In Sermon Illustrations: "Use Faith"

Trust-Me Government Asks That We Concentrate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Trust-me government asks that we concentrate our hopes and dreams on one man, that we trust him to do whats best for us. My view of government places trust not in one person or one ...read more

Tags: Government

We Cannot As Christians Easily Classify ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We cannot as Christians easily classify ourselves [or others] as either a success or failure. There is a mixture of both in us all. In fact, it is only as we understand failure and accept it that we discover the secret of ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

O Lord God, When You Give To Your Servants To ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 14, 2007

“O Lord God, when you give to your servants to endeavour in any great matter - grant us also to know that it is not the beginning but the continuing of the same to the end until it is thoroughly ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Charles Spurgeon Often Worked 18 Hours A Day. ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 29, 2008

Charles Spurgeon often worked 18 hours a day. Famous explorer and missionary David Livingstone once asked him, "How do you manage to do two men's work in a single day?" ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

What God Chooses, He Cleanses. What God ...

Contributed by Scott Jensen on May 15, 2008

"What God chooses, He cleanses. What God cleanses, He molds. What God molds, He fills. What God fills, He uses." Source: J.S. Baxter, ...read more

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: Lutheran

As For Old Age, Embrace And Love It. It Abounds ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As for old age, embrace and love it. It abounds with pleasure if you know how to use it. The gradually declining years are among the sweetest in a man's life, and I maintain that, even when ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

One Of The Most Tragic Things I Know About ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon, instead of ...read more

Tags: Human Life

One Of The Most Tragic Things I Know About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon, instead of ...read more

Tags: Learning

Oswald Champers Said:

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 31, 2009

Oswald Chambers said: “The majority of us begin with the bigger problems outside and forget the one inside. A man has to learn ‘the plague of his own heart’ before his own ...read more

Tags: Sin, Sin General

Denomination: Other

We Won't Litter In Public But Yet We Accept Junk ...

Contributed by Ladonna Omobude on Nov 24, 2009

We won’t litter in public but yet we accept junk and mess in our spirits allow people to bring us trash and refuse to take the garbage to the curb and leave it there. We neglect to wash ...read more

Tags: Conscience

Denomination: Pentecostal

George Bernard Shaw: "This Is The True Joy Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Mar 9, 2010

George Bernard Shaw: "This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clot of ailments and ...read more

Tags: Complaining

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unintentionally Humorous Texts: The "Bad Axe” Incident

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 3, 2024

Introduction: This is a follow up to the story of Elisha being asked, maybe as an afterthought?, to go with student prophets as they built a new facility. One of these men had borrowed an axe but something awful happened. By the way, this story has nothing whatsoever to do with the city of Bad ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:1-7

Tags: Elisha, Jordan River, Sons Of The Prophets, Axes

Denomination: Baptist

[155]. A Message From A Poem – Jesus Elevated In The Midst

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 6, 2025

[155]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS ELEVATED IN THE MIDST Not I, but Christ. That is how it ought to be. That is the emphasis we need to have in our living and ministry. I am nothing without my Lord. If I think I am something I am deluded. If I think the ability is mine I am a disgrace. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:15, Matthew 21:9, Galatians 6:3

Tags: Lifted Up, Christian Poems, Jesus Elevated, Ride On A Donkey, Hosanna, Palm Sunday, Worthy Is The Lamb, Jesus In The Midst  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dad's Favorite Sayings  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 5, 2001

DAD’S FAVORITE SAYINGS:  Go ask your mother!  Just wait ‘till I get home!  When I was your age…  I used to walk to ...read more

Tags: Children, Father's Day, Parenting

Denomination: Wesleyan

If You Think About It, Adam Had More Trouble Than ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

If you think about it, Adam had more trouble than any of the rest of us buying his Father a gift for Father’s Day. I mean, what do you get ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Father's Day

A New Survey By The Barna Group Indicates That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2006

A new survey by The Barna Group indicates that terminology used by followers of Jesus Christ reflects a breadth of meanings, and that a fourth of people calling themselves “born again” didn’t rely on ...read more

Tags: Grace

In A Study Of 14,700 Teens, University Of North ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

In a study of 14,700 teens, University of North Carolina sociologist Kathleen Harris discovered that girls with involved fathers are more likely to delay sex and less likely to use drugs or ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Torn: 75% Of Evangelicals Feel A Part Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Torn: 75% of evangelicals feel a part of mainstream American, but 75% also believe they are a minority under siege and must fight to be heard, finds a poll by Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

More Unchurched: The Number Of Unchurched Adults ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More Unchurched: The number of unchurched adults in the U.S. has doubled since ‘91. That growth has been especially pronounced among men, people under 40, singles, and people ...read more

Tags: Church General

Spam Will Cost The World $50 Billion In Lost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Spam will cost the world $50 billion in lost productivity and other expenses this year, according to a new Ferris Research study. More than a third of that, or $17 billion will be wasted by ...read more

Tags: Workplace