In Sermon Illustrations: "Presence Of God" showing 321-340 of 17,066

The Touch Of God At Christmas  PRO

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 8, 2003

THE TOUCH OF GOD AT CHRISTMAS This is from a 60 Minutes broadcast from a few years ago. It’s an excerpt of what Harry Reasoner said around Christmas time that I want you to hear. Listen carefully – he said: Eleven years ago I did a little Christmas piece and it seemed like a good idea to repeat ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Prayer Is Communicating With God For The ...  PRO

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 15, 2003

Prayer is communicating with God for the purposes of knowing Him, seeking His heart, and doing His will. It is putting your ear ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist

Hearing God Correctly

Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Mar 25, 2004

“In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:20-21

Tags: Hearing God, Soul, Sin

Denomination: Baptist

Give Honor To God  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 22, 2004

David Brainerd said to Jonathan Edwards once: "I do not go to heaven to be advanced but to give honor to God. It is no matter where I shall be stationed in heaven, whether I have a high or low seat there, but to live and please and glorify God.... My heaven is to ...read more

Tags: Worship Definition, Heaven

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Eternal Word Of God  PRO

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 2, 2004

As Jack Hayford describes, Consider the one thing this world which you and I can touch that has "eternity" written into its fabric. It’s the Word of God. Every time I take a Bible in hand, I hold eternity, because the life-force inherent in that Word exceeds ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Has The Right

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004

• Henry Blackaby writes, "He has a right to interrupt your life. He is Lord. When you accepted Him as Lord, you gave Him the right ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Heart Focused On God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004

A HEART FOCUSED ON GOD One writer (Warren Wiersbe) wrote a book called Victorious Christian about a woman named Fanny Crosby. Crosby was the author of over 8000 songs including several that we sang today. In fact she wrote so many that she had to write under pseudonymns just so she could get more ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-19

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday, Peace, God In The Hardships

What God Chooses

Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 23, 2004

What God chooses, HE cleanses What God cleanses, He molds What God molds, He fills What ...read more

Tags: Holiness

Denomination: Baptist

Winning People For God

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2005

WINNING PEOPLE FOR GOD One Sunday evening, William Booth was walking in London with his son, Bramwell, who was then 12 or 13 years old. The father surprised the son by taking him to a tavern! The place was crowded with men and women. Some of them were drunk. Some of them were loud. And the air was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:13-17

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus, What Is Evangelism?

God Answers Prayers  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 26, 2001

GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS Have you ever heard of George Mueller? One day he looked down the streets of Bristol, England, & saw 100’s of homeless children. He was so moved with concern for them that he decided that something had to be done. He had only two pence in his pocket. That’s two cents. ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered, God's Provision

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Never Mind, God  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Apr 30, 2001

NEVER MIND, GOD A man was putting a tin roof on his barn when all of a sudden he slipped and began to slide down the roof. He cried out to God to save him. No sooner had he got the words out of his mouth, a nail caught his pants and stopped him. When he stopped, he said, “Never mind, God. I took ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:7-12

Tags: Fearfully, Miracles, God's Omnipotence, Help, Prayer, Pride, Provision, Soul, Wonderfully Made  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Tiger, The Man And God  PRO

Contributed by Danny Thomas on May 21, 2001

The Tiger, the Man and God A man was being chased by a tiger. He ran as hard as he could until he was at the edge of a cliff with the tiger in hot pursuit. The man looked over the edge of the cliff and saw a branch growing out of the side of the cliff a few feet down. He jumped down and grabbed ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Faith, Faith General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Without The Grace Of God  PRO

Contributed by Robbie Bankens on Aug 9, 2005

There is a need and a place for programs. If I told you that the programs did not help me, then I would be lying to you, because they did. But Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous could not keep me clean and sober alone! Without the Grace (the unmerited favor) of God, those programs ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Listen To The Word Of God

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 21, 2005

LISTEN TO THE WORD OF GOD I witnessed something similar to this on an airplane once. I kept hearing outbursts of laughter. The flight was turbulent and bumpy, hardly a reason for humour. But some fellow behind me was cracking up. No one else, just him. Finally I turned to see what was so funny. ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General, Bible Study

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Tommy Finding God  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Skinner on Dec 4, 2005

Illustration:Tommy finding God John Powell a professor at Loyola University in Chicago writes about a student in his Theology of Faith class named Tommy: Some twelve years ago, I stood watching my university students file into the classroom for our first session in the Theology of Faith. That ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Holiness

Who Waits On God

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“He who waits on God never waits too long” ...read more

Tags: Faith General

To Be At One With God Is To Be At Peace ... ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“To be at one with God is to be at peace ... peace is to be found only within, and unless one finds it there he will never find it at all. Peace lies not in the external ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Let God Worry

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“Pray, and let God worry” ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

The Amazing Providence Of God  PRO

Contributed by David Parks on Sep 18, 2006

The Amazing Providence of God In the late 1800’s a member of Britain’s Parliament went to Scotland to make a speech. He got off the train in Edinburgh, and then took a carriage south toward his destination. Unfortunately, the carriage became stuck in deep mud. A local farm boy came to the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Loving Son  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 15, 2006

Illus.: “God’s Loving Son” A certain rich man died and left no heirs. When his household goods were auctioned off, an elderly lady dressed in shabby garments was the only one to bid on the picture of the dead man’s son. It had been greatly cherished by the wealthy father because his only child ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan