In Sermon Illustrations: "Despair Can Have Help"

Are You Having A Bad Day?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004

ARE YOU HAVING A BAD DAY? Not all days are equally good. You know you’re having a bad day when you put both contacts into the same eye. You know you’re having a bad day when your twin sister forgets your birthday. You know you’re having a bad day when you wake up and your braces are stuck ...read more

Tags: Ruth, Ot Characters, Hardship Of Life

But I Just Have To Give!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 22, 2005

BUT I JUST HAVE TO GIVE! Eric Hulstrand writes in Leadership magazine: "While I was preaching one Sunday, an elderly woman, Mary, fainted and struck her head on the end of the pew. Immediately, an EMT in the congregation called an ambulance. As they strapped her to a stretcher and got ready to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-43

Tags: Parable General

70% Of Americans Are Depressed Or Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

70% of Americans are depressed or have experienced depression. (The Total You Newsletter ...read more

Tags: Emotions

I Have Come To The Conclusion That It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

I have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to have a moral community or nation without faith in God, because without it everything rapidly comes down to "me," and "me" alone is meaningless. Today Americans have stopped acting in terms of their own moral, ethical and religious beliefs and ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

There Are Souls In This World Which Have The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving ...read more

Tags: Joy

The Foundation Of Morality Is To Have Done, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The foundation of morality is to have done, once and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Courage And Perseverance Have A Magical ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear ...read more

Tags: Endurance

To Have Courage For Whatever Comes In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To have courage for whatever comes in ...read more

Tags: Endurance

To Have A Loving Relationship With A Sister Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or a confidante it ...read more

Tags: Family

There Is No Commitment In The World Like Having ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no commitment in the world like having children. Even though they often will drive you to consider commitment of another kind, ...read more

Tags: Family

Freedom Is Not Worth Having If It Does Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Freedom is not worth having if it does not ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Sending Money To Washington To Have It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Sending money to Washington to have it administered and sent back is like getting a blood transfusion from your right ...read more

Tags: Giving General

One Of The Tragedies Of Life Is To Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the tragedies of life is to have finished a tent and have nothing to do except play ...read more

Tags: Productivity

Have Friends, Not For The Sake Of Receiving, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Have friends, not for the sake of ...read more

Tags: Compassion

To Be Blind Is Bad, But Worse It Is To Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To be blind is bad, but worse it is to have ...read more

Tags: Disability

In The Name Of Hypocrites, Doctors Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the name of Hypocrites, doctors have invented the most exquisite form of torture ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Americans Have An Abiding Belief In Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means. Airline insurance replaces the fear ...read more

Tags: Possession

We Have Not The Reverent Feeling For The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that the savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as ...read more

Tags: Noah

To Be Successful, You Have To Be Lucky, Or A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To be successful, you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Real Success Is Not In Having Climbed The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Real success is not in having climbed the heights but in having ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success