In Sermon Illustrations: "This Is Good" showing 481-500 of 6,600

Bold Book Marketing Ploy? In The Package-Goods ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Bold Book Marketing Ploy? In the package-goods world, offering free samples is usually a slam-dunk: Customers fall in love with the freebie and then turn into paying customers. But in the world of book publishing, the news that Harper Collins will give away free electronic versions of ...read more

Tags: Internet

God Never Made A Promise That Was Too Good To Be ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 20, 2008

God never made a promise that was too good to be true. ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

Good Old Spurgeon Says That Some Of The Promises ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 5, 2008

Good old Spurgeon says that some of the promises are like the almond tree--they blossom hastily in the very earliest spring. But, he says, there are others, which resemble the mulberry tree- -they, are very slow in putting forth their leaves. Then what is a man to do, if he has a mulberry tree ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

God Never Made A Promise That Was Too Good To Be ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 5, 2008

God never made a promise that was too good to be ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

The Author Lee Strobel Has Written A Book Titled ...

Contributed by David Haun on Apr 5, 2004

The author Lee Strobel has written a book titled God’s Outrageous Claims. In it he writes these words: "Jesus was tied to a post and beaten at least thirty-nine times – and probably more – with a whip that had jagged bones and balls of lead woven into it. Again and again the whip was brought down ...read more

Tags: Cross, Easter Good Friday

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

President Calvin Coolege Went To Church, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Vicente on Apr 19, 2003

President Calvin Coolege went to church, and afterwards was asked by a friend what the minister spoke on. “He preached on sin.” The friend asked what the preacher ...read more

Tags: Easter Good Friday, Cross

Denomination: Baptist

Sacrificial Love

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 13, 2014

Watchman Nee, a Chinese evangelist, tells of a Christian he once knew in China. He was a rice farmer, and his fields lay high on a mountain. Every day he pumped water into the paddies of new rice. And every morning he returned to find that an unbelieving neighbor who lived down the hill had ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:21

Tags: Evil, Overcome, Good, Unbeliever

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Two Brothers Were Convicted Of Stealing Sheep...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 9, 2015

Two brothers were convicted of stealing sheep many years ago in England. In accordance with the punishment of those days, they were branded in the forehead with the letters “ST” for sheep thief. One brother, unable to bear the stigma, fled to a foreign country where he died full of bitterness and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1

Tags: Holiness, Saint, Good Reputation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Baseball - The Curious Case Of Scooter Gennett

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Dec 31, 2018

Baseball And The Curious Case Of Scooter Gennett Baseball is known for its surprises. It's a beautiful game that lets grown men play a kids game. For more than a century of baseball and thousands of games, only 16 men have homered four times in one game. The last was Josh Hamilton, five years ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-3, 1 Corinthians 13:13, Romans 5:1-4

Tags: Perseverance, Hope, Good News

Denomination: Pentecostal

Boat In The Storm

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Oct 27, 2019

ILLUS: BOAT THRU THE STORM Imagine you’re in a small boat and a sudden storm comes up. The sky is dark the wind is howling; the waves are raging. All of a sudden there are 20-foot swells and your boat is being tossed like a twig in a stream, one minute you are at the bottom of the swell the next ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:12

Tags: Good Fruit, Bad Fruit

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Lesson From A Damaged Lock

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Nov 20, 2019

Moving from one place to another is always a challenge, no matter how many times you’ve gone through this “process”! My wife and I recently made a move and learned a strange, but interesting lesson—one that was valuable for us, too. As sometimes happens, there is too much stuff and not enough ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-20

Tags: Theft, Possessions, Worldly Goods

Denomination: Baptist

Song By Paul Overstreet- God Is Good All The Time ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 30, 2007

Song by Paul Overstreet- God is good all the time He put a song of praise In this heart of mine God is good all the time Through the darkest night His ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Video Clip - "In Good Company" - Chap. 8 - ...

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 3, 2005

(Video Clip - “In Good Company” - Chap. 8 - 0:41:30 - 0:42:10 - Length:0:40) Does that bring up any memories about your Father? You may see a clip like that and remember an intrusive, blunt, inconsiderate man. Or maybe worse: abusive or neglectful. The fact is, for many people the word ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: Christian Church

He Who Can No Longer Pause To Wonder, Is As Good ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

He who can no longer pause to wonder, is as good as ...read more

Tags: God's Holiness, God's Omnipotence

Only 39% Of The People Feel Good About The Morals ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Only 39% of the people feel good about the morals and values of Americans in general. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Faith

Good Fishing: The Dot Com Upheaval Has Made It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

Good Fishing: The dot com upheaval has made it easier for Christian organizations to find and recruit some very talented high tech talent. Many new economy refugees are ready for a change and like the Christian and ...read more

Tags: Character

The Good Life: Recent Roper Asw Research Reports ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The Good Life: Recent Roper ASW research reports that 89% of Americans consider owning a home necessary to having a good life. The next top requirement is good health (87%) followed by a happy marriage (81%). 52% say a second car is essential to a good life, up from 43% in ’99. 48% claim a vacation ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

He Who Can No Longer Pause To Wonder, Is As Good ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

He who can no longer pause to wonder, is as good as ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Never Let Good Books Take The Place Of The Bible. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Never let good books take the place of the Bible. Drink from the Well, not from the streams that flow ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Quote: "Do All The Good You Can, To All The ...  PRO

Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006

Quote: “Do all the good you can, to all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as often as you can, and as ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist