In Sermon Illustrations: "Being Comitted"

Growing Up

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 21, 2018

I am not what I might be, I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I wish to be, I am not what I hope to be. But I thank God I am not what I once was, and I can say ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-3

Tags: Sanctified, Holiness Walk

Were All Role Models, Either Positively Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Were all role models, either positively or negatively, no matter what station in life we occupy. Its one of the things we attain simply by being ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Our Language Has Wisely Sensed The Two Sides Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of mans being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created ...read more

Tags: Marriage Singleness

What A Lovely Surprise To Discover How Un-Lonely ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What a lovely surprise to discover how un-lonely ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

If There Is Any Sin More Deadly Than Envy, It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If there is any sin more deadly than envy, it is being ...read more

Tags: Envy

Language Has Created The Word Loneliness To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the word solitude ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

It Is Impossible To Account For The Creation Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is impossible to account for the creation of the universe without the agency of a Supreme Being. And it is impossible to to govern ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Genuine Laughter Is The Physical Effect Produced ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Genuine laughter is the physical effect produced in the rational being by what suddenly strikes his ...read more

Tags: Humor

Charlie "Tremendous” Jones Has Come ...  PRO

Contributed by James May on Apr 12, 2001

Charlie “Tremendous” Jones has come up with a way to tell his entire life history in 15 seconds or less. He says, “I am not what I used to be, I am not what I shall be, but, by the Grace of God and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Tags: Grace, Peace, Discipleship

Denomination: Independent/Bible

George Bernard Shaw, In One Of His Better ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 22, 2009

George Bernard Shaw, in one of his better statements, said: "This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one: the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap, and being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Pentecostal

John Newton's Self-Assessment  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012

JOHN NEWTON'S SELF-ASSESSMENT Two or three years before the death of John Newton (former slave ship captain and eventual author of the song, "Amazing Grace"), when his sight was so dim that he was no longer able to read, a friend and brother in the ministry called to have breakfast with him. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-17

Tags: Grace

Be Not Angry That You Cannot Make Others As You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Be Not Angry That You Cannot Make Others As You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Abortion: The Simple Fact Is That God Certainly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Abortion: The simple fact is that God certainly intended to create a human being and that this nascent human being has been deliberately ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Children Have An Unerring Instinct For When They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Children have an unerring instinct for when they are being patronized. They go immediately on the defensive against ...read more

Tags: Children

The Ultimate End Ofall Revolutionary Social ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The ultimate end ofall revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Gilbert Bilizekian, In His Book, Community 101, ...

Contributed by Roger Haber on Oct 24, 2006

Gilbert Bilizekian, in his book, Community 101, writes, Indeed, community finds its essence and definition deep within the being of God. Oneness is primarily a divine mode of being that pertains to God’s own existence, independently from and prior to any of his works of creation. Whatever ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Who Wrote The Bible?

Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008

WHO WROTE THE BIBLE? There are only five beings who could have written the Bible. These beings are good men, bad men, devils, angels, or God. It stands to reason that bad men and devils would not have written the Bible because through out its pages they are condemned for their sinfulness to ...read more

Tags: Apologetics The Bible

Denomination: Baptist

Mother Teresa Once Said, "The Biggest Disease ...

Contributed by Dale Harlow on Dec 17, 2007

Mother Teresa once said, “The biggest disease today is not leprosy or cancer. It’s the feeling of being uncared for, ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If We Treat People As They Are, We Make Them ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat them as who they can be, we help them to ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends