In Sermon Illustrations: "Being Comitted"

The Purpose Of Having An Open Mind Is The Same ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The purpose of having an open mind is the same as having an open mouth, the object being ...read more

Tags: Learning

Everybody Knows If You Are Too Careful You Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are ...read more

Tags: Emotions

If I Die Prematurely, At Any Rate I Shall Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I die prematurely, at any rate I shall be saved from being ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The True Aim Of Everyone Who Aspires To Be A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The true aim of everyone who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own ...read more

Tags: Learning

No Sensible Decision Can Be Made Any Longer ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Christ Did Not Simply Speak The Truth; He Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Christ did not simply speak the truth; he was Truth Truth through and through, for truth is a thing ...read more

Tags: Truth

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

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Wrote, "Sin Wants To Remain ...

Contributed by Richard Francis on Jan 31, 2009

Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote, “Sin wants to remain unknown. It shuns the light. In the darkness of the unexpressed ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Another Saying That Is Often Heard Is

Contributed by David Gresham on Mar 9, 2009

Another saying that is often heard is " If everyone in this Church was just like me, what kind ...read more

Tags: Church, Christian Values

Denomination: Pentecostal

Fred Craddock, Who Taught At Candler School Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 18, 2005

Fred Craddock, who taught at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, once said: “To give my life for Christ appears glorious. To pour myself out for others ... to pay the ultimate price of martyrdom — I’ll do it. I’m ready, Lord, to go out in a blaze of glory. We think giving our all to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:1-18, Acts 9:36

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Call Of The Disciples, Discipleship

Denomination: Methodist

George Macdonald Wrote, "Half The Misery In The ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002

George Macdonald wrote, “Half the misery in the world comes from trying to look, instead of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Faith, Giving Yourself

Denomination: Congregational

You Must Have Long-Range Goals To Keep You From ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 21, 2002

You must have long-range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short-term ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14, Philippians 3:12-14

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

J.b. Phillips Said, "Anyone Who Opens His ...

Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005

J.B. Phillips said, “Anyone who opens his personality to the living Spirit takes a ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Pentecostal

Every Individual Who Is Not Creative Has A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Every individual who is not creative has a negative, narrow, exclusive taste and succeeds in depriving ...read more

Tags: Art

Americas Greatness Is Not Only Recorded In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Americas greatness is not only recorded in books, it is also dependent upon each and every citizen ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Our Prayers Are Answered Not When We Are Given ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Our prayers are answered not when we are given what we ask, but when we are ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Be Courteous To All, But Intimate With Few, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before ...read more

Tags: Confidence

Man Is The Only Animal That Laughs And Weeps; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck by the difference between ...read more

Tags: Creation

The Love Of Our Neighbor In All Its Fullness ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say to ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

We Are Always Looking To The Future; The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are always looking to the future; the present does not satisfy us. Our ideal, ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will