In Sermon Illustrations: "Evil Heart"

Antoine De Saint-Exupery In The Little Prince ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 21, 2009

Antoine de Saint-Exupery in The Little Prince wrote, "It is with the heart that one see rightly; what is ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Church Of God

Mary Illustrates

Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 4, 2012

Mary illustrates that hungry heart that wants to understand the depth of this great salvation. --John ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Baptist

Leonard Sweet On Beauty

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Jan 3, 2013

"Beauty is the scent of God on the universe, a keyhole-peek of the kingdom in the here and now and a ...read more

Tags: Beauty

Denomination: Lutheran

There Is Something So Indescribably Sweet And ...

Contributed by Jordan Satterfield on Jan 11, 2013

There is something so indescribably sweet and satisfying in the knowledge that a husband or wife has forgiven the other ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Holiness

The Best Of A Book Is Not The Thought Which It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

St. Augustine, A Bishop In The Early Church ...

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 14, 2007

St. Augustine, a bishop in the early church said, "Our hearts are restless o’ Lord, ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

About 2,000 Years Ago A Hugh Fire Broke Out, And ...

Contributed by Virgil Gibson on Oct 17, 2007

About 2,000 years ago a hugh fire broke out, and it is still burning today in the ...read more

Denomination: Apostolic

Oft When The White, Still Dawn Lifted The Skies ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Oft when the white, still dawn Lifted the skies and pushed the hills apart, I have ...read more

Tags: Morning

Art Is Long, And Time Is Fleeting, And Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Spring Still Makes Spring In The Mind When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Spring still makes spring in the mind When sixty years are told; Love makes anew this ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

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

Heaven Knows We Need Never Be Ashamed Of Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears for they are rain upon the blinding dust of ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Thinking Is, Or Ought To Be, A Coolness And A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our ...read more

Tags: Thought

Once A Young Man Kneeled Before A Beautiful ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Hamilton on Oct 28, 2003

Once a young man kneeled before a beautiful young woman beside a placid lake. “Darling,” he said, “I want you to know that I love you more than life. I want you to marry me. I’m not a wealthy man. I don’t have a yacht, a Rolls-Royce or lots of money like Johnny Green, but I do love you with all ...read more

Tags: Church, Romantic Love

Denomination: Baptist

A Man Went To Church With An Angel As Guide. The ...  PRO

Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jan 28, 2004

A man went to church with an angel as guide. The church was filled, but oddly, there was no sound. The organist played, but no music could be heard; the choir’s lips moved, but no song came forth. The pastor went through the motions of preaching, but the man heard nothing. He asked the angel, ...read more

Tags: Worship Definition

Denomination: Baptist

There Was A Show Once Called "Amos And Andy" In ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Oct 9, 2005

There was a show once called “Amos and Andy” in that show there was a big man who would slap Andy across the chest whenever they met. Finally, Andy got enough of it and said to Amos, “I am fixed for him. I put a stick of dynamite in my vest pocket and the next time he slaps me he is going to get ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Baptist

G. K. Chesterton: The Christ-Child

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

The Christ-child lay on Mary’s lap, His hair was like a light. (O weary, weary is the world, But here is all aright.) The Christ-child lay on Mary’s breast, His hair was like a star. (O stern and cunning are the kings, But here the true hearts are.) The Christ-child lay on Mary’s heart, ...read more

Tags: Christmas Eve

One Man Once Said These Words "I Will Tell You ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 26, 2007

One man once said these words “I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me and them, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Kagawa Is A Famous Japanese Christian. He Said ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Kagawa is a famous Japanese Christian. He said that in the cross he found Christianity’s greatest uniqueness. He said, “I am grateful for Shinto, for Confucianism and for Buddhism. I owe much to these faiths. Yet these three faiths utterly failed to minister to my heart’s deepest needs. I was a ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

C. S. Lewis Says This About Love: To Love At All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

C. S. Lewis says this about love: To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and ...read more

Tags: Faith General