In Sermon Illustrations: "Raised Us Up Together"

Ouch And Thanks A Lot!" 1 Samuel 5:6-10 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 3, 2005

“Ouch and Thanks A Lot!” 1 Samuel 5:6-10 Key verse(s): 6:“The Lord’s hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation upon them and afflicted them with tumors.” What good is pain anyway! Couldn’t God accomplish a whole lot more in our lives if we were tuned into ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 5:6-10

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Lutheran

Misapplied Scriptures, John 9:31: Does God Hear Sinners, Or Not?

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Oct 13, 2023

Introduction: This is another verse of Scripture which has been used and misused by many people for a long time. Some folks teach that it’s basically useless for any sinner to pray because “well, right there, it says, ‘God heareth not sinners!’” But is that what the verse really teaches? Here’s ...read more

Scripture: John 9:31, Psalm 66:18

Tags: Blind Men, Misapplied Scripture, Unusual Healings, Jesus

Denomination: Baptist

Instead Of Praying For Victory, We Settle For ...  PRO

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Jul 6, 2004

“Instead of praying for victory, we settle for temporary relief. We pray that God will make the devil leave us alone, when the Lord is telling us to pursue our ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: Pentecostal

We Should So Live And Labor In Our Time That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"We should so live and labor in our time that what came to us as seed may go to the next generation as blossom, and that which came to us as blossom may go ...read more

Tags: Change

Goodness Is Always An Asset. A Man Who Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Goodness is always an asset. A man who is straight, friendly and useful may never be famous, but he is respected and liked by all who know him. He has laid a solid ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Make For Yourselves Nests Of Pleasant Thoughts. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Make for yourselves nests of pleasant thoughts. None of us yet know, for none of us have been taught in early youth, what fairy palaces we may build ...read more

Tags: Thought

C. H. Spurgeon - "Many Men Owe The Grandeur Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

C. H. Spurgeon - “Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties. We cannot be established except by suffering. It is of no use our hoping that we ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Os Guinness Said, "The Truth Is Not That God Is ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 24, 2007

Os Guinness said, “The truth is not that God is finding us a place for our gifts but that God has created us and our gifts for a place of his choosing—and ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Well I Agree With Adrian Rogers He Says "It's ...  PRO

Contributed by Kent Lenard on Oct 28, 2002

Well I agree with Adrian Rogers he says "It’s easier to cool down a zealot then ...read more

Tags: Sharing Your Faith, Worship Definition

Denomination: Baptist

By The Time The Average Christian Gets His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"By the time the average Christian gets his temperature up to normal, everybody thinks he ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Advertising Is The Whip Which Hustles Humanity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Advertising is the whip which hustles humanity up the road to the Better Mousetrap. It is the vision which ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

The U. S. Constitution Doesn't Guarantee ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have ...read more

Tags: America

Treat It As A Job Not A Mystical Calling. Then ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Treat it as a job not a mystical calling. Then youll get up every morning and go to work, instead of ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

A Bore Is A Vacuum Cleaner Of Society, Sucking ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A bore is a vacuum cleaner of society, sucking up everything and giving nothing. Bores are always ...read more

Tags: Productivity

Its Really Hard For Me To Keep Trim. Im One Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Its really hard for me to keep trim. Im one of those people who can ...read more

Tags: Food

One Of The Evils Of Democracy Is, You Have To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the evils of democracy is, you have to put up with the man you elect ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

One Half Of Knowing What You Want Is Knowing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

As The Outer Shell Wears Thin, Sometimes An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As the outer shell wears thin, sometimes an inner light shows up more clearlyas in ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

One Nice Thing About Growing Older Is That You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One nice thing about growing older is that you and your children eventually wind up on the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-14, 2 Timothy 2:5-14

Tags: Hardship Of Life, Doubting

Laughter And Tears Are Both Responses To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there ...read more

Tags: Humor