In Sermon Illustrations: "Loving The World"

We Get A Whole Bunch

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008

We Get a Whole Bunch Pastor John R Ramsey once wrote, "For some time I have had a person provide me with a rose boutonniere to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday. Because I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that I appreciated, but ...read more

Tags: God's Love

On Sheep

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 12, 2008

On Sheep Jesus Christ is called The Great Shepherd; He calls us His sheep. On one of my shelves in my study is a little book bearing the title, "A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23." The author, Phillip Keller, was a sheep rancher and has many insights to share about sheep. One that he shares is ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Example From Montana. Seniors Saying That ...

Contributed by Todd Brock on Nov 13, 2008

An example from Montana. Seniors saying that they want to reach families – so they were willing to bend so that our style of worship and our way of doing things would attract those we were trying to reach. And God blessed that group abundantly. Our Sr. Adult group grew faster than the rest of ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Baptist

Speaking Of Gender Issues, I Heard That A While ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 24, 2008

Speaking of gender issues, I heard that a while back Bill Gates decided it was time to figure out what gender a computer is. I mean, we assign gender to a lot of inanimate objects. In fact, in Spanish every noun is either male or female. Bill Gates called together his top male experts and his ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

On A Cold Winter Evening A Man Suffered A Heart ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008

On a cold winter evening a man suffered a heart attack and after being admitted to the hospital, the man asked the nurse to call his daughter. He explained, “You see, I live alone and she is the only family I have.” The nurse went to phone the daughter. The daughter was quite upset and shouted, ...read more

Tags: Love For God

I Recently Read Of A Sign Which Hangs On The Wall ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008

I recently read of a sign which hangs on the wall of Shishu Bhavan, a children’s home in Calcutta, which reads; People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered, love them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives, be kind anyway. If you are successful, you ...read more

Tags: Love For God

He Comes To Us

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 22, 2008

He Comes to Us During a Christmas program, the children's choir sang. A girl had a solo part and a pretty red dress that she could not wait to wear. When her time to sing came, she forgot the words and fell apart in tears. She walked back to the choir sobbing. Soon, the other children were ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Came Across This True Account From Reader's ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 5, 2009

I came across this true account from Reader’s Digest: My cell phone quit as I tried to let my wife know that I was caught in freeway gridlock and would be late for our anniversary dinner. I wrote a message on my laptop asking other motorists to call her, printed it on a portable inkjet and taped ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Like Me Best When I'm With You

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009

I LIKE ME BEST WHEN I'M WITH YOU As a part of an assignment for a doctoral thesis, a college student spent a year with a group of Navajo Indians on a reservation in the Southwest. As he did his research, he lived with one family, sleeping in their hut, eating their food, working with them and ...read more

Tags: God's Love

A Sunday School Teacher Asked Her Class If They ...

Contributed by Andy Payne on Jan 18, 2009

A Sunday School teacher asked her class if they knew the difference between kindness and loving kindness. One little girl said she knew the difference. She told the teacher that kindness is like when you ask your mother for some toast and she gives it to you, but loving kindness is when you ask ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Baptist

I Read A Story Of A Soldier In Wwi Who Was So ...

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 21, 2009

*I read a story of a soldier in WWI who was so distraught with the war that he deserted! * Tried to find his way to the coast so he could catch a boat, make his way back home to England. * In the darkness of the night he stumbled on a road sign. * It was so dark and he was so lost, he had no ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Baptist

Why Is This Touching So Important? "Dr. ...

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Feb 3, 2009

Why is this touching so important? “Dr. Brandt points out that as late as 1920, the death rate among infants in some founding hospitals in America approached 100 percent. Then Dr. Fritz Talbot of Boston brought over from Germany an unscientific sounding concept of “tender loving care.” ...read more

Tags: Unconditional Love

Denomination: United Methodist

William Gladstone, In Announcing The Death Of ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 9, 2009

WILLIAM GLADSTONE, IN ANNOUNCING THE DEATH OF PRINCESS ALICE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, TOLD A TOUCHING STORY. THE LITTLE DAUGHTER OF THE PRINCESS WAS SERIOUSLY ILL WITH DIPHTHERIA. THE DOCTORS TOLD THE PRINCESS NOT TO KISS HER LITTLE DAUGHTER AND ENDANGER HER LIFE BY BREATHING THE CHILD’S BREATH. ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Baptist

When Thomas Edison Was 38 Years Old, His Wife ...

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 9, 2009

When Thomas Edison was 38 years old, his wife died leaving him a very lonely man. Six months after her death, Edison began looking for a new mate. He would leave no stone unturned in a systematic search reflecting his scientific nature. Although he liked to be portrayed in the media as a genius ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

Denomination: Wesleyan

Years Ago I Was The Associate Pastor Of A Church ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 9, 2009

Years ago I was the Associate Pastor of a church in Camden, Arkansas. Shirley and I were asked to go to Triple S Bible Camp with the young people of the church. The preachers asked to preach to the teens and youth workers were very abusive in their approach. One preacher referred to women who wore ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Baptist

When North Korea Fell To The Communists, All The ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 9, 2009

When North Korea fell to the communists, all the Christians in a small village were ordered to go at once to their church. The building was plain and simple, and the people had placed a picture of Christ on the wall. When the soldiers walked in, they took it down and put it on the floor. All who ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Baptist

Spoiled Child Of God

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 11, 2009

SPOILED CHILD OF GOD Have you ever noticed a parent spoiling his child by allowing him to freely roam, disobey, be out late at night without accountability, talk back to him, etc? At times, parents are fearful of losing their child’s love if they restrict their activity or don’t give in to their ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Baptist

John Ortberg In The Life You've Always Wanted ...

Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 13, 2009

John Ortberg in The Life You’ve Always Wanted speaks about Mable. She was in a state-run convalescent home, a place where people were left to die. Mable lived 25yrs in a home. She was strapped into a wheelchair; half her face was eaten away with cancer, she was blind and almost deaf; she drooled ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God's Valentine's Day  PRO

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 17, 2009

GOD'S VALENTINE'S DAY If yesterday is like Valentine's Days of the past, over $1 billion was spent on chocolate, $1 billion on cards, and 218 million roses were sold in the pursuit of or in an attempt to demonstrate love. The Bible tells us that God sent the first Valentine. He showed what true ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Baptist

Newspaper Columnist And Minister George Crane ...

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 18, 2009

Newspaper columnist and minister George Crane tells of a wife who came into his office full of hatred toward her husband. "I do not only want to get rid of him, I want to get even. Before I divorce him, I want to hurt him as much as he has me." Dr. Crane suggested an ingenious plan "Go home and ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational