In Sermon Illustrations: "disease" showing 1-20 of 516

The Disease Of Pride  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 22, 2005

THE DISEASE OF PRIDE “Pride is the only disease known to man that makes everyone sick except the one who has it” ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:33-37

Tags: Humility

The Disease Of "Me"

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011

THE DISEASE OF "ME" Basketball coach Pat Riley in his book The Winner Within tells about the 1980 World Championship Los Angeles Lakers. They won the NBA Championship that year, and they were recognized as the best basketball team in the world. They began their 1980-1981 season considered likely ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:18

Tags: Pride

The Artistic Temperament Is A Disease That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The artistic temperament is a disease that ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Treating The Disease, Not The Symptoms  PRO

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 31, 2011

TREATING THE DISEASE, NOT THE SYMPTOMS I know a man who has diabetes. It has gone unchecked and he has some serious problems with his feet. He is always hindered by his foot problems and he's afraid he will lose one to amputation so he has the tendency to treat the foot concerns. The problem is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-17

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Nazarene

The Deadly Disease Of Sin  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 11, 2013

THE DEADLY DISEASE OF SIN The Bible is very blunt about sin – it doesn’t matter how YOU grade your sin, if you don’t accept that you’ve sinned… you can’t fix the problem. It’s like a man having a deadly disease. He experiencing distressing physical problems but doesn’t KNOW he’s going to die ... ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Dead To Sin

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Spiritual Pica's Disease

Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Aug 25, 2008

SPIRITUAL PICA'S DISEASE We're all born with spiritual Pica’s Disease. Pica is the craving to eat what is not edible. When my wife was a nurse, she had a patient who had Pica. It is diagnosed when a person craves to eat things that are not considered food; they crave things such as wood ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Independent/Bible

According To The Centers For Disease Control ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Mar 30, 2006

According to the Centers for Disease Control domestic violence affects more than 32 million Americans, that is more than 10% of the U.S. population A woman is battered at least once every 15 seconds in the U.S. Battering is the single largest cause of injury to women in the U.S. 3 to 4 million ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Greatest Disease In The West Today Is Not ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 24, 2007

“The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair and hoplessness is love. There are many in the world who are dying for a little love. The poverty in ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Disease Of An Evil Conscience Is Beyond The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The disease of an evil conscience is beyond the practice of all the physicians of ...read more

Tags: Character

Old Age Is Not A Disease It Is Strength And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Old age is not a disease it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Prejudice Is A Disease Caused By Hardening Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Prejudice is a disease caused by hardening ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Conceit Is The Most Incurable Disease That Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Conceit is the most incurable disease that is known ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Smallpox Is An Infectious Disease Unique To ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009

Smallpox is an infectious disease unique to humans. It raises fluid-filled blisters in the skin. How many remember the smallpox vaccination? Do you remember that one big blister on your arm? A person with smallpox has them all over his skin. The image on Google was too hideous to show you. It ...read more

Tags: Religion

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Biggest Disease Today Is Not Leprosy Or ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 9, 2009

“The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prejudice Is A Disease Of The Mind That Affects ...

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 8, 2007

Prejudice is a disease of the mind that affects the heart. Prejudice is, literally, a pre-formed opinion, usually unfavorable, based on insufficient knowledge, irrational feelings or inaccurate stereotypes. We are all familiar with what is called racial prejudice. More accurately, it should be ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spreading The Deadly Disease Of Gossip

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 2, 2023

In 1520, one person stepped off a Spanish ship in Mexico and caused the deaths of thousands of people. The man was a soldier under the leadership of Pánfilo de Narváez, and he had smallpox. The soldier didn't know it, but wherever he went he exposed the citizens to a new disease. As a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:28-30

Tags: Division, Church, Church Fights, Church Splits, Gossip, Lies, Rumors  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pride Is The Only Disease Known To Man That ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 21, 2003

“Pride is the only disease known to man that makes everyone sick except the one who has it” ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Baptist

Insanity Is An Inherited Disease. You Get ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jun 18, 2001

“Insanity is an inherited disease. You get it ...read more

Tags: Children, Parenting

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Disease Struck A Certain Section Of Africa. ...  PRO

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 10, 2005

A disease struck a certain section of Africa. This sickness is caused by the bits of the tsetse fly, which lives in the dense forest. Many natives succumbed to it and some died. The Belgian government sent in a remedy for the sickness. Missionary doctors were sent to the villages to give this ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Centers For Disease Control Says Employers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The Centers for Disease Control says employers can make work less stressful for employees. It recommends employers match workloads to workers’ capabilities and resources, define each worker’s role clearly and share ...read more

Tags: Workplace