In Sermon Illustrations: "A Pleasant Way"

I Showed My Appreciation Of My Native Land In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I showed my appreciation of my native land in the usual Irish way by getting out of ...read more

Tags: Appreciation, Government

I Have Learned That Prayer Is Not Asking For ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have learned that prayer is not asking for what you think you want but asking to be ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

There Was Never A World In Greater Need Of Men ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There was never a world in greater need of men and women who know the way, and can keep ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

When Im Talking To People I Like To Stop And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

When Im talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way ...read more

Tags: Communication General

She Plunged Into A Sea Of Platitudes, And With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"She plunged into a sea of platitudes, and with the powerful breast stroke of a channel swimmer made her way ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Mark Twain Once Said That A Lie Could Travel ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 9, 2007

Mark Twain once said that a lie could travel half way around the world while the ...read more

We Sometimes Forget That We Go To Church Not To ...

Contributed by Erik Stadler on Dec 21, 2007

We sometimes forget that we go to church not to earn our way to heaven but to ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

You Defend God Like You Defend A Lion: You Get ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jun 12, 2008

You defend God like you defend a lion: you get out of his way. ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

William Whyte (The Organizing Man): "All ...

Contributed by Dave Browning on Dec 22, 2008

William Whyte (The Organizing Man): "All creative advances are essentially a departure from ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

32% Of Evangelical Protestant Churches Are In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

32% of evangelical Protestant churches are in a strong financial position vs. 13% ...read more

Tags: Church Growth

Character Is Defined As "God Expressing Himself ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 9, 2005

Character is defined as “God expressing himself through man”, in other words, it is letting God have ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Principle Of Isometrics Is That You Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The principle of isometrics is that you can build muscle by pushing firmly against an unyielding object. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

We Weep Over The Graves Of Infants And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by death; but an early grave ...read more

Tags: Death

Education Was The Road To Freedom And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Education was the road to freedom and independence. It was the promise of possibilities beyond the cramped oppressive worlds of segregation and ...read more

Tags: Culture

Maturing Men And Women Must Avoid Ruts, Fixed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Maturing men and women must avoid ruts, fixed habits, old ways. The antidote for aging is action, both ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

A Friend Is Someone Who Understands Your Past, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Love Grows By Giving. The Love We Give Away Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Diseases Can Be Our Spiritual Flat ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Diseases can be our spiritual flat tiresdisruptions in our lives that seem to be disasters at the time but end by ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Difference Between A Successful Person And A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The difference between a successful person and a failure often lies in the fact that the successful man will profit by his ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Creative Thinking May Mean Simply The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Creative thinking may mean simply the realization that there's no particular virtue in doing ...read more

Tags: Art