In Sermon Illustrations: "carrying your cross" showing 281-300 of 12,902

If Your Desires Be Endless, Your Cares And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If your desires be endless, your cares and ...read more

Tags: Desire

Be At War With Your Vices, At Peace With Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

If Youre Not Making Mistakes, Youre Not Taking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If youre not making mistakes, youre not taking risks, and that means youre not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

Be True To Your Teeth Or Your Teeth Will Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Be true to your teeth or your teeth will ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Think Of Your Objectives, Not Your Obstacles. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Think of your objectives, not your obstacles. Don't try to find ...read more

Tags: Action

You Are Forgiven For Your Happiness And Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Your Beliefs Determine Your Attitudes

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 4, 2008

YOUR BELIEFS DETERMINE YOUR ATTITUDES Gary Smalley tells us "I can hardly overstate how life-changing it was to find that my beliefs, not my circumstances, determined my attitudes and actions. When I took my beliefs seriously and began to examine and change them, it did wonders for me by giving me ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Don't Know Why We Carry Our Sin Along With ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002

I don’t know why we carry our sin along with us. I do it too – instead of quickly running to Jesus, instead of running to the cross where I find forgiveness, sometimes I carry my sin around. I feel badly about it, but probably because of shame I don’t take it to Jesus right away. I’m ashamed to ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Confession Of Sin, Repentance

Denomination: Baptist

On 21 February A German Newspaper -- Badische ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Kallan on Feb 22, 2003

On 21 February a German Newspaper -- Badische Zeitung -- carried a story of a group of people in Freiburg who started a social help initiative to help the retired people who suffer from extreme sense of loneliness. This group organises for such people memory training, various games, ...read more

Tags: Sharing Your Faith

Denomination: Catholic

When Lincoln's Body Was Brought From Washington ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

When Lincoln’s body was brought from Washington to Illinois, it passed through Albany and it was carried through the street. They say a black woman stood upon the curb and lifted her little son as far as she could reach above the heads of the crowd and was heard to say to him, "Take a long look, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10-11

Tags: Cross Agony

How Would Your Church Respond If Your Young ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

How would your church respond if your young people were approached by an organized cult? One night at a church skating party, a group of teenagers were "befriended" by several men who asked about their spiritual lives. The teenagers were given an invitation to join them for a series of special ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:29-30

Tags: Paul

In Warren Wiersbe's Meet Yourself In The Psalms, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

In Warren Wiersbe’s Meet Yourself in the Psalms, he tells about a frontier town where a horse bolted and ran away with a wagon carrying a little boy. Seeing the child in danger, a young man risked his life to catch the horse and stop the wagon. The child who was saved grew up to become a lawless ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

No One Would Ever Have Crossed The Ocean If He ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

"No one would ever have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten off the ship in the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Tags: Endurance, Doubt

St. John Of The Cross (1542-1591) Said, "A ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 25, 2001

St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) said, "A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on ...read more

Tags: Faith Vs. Works, Doing God's Will, Christian Love

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Do Not Desire Crosses, Unless You Have Borne ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom ...read more

Tags: Communication General

The Bridges You Cross Before You Come To Them ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The bridges you cross before you come to them are over ...read more

Tags: Guilt

God Proved His Love On The Cross. When Christ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God ...read more

Tags: God The Father

I Do Not Like The Phrase: Never Cross A Bridge ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I do not like the phrase: Never cross a bridge until you come to it. The world is owned by men who cross bridges in their imaginations ...read more

Tags: Thought

Ferry Crossing From Sydney Ns To Port Aux ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 6, 2010

Ferry crossing from Sydney NS to Port aux Basques, NL. Five hours often on rough seas. My experience one night of being on deck; longed for calm sea, better yet calm spirit so I could sleep. Through a hole in the clouds ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Salvation Army

Someone Has Said That The Cross Has Become So ...

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on May 27, 2010

Someone has said that the cross has become so ordinary that we hardly see it anymore. Isn’t that a deeply sad statement? Can you imagine a time when you could hardly be moved by the death sentence being passed on someone very near to you? Yet church members can act as if they no longer see the ...read more

Tags: Crucifixion, Cross

Denomination: Baptist