In Sermon Illustrations: "Do Not Covet"

A Failure Is Not Always A Mistake, It May ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

A Conference Is A Gathering Of Important People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A conference is a gathering of important people who, singly, can do nothing, but together can ...read more

Tags: Church General

He That Blows The Coals In Quarrels He Has ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He that blows the coals in quarrels he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain ...read more

Tags: Divisions

If We Have Not Quiet In Our Minds, Outward ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Silence

The Leaders Of Today Both In Thought And Action ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The leaders of today both in thought and action are real leaders in that they do not drive the men under them; ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

The World Is A Dangerous Place. Not Because Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Half Our Life Is Spent Trying To Find Something ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed ...read more

Tags: Time

All Our Words Will Be Useless Unless They Come ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All our words will be useless unless they come from within words which do not give the light ...read more

Tags: Words

W. H. Auden Said: "Our Bodies Cannot Love. But ...

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 9, 2011

W. H. Auden said: "Our bodies cannot love. But without them, what ...read more

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Winston Churchill Said, "Personally I Am Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Winston Churchill said, “Personally I am always ready to learn, although I do ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Jas 3:14 But If You Harbor Bitter Envy And ...

Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jul 27, 2007

Jas 3:14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pastor Dave Kinney,"Anything Treasured By Us In ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jun 8, 2008

Pastor Dave Kinney,“Anything treasured by us in eternity will be connected to what we do with ...read more

Tags: Tithes

Denomination: Baptist

Wait On The Lord - But In Silence

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 5, 2025

WAIT ON THE LORD - BUT IN SILENCE Waiting in silence with patience is almost foreign to most of us. We like action and love to be doing as Martha was in rushing around in service for her Lord, while Mary sat in silence listening to the Lord in communion. The concept of waiting on the Lord is a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42, Lamentations 3:26

Tags: Wait Silently, Mary, Silence, Martha, Wait On The Lord, Finches  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Resolutions Of Jonathan Edwards  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jan 5, 2003

The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards Being sensible that I am unable to do anything without God’s help, I do humbly entreat him by his grace to enable me to keep these Resolutions, so far as they are agreeable to his will, for Christ’s sake. Remember to read over these Resolutions once a week. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5

Tags: Discipleship, New Year's Day

Denomination: Baptist

D L Moody Was Once Asked Why He Urged Christians ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jun 3, 2001

D L Moody was once asked why he urged Christians to be filled constantly with the Holy Spirit. "Well," he said, "I need a continual infilling because I leak!" He pointed to a water tank which had sprung a leak. "I’m like that!" he said. It’s a fact that living in this sinful world we do need to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:35-40

Tags: Holy Spirit Baptism, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

A Pastor Tells Of Standing By His Father's ...  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Nov 10, 2002

"A pastor tells of standing by his father’s tombstone and reading the words, "Born 1884 - Died 1970." It suddenly occurred to him how much the little dash between those two dates symbolized". (Herb Miller. Actions Speak Louder Than Verbs. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1988, p. 124). It is what we ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: United Methodist

Betty Maxfield Survived The 9/11 Tragedy At The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 26, 2002

Betty Maxfield survived the 9/11 tragedy at the Pentagon. In the Chicago Tribune, she said, “I should’ve been dead. We were all, for some reason, saved. My question now is, what am I supposed to do with it? I just can’t go waste it. I thought I was living my life well before, but obviously there’s ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment

A Young Boy Was Waiting After Church For His ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 14, 2003

A young boy was waiting after church for his family. The pastor saw him standing around and struck up a conversation. Noticing the boy had just come from Sunday School, the pastor thought he would ask him a question to see what he was learning. He said, “Young man, if you can tell me something ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Baptist

They Tell Me There Were These Three ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 28, 2003

They tell me there were these three professionals sitting around a table talking about what the oldest profession was. The doctor says, "Well, the Bible says that God took a rib out of Adam to make woman. Since that clearly required surgery, then the oldest profession is medicine.” The engineer ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Baptist

Our Seven-Year-Old Daughter Had Just Won $2 For ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 20, 2004

Our seven-year-old daughter had just won $2 for her memory work in Sunday School. After the morning service, the pastor’s wife congratulated her. Our daughter proudly announced, “And I put it all in the morning’s offering!” “My, how wonderful!” the pastor’s wife exclaimed. “I’m sure God will be ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational