In Sermon Illustrations: "Present With The Lord"

I've Got Two Rings On My Hand Today. This One ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Malone on Aug 26, 2007

I’ve got two rings on my hand today. This one is my wedding ring- 24 karat gold, very pure. The other is one my daughter got out of a gumball machine. It looks kind of gold but it is tin at best. The stone is pretty but I’m sure it’s made of plastic. Now which one of these is going to stand up ...read more

Tags: Righteousness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Augustine Said, Trust The Past To God's Mercy, ...

Contributed by Don Jones on Sep 26, 2007

Augustine said, Trust the past to God’s mercy, the present to God’s love and the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

To Be Able To Fill Leisure Intelligently Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very ...read more

Tags: Enjoyment

In Rivers, The Water That You Touch Is The Last ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that ...read more

Tags: Time

Bill Gothard Said, "Contentment Is Realizing ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 15, 2009

Bill Gothard said, "Contentment is realizing that God has already provided everything we ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Truths To Victorious Living Are:  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Truths to victorious living are: One, recognize the need to be filled with the Holy Spirit so you can live a life that reflects being led of the Holy Ghost. The apostle exhorts you "...to be filled with the [Holy] Spirit." Two, begin mortifying the flesh by confessing sins and claim Christ's ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-9

Tags: Holiness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Here Is A Persistent Legend In Connection With ...  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 8, 2007

here is a persistent legend in connection with the building of Solomon’s temple that perfectly illustrates this prophecy. The stones for the temple were prepared in advance in a nearby quarry. As they were needed, they were raised up to the building site. One day the workers in the quarry sent up a ...read more

Denomination: Other

Gordon Hugenberger (Of Park St Church, Boston) ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 6, 2002

Gordon Hugenberger (of Park St Church, Boston) calls this petition ("Thy Kingdom come") a "request for ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Congregational

We Are Always Looking To The Future; The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are always looking to the future; the present does not satisfy us. Our ideal, ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Dont Ask Too Much Of Any Set Of Rules. Think Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dont ask too much of any set of rules. Think of how long it is taking to put ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

We Live In A Moment Of History Where Change Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present ...read more

Tags: Change

How Narrow Our Souls Become When Absorbed In Any ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

How narrow our souls become when absorbed in any present good or ill It is only the thought of ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

First Gave Us

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 2, 2014

We can give to God only what he first gave us. We’re like the kid who wanted to give his dad a birthday gift, so he went to his father’s closet, took a tie off the rack, wrapped it up and presented it to him with a “Happy Birthday, Dad!” When we give to God, we take something wonderful that He ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1

Tags: Giving, Tithes And Offering, God As Owner

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Once On A Ship Liner On A Journey Through The ...

Contributed by Steven W on Mar 26, 2005

Once on a ship liner on a journey through the Atlantic Ocean, the apostle Smith Wigglesworth was in the Great Banquet Hall where all the guests and ship staff gathered together to have a gala time. And everyone was having a jolly good time getting drunk and making merry. (Sounds like our present ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Remember With Me If You Can When Your Last Child ...

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009

Remember with me if you can when your last child was born. For my wife and me it was in Hoffman Estates Medical Center, on October 17, 1986 at 1:58 a.m. We entered the hospital on a cool dark evening with great expectation about what was soon to occur. Birth pains gradually came in shorter and ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Baptist

42% Of Americans Say They Would Enjoy Christmas ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

42% of Americans say they would enjoy Christmas more if there were no presents. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Books Are The Legacies That A Great Genius ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation, as presents ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

We Can't Give Our Children The Future, Strive ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"We can't give our children the future, strive though we may to make it secure. But ...read more

Tags: Children

For Health And The Constant Enjoyment Of Life, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For health and the constant enjoyment of life, give me a keen and ever present sense of humor; it is the next best ...read more

Tags: Humor

When Jesus Saved Us His Intention Was Not Only ...

Contributed by Angel Caballero on Jan 4, 2010

When Jesus saved us His intention was not only to save our souls, but also to save us from ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Church Of God