In Sermon Illustrations: "Sovereign"

Healed From Anger, Citation: Tony Campolo, "Year ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 14, 2003

[Healed from Anger, Citation: Tony Campolo, "Year of Jubilee," Preaching Today #212] In Preaching Today, author and speaker Tony Campolo tells this story: I was in a church in Oregon not too long ago, and I prayed for a man who had cancer. In the middle of the week, I got a telephone call from his ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness, God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Special Delivery  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2004

SPECIAL DELIVERY Susan Filipp writes: My husband, Alex, and I were overjoyed when the doctor confirmed I was pregnant. "Thank you, God," I prayed. "Please let everything go right." And things did—until I went into labor two weeks early. Alex and I rushed to the hospital at 5:30 A.M. In the ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will, God's Provision

Another Aspect Of A Fully Surrendered Life Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 4, 2004

“Another aspect of a fully surrendered life is trust. Abraham followed God’s leading without knowing where it would take him. Hannah waited for God’s perfect timing without knowing when. Mary expected a miracle without knowing how. Joseph trusted God’s purpose without ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will, Knowing God's Will

Denomination: Church Of God

Becky Pippert Tells A Wonderful Story, An Old ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 28, 2004

Becky Pippert tells a wonderful story, an old legend really or three trees that make this very clear for me. “There were once 3 ambitious trees on a mountain who were small and were talking about what they wanted to be when they grew up. The 1st tree said, "When I look at the stars and see them ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will, Knowing God's Will

Denomination: Christian Church

James Boice Says, "God’s Self-Existence ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Oct 18, 2000

James Boice says, "God’s self-existence means that he is not answerable to us or to anybody. Although He sometimes explains things to us, he does not have to and often he does not. God does not have to ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Glorified In Weakness, Bits And Pieces, June ...  PRO

Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 2, 2001

God Glorified in Weakness, Bits and Pieces, June 1990, p. 23-4 It was 1818 in France, and Louis, a boy of 9, was sitting in his father’s workshop. The father was a harness-maker and the boy loved to watch his father work the leather. "Someday Father," said Louis, "I want to be a harness-maker, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 145:1-21

Tags: God In The Hardships, God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lyndon Johnson Was The President Of The United ...  PRO

Contributed by Mathews Itty on Mar 28, 2001

Lyndon Johnson was the President of the United States of America during the 1960’s. He was quite famous for his love of speed. Once Evangelist Dr. Billy graham and his wife were invited to his farmhouse in Texas. This farmhouse was located by the side of a river amidst lush green surroundings. ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will, God's Omniscience

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dear God, Your Will, Nothing More, Nothing Less, ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 6, 2011

"Dear God, Your will, nothing more, nothing less, nothing else. ...read more

Tags: Obedience, God's Will, God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Baptist

Public Opinion Sets Bounds To Every Government, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real ...read more

Tags: Government

Getting Past Your Past  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002

GETTING PAST YOUR PAST Consider Charles Colson, the aide to Richard Nixon who was sent to jail for Watergate. As as a result of his experience as a convicted felon, Colson founded Prison Fellowship, now the world’s largest Christian outreach to prisoners and their families. Prison Fellowship has ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-16, Jeremiah 29:11

Tags: New Year's Day, God's Sovereign Will

A Journalist Is A Grumbler, A Censurer, A Giver ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A journalist is a grumbler, a censurer, a giver of advice, a regent of sovereigns, a tutor of nations. Four hostile newspapers are ...read more

Tags: Culture

Love Is Difficult To Define, But The Working ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is difficult to define, but the working definition I would like to give is that Love is the sovereign preference of my person for another person, ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Full Many A Glorious Morning Have I Seen ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Full many a glorious morning have I seen Flatter the mountain-tops with sovereign eye, Kissing with golden face the meadows ...read more

Tags: Morning

The Kingdom Of God Does Not Exist Because Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The kingdom of God does not exist because of your effort or mine. It exists because God reigns. Our part is to enter this kingdom and bring ...read more

Tags: Heaven

No King But Jesus

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2012

NO KING BUT JESUS Did you know that the colonialists wanted to make George Washington a king? But he refused. Because George and many of the colonists believed that there was only one king, and it was not King George III. On April 22, 1774, before the Revolutionary War, a report was sent to King ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:37

Tags: Jesus Christ

I Began To Understand God's Omnipotent Power," ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

"I began to understand God’s omnipotent power," Struecker said. "He was orchestrating every single bullet that was fired that night. ... The peace that I had was not only for my own life, but for the lives of my soldiers. If any of them were to get shot, then that was part of God’s sovereign plan." ...read more

Tags: Death

On April 20th Of This Year ...  PRO

Contributed by Larry Sarver on May 10, 2001

Illustration: On April 20th of this year Missionary Veronica ``Roni’’ Bowers, 35, and her 7-month-old daughter, Charity, seated in her lap, were killed by a single bullet when the jet fired on the Cessna plane they were riding in. The Peruvian Air-force had shot at the plane because it mistakenly ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will, Human Body, Emotions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Most Of You Have Heard Of Ted ...  PRO

Contributed by Larry Sarver on May 10, 2001

Illustration: Most of you have heard of Ted Turner. He is the founder of CNN, TNT, TBS, etc. He is a very successful businessman, a billionaire and a well known critic of Christianity. In fact he has publicly stated that "Christianity is for losers." What is not so well known is how Mr. Turner ...read more

Tags: Doubt, God's Sovereign Will, God In The Hardships

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When I Look At History I Think Of Another Time ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 21, 2001

When I look at history I think of another time when America faced a crisis. The year was 1857. America was at both an economic and spiritual low. Attendance in churches had dwindled and there was a cynicism among many concerning religion. It was in the midst of this spiritual crisis that God gave a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-27

Tags: Vision, God's Sovereign Will, God's Omniscience

We Don't Seem To Want To Worship A God Who's Too ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

We don’t seem to want to worship a God who’s too big, too authoritative. We seem more comfortable with a deity who’s ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will, Emotions, Descriptions Of God