In Sermon Illustrations: "Fear Of Man"

The Genius So-Called Is Only That One Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The genius so-called is only that one who discerns the pattern of things within the confusion of details ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Tendency Of Old Age To The Body, Say The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The tendency of old age to the body, say the physiologists, is to form bone. It is as rare as it is pleasant to meet with ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

A New Idea Is Delicate. It Can Be Killed By A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to ...read more

Tags: Thought

You May Bury The Frail Tenement Of Clay That A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You may bury the frail tenement of clay that a good man lives in, but you cannot get rid ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Once You Lose Your Enthusiasm, You Lose Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Once you lose your enthusiasm, you lose your integrity. And once you lose your ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Friendship Is The Cement Of Two Minds, As Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendship is the cement of two minds, As of one man the soul and body is; Of which one cannot sever but ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Women Have Served All These Centuries As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Women have served all these centuries as looking-glasses, possessing the magic powers of reflecting the ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

I Had Grown Tired Of Standing In The Lean And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Praise Is Well, Compliment Is Well, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Praise is well, compliment is well, but affection that is the last and final and most precious reward that any man can ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Difference Between A Successful Person And A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The difference between a successful person and a failure often lies in the fact that the successful man will profit by his ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

A Mere Machine Is Evidently Incapable Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A mere machine is evidently incapable of thinking ... whereas in man there exists something perpetually prone to expand, and ...read more

Tags: Thought

I Believe, Absolutely, That Truth Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I believe, absolutely, that truth is the strongest and most powerful weapon a man can use, whether he is ...read more

Tags: Truth

Many Run About After Happiness Like An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Many run about after happiness like an absent-minded man hunting for his hat, while it ...read more

Tags: Joy

A Good Education Is Not So Much One Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A good education is not so much one which prepares a man to succeed in the world, as one which ...read more

Tags: Culture

The Real Problem Is In The Hearts And Minds Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The real problem is in the hearts and minds of men. It is not a problem of physics but of ethics. It is easier to denature plutonium ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The More He Gave

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010

The great writer and preacher, John Bunyan: "There was a man, Some called him mad; The ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Brethren

Can We Love Someone We Find Unloving? Galatians ...

Contributed by Clifford Good on Jul 18, 2008

Can we love someone we find unloving? Galatians 5:13-14 says that we are given freedom to serve one another in love. Whenever I take a trip I come home with lots of stories that come out of the things I see and the people I meet. Here is a story from the last trip to highlight this point about ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-14

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What An Orphan Boy Learned About John 3:16 On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009

What An Orphan Boy Learned About John 3:16 on Christmas Eve In far away cold country a number of years ago there was a young orphaned boy selling papers on a cold, freezing Christmas Eve afternoon. Toward the close of the afternoon the little boy went up to a policeman and said, "Sir, I’m real ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Christmas

Charles Spurgeon Once Told Of Sitting In A Nice ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim George on Mar 7, 2001

Charles Spurgeon once told of sitting in a nice restaurant. As he ate he kept noticing a rather angry looking man across the dining room who scowled at him every time he looked his way. Finally Spurgeon decided to go over and speak to the man to see what his problem was. However, as he stood he ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27, James 1:22-25

Tags: Bible Influence

Denomination: Baptist

Did You Ever Think, When You Were A Child, What ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 31, 2001

"Did you ever think, when you were a child, what fun it would be if your toys could come to life? Well suppose you could really have brought them to life. Imagine turning a tin soldier into a real little man. It would involve turning the tin into flesh. And suppose the tin soldier did not like it. ...read more

Tags: Faith, Doing God's Will

Denomination: Baptist