In Sermon Illustrations: "Our Father In Heaven"

The Most Important Thing A Father Can Do For His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The most important thing a father can do for his children is ...read more

Tags: Parenting

When I Was A Boy Of 14, My Father Was So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Father Feels About Christmas Giving The Way He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Father feels about Christmas giving the way he does about foreign aid surely there must be some way to cut ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Grant Us Grace, Almighty Father, So To Pray As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Grant us grace, Almighty Father, so to pray as to ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

My Father Gave Me These Hints On Speech-Making: ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My father gave me these hints on speech-making: Be sincere, ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

When Christ Came, The Holy Father Teaches, He ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 28, 2009

When Christ came, the Holy Father teaches, he came to gather together the scattered people of God and clearly manifested his intention to gather together the community of the covenant. He wanted to bring to fulfillment the promises made by God to Abraham and his descendants. When he called the ...read more

Tags: Lord's Supper

Denomination: Catholic

Father's Day Is Almost Upon Us And It Reminded Me ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 13, 2009

FATHER’S DAY IS ALMOST UPON US and it reminded me of a story I read about a dad who really understood his role. Some years ago, in a military academy, the students mutinied, probably a reaction to the hard demands of such an environment. The students had struck in everything: lessons, study ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:4

Tags: Father's Day

Denomination: Wesleyan

God Will Prepare Everything For Our Perfect ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

We Cannot Afford To Let Gods Requirements ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We cannot afford to let Gods requirements become our options, any more than we can afford to ...read more

Tags: God The Father

My Children Are Gone This Week. They Will Be ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 2, 2009

My children are gone this week. They will be back in a few days. I know what Zane will do. When he comes home, he will find me and tackle me and put his arms around me and say, "Daddy!" This should be our attitude toward God our Father. And one day, very soon, we will ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Remember Who Your Daddy Is

Contributed by David Hodgin on Jun 24, 2009

REMEMBER WHO YOUR DADDY IS George Foreman is famous for many things: boxing champion, pitchman, grill guru, television celebrity, and, he named all five of his sons, George. When asked why he gave all his sons the same name, he usually quips something like, "If you’d been hit in the head as many ...read more

Tags: God The Father

[127]. A Message From A Poem – Heaven’ S Door Will Open To Us

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 11, 2025

[127]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HEAVEN’ S DOOR WILL OPEN TO US This poem connects with 1 Thessalonians chapter 4 – {{1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 “FOR THE LORD HIMSELF WILL DESCEND FROM HEAVEN with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise ...read more

Scripture: John 14:3, Revelation 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

Tags: Victory, The Rapture, The Coming Of The Lord, I Will Come Again, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, The Lord Descends, A Door In Heaven  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In A Recent Column In Leadership Weekly, Gordon ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Aug 7, 2004

In a recent column in Leadership Weekly, Gordon MacDonald, a retired pastor and editor at large for Leadership, a journal for pastors, reflected on a comment from Louis Berkhof who said, "God does not want us as objects but as covenant partners, partners who can converse. He desires our ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:17-19

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Church Of God

Jesus Our (Lawyer) Advocate

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Jun 10, 2024

I would like for you to picture a scene. There is a court room. The judge is seated behind the bench. The jury is in place. There are people watching the proceedings. There is someone on trial sitting before the judge. And that person is you! The charge against you is that you are a ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:1-2

Tags: Forgiveness, Advocate, Judgment Seat, Lawyer, Court Room  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lucille Ball On What's Wrong With Families

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012

LUCILLE BALL ON WHAT’S WRONG WITH FAMILIES Lucille Ball, shortly before her death, did a remarkable TV interview with Merv Griffin. He asked her a very serious and pointed question: "Lucille, you’ve lived a long time on this earth and you are a wise person. What’s happened to our country? What’s ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:21

Tags: Father's Day

I Am Struck By An Idea Of G. K. Chesterton. We ...

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jun 28, 2006

I am struck by an idea of G. K. Chesterton. We are unworthy to receive any gift at all from God, and we are unaware of our unworthiness until we realize that we are unworthy of even the gift of a dandelion. This weed we would like to remove from our yard grows naturally and completely ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Mennonite

Chrysostom On Prayer--Without The Spirit Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 4, 2009

Chrysostom on Prayer--Without the Spirit Our Prayer Bouquets are Like Weeds Chrysostom, a 4th century preacher, used this analogy for prayer. A young boy wanted to give a gift to his father who had been away a long time. His mother sent him to the garden to pick a bouquet of flowers. The boy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Tags: Prayer In The Spirit

What We Usually Pray To God Is Not That His ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What we usually pray to God is not that His will be done, but ...read more

Tags: God The Father

True Union With God Is To Do His Will Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"True union with God is to do His will without ceasing, in spite of all ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Though Gods Attributes Are Equal, Yet His Mercy ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Though Gods attributes are equal, yet his mercy is more attractive and pleasing ...read more

Tags: God The Father