Sermon Illustrations

Tag: Gratitude

  • Thankfulness

    Thankfulness is a soil in which pride does not easily grow John StottClick to Tweet

  • Repairing the past

    What are the chief responses to a past so full of things, that, if one is not careful, can weigh us down and make the long race of life a difficult journey? The Biblical people had at least four answers to this question. The way of repentance, the discipline of forgiveness, the life of gratitude…

  • Lepers gratitude

    True story. A church group from New Bern, North Carolina, had traveled to the Caribbean on a mission trip. As you probably know, the conditions at the posh, luxury resorts are a far cry from the impoverished way of life endured by many others on these tropical islands. During this particular ministry trip, their host…

  • Gratitude overflows

    One of the fundamental qualities invariably found in a grateful person is humility. Gratitude is the overflow of a humble heart, just as surely as an ungrateful, complaining spirit flows out of a proud heart. Nancy Leigh DeMossClick to TweetWebsite: http://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/october-2009/gratitude-and-humility/

  • Giving thanks in a wheelchair

    But many decades in a wheelchair have taught me to not segregate my Savior from the suffering He allows, as though a broken neck–or in your case, a broken ankle, heart, or home–merely “happens” and then God shows up after the fact to wrestle something good out of it. No, the God of the Bible…

  • List of Christian virtues

    Where does gratitude rank on your list of Christian virtues? In an arsenal that’s supposed to include things like mountain-moving faith, radical obedience, patient long-suffering, and second-mile self-denial, for many, gratitude feels like an optional add-on. Nice if you can get it, but not all that critical to making life run the way it should.…

  • Life’s trials

    But we live in a fallen, broken world, and every season has its share of trials, ranging, as Elisabeth Elliot has said, from “traffic jams to tumors to tombs.” Nancy Leigh DeMossClick to TweetFrom the book “Choosing Gratitude” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Still come up thankful

    the capacity to respond to adversity with faith and gratitude is not limited to spiritual “superheroes” and biblical characters. For every Joni Eareckson Tada or Corrie ten Boom, there are countless others whose names and stories few have ever heard, who endure the worst that life has to offer and still come up thankful. Not…

  • Sacrificial gratitude

    You’re not likely to find thankfulness paired with stories of sacrifice in your average candy and greeting card aisle (where gratitude is thought to live). But out in the byways of real life, a grateful heart must often strap on sword and shield, summon up its deepest courage, and brace itself for battle. Nancy Leigh…

  • Silent gratitude

    Gratitude is not the quiet game. It begs to be expressed, both to God and to others. “Silent gratitude,” Gladys Berthe Stern said, “isn’t much use to anyone.” Nancy Leigh DeMossClick to Tweet