In Sermon Illustrations: "Voice Of Poor"

Voice Of The Poor

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Jul 9, 2021

Sometimes in our lives, we wonder when God will send the angels to come and save us. There was a story last week that was published by a lot of magazines and daily newspapers. Stanislaus Lourduswamy, popularly known as Stan Swamy, was an Indian Roman Catholic priest, a member of the Jesuit order. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10

Tags: Voice Of Voiceless, Voice Of Poor

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Caterpillar's Voice  PRO

Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 31, 2006

STORIES - The Caterpillar’s Voice …Eugene Loh, in A Slice of Life, FM93.8LIVE, 17 May 2006 Once upon a time a caterpillar crawled inside a hare’s house when the hare was away, and set about making himself comfortable. When the hare returned home, he noticed new marks on the ground going into the ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Voice Mail  PRO

Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 20, 2001

VOICE MAIL While we have a direct access to our Heavenly Father, imagine if He had one of those computer-answering devices. It might be something like this: As we begin to pray we hear... Thank you for calling your Heavenly Father’s house. Your call may be monitored for quality assurance. Please ...read more

Tags: Ever, God's Omniscience, Illustration, Prayer Adoration, Prayer General  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Voices From The ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Voices from the Past “It is the duty of nations, as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, and to recognize the sublime truth announced in the Holy Scriptures, and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.” --Abraham ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:7

Tags: Patriotism

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Not A Voice, But A Life

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009

NOT A VOICE, BUT A LIFE The late great Presbyterian clergyman and hymnist, Rev. Maltbie Davenport Babcock (1858 - 1901) once wrote: "Christianity is not a voice in the wilderness but a life in the world. It is not an idea in the air but feet on the ground, going [Almighty] God's way. It is not an ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

Words Are The Voice Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

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Tags: Words

The Voice Of The Shepherd  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011

THE VOICE OF THE SHEPHERD There once was a shepherd that lived in the Scottish highlands. This shepherd had a daughter and he would take her with him when he went out on the moors to take care of the sheep. The thing that the little girl liked best was to hear the call of shepherd. His voice ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-18, Mark 4:26-34

Tags: Parable Lost Sheep

Voice Of Authority

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 12, 2011

VOICE OF AUTHORITY When I was serving with YWAM in the summer of 1982, we played a concert at a school in Amsterdam. As the concert ended, the students began to come up to us and talking with us, and believe it or not, some even asked for our autographs. At that moment a tall, thin, man with a ...read more

Tags: Authority

Denomination: Methodist

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

The Shepherd's Voice

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2012

THE SHEPHERD'S VOICE If you know and follow Jesus as Shepherd you will be able to flee from untruth and ungodly belief systems. D.L. Moody told the following: A friend, who was traveling in the East, heard that there was a shepherd who still kept up the custom of calling his sheep by name. He ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-18

Tags: Parable Lost Sheep

The Voice Of God

Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Mar 28, 2026

The Voice of God says many important things to us. The main thing and the most reassuring is, “You are never alone”. God will never ever leave you. I am reminded of how God let my wife Becky know that he was with her when she was in a time of trouble. Her father was sick and in dire condition in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9, Exodus 34:1-9

Tags: Faith, Security, Care

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Rich And Poor

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 9, 2007

Bill Graham said: “We are rich in the things that perish, but poor in the things of the spirit. We are rich in gadgets, but poor in faith. We are rich in goods, but poor in grace. We are rich in ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Rich And Poor  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008

Billy Graham said: “We are rich in the things that perish, but poor in the things of the spirit. We are rich in gadgets, but poor in faith. We are rich in goods, but poor in grace. We are rich in know-how, but poor in character. We are rich in words, but poor in deeds.” Jesus said that our life ...read more

Poor Foundation

Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 17, 2008

Poor Foundation The most famous poor foundation in the world is the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. The tower began to sink after construction progressed to the third floor in 1178. Scientists travel yearly to measure the building's slow descent. They report that the 179-foot tower moves about ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Poor Chippie

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 19, 2008

Poor Chippie A Galveston housewife had a pet parakeet named Chippie. The woman, however, made some terrible mistakes with Chippie. There are just some things that you don't do with parakeets! While vacuuming the carpet one day, she decided to clean out of the bottom of Chippie's cage with her ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Poor Sudanese ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

POOR SUDANESE CHILD There is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo taken in 1994 during the Sudan famine. The picture depicts a famine-stricken child crawling towards a United Nations food camp, located a kilometer away. The vulture is waiting for the child to die, so that it can eat it. This picture ...read more

Tags: Poverty

Poor Preachers

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Poor Preachers There was a Baptist preacher who just finished his sermon for the day and proceeded toward the back of the church for his usual greetings and handshaking. After shaking a few hands he came upon the seven year old son of one of the Deacons. "Good morning, young man," the preacher ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Rich Or Poor?

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 3, 2013

RICH OR POOR? "There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money." -- Unknown "He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according ...read more

Tags: Money, Stewardship

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bono On The Poor

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 8, 2013

Bono, lead singer of U2, said this: "Look, whatever thoughts you have about God, who God is or if God exists--most will agree that God has a special place ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:26

Tags: Poverty, Poor, Helping Poor

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Supporting The Poor  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 8, 2013

SUPPORTING THE POOR In a 1998 article in Christian History magazine, Rodney Stark said: "In a world lacking social services, Christians were their brothers' keepers. At the end of the second century AD, Tertullian wrote that while pagan temples spend their donations "on feasts and drinking ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:26, Galatians 2:10

Tags: Charitable, Poor, Benevolence, Helping Poor

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ