In Sermon Illustrations: "Being Content"

Divorce Reduces A Person's Wealth By 77% Compared ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

Divorce reduces a person’s wealth by 77% compared to that of a single person, while being married increases ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:16

Tags: Divorce

The Truth Is A Snare: You Cannot Have It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The truth is a snare: you cannot have it without being caught. You cannot have the truth in such a way that you catch it, ...read more

Tags: Truth

Words Are Not As Satisfactory As We Should Like ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Words are not as satisfactory as we should like them to be, but, like our neighbours, we have got to live with them and ...read more

Tags: Words

The ‘holy Grail' Of Super Glues!" John 17:1-5 ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 15, 2005

“The ‘Holy Grail’ of Super Glues!” John 17:1-5 Key verse(s) 4:“I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.” It takes a special hand to deal with glue! Some are born to handle the sticky and others not. I am one of the latter lot. While, like most men, I find the ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-5, Ephesians 4:1-6

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes, Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Lutheran

The Parable Of The Dragonfly

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011

THE PARABLE OF THE DRAGONFLY Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many months they were very busy, scurrying over the soft mud on the bottom of the pond. They did notice that every once in a while ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Tags: Heaven

Conversion Of A Communist

Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016

Leonard Ravenhill tells the story of preaching an 8-day crusade in a large church in Glasgow, Scotland starting the first day of World War II. That shattered his meetings and no more than 50 people showed, so they started to meet in a side room instead. Despite this, he preached his heart out every ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Tags: Resurrection, Power

Denomination: Methodist

Lazy -Apathy Cost

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 22, 2022

STORY: ONE EVENING THERE WAS AN OLD WISE MAN SITTING ON HIS PORCH WHEN A YOUNG MAN APPROACHED HIM. The young man said: HOW I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOUR WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING AND RICHES. The sun was setting. The old man said saddle that horse. The young man saddled the horse. The old man gave him two ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:17-19

Tags: Unfaithfulness, No Passion

Denomination: Assembly Of God

No Man Is Worth His Salt Who Is Not Ready At All ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Infanzon on Apr 10, 2001

No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his body… to risk his well being… to risk his ...read more

Tags: Faith, Finding Fulfillment, Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

The Widest Thing In The Universe Is Not Space; ...

Contributed by Paul Etterling on Apr 8, 2002

"The widest thing in the universe is not space; it is the potential capacity of the human heart. Being made in the image of God, it is capable of ...read more

Tags: Creation

Denomination: Baptist

I Think Of Death As A Glad Awakening From This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I think of death as a glad awakening from this troubled sleep which we call life, as an emancipation from a world which, beautiful ...read more

Tags: Death

Long Agoi Resolved That I Would Permit No Man, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Long agoI resolved that I would permit no man, no matter what his color might be, to narrow and ...read more

Tags: Anger

Actually, There Is Only One First Question Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Actually, there is only one first question of government, and it is How should we live? or (this is the same question) What ...read more

Tags: Government

To Young People Everything Looks Permanent, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To young people everything looks permanent, establishedand in their eyes everything should be, needs to be changed. To older people everything seems ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

With The Death Of Every Friend I Lovea Part Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"With the death of every friend I lovea part of me has been buriedbut their contribution to my being of happiness, strength, and ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Older I Get, The More I Believe That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The older I get, the more I believe that nothing in the world equals friendshipthat marvelous assurance that everything will always be true and good ...read more

Tags: Compassion

You Have Two Choices In Life: You Can Dissolve ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You have two choices in life: you can dissolve into the mainstream or you can be distinct. To be different, you must ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Hail, Guest, We Ask Not What Thou Art; If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Hail, guest, we ask not what thou art; If friend, we greet thee, hand and heart; If stranger, such no longer ...read more

Tags: Hospitality

Forward As Occasion Offers. Never Look Round To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Forward as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it....Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matters, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

An Executive Was Asked What Her Formula For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An executive was asked what her formula for success was. It's very simple, she said. Just ten simple two-letter ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-13

Tags: Salvation, Work, Workplace Success

C.h. Spurgeon Defines Faith This Way, "Faith Is ...

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Apr 26, 2009

C.H. Spurgeon defines faith this way, "Faith is believing that Christ is what He is said to be, and that he will do what He has ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:2-5

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed