In Sermon Illustrations: "Being Human"

Never, Never Be Late  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011

NEVER, NEVER BE LATE A local priest was being honored at his retirement dinner after 25 years in the parish. A leading local politician and member of the congregation was chosen to make the presentation and to give a little speech at the dinner. However, he was delayed so the priest decided to say ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-16

Tags: Confession Of Sin

Non-Christians Can Be Happy  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 23, 2011

NON-CHRISTIANS CAN BE HAPPY I didn't say that non-Christians can't be happy or that they can't be content. Sure they can be happy...as long as life goes the way they want it to go. As long as our health is good, we enjoy our job, people love us and the sky is blue, anybody can be fairly content ...read more

Tags: Happiness

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Please Be My Guest

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Aug 29, 2024

My son and I visited Honduras several years ago, just before the pandemic. Compassion Canada workers escorted us to the home of a family that was receiving some of the funds we had raised for our sponsored children. The idea was to see how those gifts had been able to change dramatically the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:7, Matthew 25:38, Romans 12:13, 1 Corinthians 10:27

Tags: Guest, Hospitality, Receiving

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

At A Meeting Of The Fellowship Of Christian ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 21, 2003

At a meeting of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Bobby Richardson, former New York Yankee second baseman, offered a prayer that is a classic in being brief and to the point: “Dear ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will, God The Father

Denomination: Baptist

Albert Schweitzer Wisely Said, " I Don't Know ...  PRO

Contributed by Kent Lenard on Sep 8, 2003

Albert Schweitzer wisely said, " I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: The ones among you who will be really happy ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Baptist

Todd Peterson: 12-Year Nfl Kicker Now Playing For ...  PRO

Contributed by Mickey Bell on Dec 28, 2005

Todd Peterson: 12-year NFL kicker now playing for the Atlanta Falcons said this about why he shares his faith. ”It just comes down to ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Baptist

C.h. Spurgeon's Definition Of Faith Wraps All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

C.H. Spurgeon’s definition of faith wraps all three steps into a neat little package: Faith is believing that Christ is what He is said to be, and that He will do ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

You Will Have Been All

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 26, 2007

George Washington Carver said, "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Little Girl Taking An Evening Walk With Her ...

Contributed by Joseph Phillips on Mar 1, 2008

“A little girl taking an evening walk with her father when she looked up at the stars and explained oh daddy if the wrong side of heaven is so ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Donald Creighton Said That: "History Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008

Donald Creighton said that: "History is the record of an encounter between character and circumstance." My question would be: "Would circumstance overshadow character?" Source: ...read more

Tags: Character

Donald Grey Barnhouse Wrote, "95 Percent Of K...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

Donald Grey Barnhouse wrote, "95 percent of knowing the will of God consists in being willing to do it before you know what it is." (From a sermon by ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:8

Tags: Knowing God's Will

I Thank God I Live In A Country Where Dreams ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I thank God I live in a country where dreams can come true, where failure is the first step to success and where success is only another form of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Be Careful With Hatredhatred Is A Passion ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be careful with hatredHatred is a passion requiring one hundred times the energy of love. Keep it for a cause, not an individual. Keep it for intolerance, injustice, stupidity. For hatred is the strength of the ...read more

Tags: Anger

The Purpose Of My Life Is To Make Me What The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The purpose of my life is to make me what the Almighty wants me to be. Then I shall not measure things by their capacity to delight and please my tastes, ambitions, desires ...read more

Tags: Church General

Abraham Lincoln:

Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009

Abraham Lincoln: "All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother. I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always ...read more

Tags: Mothers

Denomination: Baptist

Roman Historian Livy: "Wealth Has Made Us ...

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 10, 2011

Roman historian Livy: "Wealth has made us greedy, and self-indulgence has brought us, through every form of sensual excess, to be, if I may so put it, ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

May My Eternal Soul Bless The Lord. Let Me Bless ...  PRO

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Mar 7, 2002

May my eternal soul bless the Lord. Let me bless the Lord with all of my spiritual energies, with all of my spiritual insight, and all of my spiritual ...read more

Tags: Worship General, Church Practices

Denomination: Baptist

Life Comes In Three Volumes, Volume #1) ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 1, 2002

Life comes in three volumes, volume #1) YESTERDAY, #2) TODAY, #3) TOMORROW. Yesterday is gone, but it pays to visit on Memory Lane. Tomorrow is a good place to dream, ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Teamwork Is The Fuel That Allows Common People ...

Contributed by Daniel Harman on Mar 5, 2008

" Teamwork is the FUEL that allows Common People To Produce Uncommon Results!" "True teamwork is a two way street: Reaching out to help colleagues And also being open and receptive to ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are We No Better Than A Dog? A Dog Eats Its Own ...

Contributed by Chris Summers on Oct 9, 2008

Are we no better than a dog? A dog eats its own vomit, but how many times do we, after being brought out of a life of sin when we are saved, ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Baptist