In Sermon Illustrations: "Ever"

Children, You Must Remember Something. A Man ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Children, you must remember something. A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive. ...read more

Tags: Ambition

Christmasthat Magic Blanket That Wraps Itself ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Christmasthat magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Love, It Has Been Said, Flows Downward. The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love, it has been said, flows downward. The love of parents for their children has always been far more powerful than that of children for their parents; and who among the sons of men ever loved God ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

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

A Woman Read A Book And Stated It Was The ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 29, 2005

A woman read a book and stated it was the dullest book she had ever read. Then she fell in love with its author. From then on she found the book fascinating. For the unsaved, the Bible can be dull reading. But ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence, Apologetics The Bible

Denomination: Baptist

A Man Called The Police And Reported That All Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

A man called the police and reported that all of his wife’s credit cards had been stolen. Then he added, “But don’t look too hard for the thief. He’s ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Every Memorable Act In The History Of The World ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any challenge or any occupation, no matter how frightening or difficult, a new meaning. Without ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The [income Tax Act Of 1894] Which We Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The [Income Tax Act of 1894] which we are impugning before you is communistic in its purposes and tendencies, and is defended here upon principles as communistic, socialistic what shall I call them ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Greatest Creativity

Contributed by Vonnie E James on Dec 17, 2007

Quote by Dr. Francis Schaeffer "The greatest creativity ever given is the ability of men, by their choices, to change the course of history." God gave man that creativity. That is the great dignity of humanity. The power to change the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

You Don't Hear That Old Saying Much Anymore, ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 27, 2008

"You don't hear that old saying much anymore, 'It is not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game that counts.' I don't think most people believe it -- or ever ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Independent/Bible

After More Than 700 Hours Of Studying This ...

Contributed by N A on Jul 17, 2007

“After more than 700 hours of studying this subject, I have come to the conclusion that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is either one of the most wicked, vicious, heartless hoaxes ever foisted on the minds of human ...read more

Denomination: *other

The Monarch Mystery  PRO

Contributed by Michael Elmore on Jan 17, 2002

The Monarch Mystery. The ability to find home evokes legends of Rover or Fido who, when owners have moved from one coast to the other, have made a 3,000-mile trek to find their owners in a location to which they’ve never been before. At least the dogs make it back home. But not the monarch ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-19

Tags: New Creation, Creation, God's Omniscience

Denomination: Methodist

The Men's Thesaurus (Men Don't Always Say What ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2004

THE MEN’S THESAURUS (men don’t always say what they mean) – excerpts: When a man says: "IT’S A GUY THING" He means: "There is no rational thought pattern connected with this, and you have no chance at all of making it logical" When a man says "UH HUH, SURE HONEY,” or “YES, DEAR" He means: ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 5:1-8

Tags: Marriage Obligations, Men And Women, Parenting

John Wesley's Rule For His Life  PRO

Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 16, 2001

John Wesley had this rule for his life: 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

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Tags: Christian Values, Christian Love, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

There Is No Such Thing As A Self-Made Man. We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no such thing as a self-made man. We are made up of thousands of others. Every one who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

There Is No Country In The World Where ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no country in the world where machinery is so lovely as in America. It was not until I had seen the water-works at Chicago that I realised the wonders of machinery; the rise and fall of the steel rods, the symmetrical ...read more

Tags: Possession

If I Were To Wish For Anything, I Should Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

The Greatest Curse In Spiritual Life Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The greatest curse in spiritual life is conceit. If we ever have had a glimpse of what we are like in the sight of God, we shall never say Oh, I am so unworthy, because ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Words Arethe Most Powerful Narcotic, The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Words arethe most powerful narcotic, the most potent stimulant, the most remarkable hallucinogen ever devised. Words teach, they sing, they hurt, they sanctify. They also degrade, inflame, mislead andlieWords also infect ...read more

Tags: Words

Losing Your Breath

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 22, 2009

LOSING YOUR BREATH Have you ever lost your breath? Anyone who has asthma or knows someone with Asthma knows how scary it can be to lose your breath. We have the same ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes

Denomination: Pentecostal