In Sermon Illustrations: "The Psalms"

About Orion

Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 15, 2013

ABOUT ORION It doesn't take much for me to believe in our great God. Just this past Friday morning...about 5:30am....I went outside to walk our dog and couldn't help but notice the stars in the sky. They were brilliant. I looked up at the constellation Orion and saw what is actually the 6th ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 71:19

Tags: Creator, Omnipotence, Gods Greatness

Denomination: Christian Church

Airline Travelers With Confirmed Tickets Are Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009

Airline Travelers With Confirmed Tickets Are Not Anxious, Unlike Those Flying Standby Bill Hybels, in his book Too Busy Not To Pray wrote Sometime when you’re in an airport, observe the difference between passengers who hold confirmed tickets and those who are on standby. The ones with confirmed ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16

Tags: Peace

He Leadeth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009

HE LEADETH ME When Joseph Gilmore was just out of seminary, he filled in a couple of weeks at FBC in Philadelphia, PA. And he gave this testimony: "At the mid-week service, on the 26th of March, 1862, I set out to give the people an exposition of the 23rd Psalm, which I had given before on three ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:2

Tags: Wisdom

Fathers Must Live: With Christian Integrity

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

"Fathers Must Live: With Christian Integrity" The Bible gives four Christian character traits that can build a lasting legacy for the Lord. The first is to speak and live with Christian integrity. King David, a man whom God called, "a man after My own heart" (Acts 13;22) confessed in prayer to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:17

Tags: Father's Day

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is There Enough Evidence To Convict You Of Being ...

Contributed by Scott Brewer on Aug 7, 2007

Is there enough evidence to convict you of being a Christ-follower? Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge John Burlew was on the bench in April when Eric Hine, 43, of Cincinnati, came before him on a charge of receiving stolen property. Hine’s attorney asked for a low bond, saying Hine had a full ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Still Waters

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jun 25, 2010

STILL WATERS "Still waters" as in Psalm 23 -- Sheep were not good swimmers, and it would be easy for sheep to be carried away with the current in a tumultuous river. The LORD brings us to drink from rivers ...read more

Tags: Animals

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Philip Caught A Gold Mine

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011

PHILIP CAUGHT A GOLD MINE On Sept. 27, 1998, Philip Ozersky went to a baseball game and saw his life changed in a big time way. All it took was one swing of the bat, and Philip caught not just a baseball, but a gold mine. Lots of fans have caught home runs, but this was no ordinary home run. Lots ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-14

Tags: Money

Whilst In Derby Recently I Read A Church ...  PRO

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 18, 2006

Whilst in Derby recently I read a Church billboard which read, "Man has added 32 million laws yet have not come up with any to match the Ten Commandments.” Psalm ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

Denomination: Baptist

Favorite Books Of The Bible: Gallup Finds ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Favorite Books of the Bible: Gallup finds Americans claim the following books of the Bible their favorites: Psalms (13%), Genesis ((%), Matthew (7%), John (6%), Revelation (6%), Proverbs (3%), ...read more

Tags: Apologetics The Bible

According To Current Data 1 In 4 Of Us Is ...

Contributed by Richard Francis on Sep 10, 2007

According to current data 1 in 4 of us is depressed, some verging on a clinical diagnosis, Psalm 42 holds the answe to spritual depression, praise God, seek him worship him in the storm, in the ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I've Got A Flashlight!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2011

I'VE GOT A FLASHLIGHT! Ann Beck of North Carollton, Mississippi, talks about the days when her husband and she taught 2- and 3-year-olds in Sunday school. A Bible verse they helped the pre-schoolers memorize was Psalms 56: "When I am afraid, I will trust in you." Their preschool son, Mark, was one ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 56:3

Tags: Fear And Worry

Miraculous Protection Of Missionary John G. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009

Miraculous Protection of Missionary John G. Paton John G. Paton was a missionary to the New Hebrides. He had aroused the enmity of the local native chief by his successes in the Gospel, the chief hired a man to kill the missionary. The man went to the missionary’s house, but instead of murdering ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16

Tags: Missions, Angels

Some Thoughts About The First Easter

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 25, 2019

Before the first Easter, the world was under a number of separations: --Political distinctions: various nations, but in that time, Roman Empire. Provinces, leaders --Geographical: some traveled far, others stayed near their home territory; Jewish males had to make three trips to Jerusalem ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 71:20, Daniel 12:1-3

Tags: Easter, The Afterlife

Denomination: Baptist

[029] A Message From A Poem – Be Still And Know That I Am God

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 15, 2025

[029] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD This is a very special poem because in a time of great difficulty, the Lord woke me from irregular sleep to give me this poem at 3 o’clock in the morning. Of course the poem flowed along because it came from God. It was a message I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 4:4, Luke 10:39-40, Psalm 46:10

Tags: Mary, Rest In The Lord, Be Still, Wait On The Lord, I Am God, Cease Striving, Seated At His Feet  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Albert Einstein On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2012

ALBERT EINSTEIN ON CREATION In his book on Albert Einstein, author Walter Isaacson told of a dinner party in Berlin where everybody assumed Einstein was an atheist and he said, “No, I have a deep feeling of faith, a deep religiosity that comes from my appreciation of the way the Lord made the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-6

Tags: Creation

[031] A Message From A Poem – Before Him Lay The Cross

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 19, 2025

[031] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – BEFORE HIM LAY THE CROSS We have a retrospective view of the cross in a very limited understanding, but the Lord’s view in the Garden of gethsemane was a forward one. The anticipation of that ordeal was a dreadful one. That comes out in the description and this ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2, John 3:16-17, Psalm 69:1-3, Psalm 22:13-16, Matthew 26:38-39  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Love, The Cross, Anticipation, Endurance, Cross, Suffering, Gethsemane, Endure, Calvary  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Former Mayor Of New York, Ed Koch, Kept This ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 10, 2006

A former Mayor of New York, Ed Koch, kept this saying on his desk calendar: "Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names!" But God isn’t like that. David goes on to say in this psalm, "As far as the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Application: Draw Smaller Circles As You Tell ...

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 4, 2010

APPLICATION: Draw smaller circles as you tell this story. God’s promises here in Psalm 125 are not for mankind. No, it is much narrower than that. It is not for religious men, for Baptist men, nor for Bible carrying men. It is not even for all ...read more

Tags: Trust

Denomination: Baptist

Hearing God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002

HEARING GOD The New York Times reports that during the attacks of September 11, the communication between rescue workers and their commanding officers was not good. Instead of reaching the workers by radio to warn of the imminent collapse of the Trade Center Towers, a messenger had to be sent ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 94:9

Tags: Prayer Hardship, God's Omniscience, Debt, Disciplines General

Mother Hen Sacrifices Her Life To Protect Chicks ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009

Mother Hen Sacrifices Her Life To Protect Chicks During Fire in Yellowstone National Park, National Geographic Article There was an article in National Geographic several years ago provided a penetrating picture of God’s wings. After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park in the US, forest ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16

Tags: Animals, God's Protection