In Sermon Illustrations: "Doing"

Second Thoughts Can Be Dangerous To My Health

Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 30, 2024

Many things in life can be rather dangerous. For me, the most dangerous things in my life are thoughts. I thought about this one day, and by the end of the day, I was in deep trouble. Thoughts have a way of doing that with me. My New Year’s resolution one year was to have one thought per day. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12

Tags: Obedience, Opinion, Thoughts

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

It Was A Fool’s Game And I Lost

Contributed by James Snyder on Apr 6, 2024

When it comes to games, I am not a good player. I lose more times than I win, and I can’t remember the last time I won. My paternal grandfather’s favorite holiday of the year was April Fools’ Day. He often would spend the whole year developing a prank for family and friends. He had a construction ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:31

Tags: Fool, Pranks

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Eugene Peterson Comments, "You Live In A World ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 12, 2003

Eugene Peterson comments, “You live in a world ruled by the God of Exodus and Easter. He will do things in you that neither you nor your friends would have supposed possible. ...read more

Tags: God The Father, Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Congregational

Mark Twain Revealed Awesome Wisdom When He Said, ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Murphy on Apr 28, 2003

Mark Twain revealed awesome wisdom when he said, ‘Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really ...read more

Tags: Gifts Encouragement

Denomination: Independent/Bible

In The Church There Is A Bond Of Family, Yet Room ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005

In the church there is a bond of family, yet room for variety. The devil tries to disrupt unity. To chickens tied at the legs and thrown over a clothesline may be united, but they do not have unity. (Leslie ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Tags: Unity

Denomination: Baptist

It Pays To Satisfy Customers Studies Suggest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

It Pays To Satisfy Customers Studies suggest that 70% of complaining customers will do business with you again if you resolve the problem in their favor. And 95% will return if you fix it immediately. (Managing ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

The Way A Book Is Read Which Is To Say, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The way a book is read which is to say, the qualities a reader brings to a book can have as much to do with its worth as anything the author puts in it. Anyone who ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Every Writer, By The Way He Uses The Language, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Every writer, by the way he uses the language, reveals something of his spirit, his habits, his capacities, his bias.Avoid the elaborate, the pretentious, the coy, and the cute. Do not be tempted by a ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Entire Object Of True Education Is To Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The entire object of true education is to make people not merely do the right thing, but enjoy the right things; not merely industrious, but to love industry; not merely learned, but to love knowledge; not merely pure, ...read more

Tags: Culture

Our Enemies May Be Irrational, Even Outright ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our enemies may be irrational, even outright insane, driven by nationalism, religion, ethnicity or ideology. They do not fear the United States for its diplomatic skills or the number of automobiles and software programs it ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Dont Get The Idea That If You Can Only Muster ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Dont get the idea that if you can only muster up faith, you will be effective in prayer. Faith is no some mysterious commodity to be sought after. You do not need more faith; you ...read more

Tags: Faith General

If The Present Congress Errs In Too Much ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people send 150 lawyers, whose trade it is to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour? ...read more

Tags: Government

The Boy Who Cried Wolf At Least Took The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The boy who cried Wolf at least took the precaution of doing so when there was no alleged predator in view. If hed stood there crying Wolf while pointing at a hamster, hed have been led ...read more

Tags: Government

Trust-Me Government Asks That We Concentrate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Trust-me government asks that we concentrate our hopes and dreams on one man, that we trust him to do whats best for us. My view of government places trust not in one person or one ...read more

Tags: Government

Whence Comes This Idea That If What We Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whence comes this idea that if what we are doing is fun, it cant be Gods will? The God who made giraffes, a babys fingernails, a puppys tail, a crooknecked squash, the bobwhites call, and a ...read more

Tags: Humor

A Friend Is He Who Sets His Heart Upon Us, Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A friend is he who sets his heart upon us, is happy with us, and delights in us; does for us what we want, is willing and fully engaged to do all ...read more

Tags: Compassion

No Man Can Expect To Find A Friend Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No man can expect to find a friend without faults; nor can he propose himself to be so to another. Without reciprocal mildness and temperance there can be no continuance of friendship. Every man will ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Friends Are Not Primarily Absorbed In Each ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friends are not primarily absorbed in each other. It is when we are doing things together that friendship springs up painting, sailing ships, praying, philosophizing, fighting shoulder to shoulder. Friends look in the ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Friendship Arises Out Of Mere Companionship ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendship arises out of mere Companionship when two or more of the companions discover that they have in common some insight or interest or even taste which the others do not share and which, till ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Nothing Less Than The Highest Ideals, The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing less than the highest ideals, the most scrupulous anxiety to do right, the most accurate knowledge of the problems it has to meet, and a sincere sense of moral responsibility will save journalism from a subservience ...read more

Tags: News