In Sermon Illustrations: "Getting Worse"

If You Keep Doing What You've Always Done, ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 5, 2002

If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Church Practices

Denomination: Methodist

Someone Asked The Speaker At A Church ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002

Someone asked the speaker at a church conference, “Can you smoke and still go to heaven?” The speaker answered, ...read more

Tags: Smoking, Addiction, Giving Yourself, Heaven

Denomination: Congregational

I Never Liked To Work, I Mean Manual Work.i ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I never liked to work, I mean manual work.I always found ways to get out of work I ...read more

Tags: Workplace

The Carnegie Technological Institute Has Stated ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The Carnegie Technological Institute has stated that 90% of all people who fail in their life’s vocation fail ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

We Can Communicate An Idea Around The World In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We can communicate an idea around the world in seven seconds, but it sometimes takes years for an idea to get ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Important Thing To Recognize Is That It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The important thing to recognize is that it takes a team, and the team ought to get credit for the wins and the losses. ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

The Last Word Is The Most Dangerous Of Infernal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The last word is the most dangerous of infernal machines, and husband and wife should no more fight to get it than they would ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Hire People Who Are Better Than You Are, Then ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it.Look for people who will aim for the ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Do Not Have Your Concert First, Then Tune Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Do not have your concert first, then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

To Be The Bestif You Want To Be The Bestget ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To be the bestif you want to be the bestget people who care about your institution, who are proud to be associated ...read more

Tags: Competition

Next To Doing Things That Deserve To Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Next to doing things that deserve to be written, there is nothing that gets a man more credit, or gives him more pleasure, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Average Mortgage Runs About 20 Years, Which ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The average mortgage runs about 20 years, which gives the owner time, if he works on it every weekend, ...read more

Tags: Money

They Say Tv Really Is Still In Its Infancy, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"They say TV really is still in its infancy, which helps to explain why you have to ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Casey Stengel, A Baseball Manager, Said, "It's ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 3, 2009

Casey Stengel, a baseball manager, said, "It’s easy to get good players. Gettin’ them to play ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don't Have A Bad ...

Contributed by Timothy Gardner on Nov 7, 2009

"Don’t have a bad attitude Or you’re not gonna have the aptitude To get a higher ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

Denomination: Salvation Army

Sunday School Teacher: "Why Did Mary And Joseph ...

Contributed by George Yates on Apr 10, 2012

Sunday School teacher: "Why did Mary and Joseph take Jesus with them to Jerusalem?" Little Joanie: ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Fight  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Oct 18, 2000

John White, Have you ever gone fishing in a polluted river and hauled out an old shoe, a tea kettle, or a rusty can? I get a similar sort of catch if I cast as a bait the word holiness into the murky depths of my mind. To my dismay I come up with such associations as: thinness hollow-eyed ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Disciplines General, Apologetics General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is A Rather Poignant Christmas Story About ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 6, 2001

There is a rather poignant Christmas story about a little girl who watched her mother & dad getting ready for Christmas. To her, it seemed that dad was preoccupied with burdens & bundles, & mom was concerned about parties & presents, & they just had no time for her. She felt that she was being ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Tags: Christmas, Gift

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Marriage Jokes  PRO

Contributed by Rick Davis on Jun 11, 2003

MARRIAGE JOKES 1. Marriage made in Heaven — So is thunder in lightening!! 2. Love is a dream — Marriage is an alarm clock 3. A honeymoon is a Short Pause - between - I Do and You Better 4. Lady went to get a divorce— Lawyer: “Do you have ground?” Lady: “About 2 acres” Lawyer: “Do ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Baptist

He Lived A Life Of Dashed Hopes And Shattered ...

Contributed by Thomas Cash on May 18, 2004

He lived a life of dashed hopes and shattered dreams. His mother died when just a boy. He had to work in the fields to help his family. He only attended school sporadically, but read every book he could get his hands on. His business ventures and political career failed, and he became a surveyor to ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ