In Sermon Illustrations: "Encourage Each Other"

Stubbornness In Marriage

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Oct 13, 2017

If you were asked to name three areas where you and your spouse disagree, you'd likely be able to do it without thinking very hard. Might even be able to produce a top 10 list if given a few more minutes. And sadly, unless someone at your house starts doing some giving in, the same issues are going ...read more

Tags: Wedding, Stubbornness, Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Lord Have Mercy Me

Contributed by D. Marie Hamilton on May 21, 2011

LORD HAVE MERCY ME I am a huge fan of the Christian band Mercy Me. They are my favorite band of all time! My favorite CD is Almost There. Those worship and praise songs inspire me to stay in the race even when I want to quit because working for the Lord can be overwhelming. I'm strengthen by ...read more

Scripture: John 21:20-25

Tags: Mercy

Denomination: Methodist

This Is Good. This Is Really Good!  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 8, 2017

HAVE YOU READ THE STORY ABOUT THE KING'S SERVANT THAT ALWAYS GAVE THANKS AND SAID: "THIS IS GOOD!" The King had a special servant that always traveled with him. The King loved being around this servant as he was always upbeat and positive. The man always said kind things and was quick to edify and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Psalm 106:1

Tags: Thankfulness, Positive Attitude, This Is Good

Denomination: Assembly Of God

On The Whole, Human Beings Want To Be Good, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time. George ...read more

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

Gk Chesterton, "There Are 2 Ways To Get Enough. ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006

GK Chesterton, “There are 2 ways to get enough. One is to accumulate more and more. The ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

There Is Nothing Noble About Being Superior To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Courage Is The First Of All The Virtues Because ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Courage is the first of all the virtues because if you havent courage, you may not have the ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Curiosity Is An Instinct Of Infinite Scope: On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Curiosity is an instinct of infinite scope: on the one hand it leads to listening behind closed doors; on the ...read more

Tags: Curiosity

Humans Hardly Ever Learn From The Experience Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Humans hardly ever learn from the experience of others. They learnwhen they do, which isnt ...read more

Tags: Experience

Rightful Liberty Is Unobstructed Action, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Rightful liberty is unobstructed action, according to our will, within limits drawn around ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

You Cant Stay In Your Corner Of The Forest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You cant stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Conservative, N: A Statesman Who Is Enamored Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who ...read more

Tags: Government

You Know Someone Once Likened Government To A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You know someone once likened government to a baby. It is an alimentary canal with an appetite at one end and ...read more

Tags: Government

Somehow Not Only For Christmas But All The Long ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Somehow not only for Christmas But all the long year through, The joy that you give to others ...read more

Tags: Christmas

The Charm Of Friendship Is Liberty, And He That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The charm of friendship is liberty, and he that would destroy the one destroys, without designing ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Money Can Be Fickle, Having A Lasting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Money can be fickle, having a lasting relationship with a few and a brief fling with others, while ...read more

Tags: Money

An Egotist Is Not A Man Who Thinks Too Much Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An egotist is not a man who thinks too much of himself; he is a man who thinks ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Nothing So Soothes Our Vanity As A Display Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it makes us ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Every Noble Acquisition Is Attended With Its ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

Ive Called For Whatever It Takes To Be So ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ive called for whatever it takes to be so strong that no other nation will dare violate the peace. ...read more

Tags: Strength