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

Our Souls Are Restless Till We Find Rest In ...

Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 4, 2010

"Our souls are restless till we find rest in you." ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Our Plans Miscarry Because They Have No Aim. When ...

Contributed by Jeremy Lane on May 15, 2010

Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Independent/Bible

When Our Family Moved To East Point, Georgia, A ...

Contributed by Bobby Gilstrap on May 25, 2010

When our family moved to East Point, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, our house was in the flight pattern for Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport. Every few minutes, all day and all night, large commercial jets would take off and fly over our home before veering off to destinations unknown. ...read more

Tags: Unbelief, Ears To Hear

Denomination: Baptist

When Our Heart Is Right We Have Liberty To ...

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 3, 2010

When our heart is right we have liberty ...read more

Tags: Christian Liberty

Denomination: Baptist

When God Is The Supreme Hunger Of Our Hearts, He ...  PRO

Contributed by Allen James on Sep 5, 2010

When God is the supreme hunger of our hearts, He will be supreme in everything. ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

Denomination: Baptist

Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde: Our Irrevocable Acts  PRO

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 30, 2011

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE: OUR IRREVOCABLE ACTS Robert Louis Stevenson, in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," set forth the irrevocable nature of every act we perform. Mr. Jekyll discovered a drug that would transform him into a man devoid of any conscience and therefore able to enjoy any vice or sin. ...read more

Tags: Romans, Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

C. S. Lewis In The Problem Of Pain: "Our Father ...

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 3, 2011

C. S. Lewis in The Problem of Pain: "Our Father refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant inns, but will not ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:20-30

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Without Dreams, We Will Never Reach Beyond Our ...

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 16, 2012

"Without dreams, we will never reach beyond our current ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why There Is Delay Or Struggle In Fulfilment Of Our Prayer Request?

Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 6, 2024

In solving Hannah's prayer request for a kid, God solved his own need for a prophet. Samuel was the fulfillment of Hannah's prayer request and who became the greatest prophet(fulfillment of God's need) of Isreal. So many times our prayer requests are delayed(appears to be delayed) and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:20

Tags: Faith, Hope

How God Fulfils His Promises In Our Life?

Contributed by Samuel M on Sep 24, 2025

Every true promise of God passes through the stage of death before its fulfilled. The stage of death- is where we lose all hope, and the fulfilment of the promise looks impossible. The mere thought of the promise becomes burdensome. Sometimes we will forget the fact that we have such a wonderful ...read more

Tags: Faith, Hope

Patriotism, Regionalism And Getting Past Our Geographic Biasis.

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Oct 18, 2025

I’d like to introduce you to another great Daniel. Now this man is remembered as a great, a great in his sport and a great in New Zealand. Here he is playing in the jersey of the Worlds most successful rugby franchise, consistently the best team in New Zealand also. You can all appreciate just how ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:16-18

Tags: Regionalism, Abednego, The Fiery Furnace, King Nebuchadnezzar, Adonay, Judeah, Sadrach, Patriotism, Daniel, Babylon, Preference, Bias, Meshach  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

Let's Go Back To Our Road Analogy. We Talked ...

Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Nov 5, 2007

Let’s go back to our road analogy. We talked just a minute ago about how the Interstates and Parkways are so much easier to travel upon then some of these one-lane country roads that we have around here. They are wider...they are better paved....and there is more room on them for error...they ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Max Lucado, In His Book, Six Hours One Friday, ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 5, 2001

MAX LUCADO, in his book, Six Hours One Friday, tells the story of a missionary in Brazil who discovered a tribe of Indians in a remote part of the jungle. They lived near a large river. The tribe was in need of medical attention. A contagious disease was ravaging the population. People were ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:3

Tags: Lord's Supper, Humanity Of Christ, Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Wesleyan

God Summons Us To Seek Our Best Creative Selves. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

"God summons us to seek our best creative selves. He calls us to become artists of life, seers of truth, creators of new possibilities, and innovative problem solvers. Perhaps by looking at Jesus' life and seeing His creative spirit at work, we can begin to awaken to the creative possibilities of ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Church Is Open!

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 24, 2020

As I write this, it’s late May 2020 and this has been one of the strangest years I can ever remember. Much of the year has been taken up with the Wuhan Virus (also called COVID-19, the Corona Virus, and perhaps other names) and the effect on the world’s economy. For those of you reading this in the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 122:1, Jeremiah 36:5

Tags: David, Church Attendance, House Of The Lord

Denomination: Baptist

A Father Who Will Never Leave Us

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 31, 2021

A FATHER WHO WILL NEVER LEAVE US Devotional written by Dr. Larry Petton When I was pastoring in Texas, a sweet little girl came up to me once and said, "Pastor Larry, will Jesus ever leave me if I trust in Him?" I knelt down beside the little girl and said, "Why do you ask me ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-5

Tags: Holy Spirit, Assurance, God's Faithfulness, Our Father In Heaven, The Son Of God  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Important Hebrew Name Of God

Contributed by William Nickoley on Feb 4, 2017

“The days are coming,” says the LORD, “that I will raise up a righteous Branch for David, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the earth. 6 . . . And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’” Jeremiah ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 23:5-6

Tags: God's Name, God's Righteousness, Relationship With God, God Our Righteousness, Handout  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

It Was Related That Once When The Duke Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 25, 2001

It was related that once when the Duke of Wellington remained to take communion at his parish church, a very poor old man went up to the opposite aisle, and reaching the Communion table, knelt down close by the side of the Duke. (Immediately, tension and commotion interrupted the silence of the ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-4

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Lord's Supper, Promises Of God

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Our Dog Ami Sometimes Jumps Up On A Chair While ...

Contributed by Glen O'brien on Sep 21, 2006

Our dog Ami sometimes jumps up on a chair while we are eating dinner and looks longingly at what we are eating hoping for a handout. She closes her eyes, as if in closing her eyes we won’t notice she’s there. This is her passive approach. But if that doesn’t work and she’s particularly hungry and ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

We Can Love Him With Our Mind By Reading All The ...

Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009

We can love him with our mind by reading all the great things he has done for us, we can have warm loving feelings toward him because of these things, but may I suggest that this is where many Christians are stuck. The part that is lacking is an experience of Him that makes the thoughts and ...read more

Tags: Love For God