In Sermon Illustrations: "Bible Standard"

Measuring Goodness  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2003

MEASURING GOODNESS Goodness can only be measured by God. God is the standard of goodness. If we compare ourselves to others we’re using the wrong measurement. If we determine goodness by what other people call good, we’re using the wrong standard. It’s like the little boy who came to his mother ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Christian Love

Realize Please That Jesus Has Just Set A ...

Contributed by Ron Macarthur on Jul 5, 2008

Realize please that Jesus has just set a standard for those who want to be in a high or leadership position. It will cost them in honest dedicated service to others; in ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Baptist

There Is Not, Never Has Been, And Never Will Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is not, never has been, and never will be any substitute for productive work. No amount of legislation, no amount of money, borrowed or coinedcan, as such, increase by one iota ...read more

Tags: Productivity

According To Dr. Howard Marcuse, A Philosopher Of ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 24, 2009

According to Dr. Howard Marcuse, a philosopher of the radical left, "No society can survive a disintegration of its moral standards." Jerry Vines, Interviews With ...read more

Tags: Apostasy

Denomination: Baptist

A Graduate's Call

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

A Graduate's Call (Powerful thirst and hunger for the Word of God) The first step to walking on the path to Biblical success is to find God's plan for you through a powerful thirst and hunger for the Word of God. The New American Standard Bible holds this truth for the Christian graduate, "And ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:13

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Old Psychology Textbook I Have On The Shelves ...

Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 11, 2012

An old psychology textbook I have on the shelves in my office does not define "guilt" very well, but does describe that "guilt develops in connection with the motive ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Time Technicians At The National Institute Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Time technicians at the National Institute of Standards & Technology (Formerly the National Bureau of Standards) set a new level of precision in 1949 by inventing the atomic clock. It counted the oscillations of the nitrogen atom in an ammonia molecule--and was reliable to within one second in ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Time Technicians At The National Institute Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Time technicians at the National Institute of Standards & Technology (Formerly the National Bureau of Standards) set a new level of precision in 1949 by inventing the atomic clock. It counted the oscillations of the nitrogen atom in an ammonia molecule--and was reliable to within one second in ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Evel Knievel Fell Short Of The Goal

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 19, 2023

One of the fads of 1970s America was the motorcycle jump. This trend reached its high (and low) point on September 8, 1974. Thousands of spectators gathered around the Snake River Canyon in Idaho to see if Evel Knievel could jump across the chasm in a specially designed “sky cycle.” In the end, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23

Tags: Sinners, Sin, Judgment, Failure, Sinful Nature, Glory Of God  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Angry Cynical People Die Young. Men Who Score ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 3, 2001

Angry cynical people die young. Men who score high for hostility on standard tests are four times more likely to die prematurely than men whose scores are ...read more

Tags: Anger, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Angry Cynical People Die Young. Men Who Score ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Angry cynical people die young. Men who score high for hostility on standard tests are four times more likely to die prematurely than men whose scores ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness

Angry Cynical People Die Young. Men Who Score ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Angry cynical people die young. Men who score high for hostility on standard tests are four times more likely to die prematurely than men whose scores are ...read more

Tags: Anger

Some Of Us Always Want To Be Illuminated Saints ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Some of us always want to be illuminated saints with golden haloes and the flush of inspiration.A gilt-edged saint is no good; he is abnormal, unfit for daily life.We ...read more

Tags: Faith

Income Decline

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

INCOME DECLINE 42% to 44% of retirees are expected to experience a drop in income between ages 67 and 80, with a medium decrease in income of $16,000 for today’s retirees and $23,000 ...read more

Tags: Money

The Russian Word For Sunday, Woskersicnye, Means ...

Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Mar 30, 2009

The Russian word for Sunday, woskersicnye, means resurrection. Every communist, every Russian atheist, must speak of the resurrection when referring to the first day of the week! -- Robert C. Shannon, ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Assembly Of God

John Macarthur Says, "The Fact That Many ...

Contributed by Guy De Swardt on Apr 2, 2010

John MacArthur says, “The fact that many professed believers are popular and praised by the world, does not indicate that the world has raised it’s standards, but that many ...read more

Tags: Sermon On The Mount

Denomination: Baptist

Wheaton College Has Revised Its Behavioral ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Wheaton College has revised its behavioral standards and will now permit faculty, staff and graduate students to use alcohol and tobacco. Additionally, the issue of dancing on campus will now be a matter of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Our Mammas Did Not Hesitate To Bargain. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Our mammas did not hesitate to bargain. Questioning a price was standard procedure. "How much are these cucumbers?" "Two for five." The mamma pushed one aside. "And how much is this one?" ...read more

Tags: Money

Every So Often We Hear People Clamor For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Every so often we hear people clamor for a change. Lets change the Constitution, change the form of Government, change everything for better or worse except to change the only thing that needs changing ...read more

Tags: Change

An Observation About Eternity

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Feb 5, 2024

Text, Ecclesiastes 3:11, American Standard Version: He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end. Every day we live takes us one day closer to the end of our ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11

Tags: Hell, Eternity, Salvation

Denomination: Baptist