In Sermon Illustrations: "Bad To Worse"

Words Leave A Lasting Impression

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 7, 2011

WORDS LEAVE A LASTING IMPRESSION As bad as it is to hear foul words, it is worse to speak them. A nobleman went to see how Josiah Wedgwood made his SUPERB POTTERY. A young apprentice was told to give the guest a tour of the factory. As they walked through the plant, the visitor began to use ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 121:1-21

Tags: Heaven, Message, Giving, Words, Tithing, Churches, Scroll  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Lost Time Is Like A Run In A Stocking. It Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Lost time is like a run in a stocking. It ...read more

Tags: Time

Lilies That Fester  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds. — ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General, Holiness

Advertising Is The Modern Substitute For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

To Believe All Men Honest Would Be Folly. To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

More Marriages Might Survive If The Partners ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

A More Powerful Medication!" Genesis 3: 6-19 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 28, 2004

“A More Powerful Medication!” Genesis 3: 6-19 Key verse(s): 8b: “... and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.” I am an asthmatic. Asthmatics often have problems breathing because they are hyper-sensitive to the environment around them. When a foreign substance is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:6-19

Tags: God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Lutheran

Erwin W. Lutzer, Pastor And Author - Each ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Erwin W. Lutzer, pastor and author - Each temptation leaves us better or ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

The Punishment Of Wise Men Who Refuse To Take ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The punishment of wise men who refuse to take part in the government is to live ...read more

Tags: Government

One Difference Between Death And Taxes Is That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse ...read more

Tags: Giving General

There Is No Need To Do Any Housework At All. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the ...read more

Tags: Family

God's Algebra!" Romans 8:9-17 Key Verse(S) ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 25, 2005

“God’s Algebra!” Romans 8:9-17 Key verse(s) 16:“The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.” One of the unchangeable and mysterious laws of mathematics is that whenever you multiply a positive number by a negative number you will always get a negative number. I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:9-17

Tags: Wait, Promises Of God, God's Omniscience, God's Love, Patience, Perseverance  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

Plato On Politics  PRO

Contributed by Tim Najpaver on Oct 23, 2004

The philosopher Plato said The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Denomination: Baptist

You Have To Be Flexible. If You Have A Plan And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You have to be flexible. If you have a plan and just blindly follow it, its ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Tags: Church Discipline

Don't Trust Feelings  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

DON'T TRUST FEELINGS I read of a helicopter pilot who flew from an aircraft carrier in the Pacific told this story. He said, "I was flying the helicopter back to the ship when a blinding fog rolled in. Flying at a low altitude, I knew that a single mistake would plunge my crew and me into the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-36, Matthew 9:14-18

Tags: Faith, Guidance, Feelings, Hardship Of Life, Facts  (view more)  (view less)

Demon-Possessed Man

Contributed by Daryl Grimes on Sep 25, 2009

DEMON-POSSESSED MAN People had written him off a long time ago. He was just a crazy lunatic that no one wanted anything to do with. They kept their children away, they kept their wives away and they kept themselves away. He lived like a pig, his body odor was almost unbearable and to make matters ...read more

Tags: Born Again

Denomination: Baptist

A Man Was In The Hospital For Tests, And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A man was in the hospital for tests, and the doctor came in to see him. The doctor said he had some bad news and some really bad news for the man, and wanted to know which one he wanted to hear first. The patient said to tell him the bad news first. The doctor said the bad news was he only had 24 ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Oh, Innocent Victims Of Cupid, Remember This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Oh, innocent victims of Cupid, Remember this terse little verse; To let a fool kiss you is stupid, ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

Life In A Box! (09.02.05--The Temporal ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 31, 2005

Life In a Box! (09.02.05--The Temporal Things!--Matthew 6:21) Did you ever stop to think, about the legacy that you will leave once this life is over? Will you be remembered for the things you did or the things that you owned? I was asked that question the other day and the asker simply asked me ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:21, Psalm 34:10

Tags: Immanuel, God With Us, Goals, Legacy, Finding Fulfillment, Testimony, Struggles  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

81% Of Americans Say The Nation's Moral Values ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

81% of Americans say the nation’s moral values are getting worse, according to a 5/06 Gallup ...read more