In Sermon Illustrations: "Charles Heston"

Making Lemonade

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 13, 2012

MAKING LEMONADE Charles Goodyear went to jail for a contempt of court citation. Imprisoned, he went to work in the kitchen and worked on an idea in which he developed the method for vulcanizing rubber. Martin Luther was forced to stay in Wartburg Castle and his lemonade was his translation of the ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Babies Are Always More Trouble Than You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

Babies are always more trouble than you thought—and more wonderful. Charles ...read more

Tags: Children

If God Has Fit You To Be A Missionary, I Would ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"If God has fit you to be a missionary, I would not have you shrivel down to be ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Beware Of No Man More Than Of Yourself; We Carry ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within ...read more

Tags: Sin General

It Is A Great Pity When The One Who Should Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“It is a great pity when the one who should be the head figure is a mere figure ...read more

Tags: Character

Babies Are Always More Trouble Than You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Babies are always more trouble than you thought--and more wonderful. Charles ...read more

Tags: Children

God Will Not Be Absent When His People Are On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

God will not be absent when His people are on trial; he will stand in court as their advocate, to plead on their ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, God's Forgiveness, Promises Of God

A Little Faith Will Take You To Heaven, But I ...  PRO

Contributed by Howell Williams on Mar 12, 2007

"A little faith will take you to heaven, but I pray for the kind of faith that will bring ...read more

Tags: Devil, Ruler, World

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

You Must Have Long-Range Goals To Keep You From ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 21, 2002

You must have long-range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short-term ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14, Philippians 3:12-14

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Might Not Always Get What You Want, But You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you ...read more

Tags: Faith General

A Vigorous Temper Is Not Altogether An Evil. Men ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are easy as an old shoe are generally of ...read more

Tags: Character

The Lord's Mercy Often Rides To The Door Of Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2004

“The Lord’s mercy often rides to the door of our heart upon the black horse of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

If We Cannot Believe God When Circumstances Seem ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem be against us, we do not believe ...read more

Tags: Faith General

We May Be Certain That Whatever God Has Made ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"We may be certain that whatever God has made prominent in his word, he intended to be conspicuous ...read more

Tags: God The Father

We Turn To God For Help When Our Foundations Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

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

Our Misery Is That We Thirst So Little For These ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God, Parable General

The Same Lighting And Thunder That Lights Up ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 17, 2008

"The same lighting and thunder that lights up the sky and brings the rain is the same lightning and thunder that ...read more

Tags: Power

Denomination: Pentecostal

It's Good To Be A Child  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

IT'S GOOD TO BE A CHILD It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty founder was a ...read more

Tags: Messianic Prophecies, Birth Of Jesus, Christmas

When We Are Weak, Then Are We Strong. When Most ...  PRO

Contributed by Donn Heinrich on Mar 4, 2002

"When we are weak, then are we strong. When most empty of self, we are most full of God.” (Charles Hodge, Commentary ...read more

Tags: Humility, Emotions, Temptation Pride

Denomination: Baptist