In Sermon Illustrations: "William Mackay"

Attempt Great Things For God

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 30, 2011

Attempt great things for God Expect great things from God --Motto of Father of ...read more

Tags: Trust

Denomination: *other

Prayer Is Nothing But The Promise Reversed, Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Martin Wickens on Apr 20, 2002

Prayer is nothing but the promise reversed, or God’s Word formed into an argument, and retorted by ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Baptist

Couples Who Do Not Expect To Work At Their ...

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Apr 23, 2004

• Couples who do not expect to work at their relationship often have the roughest ride on the back ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Charismatic

The Salvation Army Was Holding A Convention. ...

Contributed by Paul Green on Jul 14, 2009

The Salvation Army was holding a convention. Morale was at an all-time low. The organization had hit rock bottom. They did not know what to do. They sent a telegram to their founding father, William Booth, asking for any advice he could give on how they could get back on their feet. William Booth ...read more

Tags: Revival, Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

More People Have Been Brought Into The Church By ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002

“More people have been brought into the church by the kindness of real Christian love than by all the theological ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Compassion

Denomination: Congregational

Love Received And Love Given Comprise The Best ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

"Love received and love given comprise the best form of therapy." Gordon William Allport (1897-1967) American ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love, Disappointment

One Man Once Said These Words "I Will Tell You ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 26, 2007

One man once said these words “I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me and them, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Two Great Days  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

TWO GREAT DAYS There are two great days in a person’s life -- the day we are born and the day we ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Doing God's Will, God Brings Purpose

God Gave You A Gift Of 86,400 Seconds Today. Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?"” ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Whatever A Man Seeks, Honours, Or Exalts More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

“Whatever a man seeks, honours, or exalts more than God, that is the god of his idolatry.” ~ William ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

Erwin Mcmanus And His "John The Baptist"

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 28, 2011

ERWIN MCMANUS AND HIS "JOHN THE BAPTIST" As we begin today I would like to read a true account of an experience that pastor, speaker, and author, Erwin McManus had in the early years of his ministry. Listen to what he says... "I got a message through the urban grapevine that I was dead. It might ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:14-17

Tags: Evangelism How To

A Lesson In Hope

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Apr 1, 2017

They still tell the story at William and Mary College of daffy, magnificent President Ewell. For a century and a half, this prestigious Virginia school had been a leader among American universities. Then came the Civil War. In the hard days of reconstruction that followed, William and Mary went ...read more

Scripture: John 11:38-44

Tags: Hope, New Life, Lent

Denomination: Other

Christian Maturity: It's In The Details

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2009

CHRISTIAN MATURITY: IT'S IN THE DETAILS Ted Williams, who died in 2002 was arguably the best hitter baseball has ever known. He was the last baseball player to hit better than .400 in a season. Upon his death, George Will said in his column "There is no joy in Red Sox Nation, a.k.a. New England, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:14

Tags: Growth In Christ

When People Do Not Mind What God Says To Them In ...  PRO

Contributed by Martin Wickens on Apr 20, 2002

When people do not mind what God says to them in His Word, God doth as little mind what they say ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Baptist

Judgment For Yawning: Is God Fair?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

JUDGMENT FOR YAWNING: IS GOD FAIR? It’s a given that some judges in the American legal system are more severe than others. But Circuit Judge Daniel Rozak-—from Will County, Illinois—-may be the only federal judge who has sentenced a man to prison because of a yawn. That’s right. In August of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 96:10

Tags: God's Judgment

A Miracle Is An Event Which Is Not Producible By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2002

A miracle is an event which is not producible by the natural causes that are operative at the time and place that the event occurs. William Lane Craig ...read more

To Worship Is To Quicken The Conscience By The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to ...read more

Tags: Worship General, Discipleship, Church Practices

Love Gives To The Limit

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 3, 2009

LOVE GIVES TO THE LIMIT The late great Scots Church of Scotland theologian, educator, author, and radio and television presenter, William Barclay (1907 - 1978), once said, "Love never calculates; love never thinks how little it can decently give; love’s one desire is to give to the uttermost ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:6-13

Tags: Giving General

If Thou Art Rich, Thou Art Poor, For Like An Ass ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

If thou art rich, thou art poor, for like an ass whose back with ingots bows, thou bearest thy heavy riches but a journey, ...read more

Tags: Parable Rich Fool, Money, Finding Fulfillment

Those Were Great Days, And Great Victories Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Those were great days, and great victories were won. We always managed a riot or a revival. Sometimes a riot and no revival, but never a ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?