Sermon Illustrations

Category: Nancy Demoss

  • entitlement leads to ingratitude

    When we take simple blessings for granted as if they were owed to us, or conversely, when we start to think that our house, our car, our wardrobe, or our general station in life is beneath what we deserve, ingratitude finds all the oxygen it needs to survive. Nancy DemossClick to Tweet

  • Needs met illegitimately

    “An ungrateful person,” Dr. D. James Kennedy pointed out regarding this passage in Romans, “is only one step away from getting his or her needs met in illegitimate ways.” Nancy DemossClick to Tweet

  • Ingratitude a tap root sin

    Ingratitude is the taproot out of which grows a host of other sins. And if we don’t put the axe to that root, we provide Satan with a wide, vacant lot on which to set up his little shop of horrors in our hearts. Do you think I might be overstating the case a bit?…

  • Grace, gift, gratitude

    Grace … gift … thanks (gratitude). The words are inseparable! And they should be inseparable in our hearts. Wherever you find one, you should expect to find the other. Nancy DemossClick to Tweet

  • Lifestyle of gratitude

    Gratitude is a lifestyle. A hard fought, grace infused, biblical lifestyle. And though there is a sense in which anyone can be thankful – for God has extended his common grace to all – the true glory and transforming power of gratitude are reserved for those who know and acknowledge the Giver of every good…

  • Conquering gratitude

    But true, Christ-centered, grace-motivated gratitude fits everywhere, even in life’s most desperate moments and difficult situations. Even when there are no “answers,” it gives hope. It transforms overwhelmed strugglers into triumphant conquerors. Nancy DemossClick to Tweet

  • Ingratitude not a presenting issue?

    Still, it would surprise me to think that you woke up this morning saying, “My, if I could just be a more thankful person, my life would be so much better.” Lack of gratitude rarely presents itself as a source of our problems. Yet I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve been thinking to yourself lately,…

  • Winsome gratitude

    A grateful man or woman will be a breath of fresh air in a world contaminated by bitterness and discontentment. And the person whose gratitude is a byproduct of and a response to the redeeming grace of God will showcase the heart of the gospel in a way that is winsome and compelling. Nancy DemossClick…

  • Whine or worship

    The importance of this matter of gratitude can hardly be overstated. I’ve come to believe that few things are more becoming in a child of God than a grateful spirit. By the same token, there is probably nothing that makes a person more unattractive than the absence of a grateful spirit. I have learned that…

  • Avoiding bitterness

    Cultivating a thankful heart is a safeguard against becoming bitter, prickly, and sour. A grateful child of God can’t help but be a joyful, peaceful, radiant person. Nancy DemossClick to Tweet