In Sermon Illustrations: "Soul Care" showing 561-580 of 3,799

David Rhodes

Contributed by Greg Griffin on Jul 28, 2005

David Rhodes Pride is the dandelion of the soul. Its root goes deep; only a little left behind sprouts again. Its seeds lodge in the tiniest encouraging cracks. And it flourishes ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

To Be At One With God Is To Be At Peace ... ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“To be at one with God is to be at peace ... peace is to be found only within, and unless one finds it there he will never find it at all. Peace lies not in the external ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Let Me Remind You That God Does Not Send Anyone ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Let me remind you that God does not send anyone to Hell. He permits the soul a choiceand if a human being has chosen to gratify the lusts of the flesh rather than the ...read more

Tags: Hell

Goodness And Love Mold The Form Into Their Own ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Goodness and love mold the form into their own image, and cause the joy and beauty of love to shine forth from every part of the face. When this form of love is seen, it appears ineffably ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Met In The Street A Very Poor Young Man Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

A Small Child Is Someone Who Can Wash His Hands ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

A small child is someone who can wash his hands without getting the soap wet. The trouble with children is that when they’re not being a lump in your throat, they’re being a pain in your neck. Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression. A child is a person who can’t ...read more

Tags: Children

The Gifts Of Service Are Sometimes Considered ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Fox on Dec 20, 2005

The gifts of service are sometimes considered "second-rate." compared with gifts like "evangelism." Without faithful Christians exercising their gift of service, the gifts of evangelism are powerless. It is quite true that people don’t “care how much you know until they know how much you ...read more

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: Baptist

In Married Conversation, As In Surgery, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In married conversation, as in surgery, the knife must ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

C. S. Lewis Describes The Role Of Suffering In ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Johns on Jun 15, 2002

C. S. Lewis describes the role of suffering in the life of the believer as “soul-making.” It is the shaping of the Christian with the hammer and chisel of adversity. Lewis also said “God whispers to us ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life, Endurance, Emotions

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

My Lips Opened And I Said I Did. I Meant It. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"My lips opened and I said I did. I meant it. Like a wavering compass needle that points at last to north, that weather-vane soul of mine had ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

They Are All One, They Are All Of The Heart, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"...they are all one, they are all of the heart, they are all of an abounding soul. There is hardly ever just one grape, for grapes grow in clusters. Not just one of them ripens, they all ripen. So the ...read more

Tags: Character

The Kingdom Of Jesus Marches On  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 7, 2013

THE KINGDOM OF JESUS MARCHES ON David Guzik: "The eternal King who rules over the souls of men is mightier than an external foe with powerful armies. Rome is gone, Napoleon is ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

My Daily Confession Of Who I Am In Christ ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 4, 2003

[“My Daily Confession of Who I am in Christ Jesus,” Larry Millemon] I am free from the curse of the law—poverty, sickness, and death. (Deuteronomy 28:15-68) Jesus was made the curse for me. (Galatians 3:3) I am no longer under the bondages of Satan; I’ve been translated into the Kingdom of God. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7

Tags: Basics Of Christianity, Worry

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In Forty Years Of Involvement In His Church, Wilt ...  PRO

Contributed by Everette Pafford on Apr 9, 2002

In forty years of involvement in his church, Wilt Durant had led one person to Christ. You know what they say, if only one person comes to Christ its worth all the effort, right? When he retired in 1992, he moved to Rogers, AR and joined Immanuel Baptist Church. One Sunday, his pastor preached on ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Pentecostal

Abraham Vs. Balaam

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 19, 2010

ABRAHAM VS. BALAAM Whosoever possesses these three qualities belongs to the disciples of Abraham our father: a generous eye, a humble spirit, and a meek soul. But he who possesses the three opposite qualities--an evil eye, a proud spirit, and a haughty soul--is of the disciples of Balaam the ...read more

Tags: False Teaching

Denomination: Independent/Bible

June 11, 2001, Timothy Mcvey, The Home-Grown ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

June 11, 2001, Timothy McVey, the home-grown terrorist who bombed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was executed. His final statement to the world was this poem. As he faced his executioner, he still wanted the same thing Adam and Eve wanted. To be master of his own fate—captain of his ...read more

Tags: Apologetics The Bible

Billy Graham’s Mother Said Concerning ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on May 7, 2001

Billy Graham’s mother said concerning mother’ day, that she didn’t want to be congratulated. But she wanted it to be a day of soul-searching in her life that she might ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day

Denomination: Baptist

It Is A Dangerous Thing To Be Prosperous. The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

It is a dangerous thing to be prosperous. The crucible of adversity is a less severe trial to the Christian than the refining pot of prosperity. Oh, what leanness of soul and neglect of spiritual things have been ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life, God's Provision

If Thou Art Rich, Then Show The Greatness Of Thy ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

If thou art rich, then show the greatness of thy fortune; or what is better, the greatness of thy soul...support the distressed, and patronize the neglected. Be great; but let it be in considering riches as they are, as talents ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Power Of Love A Force From Above ...

Contributed by Richard Francis on Dec 17, 2012

The power of love a force from above that’s cleanses your soul, that’s saves and restores that opens the eyes of the blind, that gives the deaf hearing and free’s the ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational