In Sermon Illustrations: "The Lord Is At Our Side"

Let The Loss Of Our Friends Be Our Only Grief, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let the loss of our friends be our only grief, and the apprehension of ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Our Mistakes Wont Irreparably Damage Our Lives ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our mistakes wont irreparably damage our lives unless we let them. It is said that in making Persian rugs the artist stands before the rug while a group of boys stands behind to pull the thread after the artist starts it. If one of the boys makes a mistake, the artist adjusts the pattern ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

Our Incomes Should Be Like Our Shoes: If Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our incomes should be like our shoes: if too small, they will gall and pinch, but if too ...read more

Tags: Money

We Suffer Primarily Not From Our Vices Or Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by ...read more

Tags: Supernatural

All Our Knowledge Has Its Origin In Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All our knowledge has its origin in ...read more

Tags: Thought

What It Lies In Our Power To Do, It Lies In Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our ...read more

Tags: Self

All Our Work, Our Whole Life Is A Matter Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All our work, our whole life is a matter of semantics, because words are the tools with which we work, the material out of which laws are made, out of which the Constitution ...read more

Tags: Words

Our Destiny Changes With Our Thoughts; We Shall ...

Contributed by Jeremy Lane on May 15, 2010

Our destiny changes with our thoughts; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thoughts ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Our Faith In Jesus Christ And Our Love For Him ...

Contributed by Larry East on Feb 13, 2009

Our faith in Jesus Christ and our love for Him shows how much we love God. Let me illustrate. Let’s say that you tell me that you love me and that you care about me. But one day, my car won’t start, and I’ve got a really important appointment that I can’t miss. Now let’s suppose that I send my ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fix The Dishwasher

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020

A Mother and her son were talking. His mother lived for nearly 94 years. One day around her 90th year she said something like, "If I had known I would live this long, I would have fixed the dishwasher." It had stopped working. So there it sat quietly waiting to be fixed. She thought it ...read more

Scripture: James 5:7, Isaiah 64:4, Exodus 14:15

Tags: Fix Our Problem, Now Is The Time

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Wish They Were On Our Team  PRO

Contributed by John Sears on Jul 22, 2011

WISH THEY WERE ON OUR TEAM I played a football when I was in Jr. High School. There was one week of practice that I hated. It was the week we practiced against the High school team. Folks, they were better. They were bigger, stronger, faster, and more experienced. They beat up on us all ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Christian Church

[153]. A Message From A Poem – Jesus Christ Is Lord And King

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 3, 2025

[153]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS CHRIST IS LORD AND KING There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet, and the writers of the Psalms, and Jeremiah, made use of what we call “Alphabetic Poems”. That is where you begin each new paragraph with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. I think ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:9-11, John 20:20, Matthew 27:37, Matthew 2:2

Tags: Jesus Is Lord, Jesus Is King, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Lord, King  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Daddy's Side Of The Family (Father's Day Joke!)

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jun 7, 2023

A little girl asked her Mom, “Where do human beings come from?” Mom answered, “I want to tell you a story from the Bible. God made Adam and Eve and they had children, and so was all mankind made.” Two days later the girl asked her Dad the same question. Dad answered much differently. He said, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-3

Tags: Fathers, Creation, Evolution, Family, Father's Day, Mothers, Atheism  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Up To Our Armpits In Our Own Choosing!" 1 Samuel ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 30, 2004

“Up to Our Armpits in Our Own Choosing!” 1 Samuel 14: 37-46 Key verse(s): 39a: “As surely as the Lord lives, even if it lies with my son Jonathan, he must die . . .” I was fifteen minutes late for my appointment and knew that it would be an embarrassment to admit that I had simply gotten ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 14:36-45, 1 Samuel 14:37-46

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Lutheran

Bearing Our Cross

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Apr 7, 2015

A "Natural" Rope a dope... Cross bearing is an indispensable part of a Christian’s life, so that work of moulding a person into a Christ-like image which begins at the point of re-generation is completed in all respects (2 Cor 3:18) by the time of Rapture or one’s departure from the Earthly ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:18

Tags: Tithing, Trials And Difficulties, Bearing, Discerning

Denomination: *other

If One First Gives Himself To The Lord, All Other ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

If one first gives himself to the Lord, all other giving is easy. ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment, Giving General, Commitment To Christ

Do You Remember The Lord's Prayer? Twenty-Five ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 5, 2002

Do you remember the Lord’s Prayer? Twenty-five percent of Christ’s fifty words have to do with deliverance from evil. What did he say? Matthew 6:13, “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” I challenge you to make that petition before God. I challenge you to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Temptation General

Denomination: Methodist

Many Years Ago, I Failed The Lord In A Stupid ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 27, 2002

Many years ago, I failed the Lord in a stupid teenager deed. I can painfully remember January the 1st, 1968. I was raised in the parsonage, I was 16 years old, I knew right from wrong. But I failed the Lord! 1/1/68 was always a painful memory of my stupid failure. Before the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:12, Psalm 103:12

Tags: Forgiveness General, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Lord Jesus Christ Whom We Exalt At Christmas ...  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002

The Lord Jesus Christ whom we exalt at Christmas is not just a baby in a manger. He is not a character in a children’s story. He is far more. The first time he came, he came veiled in the form of a child. The next time He comes, and we believe it will be soon, He will come unveiled, and it will be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

He Who Is Faithful Over A Few Things Is A Lord Of ...

Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 9, 2002

He who is faithful over a few things is a lord of cities. It does not matter whether you preach in Westminster Abbey, or teach a ragged class, so you be faithful. ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational