In Sermon Illustrations: "agrarian society" showing 81-100 of 666

According To One Author "To London's ‘smart ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008

According to one author “To London’s ‘smart society,’ John Newton was… an evangelical, but the “worst” kind: a fanatic who denounced all the self-indulgences and pleasures that society loved the most.” Focus On The Family Feb, 07 page 15, ...read more

Scripture: 2 John 2:10-19

Common Good  PRO

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 9, 2009

COMMON GOOD The other criterion is the common good, the good that is linked to living in society. It is the good of "all of us," individuals, families and intermediate groups forming society. It is a requirement of justice and society to take a stand for the common good and strive toward it. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 79:5-13

Tags: Justice

Denomination: Catholic

Solitude Is As Needful To The Imagination Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Solitude is as needful to the imagination is society is ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

To Educate A Man In Mind And Not In Morals Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate ...read more

Tags: Culture

A Free Press Is Not A Privilege But An Organic ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A free press is not a privilege but an organic necessity ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

In The Effects Of Divorce On America By Patrick ...

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 13, 2005

In The Effects of Divorce on America by Patrick F. Fagan and Robert Rector, we are told that American society may have erased the stigma that once accompanied divorce, but it can no longer ignore its massive effects. As social scientists track successive generations of American children whose ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Being Intelligent Is Not A Felony, But Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Being intelligent is not a felony, but most societies evaluate it as ...read more

Tags: Thought

Advertising Is The Place Where The Selfish ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Advertising is the place where the selfish interests of the manufacturer coincide ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Freedom Of The Press Is Not An End In Itself But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Friendship Mysterious Cement Of The Soul ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendship Mysterious cement of the soul Sweet'ner of life, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Clothes Make The Man. Naked People Have Little ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no ...read more

Tags: Possession

In Sweden For Instance, A Royal Commission Some ...  PRO

Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 28, 2003

In Sweden for instance, a royal commission some years ago heralded the arrival of the contraceptive society as though the achievement of free sex were a national, moral goal. The commission announced that ninety percent of all Swedish people have a permissive attitude toward pre-marital sex and ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Without Culture, And The Relative Freedom It ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when ...read more

Tags: Culture

Good Humor Is One Of The Best Articles Of Dress ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one ...read more

Tags: Humor

Both Optimists And Pessimists Contribute To Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Patriotism Is As Much A Virtue As Justice, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

One Single Object...[will Merit] The Endless ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One single object...[will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment

Values Votes Bush Voters Were Significantly More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Values Votes Bush voters were significantly more likely than Kerry voters to say “moral values” were an important consideration in their presidential votes. The two groups have differing perceptions of government’s role in addressing moral concerns: Bush voters are more than twice as likely to ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Values Votes: Bush Voters Were Significantly More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006

Values Votes: Bush voters were significantly more likely than Kerry voters to say “moral values” were an important consideration in their presidential votes. The two groups have differing perceptions of government’s role in addressing moral concerns: Bush voters are more than twice as likely to ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Individual Commitment To A Group Effort That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Individual commitment to a group effort that is what makes a team work, a company work, a ...read more

Tags: Endurance