In Sermon Illustrations: "Praise Poem"

In Experience, Thanksgiving And Praise Weave ...

Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 13, 2007

“In experience, thanksgiving and praise weave themselves in and out of one another and become part of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

We Should Praise God

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 6, 2006

WE SHOULD PRAISE GOD I heard someone say recently that if the only thing God has done in our lives is to save us – we should praise God from the rising of the sun through the darkness of the night. But He has done so much more for us than that. He has given you the sense of taste – so that you ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Praise What We ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 2, 2008

We Praise What We Enjoy C.S. Lewis said: “I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment. It is not out of compliment that lovers keep on telling one another how beautiful they are; the delight is incomplete till ...read more

Tags: Worship Definition

Denomination: Other

[046]. A Message From A Poem – Christians In Response

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 6, 2025

[046]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – CHRISTIANS IN RESPONSE This is another poem where I make use of rhyming patterns. Each line has an internal rhyme separated by one syllable. Here it is explained – “My life was SPENT, and WENT its way, with worldly discord gained.” The rhyming scheme for the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:19, Revelation 5:11-13

Tags: Praise, Christians, Response, Poetry, Poem, Death Of Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[239]. A Message From A Poem – Sing To The Greatness Of The Lord

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Dec 18, 2025

[239]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – SING TO THE GREATNESS OF THE LORD How can I describe this poem? It is a fact and praise poem. I wanted to start the poem with praise, for our God is greatly adored, and has done so much for helpless sinners. The metre used here, 5 - 7 - 5 – 7, gives the poem ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:23-29

Tags: Sing, Greatness Of God, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[238]. A Message From A Poem – See Him Now

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Dec 17, 2025

[238]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – SEE HIM NOW This is a simple poem. It covers salvation and service. When Jesus was here people saw Him and heard Him as He spoke the eternal message but eyes were closed and ears were shut. The response to Jesus was the same response to Stephen – {{Acts 7:51 ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:51, Acts 7:57, John 5:24

Tags: Hear, Serve, See, Christian Poems, Praise, Take  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[356]. A Message From A Poem – You, O Lord, Are Wonderful

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 27, 2026

[356]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – YOU, O LORD, ARE WONDERFUL This is a praise poem for the worthy Lord. It is descriptive with many titles and positions the Lord holds in our sight and mentioned in our bibles. There are 10 of these alone in the last stanza. We ought to meditate on the Lord and ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-17, John 1:3, John 8:12, John 9:5

Tags: Wonderful, Names Of God, Christian Poems, The Names Of Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[085]. A Message From A Poem – For All Christians - The Three Ps

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 21, 2025

[085]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FOR ALL CHRISTIANS - THE THREE Ps There are 9 poems in this Trilogy series. This poem is part of a Trilogy - three sets of three. The first set is addressed to MEN, the second to ALL CHRISTIANS and the third is SPECIFIC. This is the first one in the second set ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 47:5-7, Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 12:11-12, Psalm 57:7-9

Tags: Vital Links, Praise, Prayer, Patience, Poetry, Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Bible Contains 377 References To Praise And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Bible contains 377 references to praise and 375 references to prayer. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

It May Be That Praise, Like Gold And Diamonds, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

It may be that praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value to its scarcity, as Samuel Johnson said, but most of us would prefer to err on the side of giving too much praise than too little. One who would agree was the wife of an old Vermonter named Eb. Old Eb was, like many of his breed, rather ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

I Cannot Praise A Fugitive And Cloistered ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

"I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversity, but slinks out of the race where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat." John Milton, Courage - ...read more

Tags: Character

When I Hear The Praises Start

Contributed by John Shearhart on May 26, 2006

My son, my son, why are you striving? You can’t add one thing to what’s been done for you. I did it all while I was dying. Rest in your faith, my peace will come to you. For when I hear the praises start I want to rain upon you. Blessings that will fill your heart; I see no stain upon you, ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

The Lovely Words Of Praise And Faith Found In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Sep 29, 2006

The lovely words of praise and faith found in the hymn Now Thank We All Our God would lead us to believe that this hymn was written during a time of victory. Quite the opposite was the case. Martin Rinkart, a Lutheran pastor in Eilenburg, Germany, wrote the hymn during the Thirty Year War which ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Creativity Is So Delicate A Flower That Praise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us will put out more and ...read more

Tags: Art

In Praising Or Loving A Child, We Love And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In praising or loving a child, we love and praise not that which is, ...read more

Tags: Children

It Is One Thing To Praise Discipline And Another ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is one thing to praise discipline and ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Praise Is Something That Will Make You Sick If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Praise is something that will make you sick ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

The Meanest, Most Contemptible Kind Of Praise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Remember That Praise Is More Valuable Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Remember that praise is more valuable than blame. Remember too that your primary mission as a leader is to see with your own eyes and be seen by ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

If You Feel Down, Just Praise The ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 20, 2009

If you feel down, Just praise the Lord! If you feel down, And all alone If your world is all but gone Just look up to the sky above And know you have a friend If you feel down and feel betrayed And your friends have left you cold Just pray to ...read more

Tags: Worship God, Christian Values