In Sermon Illustrations: "First"

Jerry B. Jenkins' Christian Writers Guild ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Jerry B. Jenkins’ Christian Writers Guild “Operation First Book” winner is Terry Barnes whose winning novel will be published by ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

There Are Two Barriers That Often Prevent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The first is middle-aged forgetfulness of the fact that they themselves are no longer young. The second is ...read more

Tags: Children

I Prefer To Have Too Much Confidence, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I prefer to have too much confidence, and thereby be deceived, than to be always mistrustful. For, in the first case, I suffer for a moment at being ...read more

Tags: Faith

The Older I Get, The More Wisdom I Find In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The older I get, the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things firsta process which often reduces the most ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Scholastic Plans A U.s. Record 12 Million Copies ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Scholastic plans a U.S. record 12 million copies first printing of the 7th Harry Potter book to ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Firstborn Is Often Rebellious. In Fact, I ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 5, 2008

The firstborn is often rebellious. In fact, I suspect that I was such a firstborn–first adopted–handful that my mom and dad changed their ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Catholic

In Framing A Government Which Is To Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the ...read more

Tags: Government

The Trouble With Fighting For Human Freedom Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Bill Hybels, The Pastor Of Willow Creek ...  PRO

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000

Bill Hybels, the pastor of Willow Creek Community Church just outside of Chicago makes this statement. “If you create a loving community, ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1

Tags: Christian Love, Church Body Of Christ, Unity

Denomination: Wesleyan

Says The Wife Of A Baptist Minister Who Had Seen ...

Contributed by Greg Tonkinson on Mar 11, 2003

Says the wife of a Baptist minister who had seen many a marriage licenses. On one, after the blank for number of marriages, the groom had answered: ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Parenting

Denomination: Baptist

Authors May Be Divided Into Falling Stars, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Authors may be divided into falling stars, planets, and fixed stars: the first have a momentary effect; the second have a much longer duration; but the third are ...read more

Tags: Art

Sin Had No Sooner Come Into The World Than God ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Sin had no sooner come into the world than God came in Grace seeking the sinner, and so from the first question, Adam, where art thou? on ...read more

Tags: Grace

Niv: 30 Years Zondervan Reports More Than 300 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

NIV: 30 Years Zondervan reports more than 300 million copies of the New International Version of the Bible have been sold or ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

There Are A Lot Of Lessons In Football That Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are a lot of lessons in football that are very difficult to teach in the home, in the church, or in the classroomFirst of all, theres work and sacrifice; you have to have a lot of ...read more

Tags: Sports

Home Is The Wallpaper Above The Bed, The Family ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Home is the wallpaper above the bed, the family dinner table, the church bells in the morning, the bruised shins of the playground, the small fears that come with dusk, the streets and ...read more

Tags: Home

What Happened To Our Nation On A September Day ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What happened to our nation on a September day set in motion the first great struggle of a new century. The enemies who struck us are determined and they are resourceful. They will not be stopped by a ...read more

Tags: War

Trust No One Journalists Are Not Your Friends. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Trust no one Journalists are not your friends. Its not that reporters arent decent peoplethey are. They are not interviewing you to meet a new friend, but to get a ...read more

Tags: News

Men Have Yet To Learn The Value Of Human ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Men have yet to learn the value of human personality. The fact that a person is white, or black, or yellow, of one race or another, of this religion or thatthese things are not ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Christians, If There Is Any Point At Which We ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 18, 2009

"Christians, if there is any point at which we will balk at ascribing all glory, all authority, all sovereignty and lordship to God, then we have ...read more

Tags: Glory

Denomination: Orthodox

It Is The Duty Of All Nations To Acknowledge The ...

Contributed by Ron Baker on Nov 22, 2011

"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection ...read more

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ