In Sermon Illustrations: "Better Vs Bitter"

Peter Johnson Related This Story In The April 14, ...

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Mar 5, 2008

Peter Johnson related this story in the April 14, 1988, issue of USA TODAY. “Have you ever noticed that sometimes we get angry and remain bitter with people and actually forget why we’re so upset? Take, for example, the notorious Hatfield-McCoy feud. “It hit newspaper front pages in the 1880’s, ...read more

Tags: Election

Denomination: Methodist

P ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

PROMISES A Wall Street clerk went for a tuna sandwich one snowy noon and returned to work and found $37.1 million in negotiable certificates of deposit in a pouch dropped by a courier. The clerk turned them over to his supervisor, who notified the securities company. The man received a $250 reward ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

Too Soft On People?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2009

TOO SOFT ON PEOPLE? A preacher named Ron Rose told a woman who came into his office complaining that his sermons always being about forgiveness and grace. She said he needed to come down harder on the sinners and in her words, "nail them." After her rant, Ron asked, "So, you’ve got forgiveness ...read more

Scripture: John 1:15-17

Tags: Grace

Weeds

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Sep 19, 2010

Yesterday, with the encouragement of my wife, I got rid of some THORNY WEEDS growing like trees in the back garden. The thorns were now like razor sharp nails and so it was difficult to get to the roots without punctures, scratches and a bad attitude. I knew that if I didn't get to the roots, they ...read more

Tags: Restoration

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Two Brothers Were Convicted Of Stealing Sheep...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 9, 2015

Two brothers were convicted of stealing sheep many years ago in England. In accordance with the punishment of those days, they were branded in the forehead with the letters “ST” for sheep thief. One brother, unable to bear the stigma, fled to a foreign country where he died full of bitterness and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1

Tags: Holiness, Saint, Good Reputation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Braggin' 'bout Dad  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 28, 2002

BRAGGIN' 'BOUT DAD Three boys in the schoolyard were bragging about who had the better father: The first boy says, “My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, and they give him $100.” The second boy says, “That’s nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Father's Day, Dealing With Conflicts

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Wishing For Pascal's Brain  PRO

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Feb 17, 2013

WISHING FOR PASCAL'S BRAIN Biblical Education is the process by which Godly character is formed, strength of clear conscious and sound mind is amplified, and understanding is sharpened, as a result of which one can walk in divine wisdom. Someone once approached Blaise Pascal, the famous French ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-14

Tags: Attitude General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John Osteen Said "It's Great To Be Young And ...

Contributed by John Price on Mar 9, 2007

— John Osteen said “It’s great to be young and dream the dream, but it’s better to be old and ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Advertising Is The Whip Which Hustles Humanity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Advertising is the whip which hustles humanity up the road to the Better Mousetrap. It is the vision which ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Old Childrens Law: If It Tastes Good, You Cant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Old Childrens Law: If it tastes good, you cant have it. If it tastes awful, ...read more

Tags: Children

Cheerful People, The Doctors Say, Resist ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Cheerful people, the doctors say, resist disease better than the glum ones. In other words, ...read more

Tags: Joy

John Osteen On Dreams

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Osteen said “It’s great to be young and dream the dream, but it’s better to be old and ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness

There Is No Man That Lives Who Does Not Need To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no man that lives who does not need to be drilled, disciplined and developed into something higher and ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

I Am Always Content With What Happens; For I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I am always content with what happens; for I know that what God chooses is ...read more

Tags: Peace

Without Change There Is No Innovation, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better ...read more

Tags: Thought

I Am Always Content With What Happens; For I Know ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

I am always content with what happens; for I know that what God chooses is better than what ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will, Promises Of God, People In Acts

If A Man Is Not Familiar With The Bible, He Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If a man is not familiar with the Bible, he has suffered a loss which he had better make ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Education Was The Road To Freedom And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Education was the road to freedom and independence. It was the promise of possibilities beyond the cramped oppressive worlds of segregation and ...read more

Tags: Culture

I Reckon Being Ill As One Of The Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill and is not ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

That Would Be A Good Thing For Them To Carve On ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"That would be a good thing for them to carve on my tombstone: Wherever she went, including here, ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony