In Sermon Illustrations: "Power Of Praise"

In The Star Wars Films I Love The Character Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 28, 2007

In the Star Wars films I love the character of Yoda. He is from an alien race of small creatures about 3 feet high, with a green-brown complexion. Yoda is old. He hobbles around on a walking stick and yet his words are full of wisdom for his pupils. In many ways he is a pitiful sight. At one point ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Everyone Needs This List To ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 20, 2009

Everyone Needs this List to Live. * The most destructive habit: Worry, * The greatest Joy: Giving, * The greatest loss: Loss of self-respect, * The most satisfying work: Helping others, * The ugliest personality trait: Selfishness, * The most endangered species: Dedicated ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Signet Ring

Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Sep 4, 2011

THE SIGNET RING "...I will make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you,' declares the LORD Almighty" (Haggai 2:23). We don't often hear about signet rings anymore; but in Bible times, they were very significant. f In other words, you knew something was from the king because it was marked ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:31

Tags: Attitude General

Denomination: Baptist

The First And Second Great Revival

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 24, 2018

The first recorded revival in Christian history happened from a prayer meeting that took place with a handful of disciples in the upper room (Acts 1:14). The result of that prayer meeting was that they were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:2-4, Acts 4:23-24

Tags: Revival, Prayer

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Faith Does Not Operate In The Realm Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 14, 2002

Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

While An Author Is Yet Living, We Estimate His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"While an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance; and when he ...read more

Tags: Art

If Children Knew, Oh, If They Only Knew Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If children knew, oh, if they only knew their power It is something absolutely glorious in its immensity. But they do not ...read more

Tags: Children

Wondrous Is The Strength Of Cheerfulness, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it better, ...read more

Tags: Joy

Faith Does Not Operate In The Realm Of The ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 31, 2004

“Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Baptist

Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917), Once Said, "The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917), once said, "The power of prayer depends almost entirely upon our ...read more

Tags: Prayer Supplication

Happy Is The Man Who Can Endure The Highest And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Happy is the man who can endure the highest and the lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with ...read more

Tags: Joy

We All Need Some Form Of Deeply Rooted, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation it empowers us to overcome ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Nature Is Neutral. Man Has Wrested From Nature ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Nature is neutral. Man has wrested from nature the power to make the world a desert or to make the deserts bloom. There ...read more

Tags: Creation

The Great End Of Education Is To Discipline ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to train it to the use of its own powers, rather ...read more

Tags: Culture

It Is A Great Moment When We Realize That We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is a great moment when we realize that we have the power to trample on certain moods. Moods never ...read more

Tags: Emotions

We Will Look Back On Print Media The Way We Look ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We will look back on print media the way we look back on travel by horse or the wind-powered shipas ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

In The All-Important World Of Family Relations, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the all-important world of family relations, three other words are almost as powerful as the famous I ...read more

Tags: Family

Journalism Has Other Rewards. Youll Comfort The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Journalism has other rewards. Youll comfort the afflicted. Youll afflict the comfortable. Youll ask impolite questions of ...read more

Tags: News

Liberals Running The Democrat Party Hold No ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Liberals running the Democrat Party hold no regard for the military, or the country it was instituted to protect, and are willing to play any game ...read more

Tags: Politics

But It Doesn't Always Go According To Plan; In ...

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Oct 5, 2009

But it doesn’t always go according to plan; in fact some days do anything but go according to plan. I can remember a day when I was on faults (I was for years a faults-man in the power distribution industry) I was called out in the wee small hours, to a Ute that had hit a pole and the lines had ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Tags: Suffering Joy In, Planning, Plans, Making Plans

Denomination: Salvation Army