In Sermon Illustrations: "purpose of the law" showing 1,041-1,060 of 2,816

There Is An Old Story About A Lighthouse Keeper ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 25, 2001

"There is an old story about a lighthouse keeper who worked on a rocky stretch of coastline. Once a month he would receive a new supply of oil to keep the light burning so that ships could safely sail near the rocky coast. One night, though, a woman from a nearby village came and begged him for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-7, 1 Kings 17:8-16, Matthew 25:1-13

Tags: Excuses, Responsibility, Integrity

Have You Ever Thought Any Deep Thoughts About ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jan 16, 2005

Have you ever thought any deep thoughts about rubber bands? I have. In fact, I had one of those great big rubber bands that I was going to bring up here, but somewhere along the way, I either mislaid it or lost it. I was going to bring it up here and drape it over this corner right here, and I ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: *other

Jack Hyles- Back In World War Ii, I Was A Pa...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 19, 2015

Jack Hyles- Back in World War II, I was a paratrooper. I used to jump out of airplanes. We jumped out of airplanes called C-47’s. After the war was over, I got on a plane, and they said, "Welcome aboard Delta Airlines DC-3 plane." I felt at home on that plane. We got up in the air, and I asked ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:9

Tags: Conversion, Turning Point, Turning To God, Turning

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Your Love Of Liberty Your Respect For The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Your love of liberty your respect for the laws your habits of industry and your practice of the moral and religious obligations, are the ...read more

Tags: Joy

Power Always Thinks It Has A Great Soul And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak; and that it is doing God's ...read more

Tags: Power

Education Would Be Much More Effective If Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Education would be much more effective if its purpose was to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they do not ...read more

Tags: Culture

Jesus Was Interested In People, Doing Good, ...

Contributed by Michael West on Apr 2, 2008

Jesus was interested in people, doing good, healing, serving, taking the anointing of God for the right purpose—not occasionally doing something good ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Priest And The Levite (Parable Of The Good Samaritan)

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 20, 2022

Keathley makes several interesting points that the Priest and Levite mentioned in the Parable of the Prodigal Son were leaving Jerusalem and could not use the excuse that they did not want to touch the man and be unclean for worship. Why? They had already accomplished their duties and were heading ...read more

Tags: Priest, Parables, Hypocrisy, Pharisees, Kindness, Levite, Good Samaritan  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Civilization Is The Progress Of A Society ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Civilization is the progress of a society towards privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. ...read more

Tags: Culture

The Less Government We Have The Better The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The less government we have the better the fewer laws and the less confided power. The antidote to this abuse of formal government is the influence ...read more

Tags: Government

People Are Always More Encouraged When We Share ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 27, 2003

“People are always more encouraged when we share how God’s grace helped us in weakness than when we brag about our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:1

Tags: Gifts Encouragement, Joy

Denomination: Church Of God

5% Of Adult Americans Have A Biblical Worldview ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

5% of adult Americans have a biblical worldview while 88% feel accepted by God. 82% say they are clear about the meaning and purpose of their ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The Wilderness Is Not A Negative Time For Those ...

Contributed by Karen Buck on Jul 3, 2006

"The Wilderness is not a negative time for those obey God. Its purpose is very positive: to train and prepare us for a new move of the Holy Spirit" - ...read more

Tags: War

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Just As America Stands As An Example To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Just as America stands as an example to the world of the inestimable benefits of freedom and democracy, so too an America with the capacity to project her power for the purpose of protecting and expanding ...read more

Tags: America

If I Were To Take A Long Piece Of Super-Duper ...  PRO

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 28, 2005

If I were to take a long piece of super-duper duct tape and stick it firmly to your hairy arm, how would you prefer to have it removed if you only had these two choices: Slowly, pulling out one hair at a time, or suddenly, ripping it off instantly? Most of us would prefer a quick rip. Well, when ...read more

Tags: Christian Liberty

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Many Years Ago The Puritans Thought That They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Many years ago the Puritans thought that they were ruining Christmas with all their pagan rituals. They especially objected to the fact that the holiday usually came on a week day, therefore distracting people, they thought, from the Lord’s Day of Sunday. But they did more than annually complain ...read more

Tags: Christmas

The Definition Of Prayer Found In The Devils ...  PRO

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000

The definition of prayer found in the Devils Dictionary, written by Ambrose Bierce around the turn of the century-- "To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Supplication

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Recent Associated Press Poll Found That 52% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

A recent Associated Press poll found that 52% of Americans would support a law to ban gay “marriage”. (Foster ...read more

No Man Ever Became Great Doing As He Pleased. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No man ever became great doing as he pleased. Little men do as they please little nobodies. Great men submit themselves to the ...read more

Tags: Greatness

There Is Hardly Anything In The World That Some ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who ...read more

Tags: Money