In Sermon Illustrations: "Endurance Of Being Ignored"

What Small Potatoes We All Are, Compared With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What small potatoes we all are, compared with ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

Succeed We Must, At All Cost Even If It Means ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Succeed we must, at all cost even if it means being a dead ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Life Is Lived In The Present. Yesterday Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is lived in the present. Yesterday has gone, tomorrow is yet to ...read more

Tags: Present

Words Fascinate Me. For Me, Browsing In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Words fascinate me. For me, browsing in a dictionary is like being ...read more

Tags: Words

Almost Anyone Can Be An Author; The Business Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame ...read more

Tags: Art

Quote: "Marriage Is Not So Much Finding The ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010

Quote: "Marriage is not so much finding the right person as it is being the ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Brethren

In The Movie, "Dead Poets Society," Neil Perry ...  PRO

Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 9, 2003

In the movie, "Dead Poets Society," Neil Perry was a boy from a wealthy family studying in a very exclusive New England prep school. He wanted very much to become an actor when he grew up. But his father wanted him to be a medical doctor. The school produced a play in which Neil had the lead ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Baptist

Golden Years

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

GOLDEN YEARS New research finds the happiest Americans are the oldest. Older adults are more socially active than the stereotype of the lonely senior suggests, social activity can help keep away the blues. Duke Univ. aging expert Linda George reports the odds of being happy increase 5% with every ...read more

Tags: Aging

Cross Bearing  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Cross Bearing "The Christian's Passion" There is a powerful question that is too often avoided by preachers and church attendees alike, "Who took the rough edges off the Cross?" Modern day Christianity and the world have generally turned the cross into a nice piece of harmless jewelry, all shiny ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23

Tags: Easter Good Friday

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[136]. A Message From A Poem – I’m Just Changing Residence

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 17, 2025

[136]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – I’M JUST CHANGING RESIDENCE I have lived in my current home for 45 years. Before that we lived in a home for 10 years. I have only ever owned two homes. Some people change homes like they change clothes. When a Christian dies some say, “He has gone home to be ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-3, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8

Tags: Point Of Death, New Address, Homes, Absent From The Body, Dwelling Places, Residence, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Heaven, Dying  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[257]. A Message From A Poem – The Bridegroom Prepared His Bride

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 8, 2026

[257]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE BRIDEGROOM PREPARED HIS BRIDE The fact of Christ and His Church is a remarkable story of love. It is the pursuit of a Bride for God the Son. That Bride was purchased from the slavery of sin by the highest price and that was the death of the Lord Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:26-27, Revelation 19:7-9

Tags: Christ Prepared His Bride, Bride For Isaac, Bride For Boaz, The Bride Is The Church, Ruth, Marriage Supper Of The Lamb, The Bride, The Bridegroom  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Happiest People Seem To Be Those Who Have No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being ...read more

Tags: Joy

One Of The Penalties For Refusing To Participate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up ...read more

Tags: Government

Retirement May Be Looked Upon Either As A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

I Am Always Ready To Learn, Although I Do Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I am always ready to learn, although I do not always ...read more

Tags: Thought

Marriage Always Demands The Greatest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Marriage always demands the greatest understanding of the art of insincerity ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

It Is In The Encircling Gloom That We Come To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is in the encircling gloom that we come to realize the importance of being led by the ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

To Be A Success, Devote Three Or Four Hours A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To be a success, devote three or four hours a day to being an executive and the ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Teacher,] I Beg Of You To Stop Apologizing For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"[Teacher,] I beg of you to stop apologizing for being a member of the most ...read more

Tags: Learning

Progress Is A Continuing Effort To Make The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Progress is a continuing effort to make the things we eat, drink and wear ...read more

Tags: Change