In Sermon Illustrations: "Sabbath Rest"

Sleep. Oh How I Loathe Those Little Slices Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Sleep. Oh how I loathe those little ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

All Men Whilst They Are Awake Are In One Common ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

Going To Bed Can Cure Almost Half Of Ones Ills, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Going to bed can cure almost half of ones ills, and getting ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

It Is A Common Experience That A Problem ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

Heavy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

HEAVY SLEEP People who sleep less than 6 or more than 9 hours per night are more likely to be obese, claims a new government study. The study also linked light sleepers to higher smoking ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-29

Tags: Sabbath, Sleep

Sleep ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

SLEEP CONFUSED Studies find people who sleep between 6.5 hours and 7.5 hours per night live the longest. Those who sleep 8 hours or more or less than 6.5 hours don’t live quite as long. There is just as much risk associated with sleeping too long as with sleeping too little. The big surprise is ...read more

Tags: Sabbath, Sleep

Sunday Trains

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008

SUNDAY TRAINS William Barclay tells this story: The first Sunday train from Glasgow to Edinburgh ran on the 13th of March, 1842. Our contemporary journalist, wrote that it was filled with peaceful and respectable persons, gliding quietly away on its mission. The Presbytery of Glasgow, however, ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

Someone Wrote That Exhaustion Is: The Feeling ...

Contributed by Mark Lewis on Mar 5, 2009

Someone wrote that exhaustion is: The feeling that if I had to do it all over ...read more

Tags: Sunday, Sabbath

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Whole Conviction Of My Life Now Rests Upon ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and a few other solitary men, is the ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes, Evangelism The Lost, Disappointment

Jesus Calls Us To His Rest, And Meekness Is His ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Kuzma on Jan 2, 2002

“Jesus calls us to His rest, and meekness is his method. The meek man cares not at all who is greater than he, for he has long ago decided that the esteem of the world is not worth the effort. The rest Christ offers is the rest of meekness, the blessed relief which comes when we accept ourselves ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5

Tags: Peace, Meekness, Sermon On The Mount, God Brings Hope

Denomination: Foursquare

Any Rest That You Receive, Any Comfort That You ...  PRO

Contributed by David Taylor on Apr 18, 2003

Any rest that you receive, any comfort that you find, any hope that you have, and any encouragement you get during the time of suffering is a direct provision from God. When we begin to realize that, then even ...read more

Tags: Emotions, God's Provision, Promises Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Has Been Only One Christmas (The Rest Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There has been only one Christmas (the rest are anniversaries), ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Laziness Is Nothing More Than Resting Before You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Laziness is nothing more than resting ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Our Souls Are Restless Till We Find Rest In ...

Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 4, 2010

"Our souls are restless till we find rest in you." ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Rest If You Must, Don't Quit

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 28, 2021

TO ACCOMPLISH GOD’S WILL WE MUST HAVE MORE THAN NEARSIGHTEDNESS. Working with people takes time and much patience. Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. In 1981 I accepted the pastorate of a small mission work in eastern ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:19, Psalm 37:7

Tags: Patience, Remember Me

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Mr. Incredible, Jesus, And The Pharisees

Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Jun 1, 2018

In the movie The Incredibles, there is a scene where ex-Super Hero Bob Parr, aka Mr. Incredible, has a confrontation with his boss. Mr. Incredible has been forcibly retired from the hero business for years, and is working at an insurance company. He is doing a good job, but too good of a job. He ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:1-6

Tags: Healing, Sabbath, Sabbath Controversy, Healing By Jesus

Denomination: Lutheran

God Promised Peace To Those Whom His Favor Rests. ...  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on Dec 23, 2002

God promised peace to those whom His favor rests. Let me close with the words from a hymn that Annie Johnson Flint wrote: "What God Hath Promised" God hath not promised skies always blue, Flower strewn pathways all our lives through; God hath not promised sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:2-9, Galatians 6:8-9

Tags: God Brings Hope, Peace, Promises Of God

Denomination: *other

What You Want To Do, You Do. The Rest Is Just ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"What you want to do, you do. The rest ...read more

Tags: Action

Conscience Takes Up More Room Than All The Rest ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Conscience takes up more room than all the rest of ...read more

Tags: Character

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, Let Nothing You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God rest you merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay, For Jesus Christ, our ...read more

Tags: Christmas