In Sermon Illustrations: "Friendships" showing 401-420 of 767

You Cant Stay In Your Corner Of The Forest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You cant stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

A Little Consideration, A Little Thought For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Life Becomes Harder For Us When We Live For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also ...read more

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The Purpose Of Human Life Is To Serve, And To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and ...read more

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The True Worth Of A Man Is Not To Be Found In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and ...read more

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The Law Of Christ Is The Bearing Of Others ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The law of Christ is the bearing of others burdens, the sharing of others griefs, sacrificing yourself for another.... This [is] the law of Christianity ... [and] of the saint. It is the only way to be saved. From the beginning it has always been so. A good way to test your love to God is by the ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

You Have Not Lived A Perfect Day, Even Though ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You have not lived a perfect day, even though you have earned your money, unless you have done something for ...read more

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Let God Love You Through Others And Let God Love ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Let God love you through others and let God love ...read more

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Unless Life Is Lived For Others, It Is Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Unless life is lived for others, it is ...read more

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To Work To Make The Lives Or Others Better Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To work to make the lives or others better is the most ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

I Pity The Man, Black Or White, Who Has Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I pity the man, black or white, who has never experienced the joy and satisfaction that come to one by reason of an effort to assist in ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

If You Want To Lift Yourself Up, Lift Up ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up ...read more

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Those Who Are Happiest Are Those Who Do The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

those who are happiest are those who do the ...read more

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The Greatest Contribution That You Can Give To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The greatest contribution that you can give to others is ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Friend Of The Son

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010

FRIEND OF THE SON Rick Warren talks about Ron Dunn, a friend of his, who took his young son to a carnival one time for his birthday. His son had picked six boys to go with him, so Ron bought a roll of tickets. Every line he'd come up to, he'd pull off seven tickets and give them to all the kids. ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-12

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Big Ed

Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Jul 19, 2010

BIG ED When I was in high school, there was this girl -- let's call her "Edith". Everyone called her Big "Ed" because she was on the heavy side. She was the youngest of four sisters, the three older ones being very attractive. Edith accepted the nickname, showed no real signs of being injured ...read more

Tags: Friendship General, Misfit

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Social Networking And The Brain

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 2, 2011

SOCIAL NETWORKING AND THE BRAIN By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter – Mon Dec 27, 5:03 pm ET MONDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The size of your amygdala, an almond-shaped portion of the brain involved in emotions, may be as strong a marker for having rich and varied social relationships as how ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Friends In The Church

Contributed by John Putty on Apr 7, 2011

FRIENDS IN THE CHURCH Flavil Yeakley decided to track one hundred new members within his church for six months. After six months, 90 percent of the actives had six or more friends in the congregation (average 7.3) ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Hope Is The Dream Of A Soul

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2011

HOPE IS THE DREAM OF A SOUL When a member of my congregation, 18-year-old Heidi, was thrown from a car back in May and suffered a head injury, it was a real miracle that she recovered and was soon in rehab at Crystus Santa Rosa. She was learning to walk again through rehab and therapy when a young ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:17

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Sending The Very Best  PRO

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 18, 2011

SENDING THE VERY BEST Someone has composed the following list of "Cards You'll Never See at Hallmark": "Looking back over the years that we've been together, I can't help but wonder.... What was I thinking?!" "I've always wanted to have someone to hold, someone to love.... After having ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-25, Philippians 1:3-30, Matthew 25:31-46

Tags: Joy, Friendship General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ