contributed by Nathan Parker on Feb 9, 2008

When God permits His children to go through the furnance, He keeps His eye on the clock & His hand on the thermostat. His loving ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

It Is Not Peter's Faith That Fails, But His ...

Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 6, 2012

It is not Peter's faith that fails, but his courage. After his failure he weeps bitterly, because he really does love his Lord. --David ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Baptist