In Sermon Illustrations: "Count The Cost" showing 61-80 of 1,447

Envy Is The Art Of Counting The Other Fellows ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Envy is the art of counting the other fellows blessings ...read more

Tags: Envy

What Counts In Making A Happy Marriage Is Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

It Is Not The Shilling I Give You That Counts, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not the shilling I give you that counts, but the warmth that it ...read more

Tags: Giving General

People Who Count Their Chickens Before They Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run about so absurdly that ...read more

Tags: Money

I Used To Count Sheep, But They Made Such A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I used to count sheep, but they made such a racket with their baaing that it kept me awake. Now I count ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Teaching Kids To Count Is Fine, But Teaching ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them ...read more

Tags: Learning

There Are Those That You Can Count On To Attend ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There are those that you can count on to attend every service they are called “the Core”. One choir director was upset because the choir members were not dedicated to choir practice but the piano player had attended every practice. So he bragged on him in front of the choir for being their every ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Making Your Life Count For Something

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2011

MAKING YOUR LIFE COUNT FOR SOMETHING Many years ago at a Presbyterian retreat center near Asheville, NC, the annual summer conference was being held. An elderly man with a neatly clipped white goatee and resonant voice rose to speak. He explained that he was a medical doctor and he had a story to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Tags: Missions

It's What's Under The Hood That Counts  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 25, 2012

IT'S WHAT'S UNDER THE HOOD THAT COUNTS Harry Reider tells a story about the first car that he ever owned. He was sixteen years old and his father took him to a car auction and bought a pink car for $75. It was a 1957 Ford that his dad insisted that the color was really "coral." "I can't drive a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

I Once Saw The Concrete Block Shell Of A Church ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 29, 2004

I once saw the concrete block shell of a church someone had started building years earlier. The project had been halted. There was no roof on the building and trees and shrubs had grown inside the shell. One of the pine trees growing inside the uncompleted church was at least 15 feet tall. I’ll ...read more

Tags: Church General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Salvation Is Free, But It Will Cost Your Life

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2024

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 of ...read more

Tags: Sacrifice, Salvation, Mercy, Discipleship, Free, Eternal Life, Grace  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

Denomination: Anglican

Peace If Possible, Truth At All Costs  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on May 30, 2001

Peace if possible, truth at all costs. ...read more

Tags: Faith, Truth

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Salvation Is The Only Free Gift That Will Cost ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2001

"Salvation is the only free gift that will cost you the rest ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ, Assurance Of Salvation, Jesus Teachings

Headaches, Back Pain, And Arthritis Cost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Headaches, back pain, and arthritis cost businesses $60 billion a year reports Geisinger Health Systems. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Health Insurance Up: The Average Cost For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Health Insurance Up: The average cost for a family health insurance policy has topped $10,000 for the first time finds a Kaiser Family Foundation 60% employers offered coverage, down from 69% ...read more

Tags: Money

Depression: Aetna Plans To Cover The Cost Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Depression: Aetna plans to cover the cost of depression screenings by primary-care physicians. The bottom line is to squeeze higher productivity from workers by spotting and treating depression early. According to some researchers, over ten times as many people in the U.S. and Europe ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Compassion Costs. It Is Easy Enough To Argue, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“Compassion costs. It is easy enough to argue, criticize and condemn, but redemption is costly, and comfort draws from the deep. Brains can argue, ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

The Cost Of True Greatness Is Humble, Selfless, ...  PRO

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 12, 2006

“The cost of true greatness is humble, selfless, sacrificial service. The Christian who desires to be great and first in the kingdom is the one who is willing to serve in the hard place, the demanding place, the place where he is not appreciated and may even be persecuted. Knowing that time is ...read more

Tags: Humility, Discipleship, Criticism, Self Denial

Denomination: Baptist

Sharing The Good News At Any Cost....

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jan 2, 2007

Sharing the Good News at any cost.... According to the book Background inside the Beaconsfield Mine rescue (p.252) once editors and news directors from the many media organisations across Australia learnt the good news that Brant Webb and Todd Russell were alive they tore up their budget ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran