In Sermon Illustrations: "Robbing God"

The Wife God Made For Adam

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007

The wife God made for Adam: God could have been jealous and desired that Adam would only relate to Him, but he lovingly realized that Adam was incomplete by himself. His aloneness was short of perfection, so God formed a special partner to compliment and complete Adam. God did not make a carbon ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Immortality Is Not Darkness, For God Is Light. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Immortality is not darkness, for God is light. It is not lonely, for Christ is with you. It is not an ...read more

Tags: Death

Art Is A Collaboration Between God And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the ...read more

Tags: Art

The Promises Of God Are Never Spoken To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The promises of God are never spoken to the individual alone, but to all at one time. Baptism, on the contrary, is ...read more

Tags: Baptism

Purity In Gods Children Is Not The Outcome Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"purity in Gods children is not the outcome of obedience to His law, but the result of the ...read more

Tags: Grace

The Smallest Children Are Nearest To God, As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The smallest children are nearest to God, as the smallest ...read more

Tags: Children

There Is A Place In Gods Sun For The Youth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There is a place in Gods sun for the youth farthest down who has the vision, the ...read more

Tags: Children

Happiness Is Nothing But The Conquest Of God ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Happiness is nothing but the conquest of ...read more

Tags: Joy

In The Beginning God Created The Heavens And The ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 14, 2007

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” so read the American astronauts – Andres, Lovell and Borman as they gazed in Awe at the earth from their orbit around the moon on Christmas Eve 1968. These three men experienced a deep ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Remember, Friend, God Can

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

When you feel unlovable, unworthy, and unclean, when you think that no one can heal you, Remember, Friend, God Can. When you think that you are unforgivable for your guilt and your shame, Remember, Friend, God Can. When you think that all is hidden, and no one can see within, Remember, ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD In intense turmoil, Luther wrote his greatest hymn. It was the worst of times -1527-one of the most trying years of Luther’s life. On April 22, a dizzy spell forced Luther to stop preaching in the middle of his sermon. For ten years, since publishing his 95 Theses ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

God Can Use You  PRO

Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Jun 29, 2007

ILLUS: God can use you The next time you feel like GOD can’t use you, just remember... Noah got drunk, Abraham was too old, Isaac was a daydreamer, Jacob was a liar, Joseph was abused, Moses had a stuttering problem, Gideon was afraid, Rahab was a prostitute, Jeremiah and Timothy were too ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God's Real Treasures Are Not To Be Found In A ...

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Aug 1, 2007

God’s real treasures are not to be found in a bank or in a safety deposit box or in bricks and mortar. His real treasure is beside you, your brother or your sister. ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Wants You To Win

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 4, 2007

In addition, God wants you to win. > Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you”—[this is] the Lord’s declaration—“plans for [your] welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Listen, God is pulling for you. He wants you to win as a believer, as a Christ follower. He ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God's Grace Shown To Us  PRO

Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Sep 3, 2007

"God’s Grace Shown To Us" The Enemy of the world, Satan, was on the side of life’s road with a very large cage. The man coming towards him noticed that it was crammed full of people of every kind, young, old, from every race and nation." Where did you get these people?" the man asked. "Oh, ...read more

Scripture: John 8:36

Tags: Grace

Denomination: *other

How They Knew God's Love

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 9, 2007

“How They Knew God’s Love” We tried to visit the lepers at least once a month, when they gathered out on the grass, and we went over what they had learned and sought to make clear the way of salvation by the use of Gospel posters. Sometimes we asked them questions, to see if they really ...read more

Tags: Calvinism

Denomination: Christian Church

God's Grace Shown To Us  PRO

Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Sep 24, 2007

"God’s Grace Shown To Us" The Enemy of the world, Satan, was on the side of life’s road with a very large cage. The man coming towards him noticed that it was crammed full of people of every kind, young, old, from every race and nation." Where did you get these people?" the man asked. "Oh, ...read more

Tags: Atonement, Freedom, Salvation

Denomination: *other

Jim Rhodes: God's Complainer  PRO

Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 16, 2007

Jim Rhodes: God’s Complainer Driving through Mineral Wells, Texas, one afternoon in 1994, Jim Rhodes noticed many buildings standing vacant due to the shutdown of a local military base. "I always complain to God about things that bother me," says Rhodes, "so I asked him, ’Why aren’t these buildings ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Appeal To God's Sovereignty Is Not To Foster ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 1, 2007

The appeal to God’s sovereignty is not to foster hope that we will be spared all difficulty, but to foster confidence that when those difficulties come we are not abandoned. Things have not fallen out of hand. We can still rely on the God who has permitted us to face these things to supply us with ...read more

Denomination: Other

God's Hardening Is A Consequence Of Our ...

Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 12, 2007

"God’s hardening is a consequence of our hardening our own hearts...God will harden none, damn none, unless they willfully reject His grace. Here is a sobering thought: If you enter eternity with a hard, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational