In Sermon Illustrations: "Power of God"

Finding Real Power  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 3, 2003

FINDING REAL POWER Someone has wisely said what it takes to find freedom in the power of the Holy Spirit. "It costs much to obtain the power of the Spirit. It costs self-surrender and humiliation and the yielding up of the most precious things to God. It costs the perseverance of long waiting ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes, Holy Spirit General

Denomination: United Methodist

Power Of A Praying Mother  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2004

POWER OF A PRAYING MOTHER The year was 1820 and Peter Richley was a grateful man. He had survived one of the strangest and most harrowing events known to mankind. The ship which he had been traveling on sank. He was rescued. By some strange twist of circumstance, however, this ship sank. He was ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-10, James 5:1-10

Tags: Prayer Answered, Prayer General, Mother's Day

The Power In Touching The Untouchable  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009

THE POWER IN TOUCHING THE UNTOUCHABLE Jesus, the Christ, is still in the business of touching the untouchable! You may feel like you are too dirty or too wicked for Jesus, the Christ, to touch you with His forgiveness today! As an illustration, you may remember the move enitled "The Elephant ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8

Tags: Grace

The Devastating Power Of Criticism

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 25, 2014

"Go where you’re celebrated, not where you’re tolerated." - Author Unknown I know a number of people whose lives have been profoundly affected by the criticism of others. For some, it was being cruelly taunted at school by their peers, for others, a close family member who criticized or ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:15

Tags: Criticism, Judgemental, Evil Tongue

Denomination: Charismatic

You Shall Receive Power After...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER AFTER... Missionary John Hyde went to India a little over a hundred years ago. John felt a strong calling to the nation of India and began to spend hours in an attempt to learn the local language. Then the day came. It was in 1892 that he boarded a steamer in New York bound ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

In A Small Texas Town, A New Bar/Tavern Started A ...

Contributed by Bob Joyce on May 21, 2008

In a small Texas town, a new bar/tavern started a building to open up their business. The local church started a campaign of petitions to block the bar from opening. Work progressed, however right up till the week before opening, when a lightening strike hit the bar and it burned to the ...read more

Tags: Power

Denomination: Baptist

The Same Lighting And Thunder That Lights Up ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 17, 2008

"The same lighting and thunder that lights up the sky and brings the rain is the same lightning and thunder that ...read more

Tags: Power

Denomination: Pentecostal

Water ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

WATER SOURCE The story is told about an Englishman living in Cairo who visited an Arab Chief in Arabia. The Englishman was treated with such kindness and royalty that he invited the Chief to visit him in Cairo, Egypt. He promised to show him the great sights of the city. The Arab Chief made the ...read more

Tags: Power

Steve Camp Sings A Song Called "Run To The ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 16, 2008

Steve Camp sings a song called "Run to the Battle!" where he quootes C. T. Studd, "Some want to live within the sound of church or chapel bell. I ...read more

Tags: Power

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Am More And More Convinced That Man Is A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever ...read more

Tags: Power

The Jaws Of Power Are Always Open To Devour, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the ...read more

Tags: Power

There Is Danger From All Men. The Only Maxim Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with ...read more

Tags: Power

Power In The Hand Of Lack Of Knowledge, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Power in the hand of lack of knowledge, inexperience and ego is ...read more

Tags: Power

The Greater The Power, The More Dangerous The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The greater the power, the more ...read more

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Power Will Intoxicate The Best Hearts, As Wine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good ...read more

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Power Depends On Good Connections. The Train ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Power depends on good connections. The train with the locomotive, machinery with the engine; the electrical mechanism with the powerhouse. And in the ...read more

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A Fondness For Power Is Implanted, In Most Men, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to ...read more

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Human Nature Will Never Part With Power. Look ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Human nature will never part with power. Look for an example of a voluntary relinquishment of power from one end of ...read more

Tags: Power

It Is By Its Promise Of A Sense Of Power That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil ...read more

Tags: Power

The Only Prize Much Cared For By The Powerful ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power. The prize of the general is ...read more

Tags: Power