In Sermon Illustrations: "Sermon Delivery"

What Is It To Serve God And To Do His Will? ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

What is it to serve God and to do His will? Nothing else than to show mercy to our neighbor. For it is our neighbor who needs our service; God ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 5:7, Galatians 5:13, 1 Peter 5:5

Tags: Servanthood, Love Of The Disciples, Christian Disciplines

We Are All Pencils In The Hand Of A Writing God, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

We are all pencils in the hand of a writing God, who is sending love letters to the ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Compassion, Christian Love

We Read Not That Christ Ever Exercised Force But ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once; and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian, Easter Palm Sunday, Lordship Of Christ

I Believe In Christianity As I Believe That The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience, Faith General

We Need Never Shout Across The Spaces To An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul, closer than our most ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Promises Of God

God Will Not Look You Over For Medals, Degrees, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars. ...read more

Tags: Servanthood, Christian Disciplines

As Sure As God Puts His Children In The Furnace ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

As sure as God puts His children in the furnace he will be in the furnace with them. ...read more

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

I May No Longer Depend On Pleasant Impulses To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

I may no longer depend on pleasant impulses to bring me before the Lord. I must rather respond to principles I know to be right, whether I feel ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Faith, Christian Disciplines

I Know God Won't Give Me Anything I Can't Handle. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

I know God won’t give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish He didn’t trust me so ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Peace

God Hath Given To Man A Short Time Here Upon ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

God hath given to man a short time here upon earth, and yet upon this short time eternity ...read more

Tags: Funerals Christian, Death

God Has Given Us Two Ears, But One Tongue, To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

God has given us two ears, but one tongue, to show that we should be swift to hear, but slow to speak. God has set a double fence before the tongue, the teeth and the lips, to teach us to be ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Christian Disciplines

Salvation Is Free, ... But Discipleship Will Cost ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Salvation is free, ... but discipleship will cost you your life. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:5-11, Matthew 14:13-21

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Discipleship

The Turning Point In Our Lives Is When We Stop ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

The turning point in our lives is when we stop seeking the God we want and start seeking the God ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:3-9

Tags: Descriptions Of God, God The Father

Faith Is Not Only A Commitment To The Promises Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Faith is not only a commitment to the promises of Christ; faith is also a commitment to the demands of Christ. — ...read more

Tags: Faith, Faith General

I Am Absolutely Convinced That No Wealth In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker. The example of great and pure individuals is the only thing that can lead us to noble thoughts and deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and irresistibly invites abuse. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Tags: Giving General, Envy, Money

The Ideas I Stand For Are Not Mine. I Borrowed ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book. If you don’t like ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Character, Workplace

If Jesus Christ Were To Come Today People Would ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

If Jesus Christ were to come today people would not even crucify him. They would ask him to dinner; and hear what he had to say, and ...read more

Tags: World Religions, Apologetics General

The More One Judges…  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

"The more one judges, the less one loves." Honoré de ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Friendship General

What The World Really Needs Is More Love And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

"What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork." ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Friendship Is Certainly The Finest Balm For The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

"Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love." ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Friendship General, Disappointment