In Sermon Illustrations: "Despair Can Have Help"

You Are Valuable Because You Exist. Not Because ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

You are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done, but simply ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

Aristotle Said, "We Are What We Repeatedly Do. ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Mar 11, 2002

Aristotle said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act. It is a habit." So what kind of ...read more

Tags: Character, Christian Values, Holiness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Quote: If I Had My Whole Life To Live Over ...

Contributed by David Hill on Jul 8, 2004

Quote: If I had my whole life to live over again, I don’t think I’d have the strength. ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Baptist

Donors To International Relief And Development ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Donors to international relief and development organizations have a median household income of $50,600. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Books Are Standing Counselors And Preachers, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors that they are ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

No University In The World Has Ever Risen To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"No university in the world has ever risen to greatness without a correspondingly great library... When this is no longer true, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Such Is The State Of Life That None Are Happy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Such is the state of life that none are happy but by the anticipation of change. The change itself is nothing; when we have ...read more

Tags: Change

There Is More Happiness In A Multitude Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There is more happiness in a multitude of children than safety in a multitude of counselors; and if I were a rich ...read more

Tags: Children

Had The Doctrines Of Jesus Been Preached Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Had the doctrines of Jesus been preached always as pure as they came from his lips, the whole civilised ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

I Love Quotations Because It Is A Joy To Find ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

The Happiest People Are Rarely The Richest, Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The happiest people are rarely the richest, or the most beautiful, or even the most talented...Their eyes are turned outward; they are ...read more

Tags: Joy

Even In The Common Affairs Of Life, In Love, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security we have when we trust ...read more

Tags: Joy

Americans Are Just Beginning To Regard Food The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Americans are just beginning to regard food the way the French always have. Dinner is not what you do in the evening ...read more

Tags: Food

It Is A Great Moment When We Realize That We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is a great moment when we realize that we have the power to trample on certain moods. Moods never ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Golf Is Not Just Exercise; It Is An Adventure, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Golf is not just exercise; it is an adventure, a romance...a Shakespeare play in which disaster and comedy are intertwined [and] you ...read more

Tags: Sports

I Had Never Sought Or Cared For What The World ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I had never sought or cared for what the world calls fame. I have always looked upon fame as ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

The Politician Is ... Trained In The Art Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The politician is ... trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt or rounded, because if they have a ...read more

Tags: Government

The Best Thing About Growing Old Is That All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The best thing about growing old is that all those things you couldn't have when you ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

If You Tell Your Troubles To God, You Put Them ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you tell your troubles to God, you put them into the grave; they will never rise again when ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Almost All Employees, If They See That They ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Almost all employees, if they see that they will be listened to, and they have adequate information, will be able to find ways to improve their own ...read more

Tags: Leadership Listening