In Sermon Illustrations: "Psalm 121:7-8"

Those Who Refuse To Make New Years Resolutions ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Those who refuse to make New Years resolutions because they always break them anyway are missing the point. Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 121:17, Psalm 121:7

Tags: New Year's Day

How Many Of You Know The Name Paul Aurandt? He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

How many of you know the name Paul Aurandt? He also has an alias. You know him as Paul Harvey. He has published books about The Rest of the Story (Bantam) and More of Paul Harvey’s The Rest of the Story (Morrow). Stories built around the surprise ending format have been compiled into books that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 121:1-8

Tags: Protection, Divine Help, God's Omnipotence

Miracle Story

Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 20, 2011

MIRACLE STORY Many years ago in Kenya, a parent of one of my students came to me and told me what God did for their family. His daughter was born with serious physical problems. Doctors said that she will not be able to give birth her entire life. Her father and mother began to pray fervently for ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 121:1-8

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Baptist

God As My Guard  PRO

Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 24, 2011

GOD AS MY GUARD I remember one time driving on a completely unknown route. It was dark, early in the morning, just after midnight. I didn’t know the way and I thought I can drive ahead and somehow will find the town I was looking for. It was the time when all the routes in Kenya were very poor ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 121:1-8

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Baptist

Being A Shepherd

Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 24, 2011

BEING A SHEPHERD My ancestors were farmers and shepherds. Their task was both varied and arduous, demanding and dangerous. Not only did they have to protect their sheep from dangers, sickness, and wild beasts, they also had to be constantly on the search for good pastures and sufficient water. I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 121:1-8

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

Words Leave A Lasting Impression

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 7, 2011

WORDS LEAVE A LASTING IMPRESSION As bad as it is to hear foul words, it is worse to speak them. A nobleman went to see how Josiah Wedgwood made his SUPERB POTTERY. A young apprentice was told to give the guest a tour of the factory. As they walked through the plant, the visitor began to use ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 121:1-21

Tags: Heaven, Message, Giving, Words, Tithing, Churches, Scroll  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Runaway Elephant

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 23, 2025

When I was about five years old, my family lived in a far-away country called Burma—a warm, green land filled with rice fields, parrots, and elephants that helped people pull heavy logs out of the forest. Burma even has towns with funny names like Maymyo and Meowmya—names that sound as if cats ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:11-12, Psalm 121:7-8, Isaiah 41:10, Proverbs 3:5-6

Tags: Protection, Trust, Angels, Courage

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist