In Sermon Illustrations: "Ultimate Gift"

Nothing Costs So Little, Goes So Far, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing costs so little, goes so far, and accomplishes so much as a ...read more

Tags: Gifts Mercy

Mercy Shown In Love And With Great Expectation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Mercy shown in love and with great expectation can be life transforming. It is the essence of the Fathers forgiveness through the person of Jesus. What is our response to this gift of mercy? Is there someone in ...read more

Tags: Gifts Mercy

Mercy Is Like The Rainbow, Which God Hath Set ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Mercy is like the rainbow, which God hath set in the clouds; it never shines after it is night. If we refuse mercy ...read more

Tags: Gifts Mercy

Drive-In Banks Were Established So Most Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Drive-in banks were established so most of the cars today could ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

A Bank Is A Place Where They Lend You An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

Banking May Well Be A Career From Which No Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Banking may well be a career from which no man ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

A Banker: The Person Who Lends You His Umbrella ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A banker: the person who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

To Make Money, Buy Some Good Stock, Hold It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To make money, buy some good stock, hold it until it goes up and then sell it. If ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

Never Invest In Anything That Eats Or Needs ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Never invest in anything that eats or ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

Im Opposed To Millionaires, But It Would Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Im opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

A College Student Had The Following Message On ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Vicente on May 27, 2004

A College student had the following message on his dorm answering machine: "Hi! This is Fred. If it's the phone company, I sent the money. If it's Mom or Dad, please send money. If it's the financial office, you didn't loan me enough money. If ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

Denomination: Baptist

Rick Warren Has Said In His Book "Purpose Driven ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Aug 11, 2004

Rick Warren has said in his book “Purpose Driven Life” that there are 2 main problems when thinking about spiritual gifts. One is called “gift-envy”. This means that we compares our abilities and gifts to others. In doing that, we might feel tempted to feel jealous of others or feel dissatisfied ...read more

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: Baptist

Sin Separates. Sin Divides. Sin Brings Death To ...  PRO

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 23, 2004

Sin separates. Sin divides. Sin brings death to relationships and destroys fellowship. God unites. God brings oneness and unity. On the day of Pentecost, God reversed the Babel process, and with one language from heaven, He demonstrated that all in Him will be sharers of one divine ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:11

Tags: Gifts Tongues

Denomination: Orthodox

R.g. Letourneau Said "I Shovel Money Out, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 29, 2004

R.G. LeTourneau said “I shovel money out, and God shovels it back ... ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

Denomination: Wesleyan

Baby Steps!" Numbers 33: 1-49 Key Verse(S): 2a: ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 29, 2004

“Baby Steps!” Numbers 33: 1-49 Key verse(s): 2a: “At the Lord’s command Moses recorded the stages in their journey . . .” I opened up the paper the other day and there staring me right in the face was a “huge success.” The newspaper was focusing on people who had made it; you know, those who ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 33:1-49

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: Lutheran

From Stories For Preachers: The Pastor Of A ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 16, 2005

From Stories for Preachers: The pastor of a local church decided to take drastic action on stewardship: he hired an electrician to wire the pews. The next Sunday he said, "Today is Stewardship Day. We will be making our pledges publicly, in church, this morning. Who will pledge $50 a week?" As he ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where Your Heart Is  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 21, 2005

St Augustine wrote Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure. Where your treasure is, there is your heart. Where you heart is, there is your ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Proverbs 4:23

Tags: Gifts Giving

Denomination: Baptist

John Macarthur: "Godly, Biblical Church Growth ...

Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009

John MacArthur: "Godly, Biblical church growth results from every member of the body fully using his spiritual gift, in submission to the Holy ...read more

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: Baptist

The Knack

Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 27, 2009

THE KNACK As most of you probably know, I like computers. When we were in South Dakota, our Director of Missions was always calling me for help with computer things. He would sometimes get a new program and install it on the office computer, and then, he couldn’t figure out how to use it. So, he’d ...read more

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Pants

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 10, 2009

CHRISTMAS PANTS I told you about a pair of guys who had exchanged the same pair of moleskin pants for over a decade. Each year they tried to outdo one another with the only rules being they couldn’t damage the pants and they had to use scrap material. I’d left the story with Kunkel having received ...read more

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed