In Sermon Illustrations: "Quoted the Psalms" showing 261-280 of 2,882

Quote: If I Had My Whole Life To Live Over ...

Contributed by David Hill on Jul 8, 2004

Quote: If I had my whole life to live over again, I don’t think I’d have the strength. ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Baptist

Quote: "God Loves You Just The Way You Are, But ...

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jul 23, 2007

QUOTE: “God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like ...read more

Denomination: *other

Quote: "If God Has Spoken, Listen! If God Has ...

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jan 5, 2008

QUOTE: “If God has spoken, listen! If God has recorded his words in a Book, search its pages with a believing heart. If you do not accept it as God’s inspired word, I cannot invite you to pay any particular attention to it; but if you regard it as the Book of God, I charge you, as I shall meet ...read more

Denomination: *other

Quote: "Any Old Dead Fish Can Float Downstream, ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Aug 7, 2011

Quote: "Any old dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live ...read more

Tags: Action

Denomination: Brethren

Last Night I Had The Privilege Of Writing "paid ...

Contributed by David Tack on Jul 21, 2013

“Last night I had the privilege of writing "paid in full" on someone’s bill. It felt great to see them smile and walk out with no debt on their shoulders. I wondered if that’s how Jesus felt when He went to the Father on my behalf and took my debt that I could have never paid and put ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10

Tags: Redemption, Remission

Denomination: Baptist

When We All Get To Heaven (Quotes By David Platt)

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 8, 2016

WHEN WE ALL GET TO HEAVEN... “I realize there is never going to be a day when I stand before God and He looks at me and says, ’I wish you would have kept more for yourself.’ I’m confident that God will take care of me.” ¯ David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream “We ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Evangelism, Heaven, Witnessing, Great Commission

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pick Any Verse, Quote It Out Loud. Get Your ...

Contributed by Michael West on Sep 29, 2008

Pick any verse, quote it out loud. Get your Bibles out and speak it’s God breathed Words ...read more

Tags: Words

Denomination: Independent/Bible

H.g. Wells -- Here's The Whole Quote, "I Am An ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Nov 22, 2008

H.G. Wells -- here's the whole quote, "I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher from Nazareth is irrevocably the very center of history. Jesus Christ is easily ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Someone Once Wrote; And, I Quote: "Whoso Draws ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008

Someone once wrote; and, I quote: "Whoso draws nigh to God one step through doubtings dim, God will advance a mile in blazing light to Him." The late great American author, lecturer, and radio commentator, Will Oursler (1913 - 1985), once said: "The beginning of faith is the beginning of our ...read more

Tags: Faith

Quote From Fm Bishop Joe James "The Freedom We ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Chandler on Mar 11, 2002

Quote from FM Bishop Joe James “The freedom we have in Christ was made believable to an unbelieving world through the Love that was ...read more

Tags: Unity

Denomination: Methodist

Quote: "If We Don't Feel Strong Desires For… ...

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jul 20, 2007

QUOTE: “If we don’t feel strong desires for… God, it is not because we have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because we have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Our soul is stuffed with small ...read more

Denomination: *other

Story: Excerpt From ¨loving Mercy" By Simon Ponsonby

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 12, 2012

Story: When Maddy and I were in Oxford at Wycliffe Hall, we used to go to Church in St Aldates. About 11 years after leaving Wycliffe, I was in Oxford one Sunday and so I decided to go to the evening service at St Aldates (08-07-2012). As I walked in. I looked at the bookrack in the entrance and ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-19

Tags: Forgiveness, Christian Love

Denomination: Anglican

Quote From Justin Martyr 150ad, "If You Want ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 9, 2008

Quote from Justin Martyr 150AD, "If you want proof that the Spirit of God, who was with your people, and left you to come to us, come into our assemblies, and there you shall see Him cast out ...read more

Tags: Gifts Tongues

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ways To Know Your Church Is Unfriendly  PRO

Contributed by Ken Kersten on Jun 3, 2003

Ways to know your church is unfriendly. When the sign out front says – For members only When the parking lot has a sign that says – unauthorized vehicles will be towed at owners expense. When the church lobby has a sign that says – no loitering When you say “Praise the Lord” and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:10-12

Tags: Funny, Church Purpose Of, Church General, Church, Quotes  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Quote: "The Only Job You Can Get Where You Start ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 18, 2011

Quote: "The only job you can get where you start at the top ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Brethren

Trust In The Lord To Fix It

Contributed by James Ledbetter on Feb 3, 2015

A friend pastor of mine once told me a story about trusting in the Lord to fix what is broken. A certain man and his pastor traveled to preach a sermon at another church. And when finished they went to a store to look around. The man bought a doll for his daughter and took it home and gave it to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:1-4, Psalm 40:1-40

Tags: All-Powerful God, Book Of Psalms, Trust Jesus

Denomination: Apostolic

How Deer Become Thirsty

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 30, 2020

There are 2 times when a deer develops tremendous thirst - one is when he is running from danger, the other is when he is facing an opponent in combat. When he is hunted, he will take to the river and stay submerged as long as he can hold his breath. He will then swim downstream in the middle so ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Psalm 42:2

Tags: Psalms, Worship, Deer, Hungry For God, Longing For God, Thirsting For God  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Was Bathsheba Guilty Or Was She Forced?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 27, 2022

Did Bathsheba betray her husband? The Bible does not tell us anything about the character of Bathsheba before her adulterous relationship with David. Scholars are not agreed on whether Bathsheba was a victim or an agent. There is controversy on whether she willingly committed adultery with David or ...read more

Tags: David, Sin, Sexual Abuse, Rape, Bathsheba, Uriah, Adultery, Psalm 51  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Are You Doing?

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jul 2, 2021

There's a story about a little girl who came home from school one day, and her mother met her at the door: Hi! How was school today? How are you doing? With the honesty of little people, the girl replied, Oh, not so well, mommy. My tummy hurts! Mothers know everything, and this mommy had ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:5-6

Tags: Joke, Child Misunderstanding

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

These Old Bones Of Mine

Contributed by James Snyder on May 20, 2023

I had a frightening experience the other day. I know I must be getting old because things that never frightened me before frighten me. I also see things I never saw before. Going into the bathroom one morning, I looked in the mirror, and my grandfather looked back at me. I almost passed out. With ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:8, Psalm 34:20

Tags: Joy, Age, Humor, Bones

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance