In Sermon Illustrations: "Understanding God"

You Cannot Separate God's Will From God's Word. ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jun 25, 2008

You cannot separate God’s Will from God’s Word. God’s Will is God’s Word and God’s Word is ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

God Is Too Wise To Be Mistaken. God Is Too Wise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God is too wise to be mistaken. God is too wise to be unkind. When you cant trace His hand, thats when ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Two Choices: The Real God Or A False God, Richard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009

Two Choices: The real God or a false god, Richard Lovelace on How Some Churches Want Ministers To Protect Them from the Real God Richard Lovelace wrote: "The whole church was...avoiding the biblical portrait of the sovereign and holy God who was angry with the wicked every day and whose anger ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Tags: Idolatry

What God Will Do, Not What You Will Do For God  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 23, 2012

WHAT GOD WILL DO, NOT WHAT YOU WILL DO FOR GOD Henry Blackaby said, "You never find God asking persons to dream up what they want to do for Him...Without doubt, the most important factor in each (Biblical) situation was not what the individual wanted to do for God. The most important factor was ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In His Book, "Leadership Pain: God’s Classroo...

Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016

In his book, “Leadership Pain: God’s Classroom for Growth,” Sam Chand writes, “Pain isn’t the enemy. The inability or unwillingness to face pain is a far greater danger.” He then tells the story of Dr. Paul Brand who was treating a four year old named Tanya at the national leprosy hospital in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-32

Tags: Pain, Thankful For Pain

Denomination: Methodist

[104]. A Message From A Poem – God’s Attributes

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 8, 2025

[104]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – GOD’S ATTRIBUTES Some people dispute the term Attributes of God. They say it can only be applied to statements such as God IS love. Others look at it in a wider sense taking in the qualities of the Godhead. In this poem, I took 4 words to make 4 stanzas ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:4-5, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 2:4-5, Ephesians 2:14, Colossians 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 3:13  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Character Of God, Attributes Of God, Grace, Love, Mercy, Peace, Compassion, Holiness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Big Is Your God?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011

HOW BIG IS YOUR GOD? Tony Campolo was once confronted by an atheist who was one of his students. The young man told Campolo, "For me to believe in God, I have to have a God that I can understand." And Campolo replied, "God refuses ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 53:1

Tags: Atheism

[025] A Message From A Poem - Balance Of God’s Attributes

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 9, 2025

[025] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - BALANCE OF GOD’S ATTRIBUTES One area where it takes deeper study to understand, is the attributes of God. The attributes are what is the completeness in God and they are many. It is what God is. We speak about love and mercy and compassion, but we also have ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:10-11, Exodus 34:5-7, Hebrews 2:17

Tags: Penalty, Poetry, Attributes Of God, Forgiveness, Faithful, Judgment, Balance, Merciful, Attributes, Love  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

That's Why I Think It Is Very Important In ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 8, 2005

That’s why I think it is very important in understanding God’s grace to comprehend the difference between three words- used in Scripture. Justice - Mercy & Grace. Justice is deserved punishment. Mercy is exemption from punishment, Grace is favor when punishment is deserved. (Repeat) Let me ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Grace

Denomination: Christian Church

Coming To Grips With The Sovereign Will Of God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2011

COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE SOVEREIGN WILL OF GOD I want to tell you a story about my friend, Jim Pence. Jim is an author who has written several books. But his first novel was titled "Blind Sight" and was published by Tyndale a number of years ago. Jim wrote this book, but he really didn't think it ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:18-31, Job 1:21

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Merely Mode!" Job 38:1-41 Key Verse(S): ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 15, 2005

“Merely Mode!” Job 38:1-41 Key verse(s): 1ff:“Then the Lord answered Job out of the storm.” When tragedies happen, do you marvel at their randomness? Seven people are gunned down in a church on a Saturday evening. A young boy of 15 and an old man of 74. The newspaper headline called it ...read more

Scripture: Job 38:1-41

Tags: God's Provision, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Cures/Remedies For...

Contributed by Timothy Brown on Feb 14, 2010

God's Cures/Remedies for... * Worry: John 14:1, "Let not your heart be troubled, ye believe in God, believe also in me..." * A broken heart: Psalm 147:3-6, "He heals the brokenhearted, binding up their wounds. He counts the stars and calls them all by name. How great is our Lord! His power is ...read more

Tags: Anxiety

Denomination: Baptist

God Answers Prayers  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 26, 2001

GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS Have you ever heard of George Mueller? One day he looked down the streets of Bristol, England, & saw 100’s of homeless children. He was so moved with concern for them that he decided that something had to be done. He had only two pence in his pocket. That’s two cents. ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered, God's Provision

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Never Mind, God  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Apr 30, 2001

NEVER MIND, GOD A man was putting a tin roof on his barn when all of a sudden he slipped and began to slide down the roof. He cried out to God to save him. No sooner had he got the words out of his mouth, a nail caught his pants and stopped him. When he stopped, he said, “Never mind, God. I took ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:7-12

Tags: God's Omnipotence, Help, Prayer, Pride, Provision, Miracles, Fearfully, Soul, Wonderfully Made  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Tiger, The Man And God  PRO

Contributed by Danny Thomas on May 21, 2001

The Tiger, the Man and God A man was being chased by a tiger. He ran as hard as he could until he was at the edge of a cliff with the tiger in hot pursuit. The man looked over the edge of the cliff and saw a branch growing out of the side of the cliff a few feet down. He jumped down and grabbed ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Faith, Faith General

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Reach Of God's Grace  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

THE REACH OF GOD'S GRACE Our worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s grace. And your best days are never so good that you are ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness, Grace, Emotions

Dogs' Letters To God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2002

Dogs’ Letters to God Dear God, Why are there cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray, and the rabbit, but not one named for a dog? How often do you see a cougar riding around? We dogs love a nice ride! I know every breed cannot have its own model, but it would ...read more

Unless God Intervenes  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

UNLESS GOD INTERVENES Henry Blackaby - the author of “Experiencing God" writes: “We should attempt things so great that they ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence, Faith General

God Is Every Where  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 18, 2002

GOD IS EVERY WHERE A fifth grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they could use them in some way to communicate ideas about God. Here are some of the results: GOD is like a FORD ... He’s got a better idea. GOD is like COKE ... He’s the real ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, God The Father

Denomination: Church Of God

The Size Of Your God  PRO

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Mar 7, 2002

The size of your God, Determines the size of your prayer request. The size of your prayer ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To, Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist