In Sermon Illustrations: "Sacrificial Giving"

When We Give Our Lives To Christ And Become His ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

When we give our lives to Christ and become His follower we will want to hold on loosely to the things of this world. Back in 1987 on a commuter flight from Portland, Maine, to Boston the pilot, Henry Dempsey, heard an unusual noise near the rear of the plane. Dempsey turned the controls over to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-9

We Can't Give Our Children The Future, Strive ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"We can't give our children the future, strive though we may to make it secure. But ...read more

Tags: Children

Give Me A Gentle Heart, That I May Do Naught ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Give me a gentle heart, that I may do Naught but the gentle thing my whole life through. Give me a heart as kind as heart can ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Never Have Found Peace Of Mind By Giving Folks ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I never have found Peace of mind By giving ...read more

Tags: Peace

He Is No Fool Who Gives What He Cannot Keep, To ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jun 29, 2002

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If You Give What You Do Not Need, It Isn't ...  PRO

Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Oct 28, 2002

"If you give what you do not need, it isn’t ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Giving General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Will Is The Whole Man Active. I Cannot Give Up My ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 3, 2003

Will is the whole man active. I cannot give up my will; I must exercise it. I must will to obey. When God gives a command or a vision of truth, it is never a question of what He will do, but what we will do. To be successful in God’s work is to fall in line with His will and to do it His way. All ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Doing God's Will

Denomination: Baptist

Dwight Moody- I Wouldn't Give A Snap Of My ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 10, 2003

Dwight Moody- I wouldn’t give a snap of my finger for a religion that doesn’t begin at home and ...read more

Tags: Commandments Parents, Children, Parenting

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Let Me Give You An Example To What I’m ...  PRO

Contributed by Bill Lobbs on Nov 4, 2000

Let me give you an example to what I’m saying by sharing with you a story that I recently read in one of the history books in my library. I read how on July 3l, 1838 on the Island of Jamaica, a man named William Knibbs, gathered 10,000 slaves for a great praise gathering. They were celebrating ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:12, Romans 12:1-2

Tags: Freedom, Lordship Of Christ, Ignorance, Great Commission, Gospel, What Is Evangelism?  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dallas Williams: You Give Me A 1000 Words And I ...  PRO

Contributed by Dennis Clark on Apr 12, 2001

Dallas Williams: You give me a 1000 words and I can have The Lords Prayer,The 23rd Psalm, The original Hippocratic oath, a Shakespearian sonnet, the preamble to the Constitution,Lincoln’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4-6

Tags: Soul, Restore, Bible Truth, Bible Influence

Denomination: Baptist

Let Me Give You A Real Life Example Of How This ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2001

Let me give you a real life example of how this works. A young couple decided to start their own business. He was an engineer and she was an advertising copywriter. They wound up buying a small salmon cannery in Alaska. They soon discovered they had a problem. Customers opening a can of their ...read more

Paul Little In His Book "How To Give Away Your ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 20, 2001

Paul Little in his book "How to Give Away Your Faith" defines witnessing: "Witnessing is that deep-seated conviction that the greatest favor I can ...read more

Tags: Sharing Your Faith, Workplace Evangelism, Evangelism How To

Give Me A Stout Heart To Bear My Own Burdens. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Give me a stout heart to bear my own burdens. Give me a willing heart to bear the burdens of others. Give me a believing heart to cast all ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:2, Galatians 6:2

Tags: Compassion, God In The Hardships, God's Provision

Asking God To Give Us Our Daily Bread Should Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Feb 28, 2002

Asking God to give us our daily bread should not encourage us to stand around waiting for it to ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Methodist

Michael Green Writes, "He Can Give The Power We ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002

Michael Green writes, “He can give the power we need, and only he. Power for being witnesses to Jesus – is that not needed? Are not many Christians tongue-tied at the thought of speaking to anyone else about their Lord, while others find it second-nature? The difference lies in the Holy Spirit, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-41

O Lord God, When You Give To Your Servants To ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 14, 2007

“O Lord God, when you give to your servants to endeavour in any great matter - grant us also to know that it is not the beginning but the continuing of the same to the end until it is thoroughly ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Let Me Give You Some Practical Advice. Three ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Let me give you some practical advice. Three things that have tended to help me deal with my priorities and events that happen in my day. 1. There are only 24 hours in a day. There is only so much you can get done today – so be realistic when you schedule your day. Don’t schedule your day so ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

What Hinders You From Giving Christ Your All? ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

What hinders you from giving Christ your all? Throw it off. Reduce the things that weigh you down. F. B. Meyer said, "Thousands of Christians are like water-logged vessels--they cannot sink, yet they are saturated with so many inconsistencies, worldlinesses and ...read more

Tags: Faith

Mother Teresa: "If You Give What You Do Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Mother Teresa: “If you give what you do not need, it isn’t giving.” A woman gave her son Billy 2 quarters. One was for his Sunday School offering. The other was for an ice cream cone on the way home from Sunday School. Billy was flipping one quarter in the air and catching it on the way down. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Someone Once Stated: "I Really Cannot Give You ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 13, 2007

Someone once stated: “I really cannot give you the formula for success. But I can give you the formula for failure. It’s ...read more

Denomination: Baptist