In Sermon Illustrations: "Reason For The Season"

Eighteen Reasons To Praise God  PRO

Contributed by Michael Gibney on May 19, 2002

EIGHTEEN REASONS TO PRAISE GOD- 1. HE GAVE US A PRIVILEGE TO PRAY 2. HIS DEEDS AMONG MEN 3. HIS WONDROUS AND MARVELOUS WORKS 4. HIS HOLY NAME 5. HIS STRENGTH 6. HIS WONDERS 7. HIS JUDGMENTS IN THE EARTH 8. HE IS THE LORD OUR GOD 9. HIS CREATION 10. HIS SALVATION 11. HIS GLORY 12. HIS ...read more

Tags: Worship Purpose

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Reason Itself Is Fallible, And This Fallibility ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006

Reason itself is fallible, and this fallibility must find a place in our logic. Nicola Abbagnano (1901–1990), Italian philosopher. ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Happiness Has No Reason. It Is Not To Be Found ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Happiness has no reason. It is not to be found in the facts of our lives, but in the color of the ...read more

Tags: Joy

There Is No More Reason To Believe That Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no more reason to believe that man descended from some inferior animal than there is to believe that a stately ...read more

Tags: Evolution

Without Dreams, There Is No Reason To Work. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Without dreams, there is no reason to work. Without work, there ...read more

Tags: Dreams

The Reason Grandparents And Grandchildren Get ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that ...read more

Tags: Family

There Are Always Reasons For Giving Up. There Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are always reasons for giving up. There is no such thing as failure except to those ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

One Reason That Sin Flourishes Is That It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One reason that sin flourishes is that it is treated like a cream puff ...read more

Tags: Sin General

The Very Reason For The First Amendment Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as ...read more

Tags: America

The Reason People Are Down On The Bible Is That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The reason people are down on the Bible is that they are ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The Reason Men Oppose Progress Is Not That They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but ...read more

Tags: Change

No Good Reason, Just An Excuse  PRO

Contributed by Larry Moyer on Aug 5, 2009

NO GOOD REASON, JUST AN EXCUSE Some time ago I spoke to a man in the Air Force. He admitted to me that he did not know if he was going to heaven. So I pulled a 3x5 card from my pocket and said, "I would like you to list on that card whatever is keeping you from trusting Christ right now." He ...read more

Scripture: John 17:13-18

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Giving The Poor A Reason To Live

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 9, 2011

GIVING THE POOR A REASON TO LIVE So let's humble ourselves before each other and experience His grace. It's the way to true glory and dignity even if we find ourselves down and out. That's what Abbe Pierre discovered when he founded the Emmaus Communities in 1949. The Emmaus Communities today ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:11-17, Galatians 5:13-15

Tags: Servanthood

Right Prayer For The Wrong Reason  PRO

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Nov 18, 2011

RIGHT PRAYER FOR THE WRONG REASON I began teaching during the Wednesday night prayer meetings seven months ago. Suppose I prayed every day for all those months for God to make us into a praying church. Suppose I prayed morning, noon, and night for God to make us a praying church. Suppose I prayed ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-3

Tags: Prayer, Selfishness, Prayer How To, Motives

Denomination: Baptist

Reasons For Leaving The Last Job

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 6, 2012

REASONS FOR LEAVING THE LAST JOB "Responsibility makes me nervous." "Please don't misconstrue my 14 jobs as 'job-hopping.' I have never quit a job." "Was met with a string of broken promises and lies, as well as cockroaches." "I was working for my mom until she ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Independent/Bible

There Was A Spiritual Reason For This. For Three ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There was a spiritual reason for this. For three days, Jonathan Edwards had not eaten a morsel of food, nor closed his eyes in sleep. Over and over again, he cried out “Oh, God, give me New England Give me New England” Because of his total devotion to Jesus Christ, Edwards was able to preside ...read more

Tags: Devotion, God Brings Purpose

Wrong Reasons For Study Of Bible

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 21, 2018

At the village church in Kalonovka, Russia, attendance at Sunday school picked up after the priest started handing out candy to the peasant children. One of the most faithful was a pug-nosed, lad who recited his Scriptures with proper piety, pocketed his reward, then fled into the fields to munch ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-3

Tags: Holy, Sanctification

Reasons Why We Suffer

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 15, 2019

1. We suffer because we live in a fallen world (Romans 8:26-30). 2. We suffer because we have an enemy who stalks us (I Peter 5:8-9). 3. We suffer because of our own wrong decisions (Psalm 51). 4. We may suffer because of God’s ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-30

Tags: Discipline, Suffering, Judgment

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

10 Reasons To Study The Scriptures

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020

TEN REASONS TO STUDY THE SCRIPTURES 1. Will strengthen your personal life (1 John 2:14). 2. Will strengthen your assurance of salvation (1 John 5:13). 3. Will strengthen your confidence in your relationship with God (1 John 5:14). 4. Will undergird the effectiveness of your prayers (John 15:7). 5. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Timothy 2:15

Tags: Scripture, Truth, Bible Study, Word Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are You Ready For Fall?

Contributed by James Snyder on Sep 11, 2021

With such a tumultuous summer, I’m glad we are now beginning the fall season. There for a while, I didn’t think it was going to come. But, contrary to my negativity, it has arrived, and I’m delighted. Summer wasn’t quite the way summers have been in the past. My family didn’t have many ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1

Tags: Humor, Blessings, Seasons

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance