... families who could afford to leave the city left or at ... said, ‘The girls will never leave without me, I will never ... leave without the King, and the ... King will never leave.’ This example of the king ... . The good King does not leave his people, but endures whatever ...
2. Leave It All Behind
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
Illustration
Billy D. Strayhorn
... asked, "How much did Rockefeller leave behind?" The aide answered, "All ... it that you need to leave behind? What burden do you ... filled with pain? You can leave "all of it" behind. You ... can leave it at the foot of ...
3. I Leave You Softly
Illustration
... these words: "Softly, I will leave you, for my heart would ... see me go. So I leave you. Long before you miss ... tears to fall, so I leave you softly."
4. Tradition Must Leave Room for Revelation
Luke 20:27-38; 2 Thessalonians 2:15
Illustration
Johnny Dean
... important. But tradition has to leave room for revelation, because the ... 't seem to want to leave any room for revelation when ...
5. Time to Leave the Nest
Illustration
... make them quite reluctant to leave. That's when the mother ... prompt the growing eagles to leave their once-comfortable abode and ...
6. Sermon Opener - You Must Leave the Past
Luke 9:51-56
Illustration
Maurice A. Fetty
... , to follow me you must leave the past, and those who ...
7. I Hate To Leave This Church
Mark 10:35-45
Illustration
William G. Carter
... church claiming, "I hate to leave this church and I would ...
8. Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth
Illustration
Billy D. Strayhorn
... .E. means Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. I really like that ...
9. Leave the Trouble in God's Hands
Luke 10:38-42
Illustration
... services as usual and to leave the trouble in God's ...
10. A Caring Presence: I Will Not Leave You
John 14:15-21
Illustration
John H. Pavelko
... know that I will not leave you." The next day the ...
11. The Life You Leave Behind
Illustration
Van Campbell
... to tell us he was leaving his wife penniless and his ...
12. Leave and Don't Look Back
Gensis 13:1-13, Genesis 19:1
Illustration
... -law (and their wives) to leave Sodom before God's judgment ...
13. What Anger Leaves Behind
Jn 20:1-18; 24-31
Illustration
Brett Blair
... say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this ...
14. Leave a Good Impression
Illustration
Staff
Years ago the communist government in China commissioned an author to write a biography of Hudson Taylor with the purpose of distorting the facts and presenting him in a bad light. They wanted to discredit the name of this consecrated missionary of the gospel. As the author was doing his research, he was increasingly impressed by Taylor's saintly character and godly life, and he found it extremely difficult to carry out his assigned task with a clear conscience. Eventually, at the risk of losing his life, ...
15. By Comparison How Rich We Are!
Luke 12:13-21
Illustration
Steve Williams
... or suit, shirt or blouse. Leave only one pair of shoes ... of you can read anyway. Leave only one radio for the ... , pension plans, and insurance policies. Leave the family a cash hoard ...
16. What Law is Operating Here?
Illustration
John Killinger
... him. As she prepares to leave, he asks a favor. "Name ... . She unlocks the door and leaves. Some may find prurience in ...
17. Escaping the Rat Traps
Mark 9:38-41
Illustration
Jan Campbell
... chewing its leg off and leaving it behind. It makes one ... part of yourself off and leave it behind in order to ...
18. Don't Let That Be All That There Is
Luke 1:39-56; Mark 1:1-8
Illustration
... in our self sufficiency. God leaves his treasure in the broken ... . It is there that God leaves his treasure. In Mary and ...
19. The Future is God’s Gift
Luke 4:14-21
Illustration
Brett Blair
... solace and encouragement as they leave "the Yard" to take their ... place to ABANDON you or leave you here alone and afraid ...
20. Which Kingdom?
Luke 16:19-31
Illustration
James Merritt
... got to decide before you leave this earth where you are ... to spend eternity after you leave this earth. Whatever decision you ...
21. God Does Not Desert Us
Matthew 28:20; Deuteronomy 31:8
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... of it. She refused to leave at the gravest hour. As ... said: "How could I possibly leave them. I was a part ...
22. Captured by the Spirit of Christ
Jn 1:29-42
Illustration
King Duncan
... luxurious things of life to leave behind. But I just want ... to leave a committed life behind." Did ...
23. Miss Donna
John 1:29-42
Illustration
James W. Moore
... for her. He would not leave her side. It was a ... ?" But no, he would not leave Donna's side. "I want ...
24. Letters of Instruction
Illustration
Charles Swindoll
... , "Look, I'm going to leave. And while I'm gone ... this trip." Everyone agrees. He leaves and stays gone for a ...
25. Father at the Game
Illustration
Editor James S. Hewett
... to play, but I'll leave him on the team to ... thought to himself, I'll leave him in for a few ...
26. Orphans Can't Eat Souls
Luke 6:17-36
Illustration
Brett Blair
... of these meetings he was leaving the sanctuary when one of ...
27. Jesus' Consecration
Matthew 3:13-17
Illustration
Brett Blair
... . Sorrowfully, the pastor turned to leave, when Peter said, "Stay a ...
28. The Gift Of The Breeze
John 3:1-17
Illustration
Johnny Dean
... a really good day, the leaves of the trees would begin ...
29. The Irresistible Influence Of The Holy Spirit
Acts 2:1-41
Illustration
James W. Moore
... and gave up in frustration. “Leave it to me,” said the ...
30. Birth into a New World
Jn 20:1-18
Illustration
King Duncan
... forced through the birth canal leaving behind the only way of ...
31. The Resurrection Changes Everything
Luke 24:13-35
Illustration
Brett Blair
... he stepped over sticks and leaves. The owl was in a ...
32. The Ministry in Interruptions
Matt 9:9-13, 18-34
Illustration
Brett Blair
... the woman (v. 20). Jesus leaving Jairus' home, two blind men ...
33. Extending Christ’s Love
John 1:6-8, 19-28
Illustration
King Duncan
... II he was asked to leave that country. So his missionary ...
34. Jesus Brings Life
Mark 5:21-43
Illustration
Will Willimon
... here. But Jesus does not leave us be. In this story ...
35. Changing the Color-Tags
Mark 5:21-43
Illustration
Billy D. Strayhorn
... and tagged him as such, leaving him to die. But a ...
36. Public Pressure
Mark 6:14-29
Illustration
Brett Blair
... pressure makes me want to leave the ministry." All of these ...
37. A Commitment to "Words of Life"
John 6:56-69
Illustration
Brett Blair
... free to go. You may leave right now, but let me ...
38. Cut It Out
Mark 9:38-41
Illustration
Donald B. Strobe
... !" It is far better to leave behind the tumor than to ...
39. Compared to Eternity
Mark 10:17-31
Illustration
Bill Bouknight
... when we're going to leave so soon.
40. Seeing for the First Time
Mark 10:46-52
Illustration
Max Lucado
... plane flying across the sky leaving a vapor trail. And of ...
41. The Gratitude Attitude
Matt. 6:25-33; Psalm 100; Eph. 4:20; Luke 17:11-19; John 6:25-35
Illustration
Billy D. Strayhorn
... very special. As he was leaving the Sunday Service a young ...
42. Christ in the Form of Communion
Luke 2:41-52
Illustration
James W. Moore
... jumped out of the car, leaving his wife, Patsy, to clean ...
43. Your Life Is on Loan
Luke 12:13-21
Illustration
Mark Trotter
... us. We are going to leave our possessions behind. "The things ...
44. Knowing Our Business
Luke 14:25-35
Illustration
David E. Leininger
... see what he told me? "Leave me alone, I'm not ...
45. Watching Life Pass By
2 Tim 3:10 - 4:8
Illustration
Brett Blair
... our homework. He watches us leave to go to Church and ...
46. We Don’t Play the Full Scale
Luke 19:1-10
Illustration
James W. Moore
... strike that final "Do." Then leaving the scale unfinished, he would ...
47. Are You Swapping Heaven?
Matthew 3:1-12
Illustration
King Duncan
... banks is the tree whose leaves shall be for the healing ...
48. If Your Face Is Towards Me
Matthew 3:1-12
Illustration
James W. Moore
... man whose wife had died, leaving him with a small son ...
49. Dreaming to a New Future
Matthew 4:12-22
Illustration
Keith Wagner
... has ceased to dream. By leaving the past and venturing into ...