In Sermon Illustrations: "Stretched Out Hand"

A Man Who Works With His Hands Is A Laborer; A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his ...read more

Tags: Art

A Poet Is One Who Flings A Handful Of Words ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A poet is one who flings a handful of words ...read more

Tags: Art

Borea Guy With A Cocktail Glass In One Hand And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Borea guy with a cocktail glass in one hand and your ...read more

Tags: Productivity

Giving A Bureaucrat A New Rule Is Like Handing A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Giving a bureaucrat a new rule is like handing a pyromaniac a ...read more

Tags: Workplace

What Feeling Is So Nice As A Child's Hand In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten ...read more

Tags: Children

Spurgeon: Jesus Christ Struck His Hands In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Spurgeon: Jesus Christ struck his hands in sacred suretyship long ere the first of the stars began to shine and it was in Him that the elect were ordained unto eternal life. Thus in the divine purpose a most blessed covenant union was established between the Son of God and His elect ...read more

Tags: Apologetics Jesus

God's Hand Upon Our President, Pt. ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

“God’s Hand Upon Our President, Pt. 1” Proverbs 21:1 says; “The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD; He directs it like a watercourse wherever He pleases.” Proverbs 21 is a powerful truth that must be grasped so Christians may pray in faith that God is fully able to put into effect His ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 21:1

Tags: Patriotism

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Hand Upon Our President, Pt. ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

“God’s Hand Upon Our President, Pt. 2” Proverbs 21:1 says; “The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD; He directs it like a watercourse wherever He pleases.” Proverbs 21 is a powerful truth that must be grasped so Christians may pray in faith that God is fully able to put into effect His ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Problems Come When The Individual Tries To Hand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Problems come when the individual tries to hand over the ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

He Whose Hand Is Clasped In Friendship Cannot ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He whose hand is clasped in friendship ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Never Raise Your Hand To Your Children It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Never raise your hand to your children it leaves your ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Babies Are Bits Of Stardust Blown From The Hand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Babies are bits of stardust blown from the hand of God. Lucky the woman who knows the pangs of ...read more

Tags: Baby Dedication

Success The Mark No Mortal Wit, Or Surest Hand, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success the mark no mortal wit, Or surest ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

John Kevin Hines Is One Of A Handful Of People ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 25, 2010

John Kevin Hines is one of a handful of people who have survived an attempted suicide jump off the Golden Gate Bridge. He claims to have told himself that if any one of the people he rubbed shoulders with on the way to the bridge noticed he was distraught, and asked him what was wrong, he wouldn’t ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Tags: Encouragement

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If We'd Only Joined Hands Sooner  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2011

IF WE'D ONLY JOINED HANDS SOONER A number of years ago in Canada, a little two-year-old girl wandered away from her neighborhood. It was a cold, winter day. Her parents alerted the neighbors and they saw some tracks in the snow, but there were a lot of other tracks, so for several hours the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:1-7

Tags: Unity

Jesus Had A Cup In His Hand, Not A Sword, But ...

Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 6, 2012

Jesus had a cup in his hand, not a sword, but that cup was His scepter. He was in complete control. --Brian Bell, ...read more

Tags: Obedience, Sword

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus, Hand Me That Can Of Tomato Soup!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020

5-year old Johnny was in the kitchen as his mother made supper. She asked him to go into the pantry and get her a can of tomato soup, but he didn't want to go in alone. "It's dark in there and I'm scared." She asked again, and he persisted. Finally she said, "It's ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7, Joshua 1:9, Isaiah 43:1-2

Tags: Faith, Fear, Children, Humor, Presence Of God  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[054]. A Message From A Poem – Day Is At Hand

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 12, 2025

[054]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DAY IS AT HAND This poem is figurative in a sense. I look at the early glimmer of light in the east as the sun soon will rise. Then it increases until it is full day with the bright shining sun. What the poem does is begin with the harbinger of the dawn in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-2, Isaiah 11:6-9, Romans 8:19-22, 2 Peter 1:19, Malachi 4:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: The Lion, Poetry, Set Free, Poem, Morning Star, Millennial Kingdom, Sun Of Righteousness, Messiah, Nature, Prophecy, Second Coming, Rapture, The Church  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Put Out A Fire

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2022

It was Pentecost Sunday. As the congregation filed into the church, the ushers handed each person a bright red carnation to symbolize the day's festive spirit. The people listened attentively to the reading of the Pentecost story from the Book of Acts about how the disciples had heard “what ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1

Tags: Giving, Offerings, Tithes

Relationships

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8 Quotes about friends. A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden. (Unknown) Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. (Eleanor Roosevelt) Relationships ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8

Tags: Friendships, People In And Out Of Life

Denomination: Independent/Bible