In Sermon Illustrations: "Christian Witness"

How You Finish

Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Feb 23, 2009

HOW YOU FINISH James was excited as he turned the two hundred mark heading towards home. Two and three-quarter laps had gone and he was still in the lead. His one and only goal was to win this race and he was full of confidence that he could do it. His thoughts race ahead to the podium, the ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Adventist

.significant Differences In Law (That Is, ...

Contributed by Grant Sisson on Mar 5, 2009

...significant differences in law (that is, approved behavior) exist where fundamental values are different. I met a young woman from the Middle East who came to work for a time at The Center for Families. She had come to America with her family, and after they had been here only a couple of ...read more

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I Had A Discussion With A Friend Before I Left My ...

Contributed by Grant Sisson on Mar 5, 2009

I had a discussion with a friend before I left my career in the oil industry. We were driving down the road on company business discussing various political issues, and he made the comment, “You can’t legislate morality.” I countered immediately, “Woah – there’s never been a law ever put on the ...read more

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We Are Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

WE ARE NOT INVINCIBLE "Humanly speaking, this was a time when God’s glory was discounted, and His people were not a testimony to His great Name." Sinclair Ferguson’s "Isaac’s Storm" is a very interesting book about the hurricane that wiped out Galveston in 1900. One of the main plot lines of the ...read more

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On Excellent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

ON EXCELLENT WORK A year or so ago, on the cover of the New York "Herald Tribune" Sunday magazine, I saw a picture of the Statue of Liberty taken from a helicopter. It showed the top of the statue’s head. I was amazed to see the detail there. The sculptor had done a painstaking job with the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:23

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No Act Of Kindness, No Matter How Small, Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, ...read more

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Kindness, A Language Which The Dumb Can Speak ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Kindness, a language which the dumb can speak and the ...read more

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The Heart Benevolent And Kind The Most Resembles ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The heart benevolent and kind The most ...read more

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Little Deeds Of Kindness, Little Words Of Love, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, Make our earth an ...read more

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Am I As Spontaneously Kind To God As I Used To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only expecting God to be kind to me? ...How much kindness have I shown Him this past ...read more

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Kindness Is The Kingpin Of Success In Life; It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Kindness is the kingpin of success in life; it is the prime factor in overcoming friction and ...read more

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He Is Beneficent Who Acts Kindly, Not For His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He is beneficent who acts kindly, not for his own ...read more

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Kindness Makes A Fellow Feel Good Whether It's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being ...read more

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Ask Any Decent Person What He Thinks Matters ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Ask any decent person what he thinks matters most in human conduct: five to one ...read more

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A Little Kindness From Person To Person Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A little kindness from person to person is better than a vast ...read more

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I Wonder Why It Is That We Are Not All Kinder To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I wonder why it is that we are not all kinder to each other than we are. How much the ...read more

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As Memory Scans The Past, Above And Beyond All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As memory scans the past, above and beyond all the transitory pleasures of life, there leap forward those supreme hours when you have been enabled to do unnoticed kindnesses to those round about you, things to trifling to ...read more

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How Beautiful A Day Can Be When Kindness Touches ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

How beautiful a day can be when ...read more

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You Can Never Do A Kindness Too Soon For You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You can never do a kindness too soon for you never know how ...read more

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A Beneficent Person Is Like A Fountain Watering ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A beneficent person is like a fountain watering the earth ...read more

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