In Sermon Illustrations: "Seeking The Kingdom First"

Leslie Newbingen Said: "The Greatest Hermeneutic ...

Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Dec 4, 2006

Leslie Newbingen said: “the greatest hermeneutic of the Gospel is a community ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If We Have Not Peace Within Ourselves, It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we have not peace within ourselves, it is vain to seek it ...read more

Tags: Peace

Honesty

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 7, 2022

Blaise Pascal observed that human life is nothing but perpetual delusion; human relationships are based on mutual deception. Martin Buber wrote of the uncanny game of hide and seek we play - in which the soul seeks to hide from itself. Thomas Merton - our minds are deformed with a contempt for ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:16, Ephesians 4:15, Matthew 5:33-37

Tags: Deception, Truth, Integrity, Misinformation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Luther Once Said That We Should Be Ready As If ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Aug 26, 2005

Luther once said that we should be ready as if Jesus were coming today but working as if He were not coming for a thousand years. Whilst waiting expectantly for ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Baptist

Revival Comes From Heaven When Heroic Souls ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Revival comes from heaven when heroic souls enter the conflict determined to win or die-or if need be, to win and die! "The kingdom of heaven suffereth ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

There Is An Epitaph On A Tombstone That Reads: ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There is an epitaph on a tombstone that reads: “What I SPENT, I LOST. What I SAVED, I LEFT. What I GAVE, I HAVE.” As we INVEST in the Kingdom ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Goodness Is Something So Simple: Always Live ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Goodness is something so simple: Always live for others, never to ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

The Wise Men  PRO

Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 23, 2007

the Wise men--seek Him the Wiser men--find Him the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Was Not Foes To Conquer, Nor Sweethearts To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It was not foes to conquer, Nor sweethearts to be kind, But it was friends to die ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Hound Of Heaven

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 2, 2023

In his book The Call, author Os Guinness writes: We cannot find God without God. We cannot reach God without God. We cannot satisfy God without God—which is another way of saying that our seeking will always fall short unless God’s grace initiates the search and unless God’s call draws us to Him ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-9, Titus 3:5

Tags: Grace, Salvation, Works, Sovereignty Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[342]. A Message From A Poem - Who Is The Natural Man?

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 29, 2026

[342]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - WHO IS THE NATURAL MAN? The “natural man” is a term used by Paul in his letters. What does it mean? It refers to the state we were/are in from birth. It is man according to nature with no change in his spiritual condition. The natural man is one who is a sinner ...read more

Scripture: John 3:3, 2 Timothy 3:1, Romans 1:29-31, Matthew 15:18-19, Galatians 5:19-21, Galatians 5:16-17  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Nature, Natural Man, Spiritual Man, The Flesh, Christian Poems, Born In Sin, Gone Astray, The Battle With The Flesh, The Fleshly Christian  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[033] A Message From A Poem – Belshazzar’s Time Had Ended

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 21, 2025

[033] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – BELSHAZZAR’S TIME HAD ENDED The purpose of this poem is to retell the story from Daniel in poem form. There is not much to say about it for it follows the biblical narrative, but it is the last stanza that is important in defining biblical principles. God’s word ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:10, Daniel 5:24-30

Tags: Wrath, Daniel, Judgment, Babylon, Belshazzar, Found Wanting  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Whether We Like It Or Not, Asking Is The Rule Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Whether we like it or not, asking is the rule of the Kingdom. If you may have everything by asking in His Name, and nothing without asking, I beg you to ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Give Me One Hundred Preachers Who Fear Nothing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen, such alone will shake ...read more

Tags: Pastors

Impending Danger  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 26, 2001

IMPENDING DANGER On March 26, 2000, Seattle’s famed Kingdome—home of the Seattle Seahawks, Mariners, and at times, the Super Sonics—was destroyed. Maryland-based Controlled Demolition Incorporated was hired to do the job of imploding the 25,000-ton structure that had marked Seattle’s skyline for ...read more

Tags: Second Coming, Death Nearness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Not A Voice, But A Life

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009

NOT A VOICE, BUT A LIFE The late great Presbyterian clergyman and hymnist, Rev. Maltbie Davenport Babcock (1858 - 1901) once wrote: "Christianity is not a voice in the wilderness but a life in the world. It is not an idea in the air but feet on the ground, going [Almighty] God's way. It is not an ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

Genealogy: A Perverse Preoccupation Of Those Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Genealogy: A perverse preoccupation of those who seek to demonstrate that their forebears ...read more

Tags: Family

Understanding Is The Reward Of Faith. Therefore ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but ...read more

Tags: Thought

Give Me One Hundred Preachers Who Fear Nothing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergymen or laymen, they alone will shake the gates of Hell ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

In The 1500's Martin Luther Believed That Christ ...

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 5, 2007

In the 1500’s Martin Luther believed that Christ would return and usher in His Kingdom during his lifetime. Luther wrote, "We have reached the time of the white ...read more

Denomination: Baptist