In Sermon Illustrations: "Despair Can Have Help"

No Other Peace

Contributed by Mark Wood on Mar 9, 2006

George Whitefield All I can say is I look for perpetual conflicts and struggles in this life, and I hope for no other peace, ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Baptist

We Ought To Be No Less Persuaded That The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of ...read more

Tags: Heaven

American Life Is Builded ... Upon That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"American life is builded ... upon that fundamental philosophy announced by the Savior nineteen centuries ago ... [It] can not survive ...read more

Tags: Family

Cheerfulness Costs Nothing; Yet Is Beyond ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Cheerfulness costs nothing; yet is beyond price. It is an asset for both business and body. The big men of today, the leaders of tomorrow, are ...read more

Tags: Joy

Earth And Sky, Woods And Fields, Lakes And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of ...read more

Tags: Creation

What This Country Needs Is A Kind Of Medical ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What this country needs is a kind of medical small-loan company where you can consolidate all your nagging little ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Ideas Are Elusive, Slippery Things. Best To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them ...read more

Tags: Thought

Now Man Cannot Live Without Some Vision Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Now man cannot live without some vision of himself. But still less can he live without a vision that is true to ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Men Of Integrity, By Their Very Existence, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

I Think That Love Is The Only Spiritual Power ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I think that love is the only spiritual power that can overcome the self-centeredness that is inherent in being alive. Love is the thing ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Memory Is Like A Child Walking Along A Seashore. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Memory is like a child walking along a seashore. You can never tell what small pebble it will pick up and ...read more

Tags: Memories

As We Read The School Reports Upon Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As we read the school reports upon our children, we realize with a sense of relief that can rise to delight thatthank ...read more

Tags: Parenting

It Is Not Said That After Keeping Gods ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not said that after keeping Gods commandments, but in keeping them, there is great reward. God has linked these two things together, ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

We Are In A Very

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 12, 2009

we are in a very “unstable, unsteady and turbulent postmodern world.” Sweet goes on to offer, “what we face can be seen as a threat, but also as an ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Salvation Army

E.m. Bounds In His Majestic Book On Prayer Says, ...

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Apr 26, 2009

E.M. Bounds in his majestic book on prayer says, ‘To pray is the greatest thing we can do, and to do it well, there ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Devil Tempted ...

Contributed by Shawn Kelly on Dec 16, 2009

THE DEVIL TEMPTED JESUS…… THE FACT IS…..THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU CAN COME UP WITH….THAT JESUS DIDN’T GO ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Really Cannot Give You The Formula For Success. ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 19, 2010

I really cannot give you the formula for success. But I can give you the formula for failure. It’s this: ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Denomination: Baptist

As One Biblical Scholar Put It, "Christianity ...

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jan 26, 2012

As one Biblical scholar put it, "Christianity can never become our responsibility until we acknowledge that it is primarily ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: *other

A Non-Repentant Church

Contributed by John Bartol on Nov 7, 2012

A NON-REPENTANT CHURCH Lack of repentance is the root cause of powerlessness in the church, in this materialistic, self-indulgent age. There can be no spiritual ...read more

Tags: Repentance

Denomination: Baptist

There's An Old Saying That Goes Something Like ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There’s an old saying that goes something like this: “Some people will change when they see the light. Other ...read more

Tags: Assurance Of Salvation