In Sermon Illustrations: "Obeying In All Things"

If A Man Has Any Brains At All, Let Him Hold On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If a man has any brains at all, let him hold on to his calling, and, in the grand sweep of ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

I Have Held Many Things In My Hands, And I Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

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

Tags: Giving General, Character

Whoever Gets The Son, Gets All The Father Has!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 3, 2022

Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:10-13

Tags: Evangelism, Faith, Heaven, Salvation, Gospel, Invitation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Sit Here All Day Trying To Persuade People To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have the sense to do without my persuading them. ...read more

Tags: Government

In All My Life There Had Never Been, Until I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In all my life there had never been, until I was near to middle age, either the necessity or the desire to think. Really to think is not a simple thing. It cannot easily be taught, and ...read more

Tags: Thought

I've Made Mistakes All My Life. And If There's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I've made mistakes all my life. And if there's one thing that's helped me, it's the fact that when I make a mistake, I never stop to ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

That's Why I Think We Should All Subscribe To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Kory Wilcoxson on Feb 19, 2005

That’s why I think we should all subscribe to the Southerner’s version of the Gospel. You see, there’s no such thing as a singular pronoun in the South. They don’t say you. They say y’all. Even if they’re talking to one person. “Y’all think Wal-Mart’s still open?” “Y’all going to the pig roast ...read more

Tags: Unity

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Hinders You From Giving Christ Your All? ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

What hinders you from giving Christ your all? Throw it off. Reduce the things that weigh you down. F. B. Meyer said, "Thousands of Christians are like water-logged vessels--they cannot sink, yet they are saturated with so many inconsistencies, worldlinesses and ...read more

Tags: Faith

We See Things Every Day; From The Moment We Open ...

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 29, 2009

We see things every day; from the moment we open our eyes in the morning to the second we close them to sleep at night we are seeing things. Every day you wake up, you open your eyes and you see. You see using light. Light enables you to see the shoe that was left haphazardly on the floor before ...read more

Tags: Light, Truth

Denomination: *other

Moses Just Said "no"

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 2, 2020

Moses just said "No" to the things of the world. 1. He refused POSITION in Egypt (11:24). 2. He refused PLEASURE in Egypt ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-16

Tags: Worldliness, Things Of Earth, Moses, Egypt, Temptation, Compromise  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You've Done Some Great Things? God Says, "Really? ...

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 24, 2006

You’ve done some great things? God says, "Really? Maybe, like Bruce Nolan, you ought to try to do God’s job. {Video Clip: Bruce Almighty - Start: Chp. 8 - 0:35:45 - Stop: Chp. 8 - 0:37:26 = 1:41} Now, I know of no where other than the movies that God ever let someone do his job but he did ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Christian Church

Top 10 Things You'll Never Hear Dad Say  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jun 11, 2001

TOP 10 THINGS YOU’LL NEVER HEAR DAD SAY 10. Well, how ’bout that? I’m lost! Looks like we’ll have to stop and ask for directions. 9. You know Pumpkin, now that you’re thirteen, you’ll be ready for unchaperoned car dates. Won’t that be fun? 8. I noticed that all your friends have a certain ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Can Love Him With Our Mind By Reading All The ...

Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009

We can love him with our mind by reading all the great things he has done for us, we can have warm loving feelings toward him because of these things, but may I suggest that this is where many Christians are stuck. The part that is lacking is an experience of Him that makes the thoughts and ...read more

Tags: Love For God

J. Robertson Mcquilkin Said, "The Goal Of All ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Hereford on Oct 30, 2001

J. Robertson McQuilkin said, "The goal of all Bible study is to apply the truth of Scripture to life. If that application is not made, all the work put into making sure of the author’s intended meaning will have gone for naught. In fact, to know and not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-28

Tags: Bible Influence, Bible Study

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Infinite God Can Give All Of Himself To Each ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Promises Of God, God's Provision

Faith Expects From God What Is Beyond All ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Faith expects from God what is beyond all expectation. ...read more

Tags: Faith General, God Brings Hope

If One First Gives Himself To The Lord, All Other ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

If one first gives himself to the Lord, all other giving is easy. ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment, Giving General, Commitment To Christ

Nearly All Men Can Stand Adversity, But If You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give ...read more

Tags: Humility, Temptation Power, Finding Fulfillment

We Have No Sufficient Strength Of Our Own… All ...  PRO

Contributed by Donn Heinrich on Mar 4, 2002

“We have no sufficient strength of our own… All our sufficiency is of God… We should stir up ourselves to resist temptations in a reliance upon God’s ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence, Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Baptist

We All Want Progress, But If You're On The Wrong ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002

We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back ...read more

Tags: Repentance