In Sermon Illustrations: "Always"

A Popular Play And Movie This Time Of Year, One I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

A popular play and movie this time of year, one I always enjoy watching is A Christmas Carol. There is one scene that has always fascinated me. The Ghost of Christmas Past has just paid a very discomforting visit to Ebenezer Scrooge. Clearly the old miser is shaken by the entire ordeal. But when he ...read more

Tags: Christmas

A Boy Without Athletic Ability Is Chosen To Play ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2010

A Boy Without Athletic Ability is Chosen to Play a Game There was a boy who did not have much athletic ability. Every time he and his friends would play some game, he was always the last to be chosen. One day two new fellows came to play with them and were allowed to be team captains because they ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:11-13

Tags: Compassion

Monkey On Your Back?

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019

Get that monkey off your Back (Heb.12:1) Intro: Inter the area carrying a stuffed animal monkey on you shoulder act like it gets heavier every step GET THAT MONKEY OFF YOUR BACK The Monkey --little baby monkey--then chimp -the gorilla Christians are always struggling, one minute they are running on ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

Tags: Sins, Weights

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dont' Waste Your Time Waiting And Longing For ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Dont’ waste your time waiting and longing for large opportunities which may never come. But faithfully handle the little things that are ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Imaginary Sin Is Romantic And Varied; Real Evil ...

Contributed by Vicki Edwards on Apr 13, 2004

“Imaginary sin is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our Prayers Ascend

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jul 9, 2005

Our prayers ascend to heaven’s throne Regardless of the form we use; Our Father always hears His own ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist

Power Tends To Corrupt, And Absolute Power ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad man. John Emerich ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Those Were Great Days, And Great Victories Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Those were great days, and great victories were won. We always managed a riot or a revival. Sometimes a riot and no revival, but never a ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Writing Ought Either To Be The Manufacture Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Writing ought either to be the manufacture of stories for which there is a market demand a business as safe and commendable as making soap or breakfast foods or it should be an art, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

I Do Hope Your Christmas Has Had A Little Touch ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I do hope your Christmas has had a little touch of Eternity in among the rush and pitter patter and all. It always seems such a mixing of this ...read more

Tags: Christmas

One Must Learn To Love, And Go Through A Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One must learn to love, and go through a great deal of suffering to get it, like any knight of the grail, and the journey is ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

If You Have Ever Prayed In The Dawn You Will Ask ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

If you have ever prayed in the dawn you will ask yourself why you were so foolish as not to do it always: it is difficult to get into communion ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Temporary Deviations From Fundamental ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Temporary deviations from fundamental principles are always more or less dangerous. When the first pretext fails, those who become interested in prolonging ...read more

Tags: Principles

Wonder Is The Very Essence Of Life. Beware ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"wonder is the very essence of life. Beware always of losing the wonderThe only evidence of salvation or sanctification is that the sense of wonder is developing, not at ...read more

Tags: Wonder

Remember, The Only Difference Between A ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 30, 2008

Remember, the only difference between a politician who uses your money to pay for abortion and the mafia chieftain who hires a contract killer is that, ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Denomination: Catholic

Song By Pam Thum- Life Is Hard, The World Is ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 30, 2007

Song by Pam Thum- Life is hard, the world is cold. We’re barely young and then we’re old. But every falling tear is always ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Keep Away From People Who Try To Belittle Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make ...read more

Tags: Ambition

Most People Are Bothered By Those Passages In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Most people are bothered by those passages in Scripture which they cannot understand; but as for me, I always noticed that the passages in Scripture ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

I Prefer To Have Too Much Confidence, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I prefer to have too much confidence, and thereby be deceived, than to be always mistrustful. For, in the first case, I suffer for a moment at being ...read more

Tags: Faith

Let Us Recollect That Peace Or War Will Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the ...read more

Tags: Peace