In Sermon Illustrations: "Our Only Hope"

We Who Do Less Than Our Best Have Failed As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We who do less than our best have failed as surely as those who attempt nothing. The ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

We Have A Famous Poem On Our Kitchen Wall. Let Me ...  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 9, 2001

We have a famous poem on our kitchen wall. Let me read it to you: One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonged to him, and the other to ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Anglican

Identifying With Christ

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 15, 2019

During the Civil War a man by the name of George Wyatt was drawn by lot to go to the front. He had a wife and six children. A young man named Richard Pratt offered to go in his stead. He was accepted and joined the ranks, bearing the name and number of George Wyatt. Before long Pratt was killed in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-13

Tags: Christ Our Substitute, Identifying With Christ, The Exchanged Life, Crucifixion To Self

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In Reference To The Terrorist Attacks On ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Sep 17, 2001

IN REFERENCE TO THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON AMERICA, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH SAID, “THESE ACTS OF MASS MURDER WERE INTENDED TO FRIGHTEN OUR NATION INTO CHAOS AND RETREAT. BUT THEY HAVE FAILED. OUR COUNTRY IS STRONG. A GREAT PEOPLE HAS BEEN MOVED TO DEFEND A GREAT NATION. TERRORIST ATTACKS CAN SHAKE ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry, God Brings Hope

Denomination: Free Methodist

God Knows Our Needs And We Can Simply Trust Him ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007

God knows our needs and we can simply TRUST Him to take care of all our needs, day by day. I thought of an example that happened a couple of weeks ago after a Bible Study Group that met at our house. George and Jeni, one of our young couples, were ready to go and Jeni realized she didn¡¦t ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Does It Really Help To Worry  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Oct 2, 2002

DOES IT REALLY HELP TO WORRY:) 40% of all things that we worry about never come to pass. 30% of all our worries involve past decisions that cannot be changed. 12% focus on criticism from others who spoke because they felt inferior. 10% are related to our health, which gets worse when we ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-19

Tags: Guilt, God Brings Hope, Peace

Many People In Our Culture Today Don't Know What ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 22, 2004

Many people in our culture today don’t know what the cross means, or what Christians believe about it. A study was conducted about five years ago of people in Australia, Germany, India, Japan, England and the U.S. to find how much they recognized certain symbols. Ninety-two percent could identify ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:21-31

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Baptist

We Know That We're Supposed To Show Our Faith…to ...

Contributed by Greg Buchner on Sep 26, 2004

We know that we’re supposed to show our faith…to trust in God…but we also know that it requires risk to do so. And to risk is dangerous. But to take a step of faith is to risk, and to risk for the sake of Christ, is being Christian. John Wesley once said, “Christian faith is then not only an ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Methodist

Kurt Cobain Died About 8 Years Ago. I Remember ...  PRO

Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001

Kurt Cobain died about 8 years ago. I remember the day I picked up the newspaper and read about it. He was the founder and lead singer of the rock group "Nirvana." His death was a suicide. He took a shotgun, pointed it to his head, and killed himself. The newspaper was filled with the words of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-11

Tags: Hope, God Brings Purpose, God Brings Hope, Meaning, Self-Control  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

[170]. A Message From A Poem – Let Our Praise To God Arise

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 21, 2025

[170]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – LET OUR PRAISE TO GOD ARISE This poem was written in two halves 25 years apart. It was originally to be a poem on praise but as I look at it, the poem is a hymn that can be sung to a number of tunes because the metre 7-6-7-6 is a common enough one. Through this ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 150:1-6

Tags: Praise, Heaven, Praise God, Praise The Lord, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Am Only One, But I Am One. I Cannot Do ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dewitt on Jun 19, 2001

I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And that which I can do, by the ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose, Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Church Of God

J.c.ryle Wrote, About Gods People "See Only One ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 6, 2006

J.C.Ryle wrote, about Gods people “see only one thing”- care for one thing, live for one thing, are swallowed up in one thing ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

We Must Not Only Give What We Have; We Must Also ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We must not only give what we have; we must also ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Only People I Am Aware Of Who Don't Have Troubles ...

Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009

Only people I am aware of who don’t have troubles are gathered in little neighborhoods. Most communities have ...read more

Tags: Affliction

Denomination: Baptist

Quote: "The Only Job You Can Get Where You Start ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 18, 2011

Quote: "The only job you can get where you start at the top ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Brethren

Globe – You Can Only Go South So Far Before You ...

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 29, 2007

Globe – you can only go south so far before you start heading north. But you can go west forever, circling the globe, and never go east. ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Why Would God Go To All The Trouble To Endure Our ...  PRO

Contributed by David Simmons on Jan 18, 2001

Why would God go to all the trouble to endure our bad choices and our flagrant sinning in order to have relationship with us? Hear the story of the lost son from the modern setting as told by Philip Yancey in his book What’s so Amazing about Grace. Yancey tells the story of a prodigal daughter ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:18, Luke 5:17-26, 1 Samuel 23:1-25

Tags: Nobody, Parable Prodigal Son, God's Provision, Forgiveness In Jesus, Everybody, Anybody, Somebody  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Charles Spurgeon Said, We Need Our God; He Is To ...  PRO

Contributed by Tj Tipton on Mar 29, 2001

Charles Spurgeon said, We need our God; He is to be had for the seeking; and He will not deny Himself to any one ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost, Church Practices, Worship General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Fred Smith Notes, "When God Selects Our Service, ...  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 7, 2001

Fred Smith notes, "When God selects our service, He sends the power. When we volunteer, we keep control, ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Faith, Knowing God's Will

Denomination: *other

In Ephesians 6 God Directs Us To Take Up Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Christopher Roberts on Dec 6, 2001

In Ephesians 6 God directs us to take up our weapons and the full armor of God to fight the enemy. The first weapon we are directed to pick up is a shield of faith. There are two Greek names for shields used by soldiers at that time. One is a small round shield called an “aspis.” The second ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence, Faith General

Denomination: Methodist