In Sermon Illustrations: "Beauty"

To Worship Is To Quicken The Conscience By The ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 20, 2007

‘To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

To Dream Anything That You Want To Dream, That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To dream anything that you want to dream, That is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do, That is the strength of the human will. To trust ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Develop An Interest In Life As You See It; The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music-the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, ...read more

Tags: Learning

The Question Is Not Whether A Doctrine Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The question is not whether a doctrine is beautiful but whether it is true. When we wish to go to a place, we do not ask whether the road leads through ...read more

Tags: Truth

Amy Grant Says:

Contributed by Kelly White on Oct 14, 2011

Amy Grant says: "When we pour out our miseries, God just hears a melody, beautiful the mess we are, the honest cries of a ...read more

Tags: Affliction

Denomination: Foursquare

Quietude, Which Some Men Cannot Abide Because It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a palace of cedar to the wise, for along its hallowed courts the King ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Far Away There In The Sunshine Are My Highest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

David Livingstone First Saw The Victoria Falls ...

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Jul 23, 2006

David Livingstone first saw the Victoria falls and said “This sight is so beautiful it must have been gazed upon by Angels in flight and ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Pentecostal

One Of The Ways That We Bloom Is We Sometimes ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 4, 2007

One of the ways that we bloom is we sometimes stay put! A beautiful rose grows not by constant transplanting but by staying put in the ground and being nurtured ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Nature Gives To Every Time And Season Some ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so ...read more

Tags: Change

The Hope Of Free Man In A Frightened World Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The hope of free man in a frightened world is the values which man puts ahead of inventions when his back is to the wall. These values are beauty, truth, ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Difficult Times Have Helped Me To Understand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way and that so many things that one ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Someone Said, "A Foolish Man Tells A Woman To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Someone said, “A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her that her mouth is extremely beautiful ...read more

Tags: Parable Ten Virgins

No Man Can Be Absolutely True To Himselfwithout ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"No man can be absolutely true to himselfwithout becoming original, for there is in every creature a fountain of life which, if not choked back by stones and other dead rubbish, ...read more

Tags: Art

Brennan Manning: "I Learned What A Wise Old ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 23, 2009

Brennan Manning: "I learned what a wise old Franciscan told me the day I joined the Order -- 'Once you come to know the love of Jesus Christ, nothing else ...read more

Tags: Materialism

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Most Important Human Endeavor Is Striving ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The most important human endeavor is striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depends on it. Only morality in ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Most Of Us Love Happy Endings! My Girls When They ...  PRO

Contributed by Peter Bines on Sep 22, 2005

Most of us love happy endings! My girls when they were little loved Disney’s, ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ In the closing scenes the beast lies dying from a wound inflicted during combat with Gaston his enemy. Belle the beauty finally confesses her love for the beast and just in time gives him the kiss ...read more

Tags: Jonah

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Royal Palace In Tehran, Iran Has One Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Aug 20, 2001

The royal palace in Tehran, Iran has one of the most beautiful entrances of all palaces in the world today. As one enters the royal palace the doomed ceilings, sidewalls, and columns seemed to be covered with diamonds. When the Royal Palace was planned, the architects sent an order to Paris for ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-4, Luke 14:7-14, Proverbs 25:6-7

Tags: Humility, God In The Hardships

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John Wesley And A Preacher-Friend Of Plain Habits ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005

John Wesley and a preacher-friend of plain habits were once invited to dinner where the host’s daughter, noted for her beauty, had been profoundly impressed by Wesley’s preaching. During a pause in the meal, Wesley’s friend took the young woman’s hand and called attention to the sparkling rings she ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:8-16

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

Mother's Day Is Second Only To Christmas In Terms ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Mother’s Day is second only to Christmas in terms of gift giving, and is celebrated by 75% of gifters, who spend on average $94 buying gifts, according to Unity Marketing. “Year after year Mom is remembered with traditional gifts, including flowers and plants (51%); candles and accessories (47%); ...read more

Tags: Parenting