In Sermon Illustrations: "Pure Conscience"

C.s Lewis Who Said That "God Whisper To Us In Our ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 29, 2006

C.S Lewis who said that "God whisper to us in our pleasures talks to us in our conscience and shouts to us in our ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Baptist

The Theology Of Sin - The Chasm Between God And Mankind.

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Dec 11, 2024

Without a sense of sin, says Soren Kierkegaard, there is no true Christianity ..."Take away the alarmed conscience and you may close the churches and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23, Romans 6:1-2

Tags: Church, Sin, Repentance

Denomination: Pentecostal

Simpson's Cocoa Powder

Contributed by Jason Albertson on Nov 8, 2014

There was a little boy once who was reading an advertisement for Simpson’s cocoa powder and asked his mother, “Mom, what does ‘100% pure’ mean?” “It means completely clean, with nothing bad in it.” Later, as she knelt by him as he prayed before going to bed, she heard him say the words, “Dear ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Tags: Purity, Personal Holiness

Denomination: Methodist

Friendship Is A Noble And Virtuous Attachment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendship is a noble and virtuous attachment springing from a pure source, a respect ...read more

Tags: Compassion

C.s. Lewis- Pain Insists Upon Being Attended To, ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 26, 2001

C.S. Lewis- Pain insists upon being attended to, God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: ...read more

Tags: Pain, Hardship Of Life, Knowing God's Will, God In The Hardships, Suffering  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Cannot And Will Not Recant Anything, For To Go ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Nov 7, 2008

"I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no ...read more

Tags: Confidence

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Happened To Our Nation On A September Day ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What happened to our nation on a September day set in motion the first great struggle of a new century. The enemies who struck us are determined and they are resourceful. They will not be stopped by a ...read more

Tags: War

In A Book I Just Read This Week – Every Man's ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 3, 2001

In a book I just read this week – Every Man’s Battle; ‘Winning the war on Sexual Temptation…’ The authors make the following observation… Sexual impurity has become rampant in the church because we’ve ignored the costly work of obedience to God’s standards as individuals, asking too often, “How ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Temptation Sex, Sexuality

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Political Language Is Designed To Make Lies ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give the ...read more

Tags: Government

Political Language...is Designed To Make Lies ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Political language...is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an ...read more

Tags: Government

Each Day, And The Living Of It, Has To Be A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Each day, and the living of it, has to be a conscious creation in which discipline and order are relieved ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Silence

Definition Of Sound Worship

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

But how about this definition of sound worship by William Temple: "To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

The More We Love Our Friends, The Less We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing ...read more

Tags: Compassion

C. S. Lewis Describes The Role Of Suffering In ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Johns on Jun 15, 2002

C. S. Lewis describes the role of suffering in the life of the believer as “soul-making.” It is the shaping of the Christian with the hammer and chisel of adversity. Lewis also said “God whispers to us ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life, Endurance, Emotions

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ji Packer Puts It, "Holiness Means Not Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

: JI Packer puts it, “Holiness means not only desiring God, but also loving and practicing righteousness, out of a constant exercise of conscience to discern right from wrong ...read more

Tags: Faith

William Temple On Worship

Contributed by John Gail on Apr 22, 2012

WILLIAM TEMPLE ON WORSHIP "Worship is the nourishment of the mind upon God's truth. Worship is the quickening of the conscience by God's holiness. Worship is the cleansing of the imagination by God's beauty. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Tags: Worship General

Denomination: Baptist

If There Is Anything That Will Endure The Eye ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If there is anything that will endure The eye of God, because it still is pure, It is the spirit of a little child, ...read more

Tags: Children

Dogs Love Their Friends And Bite Their Enemies, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love ...read more

Tags: Family

When We Are Motivated By Goals That Have Deep ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that ...read more

Tags: Goals

Plenteous Grace With Thee Is Found, Grace To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Plenteous grace with Thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin; Let the healing streams ...read more

Tags: Grace