In Sermon Illustrations: "Giving Up"

Fame Is What You Have Taken, Character's What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Fame is what you have taken, Character's what you give; When to this truth you ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

When A Man Comes To Me For Advice, I Find Out ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When a man comes to me for advice, I find out what kind of advice he ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Be Courteous To All, But Intimate With Few, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before ...read more

Tags: Confidence

False Friendship, Like The Ivy, Decays And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The World Is A Fairly Untidy Place And The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The world is a fairly untidy place and the most valuable thing one can give to ones children ...read more

Tags: Creation

Perhaps One Way Of Coping With The Population ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Perhaps one way of coping with the population explosion would be to give every potential parent some ...read more

Tags: Parenting

All Our Words Will Be Useless Unless They Come ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All our words will be useless unless they come from within words which do not give the light ...read more

Tags: Words

To Say The Least, I Was At First Shocked To Read ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2001

To say the least, I was at first shocked to read the headline, Baby Ate Cocaine Dad Left Nearby. According to the Associated Press a father from Ravenna, Ohio was sentenced to one year in prison for endangering his daughter, who was six-months-old at the time of the incident. He evidently stashed ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:1

Tags: Father's Day, Children, Parenting

Martin Luther Said "A Religion That Does ...  PRO

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000

Martin Luther said “A religion that does nothing, that saves nothing, that gives nothing, that cost nothing, ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Becoming A Christian, World Religions

Denomination: Wesleyan

Ivan Hagedorn- O Lord, I Would Not Willingly ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 4, 2006

Ivan Hagedorn- O Lord, I would not willingly add to thy sorrows. Help me to give ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Cant Just Sit There And Wait For People To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"You cant just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream, youve got to get out ...read more

Tags: Action

The Fire Of Reading Is Still With Me. It Is My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The fire of reading is still with me. It is my favorite gift to give myself. I cannot imagine a world in which ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Too Full  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

TOO FULL God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:8

Tags: God's Provision, Promises Of God

Nearly All Men Can Stand Adversity, But If You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give ...read more

Tags: Humility, Temptation Power, Finding Fulfillment

To Do One's Duty Sounds A Rather Cold And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To do one's duty sounds a rather cold and cheerless business, but somehow in the end it does give ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Envy Is A Symptom Of Lack Of Appreciation Of Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Envy is a symptom of lack of appreciation of our own uniqueness and self worth. Each of us has ...read more

Tags: Envy

Seeing A Murder On Television Can Help Work Off ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Seeing a murder on television can help work off ones antagonisms. And if you havent any antagonisms, ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

A Father Is One Whose Daughter Marries A Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A father is one whose daughter marries a man who is vastly her inferior mentally, but then gives birth to ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Christmas Is Based On An Exchange Of Gifts: The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Christmas is based on an exchange of gifts: the gift of God to manHis Son; and the gift of man to God ...read more

Tags: Christmas

You Who Are Lettingyour Friend's Heart Ache For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You who are lettingyour friend's heart ache for a word of appreciation or sympathy, which you mean ...read more

Tags: Compassion