In Sermon Illustrations: "Examination Of Self" showing 301-320 of 1,907

God's Heartbeat In Us  PRO

Contributed by John D Jones on Oct 26, 2011

GOD'S HEARTBEAT IN US For 72 years Gordon and Norma Yeager shared their lives together as husband and wife. On October 12, 2011, while on a morning drive Gordon came to a stop sign and failed to yield to oncoming traffic. The elderly couple was taken to the Marshalltown Hospital near Des Moines, ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Baptist

Here Are Some Rules To Live By - Marcus ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Here are some RULES TO LIVE BY - Marcus Aurelius, the great Roman philosopher, identified the following traits of a successful person: Consciousness of an honest purpose in life. A just estimate of himself and everyone else. Frequent self-examinations. Steady obedience to what he knows to be right. ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

True Believer  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

TRUE BELIEVER There was a young seminarian who was taking an oral examination for his ordination process. During the questioning, one of the examiners asked him if he believed in a personal devil. "No," he replied, "I do not believe in the devil." Hearing this, the examiners began to discuss the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Tags: Church General

A Sharp Knife For The Vine Branches

Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 12, 2007

A sharp knife for the vine branches. -- I. THE TEXT SUGGESTS SELF-EXAMINATION. It mentions -- 1. Two characters who are in some respects exceedingly alike; they are both branches, and are in the vine: and yet for all this, the end of the one shall be to be cast away, while the end of the other ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Anyone Who Goes To A Psychiatrist Ought To Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have ...read more

Tags: Emotions

A Book Is The Only Place In Which You Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

When A New Calf Is Born, Sometimes It ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jul 5, 2001

When a new calf is born, sometimes it doesn’t come to and breathe well right away. And so what a farmer will do - is to take a stick and jab it up the nostril of the calf. This jabbing irritates the calf - gets his heart pumping - hurries up his breathing. As a result, instead of dying, the calf ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, God In The Hardships, Endurance

Denomination: Lutheran

The Taxpayer Thats Someone Who Works For The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The taxpayer thats someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to ...read more

Tags: Giving General

This Parable (Of The Wedding Garment) Has ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jul 29, 2003

This parable (of the Wedding Garment) has something to tell us of the attitude we should have in coming to worship. The way we approach anything demonstrates the spirit in which we come. Is it willingly or do we begrudge the time out of our lives? If we go to visit in a friend’s house, we don’t ...read more

Tags: Submission, Worship Purpose

Denomination: Baptist

Before We Set Our Hearts Too Much On Anything, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Before we set our hearts too much on anything, let us examine how happy are ...read more

Tags: Addiction

You Must Have The Spirit Of Christ  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

You Must Have the Spirit of Christ Jesus said; "If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever - the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept Him. But you know Him for He lives with you and will be in you. ...read more

Scripture: John 14:16-17

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Noah Legends

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 25, 2011

NOAH LEGENDS One website I visited examined different flood stories from such diverse nations as · East Africa · Argentina · Australia · Bolivia · Borneo · Burma · Cuba (original natives) · Fiji · Egypt (Book of the Dead) · Iceland · India · Mexico · New Zealand · Russia- Vogul · Vietnam- ...read more

Tags: Noah

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Esquire, Written By Robert George, Editorial Page ...

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 30, 2008

Esquire, written by Robert George, editorial page writer of the New York Post, entitled, “The Worst Generation.” George wrote: “The Baby Boomers are the most self-centered, self-seeking, self-interested, self ...read more

Perspective

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008

Perspective The story is told about a seven-year-old boy who fell into a deep excavation being dug for a New York subway. He was taken bruised and suffering to the nearest hospital. When the doctor began to examine his injuries, the little boy took a deep breath and said, "I wish I could sing. I ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Thread In Your Eye

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Oct 14, 2008

The Thread in Your Eye I awoke one morning with a terrible pain in my eye. I had no idea why it hurt, but I could not do what needed to be done that day with that kind of pain in my eye. I went to the Optometrist who spent a great deal of time examining my eye. Then he reached in with a swab and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:3

Tags: Judgment

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Your Secret Sins Will Come To ...

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 11, 2009

“Your Secret Sins Will Come to Light” The newspapers of Cincinnati recorded that a poorly dressed woman went to Dr. George Herman asking him to make an X-ray examination of her heart free of cost. She claimed that she was very poor and couldn’t pay. The doctor consented to do the work. But when ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Denomination: Christian Church

Every Profession Has Its Favorite Stories, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008

Every profession has its favorite stories, and the legal profession is no exception. A beginner attorney was defending a man accused of biting another man’s ear off during a barroom brawl. A witness to the fight was on the stand, and the young attorney was cross-examining him: “Did you actually ...read more

An Official Of A Mission Board, Who Knew That It ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 25, 2001

An official of a Mission Board, who knew that it takes more than desire to make a missionary, was appointed to examine a candidate. He told the young man to come to his house at 6 in the morning. The young man went at 6 in the morning to be examined, and the examiner kept him sitting in the room ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4

Tags: Question, Patience, Love Of The Disciples, Christian Values, Character  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Knowing Oneself Is Important For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009

Knowing Oneself is Important for Leadership Mort Meyerson became the CEO of Perot Systems, a computer services company. Within six months, he realized that compared to other companies he had known as CEO, everything was different at this one. It wasn’t just the technology, market, and customers, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 28:2

Tags: Leadership General

Denying Oneself

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Mar 4, 2012

DENYING ONESELF "To deny oneself is not to do without something or even many things. It is not asceticism, nor self-rejection or self-hatred, nor is it even the disowning of particular sins. It is to renounce the self as the dominant element in life. It is to replace the self with God-in-Christ as ...read more

Tags: Cross

Denomination: Anglican