In Sermon Illustrations: "cost"

Philip Yancy Defines Grace As "A Gift That Costs ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Oct 20, 2002

Philip Yancy defines grace as “a gift that costs everything for the giver and ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Congregational

Succeed We Must, At All Cost Even If It Means ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Succeed we must, at all cost even if it means being a dead ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Nothing Costs So Little, Goes So Far, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing costs so little, goes so far, and accomplishes so much as a ...read more

Tags: Gifts Mercy

Forms Cost Americans Fill Out 100 Billion Forms ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Forms Cost Americans fill out 100 billion forms every year. According to analyst firm CAP Ventures; each form costs about 5¢ to print and almost $1 to process. ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

The Average Movie Now Costs $64 Million To Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

The average movie now costs $64 million to make and another $39 million to market, according to the MPAA. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Divorce Cost Us All Each Year About 1.2 Million ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Divorce Cost Us All Each year about 1.2 million couples divorce in the U.S., costing taxpayers an estimated $30 billion in federal and state expenditures. Each divorce costs society $25,000 to $30,000 because of the increased costs of helping people with housing, food stamps, bankruptcies, problems ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Why Does A Light Tax Increase Cost You Two ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Why does a light tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Annual Health Insurance Out-Of-Pocket Costs For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Annual Health Insurance out-of-pocket costs for employees of large companies have more than doubled since ‘98, to $2,126 this year, according to Hewitt Associates, a benefits consulting firm. Hewitt is expecting a 22% jump next year, to $2,595. Employers still pay 70% of total health care costs but ...read more

Tags: Money

Spam Costs U.s. Companies $8.9 Million In Lost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Spam Costs U.S. companies $8.9 million in lost productivity, time, and equipment cost yearly, according to a new study by Ferris Research. It takes an average of 4.4 seconds to delete a spam message as opposed to 1 second for a regular e-mail since the origin of spam is unknown. It also takes time ...read more

Tags: Workplace

My Goal Is God Himself...at Any Cost, Dear Lord, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

My Goal is God Himself...at any cost, dear Lord, by any ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-21

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Growth In Christ

My Goal Is God Himself...at Any Cost, Dear Lord, ...

Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on May 10, 2008

“My Goal is God Himself...at any cost, dear Lord, by any road.” ...read more

Tags: Goals

Denomination: Methodist

Greed Cost You More Than You Know. Here Is How, ...  PRO

Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Oct 4, 2008

Greed cost you more than you know. Here is how, by greed, an Eskimo catches a wolf. The Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to freeze. He then adds layer upon layer of blood, until the frozen blood completely conceals the blade. The hunter next fixes the knife in the ...read more

Tags: Greed

Denomination: Baptist

Have You Burned Your Ships Yet?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 9, 2020

When the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez landed at Vera Cruz, Mexico in 1519 he was intent on conquest. To assure the devotion of his men, Cortez set fire to his fleet of eleven ships! With no means of retreat, Cortez’s army had only one direction to move, into the Mexican interior. Cortez ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, James 1:8

Tags: Commitment, Discipleship, Following Jesus, Counting The Cost

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rocks In The Road

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 4, 2023

In 1996 staff members at Bridger Wilderness Area collected the following comment cards: · Trails need to be reconstructed. Please avoid building trails that go uphill. · Too many bugs and leeches and spiders and spider webs. Please spray the wilderness to rid the areas of these pests. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:28-33, John 6:60, Matthew 7:13-14

Tags: Discipleship, Obstacles, Narrow Gate, Cost Of Discipleship

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Popularity

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 4, 2023

Great multitudes will follow as long as there is no price to be paid, no contract to sign, no commands to obey, no orders to follow, no sacrifices to surrender, no gifts to offer, no commitments to keep, no burdens to bear, no suffering to share, no hardship to handle, no effort to exert, no pills ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:28-33, John 6:60, Matthew 7:13-14

Tags: Discipleship, Cost, Entertainment, Popularity, Crowd, Followers  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Can Salvation Be Free While Following Christ Demands Everything?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on May 31, 2022

I am often asked, "How can salvation be free, but, yet, Jesus said that we cannot by His disciple unless we forsake everything for Him?" (Luke 14). Let me explain the answer to this question in a story. Once there was a man who collected and traded in pearls. He had a fine collection ...read more

Tags: Grace, Commitment, Salvation, Discipleship, Obedience, Count The Cost  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

True Faith Is Grounded In True Discipleship

Contributed by Brandon Sirolli on Jun 23, 2017

The Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to two flight attendants called into the cockpit of a small passenger jet. There the captain of the airliner told them the jet would soon crash and they needed to hand out parachutes but do so in an orderly manner so as not to cause problems. The two talked it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:31-38

Tags: Truth, Cost Of Discipleship, Prosperity Gospel, Faith, Discipleship  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Have You Seen The Rabbit - The Race

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 31, 2023

Yet as I prepared this Message ... the Holy Spirit made it clear to me ... that to be all that God has called us to be ... and before we should connect with others ... we first must be abiding with ... and be connected to the Jesus ... to the true vine. To continually abide in the Lord ... to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14, Luke 22:42, Matthew 6:6, John 10:27, John 15:5, Matthew 25:40, 1 Corinthians 9:24, 2 Timothy 4:7, Hebrews 12:1  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Cost, Race, Prize, Connect, Chase, Endurance, Vine  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Mr. Rogers Cardigan

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 13, 2025

We learn how God so loved the world. God sent His Son. He didn’t just say, “I love you.” He showed it. He gave something deeply personal. Something costly. Something that met our greatest need. And in a much smaller, but still powerful way, Fred Rogers—yes, Mister Rogers—modeled that kind of ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34

Tags: Love, Give, God Gave, Love Gives, Love Costs  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Top Concerns Of Cfo's

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

THE TOP CONCERNS OF CFO’S 1-Consumer Demands, 2-Cost of labor, 3-Credit markets/Interest rate, 4-Cost of fuel, 5-Health care cost, 6-Housing market fallout, 7-Skilled-labor shortage, 8-Cost ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace