In Sermon Illustrations: "Valuing God"

It Is The Duty Of All Nations To Acknowledge The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Do Not Have Your Concert First, And Then Tune ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

A Man May Study Because His Brain Is Hungry For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"A man may study because his brain is hungry for knowledge, even Bible knowledge. But he prays because his soul ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Wilkerson States, "Perhaps The Greatest ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 31, 2006

Wilkerson states, “Perhaps the greatest hindrance to honest confrontation is the ‘Fear of Man’ rather than the ‘Fear of God’. We are afraid of the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dont Let Satan Make You Think You Are So Good ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Dont let Satan make you think you are so good that you dont need the grace of God. We are a bad ...read more

Tags: Grace

For The Rest Of My Life Im Going To Trust That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"For the rest of my life Im going to trust that God is always at work in all things, and give Him thanks long ...read more

Tags: Joy

We Are Most Like Beasts When We Kill. We Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We are most like beasts when we kill. We are most like men when we judge. We are ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

And Lo In A Flash Of Crimson Splendor, With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"And lo in a flash of crimson splendor, with blazing scarlet clouds running before his chariot, and heralding his majestic ...read more

Tags: Creation

Sufficient To Each Day Are The Duties To Be Done ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Sufficient to each day are the duties to be done and the trials to be endured. God never built a Christian strong enough to carry todays ...read more

Tags: Endurance

And Thus Was Kept The First Christmas, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"And thus was kept the first Christmas, the Christmas in the year one, with carols by the choir of heaven, and Gods own Son, the Saviour of the ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Our Leisure, Even Our Play, Is A Matter Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our leisure, even our play, is a matter of serious concern. There is no neutral ground in the universe: every square inch, every split ...read more

Tags: Enjoyment

Worship Is The Lost Chord Of Evangelicalism. ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on May 7, 2009

1. Worship is the lost chord of evangelicalism. Howard Hendricks 2. When men stop worshipping God, they promptly start ...read more

Tags: Worship Definition

Faith, However, Is A Divine Work In Us Which ...

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Nov 1, 2009

"Faith, however, is a divine work in us which changes us and makes us to be born anew of God" (Luther’s Works ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Lutheran

An Authentic Voice

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 24, 2012

AN AUTHENTIC VOICE The world is waiting to hear an authentic voice, a voice from God--not an echo of what others are doing and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5

Tags: Preaching

Denomination: Baptist

Charles Bridges Said, "But What Is Fear, This ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 29, 2007

Charles Bridges said, “But what is fear, this fear of the Lord? It is the affectionate reverence, by which the child of God bends ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

And As Blaise Pascal Once Put ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 5, 2008

And as Blaise Pascal once put it: “Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Anglican

A Key Step To Coming Home Is To Take ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008

A key step to coming home is to take responsibilities for one’s life and stop blaming God, others, even the old Devil ...read more

Tags: Restoration

Denomination: Church Of God

C. S. Lewis Wrote, "There's No Neutral Ground In ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Oct 5, 2008

C. S. Lewis wrote, “There’s no neutral ground in the universe. Every square inch, every minute of every hour is ...read more

Tags: Satan

Denomination: Baptist

When My Mother Used To Make Jam, I Would Watch ...  PRO

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 30, 2000

When my mother used to make jam, I would watch her pour wax over the top of the preserves until it was at the brim of the jar. She would then carefully wipe some wax around the rim itself, and place the rubber lined lid on tight. The wax and the vacuum caused by the cooling preserves would seal ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:13

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Orthodox

Patronizing Nonsense  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 24, 2001

PATRONIZING NONSENSE Christian author C.S. Lewis said it best in his book Mere Christianity: "I am trying here to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: "I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His claim to be God." ...read more