In Sermon Illustrations: "The Goodness Of The Lord"

All Things Work Together

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 15, 2020

My wife makes an amazing pot roast dinner. She takes raw meat, along with raw sliced white and sweet potatoes, celery, mushrooms, carrots, and onions and throws them into the slow cooker. Six or seven hours later the aroma fills the house, and the first taste is a delight. It is always to my ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Tags: Suffering, Purpose, Conformity, Trials

Denomination: Independent/Bible

If You Want To Follow Jesus," Remarked The ...  PRO

Contributed by Barry Hidey on Jan 12, 2001

"If you want to follow Jesus," remarked the activist priest Berigan, "you had ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Commitment To Christ, Discipleship

Denomination: Methodist

C.k. Chesterton Likened Our Trials To Going ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 27, 2001

C.K. Chesterton likened our trials to going through hot water. The good result is that we ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Hardship Of Life, Peace

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Plato On Politics  PRO

Contributed by Tim Najpaver on Oct 23, 2004

The philosopher Plato said The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Denomination: Baptist

Commitment

Contributed by Steve Miller on Feb 12, 2006

COMMITTMENT: “A good marriage is like a casserole, only those responsible for it really ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Denomination: *other

One Reason I Dont Drink Is Because I Wish To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

One reason I dont drink is because I wish to know when I ...read more

Tags: Addiction

If You Think Advertising Doesnt Work, Consider ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If you think advertising doesnt work, consider the millions of Americans who now ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

We Shall Have To Repent In This Generation , ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"We shall have to repent in this generation , not so much for the evil deeds of the wicked people, but for the ...read more

Tags: Repentance

The Life Of A Writer Has Always Seemed To Me To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The life of a writer has always seemed to me to be about as good a one as a low ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Never Fear Spoiling Children By Making Them Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Never fear spoiling children by making them too happy. Happiness is the atmosphere in ...read more

Tags: Children

Dont Knock Your Competitors.a Little Competition ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dont knock your competitors.A little competition is a good thing and severe competition is a ...read more

Tags: Competition

Some Experts Say The Women Hold The Balance In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Some experts say the women hold the balance in voting. Which shows the importance of making a good ...read more

Tags: Government

The Bad News: We Often Find Ourselves In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The bad news: we often find ourselves in trouble. The good news: in ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Know Where Your Strength Comes From. It Is Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Know where your strength comes from. It is only the Holy Spirit who can make ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Friends Are Like Melons. Shall I Tell You Why? ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friends are like melons. Shall I tell you why? To find one good, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Treasure The Love You Receive Above All. It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Am Not The Editor Of A Newspaper, And Shall ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I am not the editor of a newspaper, and shall always try to do right and be good, so ...read more

Tags: Workplace

I Hear Many Condemn These Men Because They Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I hear many condemn these men because they were so few. When were the good and ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

Shakespeare Said, "Our Doubts Are Traitors And ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 30, 2010

Shakespeare said, "Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Sought For The Greatness And Genius Of America ...

Contributed by David Parks on Feb 25, 2005

I Sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers--and It was not there. I sought in the fertile fields and boundless forrest--in her rich mines and vast world commerce--and it was not there. I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ