In Sermon Illustrations: "Poems Of Gods Love"

God Hath Given To Man A Short Time Here Upon ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

God hath given to man a short time here upon earth, and yet upon this short time eternity ...read more

Tags: Funerals Christian, Death

When God Looks At The Human Heart, He Knows What ...  PRO

Contributed by James Dunn on Feb 11, 2002

When God looks at the human heart, he knows what he’s looking at. 1 Samuel 16:7 suggests that we don’t and can’t, even when we look at our own hearts. The results of not seeing the heart for what it is can be disastrous. An Illinois man died waiting for a donor kidney a month after his transplant ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

Asking God To Give Us Our Daily Bread Should Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Feb 28, 2002

Asking God to give us our daily bread should not encourage us to stand around waiting for it to ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Methodist

When People Do Not Mind What God Says To Them In ...  PRO

Contributed by Martin Wickens on Apr 20, 2002

When people do not mind what God says to them in His Word, God doth as little mind what they say ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Baptist

God Our Father Has Made All Things Depend On ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 30, 2002

God our Father has made all things depend on faith so that whoever has faith will have everything, and whoever does not have ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A.w. Tozer (1897-1963) God Wants Worshipers ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Gibney on May 19, 2002

A.W. Tozer (1897-1963) God wants worshipers before workers; indeed the only acceptable workers are those who have learned the lost art of worship. . . . The very stones would praise him if the need ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:40

Tags: Worship Purpose

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I've Lived To Thank God That All My Prayers ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 8, 2002

“I’ve lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Answered

Denomination: Congregational

There Are Times When We Get In God's Way When He ...  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jul 22, 2002

There are times when we get in God’s way when He is trying to tend to the business of His kingdom here on earth. "A man was struggling with a large box at the back edge of his truck. A passing neighbor saw his plight and came over to help him. He put his shoulder to the box. After a few tiring ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:16-39

Tags: Fire, God's Provision, Knowing God's Will

Denomination: United Methodist

God Our Father Has Made All Things Depend On ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 24, 2002

God our Father has made all things depend on faith so that whoever has faith will have everything, and whoever does not ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If God Intended Man To Live On Bread, Why Didn't ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 31, 2002

‘If God intended man to live on bread, why didn’t he create a bread tree?’ And the answer, in effect, is that God could have created a tree that produced crusty loaves of bread, but he prefers to offer us a grain and invite us to buy a field and plant the seed. He prefers that we till the soil ...read more

Scripture: John 6:54, John 6:51

Tags: Giving Yourself

Denomination: Methodist

God Does Prefer One Way Of Living Over Another. ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Oct 24, 2002

God does prefer one way of living over another. And that which He prefers is based on a bedrock commitment to His word and His ways. And the results are always supernatural. A TV camera crew was on assignment in Southern Florida filming the widespread destruction of Hurricane Andrew. In one scene, ...read more

Tags: Bible Truth, Bible Influence

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Our Father Has Made All Things Depend On ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

God our Father has made all things depend on faith so that whoever has faith will have everything, and whoever does not have ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:3

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Is With Me...i'll Do What I Want

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

GOD IS WITH ME...I'LL DO WHAT I WANT Maxwell Perkins, the famous book editor, once wrote, "One of my deepest convictions is that the terrible harms that are done in this world are not done by deliberately evil people, who are not numerous and are soon found out. They are done by the good--by those ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Humility, Wisdom

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When God Bolts The Door, Don't Try To Get In ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

When God bolts the door, don’t try to get in through the window. The will of God never will lead you where the grace ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will, Faith, Grace

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Does God Promise Us? He Will Watch Over ...

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 18, 2005

What does God promise us? He will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. It goes back to the same theme throughout. The LORD is watching, no matter whether you’re coming or going - He’s watching. I’d compare it to walking through a mall ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Lutheran

Walter Cronkite Or God?" Joshua 1:1-9 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 21, 2005

“Walter Cronkite or God?” Joshua 1:1-9 Key verse(s): 5:“No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Why is the world such a fearful place? It seems these days people are afraid of more ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9

Tags: Promises Of God, God's Omniscience

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Plan For Pain!" Matthew 16:21-28 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 6, 2005

“God’s Plan for Pain!” Matthew 16:21-28 Key verse(s): 25:“‘For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.’” “And whatever you do, make sure you don’t hurt yourself!” The tractor tire was heavy; definitely a two man job. Perched on the back of his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Lutheran

C.s. Lewis Said, "My Argument Against God Was ...

Contributed by Lisa Delay on Oct 3, 2005

C.S. Lewis said, “My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a ...read more

Tags: Repentance

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God: "Whew! I Just Created A 24-Hour Period Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

God: "Whew! I just created a 24-hour period of alternating light and darkness on Earth." Angel: "What are you ...read more

Tags: Creation

One Day God Was Looking Down At Earth And Saw All ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the evil that was going on. He decided to send an angel down to Earth to check it out. So he called one of His best angels and sent the angel to Earth for a time. When the angel returned she told God, yes it is bad on Earth, 95% is bad and 5% ...read more

Tags: Sin General