In Sermon Illustrations: "Whole Hearted"

After God Created The World, He Made Man And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"After God created the world, he made man and woman. Then, to keep the whole thing from ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Martin Luther King Jr. Said, "Faith Is Taking The ...

Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 8, 2009

Martin Luther King Jr. said, "Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Baptist

No Fire Without Heat And Smoke! (06.14.05--The ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 12, 2005

No Fire Without Heat and Smoke! (06.14.05--The Tie That Binds--1 John 4:19) It’s been hot here lately at Beech Springs. It has been unusually hot and humid. The beech woods understory that blankets our little valley are getting crisper under foot daily. The trilliums came and went and are withered ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:19

Tags: Promises Of God

Denomination: Lutheran

C.s. Lewis, In His Classic Book, Mere ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Sep 7, 2001

C.S. Lewis, in his classic book, Mere Christianity, said, "The whole purpose for which we exist is ...read more

Tags: Creation, God The Father, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Publisher Is A Middleman, He Calls The Tune ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The publisher is a middleman, he calls the tune to which the whole of the rest of the trade dances; and ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Patience Had No Sooner Placed Herself By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Patience had no sooner placed herself by the mount of sorrows, but the whole heap sunk to such a degree, that it did not ...read more

Tags: Peace

Nothing Is More Unreliable Than The Populace, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more ...read more

Tags: Government

Cease Trying To Work Everything Out With Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration ...read more

Tags: Thought

Miracles Are A Retelling In Small Letters Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in ...read more

Tags: Miracles General

Which Desire Are You Feeding?  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Which Desire are You Feeding? Romans 8:13 says, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." (King James) Mortification is the special ministry that enables the child of God to overcome those evil desires that could ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:13

Tags: Overcome, Holiness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How The Philippian Jailer Got Saved - Crisis

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Oct 2, 2025

How the Philippian jailer got saved - Crisis This Philippian jailer was saved! He was saved by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ. And if you have never trusted in the Lord, He wants to save you the same way. But let's take a closer look at how the Lord touched the jailer's ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-34

Tags: Silas, Crisis, Christian Service, Philippian Jailer, Demon Possession, Spiritual Transformation, Evangelism, Paul, Salvation, Missions  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Sin Of Achan

Contributed by John Bright on Oct 3, 2025

We struggle with someone suffering for the actions of another. In that day, they were not so individualistic as we are in this Western World. Whenever I share the Sin of Achan from the book of Joshua, modern folks like to protest. Here’s the story: The Israelites are given a great victory over ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:5, Joshua 7:24-26

Tags: Sin, Consequences

Denomination: Methodist

A $100 Bill, A $20 Bill And A $1 Bill Meet Up At ...

Contributed by Timothy Craver on Nov 9, 2009

A $100 bill, a $20 bill and a $1 bill meet up at the shredder at the end of their lives. The 100 says, “I’ve seen the whole world during my lifetime. Why, I’ve been on cruises in the Caribbean, safaris in Africa and vacations in Europe.” The 20 says, “Well, I haven’t done quite as well, but I have ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Tags: Money, Giving

Denomination: Brethren

If God Is Omnipresent, He Must Needs Be ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 12, 2008

“If God is omnipresent, he must needs be omniscient; but he is omnipresent; this supposes the infinite and immensity of his being, from which follows the ubiquity of his presence; heaven and earth include the whole creation, and the Creator fills both (Jer. 23:24); he not only knows both, and ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Denomination: Other

An Old Farmer Went To The City One Weekend And ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 3, 2001

An old farmer went to the city one weekend and attended the big city church. He came home and his wife asked him how it was. "Well," said the farmer, "it was good. They did something different, however. They sang praise choruses instead of hymns." "Praise choruses?" said his wife, "What are ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Give Me All, And I'll Give You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009

GIVE ME ALL, AND I’LL GIVE YOU ME In Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis wrote: Christ says, "Give me All. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half-measures are any good. I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Tags: Self

A Man Who Buys A Book Is Not Just Buying A Few ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A man who buys a book is not just buying a few ounces of paper, glue and printers ink; he ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Had The Doctrines Of Jesus Been Preached Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Had the doctrines of Jesus been preached always as pure as they came from his lips, the whole civilised ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Tyranny Seldom Announces Itself. ... In Fact, A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Tyranny seldom announces itself. ... In fact, a tyranny may exist without an individual tyrant. A whole government, even a ...read more

Tags: Government

Truth Does Not Become More True By Virtue Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even ...read more

Tags: Truth