In Sermon Illustrations: "Double Standard"

Pure White

Contributed by Joe Bertone on Jul 23, 2012

PURE WHITE A little girl went to the countryside on holiday. The cabin where she stayed was next to a grassy hillside on which sheep grazed. She had never seen sheep before. The girl could look from the front door of the cottage and see the sheep milling around on the slope of green. She exclaimed ...read more

Tags: Condition, Compare, God's Standard, Sin General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Two Chairs

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jul 29, 2025

A youth pastor once stood before a group of students with two chairs. He placed one on the far left side of the stage and the other on the far right. He said, “Let’s imagine this chair represents loyalty to God — trusting Him, following His ways, surrendering your heart. And this chair over here ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:113, Psalm 119:105

Tags: Obedience, Choose, Make A Choice, Divided, Double Minded, Commitment, Law  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

[207]. A Message From A Poem – Our Behaviour Is Not Of The World

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 21, 2025

[207]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – OUR BEHAVIOUR IS NOT OF THE WORLD If I am a fool I will act like a fool. If I care for no one, you will probably find me at parties drinking and smoking pot. You see our behaviour flows from what we are inside. James had something to say about this – {{James ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:10, Romans 12:2, Acts 4:13, James 3:11-12

Tags: Christian Poems, Grandstanding, Ambition, Definitions, Worldly Standards, Good Soldiers, The World System, Conformed To The World, Behavior, Jesus, Truth  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Responsible For What We Overhear

Contributed by Davon Huss on May 9, 2011

RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT WE OVERHEAR Matt Proctor in a recent Christian Standard said, "My wife, Katie, and I have 6 children- ages 16, 14, 11, 9, 7, and 3. We're not a family; were a small town! As sheriff of this community, I (with my deputy, Katie) enforce certain rules, one of which we call ...read more

Tags: Law

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Positively Wrong

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003

*Positively Wrong* A linguistics professor was lecturing his class. "In English," he explained, "a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, such as Russian, a double negative is still a negative." "However," the professor continued, "there is no language wherein a double positive ...read more

Tags: Communication General

You Can Become An Even More Excellent Person By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You can become an even more excellent person by constantly setting higher and higher standards for yourself and then by doing ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment

Every Thinking Man, When He Thinks, Realizes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Every thinking man, when he thinks, realizes that the teachings of the Bible are so interwoven and entwined with our whole civic and social life that it would be literally impossible for us to figure ourselves what that life would be if these standards were removed. We would lose almost all the ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

More Believers: It Took 1900 Years For The Number ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More Believers: It took 1900 years for the number of dedicated believers to grow to 2.5% percent of the population, but only 70 years to double that to 5%. Since ‘70 – just 35 years – it has more than doubled again, to 11.2% today. At this rate, in 20 years the numbers will grow to 50%. ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

We Need To Begin By Defining The Word "Righte...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008

We need to begin by defining the word “righteousness”. Righteousness defined: Root word = “straightness” “conforming to a standard or a norm” In Washington D.C. there is a building called the "National Institute of Standards and Technology." This facility is responsible for storing perfect ...read more

Tags: Righteousness

Friendship Improves Happiness And Abates ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and ...read more

Tags: Compassion

I Would Maintain That Thanks Are The Highest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is ...read more

Tags: Joy

How A Wrestler Motivated ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009

How a Wrestler Motivated Himself What we need isn’t logic; it’s faith in God. What we need is motivation to do the right thing. How can you get that motivation? The University of Oklahoma is quite proud of its wrestling team and on a certain day they were going down to wrestle at Memphis State. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-8

Tags: Stewardship

Cartoon From Shows A Line Of Pews And A Sentence ...

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008

Cartoon from shows a line of pews and a sentence being passed from pew to pew. 1st pew: My ear kind of hurts 2nd pew: The pastor has an earache 3rd pew: The pastor got a hearing aid 4th pew: The pastor is having trouble hearing 5th pew: The pastor ...read more

William Newton Clarke Said, "Holiness Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

William Newton Clarke said, “Holiness is the glorious fullness of God’s moral excellence, held as the principle of His own action and the standard for His creatures.” God’s actions are always consistent with ...read more

Tags: Trinity

He Who Has Made The Acquisition Of A Judicious ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He who has made the acquisition of a judicious and sympathizing friend, may be said to ...read more

Tags: Compassion

No Religion In '01 Almost 30 Million People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008

No Religion In ’01 almost 30 million people claimed ‘no religion’, double from ’91. (American ...read more

The Real Friend Is He Or She Who Can Share All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The real friend is he or she who can share all our sorrows and double our joys. Radiate ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Percentage Of Catholics Attending A Sunday ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The percentage of Catholics attending a Sunday school class has doubled since ‘96. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

We Can Never Replace A Friend. When A Man Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We can never replace a friend. When a man is fortunate enough to have several, he finds they are all ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Number Of Working Women In The U.s. Has More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

The number of working women in the U.S. has more than doubled in the last 30 years, to 60 ...read more

Tags: Parenting