In Sermon Illustrations: "Mocking God"

Comfortable Out-On-A-Limb!" Romans 11:33-36 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 23, 2005

“Comfortable Out-On-A-Limb!” Romans 11:33-36 Key verse(s) 11:“For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.” Get real! When as a youth I heard this phrase, it often gave me reason to pause. If someone was insisting that I was caught up in a fantasy and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:33-36

Tags: Trinity

Denomination: Lutheran

Barna On Parenting

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 22, 2009

BARNA ON PARENTING George Barna in his book "Revolutionary Parenting" gives us the bad news about the family today -- especially many Christian families: What does God measure? In other words how does God evaluate what is a healthy family and an unhealthy family? Barna states: What does God ...read more

Tags: Family

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[126]. A Message From A Poem – Heaven Opens To Us

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 11, 2025

[126]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HEAVEN OPENS TO US From a quick recollection heaven will open at least three times in the future (written by one who is still living). One of those will be the Rapture. One will be the Second Coming. The other one is when a saint passes from this life and into ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9-10, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8

Tags: Heaven, Open, Absent From The Body, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[193]. Message From A Poem– No One Else Is Worthy Of Such Praise

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 9, 2025

[193]. MESSAGE FROM A POEM– NO ONE ELSE IS WORTHY OF SUCH PRAISE This poem is the focus on the worthiness of the Lord for no one else is worthy. Jesus is the One who died, and was raised again for our sins. There is so much these days of showmanship that is not worship. We hear song people ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23-24, Revelation 5:12-13, Revelation 4:9-11

Tags: Worthy, Spirit And Truth, Christ Alone, Honor, Glory, Worship, Praise  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[209]. A Message From A Poem – Our Pilgrim Journey Home

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 23, 2025

[209]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – OUR PILGRIM JOURNEY HOME Here is an explanation – The title of this poem expresses the walk and life of a Christian who lives for a short time in this world and then is called home. There is a slight touch of Bunyan’s Pilgrim Progress here. The KJV is the only ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:20-21, Hebrews 11:13, 1 Peter 2:11

Tags: Sojourners, To Live Is Christ, Aliens, Light, Journey, Opposition, Crowd, Strangers, Pilgrims  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Hound Of Heaven!" Nehemiah 4:1-6 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 21, 2005

“The Hound of Heaven!” Nehemiah 4:1-6 Key verse(s) 6:“So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.” It’s just too hard! The more I worked at it, the farther it seemed to slip away from me. I just couldn’t seem to stem the rapid ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-6

Tags: Leadership General, Endurance

Denomination: Lutheran

Pastor Jim Cymbala, In His Book Fresh Wind, Fresh ...  PRO

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Sep 10, 2007

Pastor Jim Cymbala, in his book Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, tells how God answered fervent prayer on behalf of his daughter. He writes: “Our oldest daughter, Chrissy, had been a model child growing up. But around age sixteen she started to stray,…not only from us but also away from God. In time, she ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Karole Shirley Demonstrates Compassion Of Christ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009

Karole Shirley Demonstrates Compassion of Christ for Welfare Recipients Who Want to Work Almighty God - Our Creator - is an expert at taking ordinary people and making them extraordinary individuals - all one has to do is accept His free Plan of Salvation - it’s just that simple! It is really nice ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

Tags: Workplace Unemployment, Unemployment

Herbert Lockyer Says, “ At The Old Rugged ...  PRO

Contributed by Philip Makari on Jan 16, 2001

Herbert Lockyer says, “ At the old rugged cross we see man at his ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Cross Agony

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

If We Do Not Cling To Riches, Selfishness, Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

If we do not cling to riches, selfishness, or greed- then I believe we are getting closer to ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ, Character, Christian Values

Active Faith Gives Thanks For A Promise, Even ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Active faith gives thanks for a promise, even though it is not yet performed, knowing that ...read more

Tags: Faith General

If You Visualize A Failure, You Tend To Create ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you visualize a failure, you tend to create the conditions that produce failure. ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Life Is At Its Noblest And Its Best When Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Life is at its noblest and its best when our effort cooperates with Gods grace to ...read more

Tags: Learning

The Impulse Of Love That Leads Us To The Doorway ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The impulse of love that leads us to the doorway of a friend is the voice of God within and we ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Where Lipstick Is Concerned, The Important ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Where lipstick is concerned, the important thing is not color, but to accept Gods ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

The First Hour Of The Morning Is The Rudder Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day. It is a blessed baptism which gives the first ...read more

Tags: Morning

Where Lipstick Is Concerned, The Important ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Where lipstick is concerned, the important thing is not color, but to accept Gods ...read more

Tags: Human Life

For The Great Gaels Of Ireland Are The Men That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For the great Gaels of Ireland Are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are ...read more

Tags: Government

Like An Echo From A Ruined Castle, Prayer Is An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Like an echo from a ruined castle, prayer is an echo from the ruined human soul ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

It Must Be Felt That There Is No National ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nations humble, acknowledged dependence ...read more

Tags: Security