In Sermon Illustrations: "Man Of God"

The Key Called Promise

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2012

THE KEY CALLED PROMISE In John Bunyan's great allegory, Pilgrim's Progress, the incident is related of how Christian decides to leave the Main Highway and follow another Path which seemed easier. But this Path leads him into the territory of Giant Despair who owns Doubting Castle. Eventually he ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:13-20

Tags: Promises Of God

Drop That Baby!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012

"DROP THAT BABY!" A pastor called on a lady from his church and found her very despondent and feeling that God had forsaken her. Looking at the baby in the woman’s arms, the pastor said to her, "Drop that baby on the floor." Startled by the suggestion, she looked at him in disbelief. "Well," he ...read more

Scripture: John 10:22-30

Tags: God In The Hardships

Architectural Design By Touch

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BY TOUCH Three years ago (2008), Chris Downey had just started a promising architectural job at a successful design firm. A few weeks after he took the job, he noticed that there was something wrong with his vision. The doctors told him he had a tumor wrapped around his optic ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Tags: God In The Hardships

The Master And The Child  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 17, 2012

THE MASTER AND THE CHILD The folklore surrounding Poland's famous concert pianist and prime minister, Ignace Paderewski, includes a story, which though fictional, provides a true picture of what God can do with us: A mother, wishing to encourage her young son's progress at the piano, bought ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Tags: God In The Hardships

My Son Peter Was Born In Poland And Has A Polish ...

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Aug 3, 2012

My son Peter was born in Poland and has a Polish passport and yet since he’s my son, he also has an American passport. Depending on the situation, he can use whichever passport he wants and claims he is a citizen of both countries. Some people think that they can do the same with their life here ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Lutheran

J. Vernon Mcgee Quote,

Contributed by Rich Cook on Aug 6, 2012

J. Vernon McGee quote, "This is God's universe and he does things his way. You may have a better ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Nazarene

Why Say No When Everybody Else Is Saying ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2012

WHY SAY NO WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS SAYING YES? Writing in the aftermath of World War II, Elton Trueblood looked back to those few brave German Christians who had the courage to oppose Adolph Hitler. When so many others went along or simply kept silent, a few, a courageous handful, would not go along ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:36-38

Tags: Love For God

George Sweeting On Followship

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 4, 2012

GEORGE SWEETING ON FOLLOWSHIP George Sweeting notes, "The word 'follow' is a strenuous word. It is the same word used to describe Paul's fierce pursuit and persecution of the early Christians prior to his conversion. This same word is used by Paul when he speaks of pressing, ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Kingdom Of Jesus Marches On  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 7, 2013

THE KINGDOM OF JESUS MARCHES ON David Guzik: "The eternal King who rules over the souls of men is mightier than an external foe with powerful armies. Rome is gone, Napoleon is ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A.w. Tozer Said, "We Are Called To An Everlasting ...

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 10, 2013

A.W. Tozer said, "We are called to an everlasting ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Locust Plague Described

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 29, 2013

THE LOCUST PLAGUE DESCRIBED The judgment in the book of Joel centers on the warning of a plague of locusts. Now you may think, "Ah, little grasshoppers. Not much of a problem, eh." History records a similar event. Let me read to you: In 1915 a plague of locusts covered Palestine and Syria from ...read more

Scripture: Joel 1:4

Tags: God's Judgment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Egg Promise

Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 7, 2013

THE EGG PROMISE Two brothers were getting ready to boil some eggs. "I’ll give you a dollar if you let me break three of these on your head," said the older one. "Promise?" asked the younger. "Promise!" Gleefully, the older boy broke two eggs over his brother’s head. Standing stiff for fear ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Never Done With You

Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 14, 2013

NEVER DONE WITH YOU There is a show on the SyFy channel that Vickie and I watch called "Eureka." It is about a sheriff in a town of geniuses. The Sheriff is always working through comedic catastrophes that the geniuses have induced with their experiments. But the biggest dilemma the sheriff often ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Nazarene

You're Not From Around Here.

Contributed by Ken Pell on May 6, 2013

"YOU'RE NOT FROM AROUND HERE." There is not much you can do about it. Once you have been around it everybody else knows. I’m talking about the red dirt of western Oklahoma. It’s caused by the iron in the soil that, after being oxidized, turns to rust. It seems that nothing can erase or clean ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Nazarene

Light In The Darkness  PRO

Contributed by Steven Angus on May 20, 2013

LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS Some of you may be familiar with the name Catherine Marshall. She was a wonderful Christian author who wrote such classics as Christy, which became a television series. There was an occasion in her life when she felt as if the flame of God’s love had gone out. It started ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4, Psalm 22:1-31

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: United Methodist

He Will Quiet You With His Love!

Contributed by Bala Samson on May 24, 2013

He will quiet you with His love! Zephaniah 3:17”………..He will quiet you with His love…” When I was admitted for an operation, the next room woman delivered a baby with a hole in her heart, the family did something which was horrendous and incredible, they decided to abandon her. The little infant ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Turning Point

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 11, 2014

THE TURNING POINT The turning point in our lives as believers in Christ comes when we stop worshipping the God we WANT......and start ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-10

Tags: Worship, God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Became A Human Being By Meister Eckhart

Contributed by Troy Borst on May 7, 2015

ILLUSTRATION… Jesus Became A Human Being by Meister Eckhart (Miller, ed. The Book of Jesus. pg 241) “Jesus became a human being because God the Compassionate One could not suffer and lacked a back to be beaten. God needed a back like our ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:17-18

Tags: God's Compassion

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Suffering & The Riches Of His Glory

Contributed by Michael Grant on Sep 3, 2016

What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory,  even us whom He called, not ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:22-24

Tags: God's Glory

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Theophany

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jun 3, 2024

"Theologians have a specialized word to describe the instances when God appears to human beings. A visible manifestation of God within the Old Testament is called a theophany. The word theophany derives from two Greek words, the word for God (theos) and the word for appearing (phaino, which in ...read more

Tags: God, Theophany

Denomination: Pentecostal