In Sermon Illustrations: "Dumb Things We Do"

Do You Have Humility Like The Man Who Wrote The ...  PRO

Contributed by James Westervelt on Feb 5, 2002

Do you have humility like the man who wrote the best-selling books, "Humility and How I Attained It" and "The Ten Most Humble Men ...read more

Tags: Learning, Temptation Pride, Humility, Emotions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If You Keep Doing What You've Always Done, ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 5, 2002

If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Church Practices

Denomination: Methodist

If The Apostle Paul Were Asked What He Would Do ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 1, 2002

If the apostle Paul were asked what he would do with all of the present problems of fear, unemployment, and hardship in America today he would no doubt say, "You are more than conquerors through Him who loves us. Do not be overcome (by over-reacting, over-emphasizing, over-spiritualizing, ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When People Do Not Mind What God Says To Them In ...  PRO

Contributed by Martin Wickens on Apr 20, 2002

When people do not mind what God says to them in His Word, God doth as little mind what they say ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Baptist

Arthur Pink Wrote About How Some People Do Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 5, 2002

Arthur Pink wrote about how some people do not worship: They bring their bodies to the house of prayer but not their souls. They worship with their mouths but not in spirit and in truth. They are sticklers for early morning communion with God but they take no thought about keeping their hearts ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:10-20

Tags: Church Practices, Worship Definition, Worship General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If You Give What You Do Not Need, It Isn't ...  PRO

Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Oct 28, 2002

"If you give what you do not need, it isn’t ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Giving General

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Is With Me...i'll Do What I Want

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

GOD IS WITH ME...I'LL DO WHAT I WANT Maxwell Perkins, the famous book editor, once wrote, "One of my deepest convictions is that the terrible harms that are done in this world are not done by deliberately evil people, who are not numerous and are soon found out. They are done by the good--by those ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Humility, Wisdom

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If You Don't Do Your Roadwork In The Wee Hours ...  PRO

Contributed by David Swanger on Mar 15, 2003

"If you don’t do your roadwork in the wee hours of the morning, you will be found out under ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Anything God Has Ever Done, He Can Do ...

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 19, 2003

"Anything God has ever done, he can do now. Anything God has ever done anywhere, he can do here. Anything God has ever done for anyone, he can do for you." [A. W. Tozer on ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John Wesley Had As His Motto, "Do All The Good ...

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on May 18, 2004

John Wesley had as his motto, "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 ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When You Were Growing Up, Do You Remember The ...  PRO

Contributed by Robbie Shivar on Jun 4, 2004

When you were growing up, do you remember the phrase "Do-Over" that was often used during playtime? It would happen during a game of kick ball. The kicker would wallop the ball into the air over toward the trees. The ball would then bounce it way down through the branch and then get stuck. The ...read more

Scripture: John 21:12-19

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

I Do Not Trust People Who Never Admit Faults Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 16, 2004

I do not trust people who never admit faults or sins. It tells me that they are either living under a delusion or they have filled their lives with so much busyness that they make no space for introspection. This week I was reading a book titled Revolution in World Missions by K.P. Yohannan. ...read more

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