In Sermon Illustrations: "Dumb Things We Do"

Someone Asked C.s. Lewis, "Why Do The Righteous ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Oct 18, 2000

Someone asked C.S. Lewis, "Why do the righteous suffer?" "Why not?" he replied. "They’re ...read more

Scripture: Micah 7:8, Micah 7:7-9

Tags: Endurance, Apologetics General, Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Know What You Get When There Are Thirty ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

Do you know what you get when there are thirty rabbits in a row marching backwards? You have a receding hairline. The Bell, the Clapper, and the Cord: Wit and Witticism, ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Average $50 Half Of U.s. Teens Do Not Receive A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Average $50 Half of U.S. teens do not receive a weekly allowance, but the half that do receive an average of $50 per week. (The ...read more

Tags: Children

Brand Building: How Do You Build A Big Brand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Brand Building: How do you build a big brand without the ad budget or marketing muscle of a giant operation? Business Week Small recommends four key steps. (1) Carve out a unique niche, often becoming the first and dominant brand in the category. (2) Outsource manufacturing and other functions that ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Whom Do You Trust? A New Ponemon Institute Study ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Whom Do You Trust? A new Ponemon Institute study finds that consumers believe banks and health organizations respect privacy, have less confidence in the hospitality, retail, and food-service ...read more

Tags: Faith

Spare Me Through Your Mercy, Do Not Punish Me ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Spare me through your mercy, do not punish me through your justice. Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109), British philosopher, ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Do All The Good You Can, By All The Means You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people ...read more

Tags: Character

A Man Who Does Nothing Never Has Time To Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“A man who does nothing never has time to do anything” ...read more

Tags: Character

Why Do Teens Drink? 66% Cited Stress And Boredom, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Why do teens drink? 66% cited stress and boredom, 25% said they drink to get high, and 31 percent said they drink alone. In 1989 3000 teens between the ages of 15 and 19 died in alcohol-related auto accidents. The favored drink among teenagers is wine coolers, but many choose beer because it is ...read more

Tags: Children

As Books Vary From One To The Other, So Too Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

As books vary from one to the other, so too do bishops. Some bishops, in fact, resemble eagles, who sail loftily with solemn documents. Others are nightingales who marvelously sing the praise of the Lord. Others, instead, are poor wrens, who only twitter as ...read more

Tags: Humility

Do All The Good You Can, By All The Means You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all ...read more

Tags: Giving General

A Sign Outside A Church Read: "What Must I Do To ...

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 15, 2006

A sign outside a church read: "What must I do to be lost?" Answer: "Nothing." You could change it and ask, "What must I do to be ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Can People Know What A Bank Will Do For Them ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

How can people know what a bank will do for them ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

All Other Religions Are Based On What Man Can Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

All other religions are based on what man can do for God. Christianity is based ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

I Can Understand Why So Many Christians Do Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I can understand why so many Christians do not have the joy they might have, or do not have overflowing praise in their heart. There must be a full surrender of life ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

You Cannot Repent Too Soon, Because You Do Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"You cannot repent too soon, because you do not know how soon ...read more

Tags: Repentance

When You Reread A Classic You Do Not See More In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

I Do Beseech You To Direct Your Efforts More To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I do beseech you to direct your efforts more to preparing youth for the path and less to ...read more

Tags: Children

Do Not Go Where The Path May Lead, Go Instead ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Resolved, To Live With All My Might While I Do ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Resolved, to live with all my might while I do live. Resolved, never to lose one moment of time, to improve it in the most profitable way I possibly can. Resolved, never to do anything which I should despite or think meanly of in another. Resolved, never to do anything out of revenge. ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day