In Sermon Illustrations: "obeying in ALL things"

Great Things About Moms  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002

GREAT THINGS ABOUT MOMS They rarely refuse to take their kids to the emergency room. She understands that you’re not ready to quit sucking your thumb. She understands that you can’t give up your blankie yet. It’s not cheating if she helps you write your paper. Only mothers can get all the ...read more

Tags: Children, Mother's Day, Parenting

A Far, Far Better Thing

Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 29, 2012

A FAR, FAR BETTER THING In Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, the young Frenchman Charles Darnay was condemned to die by the guillotine. When Sidney Carton learned of his friend’s situation, he determined to lay down his life in place of his friend. He determined to do this, not because he ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Taste Is All Wrong

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Nov 29, 2011

TASTE IS ALL WRONG I remember one of the stories from the Chronicles of Narnia from the book "The Last Battle." It was the story of a number of dwarfs who just didn't believe in Aslan (who represented Jesus Christ in all the books). They were blind to reality refusing to be "taken in" by those ...read more

Scripture: John 12:39-40

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Lutheran

The Author Will Make Things Clear  PRO

Contributed by Rich Young on Jan 18, 2001

THE AUTHOR WILL MAKE THINGS CLEAR Author Marshall Shelley, who suffered the deaths of two of his children, writes in Leadership: "Even as I child, I loved to read, and I quickly learned that I would most likely be confused during the opening chapters of a novel. New characters were introduced. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-29

Tags: Faith, God In The Hardships, Trust

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

When Things Get Smelly!

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 22, 2021

When I was around eight, we were visiting some cousins out on the farm and as all kids back then we played tag. I went zipping around the barn and stepped in a slick patty. I fell, slid and rolled through a copious amount of bovine excrement. When I was able to stand up I went to the porch and ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 16:4-12

Tags: Love, Forgiveness, Stink

Denomination: Baptist

Quote: "Do All The Good You Can, To All The ...  PRO

Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006

Quote: “Do all the good you can, to all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as often as you can, and as ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

You Can Fool All The People All Of The Time If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

You can fool all the people all of the time if the advertising is right ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

All Wars Are Civil Wars, Because All Men Are ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the ...read more

Tags: Family

All Your Strength Is In Union All Your Danger ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

All your strength is in union all your ...read more

Tags: Character

No One Party Can Fool All Of The People All Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No one party can fool all of the people all of the time; that's ...read more

Tags: Government

All Great Deeds And All Great Thoughts Have A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street ...read more

Tags: Creation

Parting Is All We Know Of Heaven, And All We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Parting is all we know of heaven, and all ...read more

Tags: Death

God Has To Judge All People But All Have A Choice!

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 6, 2022

Genesis 6:11-22 Devotional v11-12.. original Hebrew word for “corrupt” alludes to “going to ruin” Why was the earth “going to ruin”? • Full of violence….. malicious (a desire to cause harm) and wrong • All the people “corrupted” their ways v13: God calls Noah! Why? – there are many ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:11-22

Tags: Love, Salvation, Flood, Judgment, Free Will  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Small Things With Great Love

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011

SMALL THINGS WITH GREAT LOVE Gary Morsch is the founder of Heart to Heart in Kansas City. As a physician, he has done magnificient work around the world taking medical supplies to low income people. Several years ago, he took a trip to Calcutta and Mother Teresa's House for the Destitute Dying. He ...read more

Tags: Pride

Denomination: Methodist

There Is Another Thing You Need To Know About The ...

Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007

There is another thing you need to know about the inspiration of the Bible: It is objective truth. What do I mean. It is true whether you like it or not. It is true whether you feel it or not. It is truth whether you experience it or not. It is truth whether you’re in the mood for it or not. It is ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Love Of All  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

The Greatest Love of All "For this reason I kneel before the Father... that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power... to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love surpasses ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19

Tags: Hardship, God's Love, Endure

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Thing That Ought To Make The Heart ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 1, 2001

“The thing that ought to make the heart beat is a new way of manifesting the ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

But There Is One Thing That Is Hard To Fathom In ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Sep 17, 2001

But there is one thing that is hard to fathom in the World Trade Center attack. After the planes hit the towers in New York the people in the floors above the fire where trapped. I’m sure you’ve seen the pictures of people jumping out of the upper floors to escape the fire and smoke. The thing ...read more

Tags: Death, Evangelism The Lost, Hell

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Experience Is That Marvelous Thing That Enables ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Growth In Christ, Discipleship

To Be One, To Be United Is A Great Thing. But To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Unconditional Love, Unity