In Sermon Illustrations: "Easter Good Friday"

How Narrow Our Souls Become When Absorbed In Any ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

How narrow our souls become when absorbed in any present good or ill It is only the thought of ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

To Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve Isnt A Very ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To wear your heart on your sleeve isnt a very good plan; you should wear it ...read more

Tags: Heart

You May Bury The Frail Tenement Of Clay That A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You may bury the frail tenement of clay that a good man lives in, but you cannot get rid ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Dont Believe Your Friends When They Ask You To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dont believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Love Is An Image Of God, And Not A Lifeless ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is an image of God, and not a lifeless image; not one painted on paper, but the living essence of the divine ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Money Is Like Manure. If You Spread It Around, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Money is like manure. If you spread it around, it does a lot of good, but if you pile it up in ...read more

Tags: Money

It Takes Little Talent To See What Lies Under ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It takes little talent to see what lies under ones nose, a good deal to know in what ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Manners Are A Sensitive Awareness Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good ...read more

Tags: Hospitality

It Will Be A Foretaste Of Heaven To Us Here ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It will be a foretaste of heaven to us here below, if we are able to thank God for all His ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

The Most Successful Businessman Is The Man Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

There Is Not Much Danger That Real Talent Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of ...read more

Tags: Human Life

I Will Forget The Happenings Of The Day That Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I will forget the happenings of the day that is gone, where they were good or bad, and greet the new sun with confidence ...read more

Tags: Present

Agape Love: ‘an Unconditional Commitment ...

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010

Agape love: ‘an unconditional commitment to actively pursue & secure the good of another through sacrificial ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

A True Friend Is Someone Who Thinks That You ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2015

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:17

Tags: Friends, Friend, Friendship, Faithful Friend

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In The 1999 Movie "Instinct," Anthony Hopkins ...  PRO

Contributed by Louis Bartet on Mar 16, 2003

In the 1999 movie "Instinct," Anthony Hopkins plays an anthropologist and primatologist, Ethan Powel, who is being held in a maximum security prison for the critically insane. Cuba Gooding’s character is an ambitious psychiatrist, Dr. Theo Caulder, who is asked to evaluate Powel. At one point in ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Truth

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Once, I Took The Kids Up To The Cabin Without ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Dec 29, 2004

Once, I took the kids up to the cabin without Pam. The cabin is a rustic place with no running water, no electricity, but plenty of space for the kids to run and play. On the day that we were to come back home, I got them dressed in the morning, packed up the van, and loaded them in. I took a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:5

Tags: God's Holiness

Denomination: *other

The Evil In Ourselves

Contributed by Steven Ferber on Apr 10, 2012

THE EVIL IN OURSELVES A few weeks ago Americans were stunned by the news that an American soldier in Afghanistan apparently killed 17 Afghan civilians. Friends and teachers of Robert Bales describe him as caring, gregarious and self-confident before he just "snapped." One childhood friend told the ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Lutheran

All Things Work Together

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 15, 2020

My wife makes an amazing pot roast dinner. She takes raw meat, along with raw sliced white and sweet potatoes, celery, mushrooms, carrots, and onions and throws them into the slow cooker. Six or seven hours later the aroma fills the house, and the first taste is a delight. It is always to my ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Tags: Suffering, Purpose, Conformity, Trials

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Stray Dog Had Been Hit By A Car, A Beautiful ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A stray dog had been hit by a car, a beautiful husky with blue eyes. A passerby rescued it and rushed it to the vet. The hind leg was badly damaged but the man agreed to pay the $500.00 to see if they could save the leg. The vet did all he could but the dog’s leg had to be amputated anyway. The man ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

A Dream For God

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 10, 2008

"A Dream for God" Many years ago a young man had a dream of telling the story of Jesus everywhere in the world. When he suggested taking that good news to people, an older man said, "Sit down, young man. If God wants to save the heathen, he will do it without your help or mine." This young ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

Denomination: Christian Church