In Sermon Illustrations: "Lover Of My Soul"

Evolution  PRO

Contributed by Mike Richardson on May 19, 2001

As some poet has written: "Once I was a tadpole, beginning to begin; then I was a frog, with my tail tucked in. Then I was a monkey in a ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General, Creation, Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Martin Luther: Feelings  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 12, 2002

Feelings come and feelings go And feelings are deceiving; My warrant is the Word of God, Naught else is worth believing. Attributed to Martin Luther, ...read more

Tags: Emotions, Assurance Of Salvation, Apologetics The Bible

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

David Livingstone First Saw The Victoria Falls ...

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Jul 23, 2006

David Livingstone first saw the Victoria falls and said “This sight is so beautiful it must have been gazed upon by Angels in flight and ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Saw About A Peck Of Counterfeit Dollars Once. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I saw about a peck of counterfeit dollars once. Did I go to the window and throw away all my good dollars? No Yet you reject Christianity because ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

At This Time, I Had Decided The Only Thing I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"At this time, I had decided the only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

It's Said That Field Marshall Montgomery Paused ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 10, 2007

It’s said that Field Marshall Montgomery paused while reading the Scriptures during a service to say, ‘And the Lord said, quite rightly ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Baptist

To Be Set Free From Ourselves Is The Greatest ...

Contributed by Michael West on Apr 2, 2008

To be set free from ourselves is the greatest freedom we can ever have! For me it took dying to self, growing up with real compassion ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

We Then Can Do The Perfect Will Of God For Our ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 30, 2008

We then can do the perfect Will of God for our lives and say with David Livingstone: When you are ministering to the sick and dying share these words of "I am ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Once We Become Rightly Related To God, Duty ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Once we become rightly related to God, duty will never be a disagreeable thing of which we have to say with a sigh, Oh, well, I ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Doing Less Than Your Best Breeds Self-Contempt. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Doing less than your best breeds self-contempt. We fail to have a vision of greatness. What does greatness look ...read more

Tags: Greatness

I Do Not Know If The Days Are Dwindling To A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I do not know if the days are dwindling to a precious few for me or if I will make it to 98 like my grandfather. Nevertheless, at 50 I am ...read more

Tags: Aging

Spiritually, We Cannot Measure Our Life By ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 3, 2009

"Spiritually, we cannot measure our life by success, but only by what God pours through us, and we cannot measure that at all…." ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sermon Fire

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

SERMON FIRE Preacher who asked his wife: "Should I have put more fire into my sermon?" Wife replied: "You should ...read more

Tags: Preaching

Denomination: Brethren

Pain

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

There was a faith-healer of Deal Who said, “Although pain isn’t real, If I sit on a pin And it punctures my skin, I ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

All That I Think, All That I Hope, All That I ...

Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 1, 2006

“All that I think, all that I hope, all that I write, all that I live for, is based upon the divinity of Jesus Christ, the central joy ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God's Family!

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jun 28, 2021

It is hard to get over the disappointment that God, having made an exception in my case, didn’t seem to call nice, accomplished, courteous, alert ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, Luke 19:10, James 2:1-7

Tags: Worship, Salvation, Gospel, The Cross, Church  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prayer Of A Young Child  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2003

PRAYER OF A YOUNG CHILD "Bless my mommy and daddy...and dear God, take good care of Yourself. If anything happens to You, we’re ...read more

Tags: War, God's Provision, God The Father

Martin Luther Said, I Have Held Many Things In ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 8, 2004

Martin Luther said, I have held many things in my hands and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:11-22

Tags: Joy, Peace

Denomination: Baptist

Ruth Graham Said It Was A Great Day In Her Life ...

Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Feb 10, 2007

Ruth Graham said it was a great day in her life when she realized it was not her job to change her husband. She said "It was my job ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Without Appearing To Work As Hard, The Highly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Without appearing to work as hard, the highly creative person appears to learn as much as, if not more than, the one with a high IQ. My guess is that these highly creative people ...read more

Tags: Art