In Sermon Illustrations: "Promises" showing 121-140 of 1,617

At The Head Table In The Cafeteria, One Of The ...

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 21, 2005

At the head table in the cafeteria, one of the teachers had placed a big bowl of bright red, fresh, juicy apples. Beside the bowl, she placed a note that read, "Take only one. Remember, God is watching." At the other end of the table was a bowl full of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, still ...read more

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Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Bible Teaches That God Is Awesome, He Is ...

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 3, 2005

The Bible teaches that God is awesome, He is higher, greater and majestic than we can ever imagine. In fact no one can even look upon God and live. Why, even Indiana Jones understood that. When his arch enemy and Nazi,Rene Belloq, not only finds the sacred Ark of the Covenant, which in the ...read more

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Denomination: Christian Church

Just Prior To The 2002 Olympics I Was Asked By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2005

Just prior to the 2002 Olympics I was asked by Arturo Kinch of Costa Rica to coach him in Cross Country skiing. This wasn’t Arturo’s first Olympics or ski experience. In fact I realized that this former missionary kid, who hadn’t even seen snow until he was 19, was somewhat of a folk hero in ...read more

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Attention Is Like A Daily Bouquet Of Love. Bob ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

Attention is like a daily bouquet of love. Bob ...read more

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For 51 Years Bob Edens Was Blind. He Couldn't See ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

For 51 years Bob Edens was blind. He couldn’t see a thing. His world was a black hall of sounds and smells. He felt his way through five decades of darkness. And then, he could see. A skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had sight. He found it ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:14-17

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On January 29, 2003, Athina Roussel Became The ...  PRO

Contributed by Rob Willis on Jan 30, 2006

On January 29, 2003, Athina Roussel became the richest teenager on the planet, inheriting a fortune estimated at that time to be between $800 million to $1 billion, and it all came from her grandfather, Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis through her mother. In 1988, when Athina was 3, her ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

When You Are Arguing Against Him, You Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"When you are arguing against Him, you are arguing against the very power that makes you ...read more

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In 1858 The Illinois Legislature Sent Stephen A. ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 20, 2006

In 1858 the Illinois legislature sent Stephen A. Douglas to the U.S. Senate instead of Abraham Lincoln, although Lincoln had won the popular vote. (In those days the Illinois legislature elected its federal senators and not the voters.) The future president was stunned by the outcome but took it ...read more

Scripture: Judges 11:1-2, Judges 7:1-30

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Denomination: Lutheran

Augustine Said, "Our Hearts Were Made For You, O ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2006

Augustine said, "our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are ...read more

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Suppose That We Are Wise Enough To Learn And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even ...read more

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The Thing Thats Important To Know Is That You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The thing thats important to know is that ...read more

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Whats All Our Knowledge Worth? We Dont Even Know ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Whats all our knowledge worth? We dont even know what the ...read more

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Any Kind Of Knowledge Gives A Certain Amount Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Any kind of knowledge gives a certain amount of power. A knowledge of details has served in many a crisis. A knowledge of details has often ...read more

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We Owe Almost All Our Knowledge Not To Those ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We owe almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed, but to ...read more

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Acquire New Knowledge Whilst Thinking Over The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may ...read more

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The Love Of Anything Is The Fruit Of Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The love of anything is the fruit of our knowledge of it, and grows ...read more

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Knowledge Is The Eye Of Desire And Can Become ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the ...read more

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The Difference Between What The Most And The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in ...read more

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If A Man Empties His Purse Into His Head, No ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in ...read more

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If You Have Knowledge, Let Others Light Their ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you have knowledge, let others light ...read more

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