In Sermon Illustrations: "Treasure In Heaven"

Our Prayers Ascend

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jul 9, 2005

Our prayers ascend to heaven’s throne Regardless of the form we use; Our Father always hears His own ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist

Erick Clapton, Arguably The Greatest Living Rock ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002

Erick Clapton, arguably the greatest living rock guitarist, wrote a heart wrenching song about the death of his four year old son (March 20, 1991). He fell from a 53rd-story window. Clapton took nine months off and when he returned his music had changed. The hardship had made his music softer, more ...read more

Tags: Death

A. W. Tozer, Christian Publications, 1964, P. 90 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

A. W. Tozer, Christian Publications, 1964, p. 90 Worship is to feel in your heart and express in some appropriate manner a humbling but delightful sense of admiring awe and astonished wonder and overpowering love in the presence of that most ancient Mystery, that Majesty which philosophers call the ...read more

Tags: Worship General

David Brainerd Was An American Colonial ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 14, 2002

David Brainerd was an American colonial missionary to the Indians who died at the age of twenty-nine. His diary reveals a young man intensely committed to God. Brainerd once said to Jonathan Edwards: “I do not go to heaven to be advanced but to give honor to God. It is no matter where I shall be ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ, Fulfillment

Denomination: Baptist

In His Classic Devotional Book Titled The Saint's ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 1, 2003

In his classic devotional book titled The Saint’s Everlasting Rest, English Puritan pastor and author Richard Baxter (1615-1691) wrote: Why are not our hearts continually set on heaven? Why dwell we not there in constant comtemplation…Bend thy soul to study eternity, busy thyself about the life to ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

Denomination: Baptist

He Died On January 28, 814. Many Years Later, ...  PRO

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 17, 2007

He died on January 28, 814. Many years later, archaeologists discovered the tomb of Charlemagne, the great king and emperor of France. When the tomb was opened, after being closed for centuries, the men who entered it found something amazing. They found certain treasures of the kingdom, of course. ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

In A Wycliffe Bible Translators Publication, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

IN A WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS PUBLICATION, THERE WAS A RECENT STORY ABOUT A WOMAN WHO SERVED AS A HOUSE-PARENT FOR MISSIONARIES’ CHILDREN IN THE PHILIPPINES. SHE LOVED BOOKS. THOUGH SHE LOANED OUT SOME, OTHERS SHE TREASURED IN A FOOTLOCKER. ONCE, IN THE QUIET OF THE NIGHT, SADIE HEARD A FAINT ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:9

Charlemagne's Final ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010

Charlemagne’s Final Communication In 1000 AD, 186 years after the death of Emperor Charlemagne, officials of the Emperor Otto re-opened Charlemagne’s tomb. Before them was an extraordinary sight. In the midst of all the finery buried with him—the gold, the jewels, the priceless treasure—there was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Tags: Riches, Worldliness

Believing The Ancient Record

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

BELIEVING THE ANCIENT RECORD On January 6, 1822, Heinrich Schliemann was born. He would one day achieve world renown and great wealth. When Heinrich Schliemann was seven years old, a picture of ancient Troy in flames captured his imagination. Contrary to what many people believed, Heinrich argued ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Brethren

John Piper: Your Heart Has To Get Bigger  PRO

Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012

JOHN PIPER: YOUR HEART HAS TO GET BIGGER "Little hearts give little lusts big power. Big hearts give little lusts little power because they look little! When you SEE the magnitude of your treasure, your soul swells to get around it and you MOCK pornography as a POWERLESS thrill! That’s the way it ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:104

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Baptist

I Think That We Often Can Learn Some Pretty ...

Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Nov 6, 2007

I think that we often can learn some pretty profound things from children…so listen to what these kids had to say about what heaven is like… "Everything is free," says Christina, age 12. "Everyone lives in a mansion. No one has to go to work. There are no house payments." "Heaven is a place that ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who Among Us Hast Not Feared Death At One Time Or ...

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Mar 23, 2008

Who among us hast not feared death at one time or another? The chorus of a Bluegrass Gospel Song recorded by such artists as Loretta Lynn and Decatur, Illinois’, Alison Krauss sums it up so well: Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die. Lord I wanna go to Heaven, but I don’t ...read more

Tags: Apostles General

Denomination: Methodist

I Got This Story Recently In An Email And Felt It ...  PRO

Contributed by Donald Stevens on May 12, 2005

I got this story recently in an email and felt it had to be shared with all of you. It is a story as told by a young lady who also happened to be a Sunday School teacher. It goes like this. I was testing the children in my Sunday school class one morning, to see if they understood the concept of ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

Denomination: Methodist

In The Chronicles Of Narnia, Several Young ...  PRO

Contributed by Glenn Robertson on Nov 16, 2005

In The Chronicles of Narnia, several young children represent Christians in a world of dragons, elves, unicorns, and many other mythical creatures. One of the children is a young boy named Eustace. Eustace is a very selfish boy. He always tries to see life for how it best benefits him. What he ...read more

Tags: Narnia

Denomination: Baptist

The Value Of A Pearl  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 4, 2004

THE VALUE OF A PEARL Pearls were perceived in the first century in much the same way we view diamonds today. They were the most valuable gem in the world at that time. If you owned a pearl, you owned a fortune. And there was a good reason for it. Pearl hunting involved immense danger. The fine ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:45-46, Matthew 13:44-46

Tags: Parable General, Kingdom Of God

Cultural Blindness In Missions

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011

CULTURAL BLINDNESS IN MISSIONS David Livermore, in his book, Serving with Eyes Wide Open, talks about a friend of his, Ashish, who came from Northern India to visit him in Chicago. They were eating at Gino's Pizzeria, and there they ran into a youth pastor David knew, along with his youth group. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5

Tags: Missions

You May Be Familiar With A Television Series ...

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jun 2, 2002

You may be familiar with a television series called “Antiques Road Show”. People bring in their antiques, and expert appraisers tell them what the pieces are worth. The highlight of every show is when someone brings in a beat-up old piece of furniture and the appraiser tells them it’s a rare ...read more

Tags: Peace, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

Warren Wiersbe Tells About The Time The Late ...  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 1, 2002

Warren Wiersbe tells about the time the late William Randolph Hearst sent out his agent to secure particular art pieces. After months of searching, the agent reported that he had finally found the treasures. They were in Mr. Heart’s warehouse. Hearst had been searching frantically for art pieces ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself

Denomination: *other

Her Response  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 30, 2002

HER RESPONSE Frederick Buechner’s little book of character sketches of people from the Bible has this to say about the angel Gabriel as he encounters Mary: "She struck him as hardly old enough to have a child at all, let alone this child. But he had been entrusted with a message to give her, and ...read more

Tags: Mary Jesus Mother, Christmas

Denomination: Assembly Of God

One Of The Great Nineteenth-Century Preachers ...

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 16, 2005

One of the great nineteenth-century preachers was a Scottish Presbyterian named Alexander Whyte. I have a set of his commentaries in my office that I treasure. He was a great man, but he also had an awareness of the potential for evil that was never far from the surface. After one of his ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Methodist