In Sermon Illustrations: "Our Connection To God" showing 741-760 of 22,143

Missionary J. Hudson Taylor- When God’s ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 9, 2001

Missionary J. Hudson Taylor- When God’s work is done in God’s way for God’s glory, it ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Church Practices, God The Father

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Faith Honors God And God Honors Faith! A Story ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 12, 2002

Faith honors God and God honors faith! A story from the life of missionaries Robert and Mary Moffat illustrates this truth. For 10 years this couple labored faithfully in Bechuanaland (now called Botswana) without one ray of encouragement to brighten their way. They could not report a single ...read more

Tags: Examples Of Faith, Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Work Done In God's Way Will Never Lack ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

When God Spoke The World Was Created, When God ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2008

When God spoke the world was created, when God spoke the waters were parted, when God spoke the walls of Jericho fell, when God spoke the people obeyed, ...read more

What God Chooses, He Cleanses. What God ...

Contributed by Scott Jensen on May 15, 2008

"What God chooses, He cleanses. What God cleanses, He molds. What God molds, He fills. What God fills, He uses." Source: J.S. Baxter, ...read more

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: Lutheran

You Cannot Separate God's Will From God's Word. ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jun 25, 2008

You cannot separate God’s Will from God’s Word. God’s Will is God’s Word and God’s Word is ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

God Is Too Wise To Be Mistaken. God Is Too Wise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God is too wise to be mistaken. God is too wise to be unkind. When you cant trace His hand, thats when ...read more

Tags: God The Father

What God Will Do, Not What You Will Do For God  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 23, 2012

WHAT GOD WILL DO, NOT WHAT YOU WILL DO FOR GOD Henry Blackaby said, "You never find God asking persons to dream up what they want to do for Him...Without doubt, the most important factor in each (Biblical) situation was not what the individual wanted to do for God. The most important factor was ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Positioning System

Contributed by Anne Benefield on Apr 22, 2008

GOD POSITIONING SYSTEM I was thinking a lot about this idea that Jesus is the way. He doesn't just tell us the way, He shows us. He is kind of like one of those GPS navigation system. GPS stands for the "Global Positioning System" that was originally designed for military use, but now is open ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-12

Tags: Kindness

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Praying The Armor Of God

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 12, 2019

PRAYING THE ARMOR OF GOD This is a prayer I shared with our congregation after teaching a series on Spiritual Warfare based upon an exposition of Ephesians 6:10-18. "Good morning, Lord. It’s going to be a great day because I am preparing to win spiritual battles for Your glory and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Tags: Spiritual Warfare, Prayer

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Is Our Privilege To Have World Evangelism As ...  PRO

Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Jun 2, 2001

"It is our privilege to have world evangelism as a passion, not our responsibility to ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of, Church Purpose Of, Great Commission

Denomination: Baptist

The Practice Of Forgiveness Is Our Most Important ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.” ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General

The Renewal Of Our Natures Is A Work Of Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

The renewal of our natures is a work of great importance. It is not to be done in a day. We have not only a new house to build up, but an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Tags: Holiness, Character

Treasuring Is An Attitude We Carry In Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2002

"Treasuring is an attitude we carry in our hearts, a conviction we hold deep down inside. It’s one big decision that plays itself out in 10,000 little decisions every day of our lives. This one giant choice to treasure your husband lights up a ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

If We Are Correct And Right In Our Christian ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 9, 2002

If we are correct and right in our Christian life at every point, but refuse to stand for the truth at a particular point where the battle rages-then we ...read more

Tags: Bible Truth, Truth

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Because The Younger Children At Our Parochial ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005

Because the younger children at our parochial school often forgot their sins when they entered my confessional, I suggested that teachers have the students make lists. The next week when one child came to confession, I could hear him unfolding paper. The youngster began, “I lied to my parents. I ...read more

Tags: Children

Television May Be Responsible For Doubling Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

Television may be responsible for doubling our crime rate in the United States, suggests Brandon Centerwall, psychiatrist at the University of Washington, in a recent study reported in the June 1992 Journal of the American Medical Association. Centerwall analyzed crime statistics both before and ...read more

Tags: Sin General

75% Of The Of The Quality Of Our Lives Directly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

75% of the of the quality of our lives directly reflects lifestyle options and our lifestyle choices, says Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Edward Creagan. ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

In Our Church There Are Several Couples Who ...

Contributed by Tim Stutler on Mar 27, 2006

In our church there are several couples who built houses last year. All of them lived in rental homes until their new homes were completed. How many of them do you think spent a lot of time fixing up those rental homes? Yes, they wanted it to be clean and comfortable and functional, but they did ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Francis Schaeffer Said, "Our Relationship With ...  PRO

Contributed by John Harvey on Mar 29, 2006

Francis Schaeffer said, “Our relationship with each other is the criterion the world uses to judge whether our message is ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist