In Sermon Illustrations: "Clear Thinking"

What Would Life Be Without Mistakes?

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 9, 2021

Let me be clear from the beginning. I have made a lot of mistakes during my life. I have made mistakes that I don’t even know about to this day. Even the ones I do know about, I cannot remember very clearly. Mistakes are a part of life. Unfortunately, some people believe they live their whole life ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:12

Tags: Mistakes, Cleansing, Errors

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

To Ask Or Not Ask Is No Option

Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 23, 2022

You would think I would have learned all I needed to learn at my age. However, each day I learn something I did not know the day before. So much of my new learning is still connected to being married to The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. I know, for example, that she is not soliciting ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:14

Tags: Harmony, Questions

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

What’s A Whopper Got To Do With Anything

Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 10, 2023

After my heart attack, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage enacted a dietary regimen in accordance with improving my health. The theme of this dietary regimen is vegetables, vegetables, vegetables. I did not know there were so many vegetables in the entire world. Her primary vegetable, much to ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-3

Tags: Diet, Patience

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Language Is A Wonderful Thing. It Can Be Used ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Language is a wonderful thing. It can be used to express our thoughts, to conceal our ...read more

Tags: Communication General

The Most Successful Politician Is The One Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The most successful politician is the one who says what the people are thinking ...read more

Tags: Government

He Is Great Who Feeds Other Minds. He Is Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He is great who feeds other minds. He is great who inspires others ...read more

Tags: Greatness

A Friend Is A Person With Whom I May Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Nothing In Love Can Be Premeditated; It Is As A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing in love can be premeditated; it is as a power divine, but thinks and feels ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Married Life Teaches One Invaluable Lesson: To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Married life teaches one invaluable lesson: to think of things far ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

They Keep Saying The Right Person Will Come ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"They keep saying the right person will come along, I think ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Middle Age Is The Time When A Man Is Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he ...read more

Tags: Aging

Forgive Me My Nonsense As I Also Forgive The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those ...read more

Tags: Competition

I Can Give You A Six-Word Formula For Success: ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

In Most Other Disciplines You Are Expected To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

In most other disciplines you are expected to come up with an answer. In creative ...read more

Tags: Art

Youre Only Young Once. After That, You Have To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Youre only young once. After that, you have to think up ...read more

Tags: Children

Usually Right

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Feb 7, 2012

"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Salvation Army

Delusional Spiritual Myopithy!" John 15:26-John ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 12, 2005

“Delusional Spiritual Myopithy!” John 15:26-John 16:4 Key verse(s) 26:“When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.” Oh that dreaded sign! “Caution––Men Working!” Normally I am pretty good about ...read more

Scripture: John 11:45-53

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes, Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Lutheran

Misapplied Scriptures, John 9:31: Does God Hear Sinners, Or Not?

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Oct 13, 2023

Introduction: This is another verse of Scripture which has been used and misused by many people for a long time. Some folks teach that it’s basically useless for any sinner to pray because “well, right there, it says, ‘God heareth not sinners!’” But is that what the verse really teaches? Here’s ...read more

Scripture: John 9:31, Psalm 66:18

Tags: Blind Men, Misapplied Scripture, Unusual Healings, Jesus

Denomination: Baptist

A Pencil In The Hand Of The Lord  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 2, 2002

"A PENCIL IN THE HAND OF THE LORD." The interview was with Mother Teresa of Calcutta, India. Mother Teresa gave her life to feed starving people and later to minister to the dying. In this article the writer asked Mother Teresa about her feelings of being used of God to minister to the poor, ...read more

Tags: Emotions, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Getting The Unexpected/Disappointment  PRO

Contributed by Steve Miller on Feb 12, 2006

GETTING THE UNEXPECTED/DISAPPOINTMENT: A wife woke up one morning and said, “Honey, I just had a dream that you bought me a new gold necklace. What do you think it means?” “I don’t know, but Valentine’s Day is coming soon. Tuesday, you’ll know,” He replied. A few nights later, she again woke ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: *other