In Sermon Illustrations: "Giving Yourself"

There Are Amazingly Wonderful People In All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life; some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Watch Against All Fretful And Discontented ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Watch against all fretful and discontented thoughts, which do but chafe and wound the mind to no purpose. To harbor these is to do yourself more injury than ...read more

Tags: Thought

Whether Your Faith Is That There Is A God Or That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2002

Whether your faith is that there is a God or that there is not a God, if you don’t have any doubts you are either kidding yourself or asleep. Doubts are the ants in the pants ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Doubt

You Don't Grow Old Gradually, Or On Purpose, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You don't grow old gradually, or on purpose, the way you go downtown on a subway. It's more like finding yourself standing in ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Integrity Is Not A Conditional Word. It Doesnt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesnt blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

You Need Only Reflect That One Of The Best Ways ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Have Patience With All Things, But Chiefly Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set ...read more

Tags: Peace

John Wesley Grew Up In A Poor Pastors House... So ...

Contributed by Josh Cougle on Apr 22, 2009

John Wesley grew up in a poor pastors house... so he didn’t expect any different... but because of his writings... he became one of the richest men in England. He knew that as people were coming to Jesus that they would stop wasting their money at bars… gambling… with drugs… with prostitutes... and ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Baptist

Mine Worker Understands The Cost Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2010

Mine Worker Understands the Cost of Forgiveness G. Campbell Morgan, the well known pastor of the last century of Westminster Chapel, near Buckingham Palace, was once approached by a soldier who said he would give anything to believe that God would forgive sins, “but I cannot believe He will forgive ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:18-20

Tags: Salvation

Napoleon Bonaparte Is Quoted As Having Said, "It ...

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 22, 2009

Napoleon Bonaparte is quoted as having said, “It is the cause, not the death, which makes the martyr.” So, I ask you, what is the difference between the martyrdom in the early church and these would-be martyrs to false causes? First of all, the early Christians were not deliberately seeking their ...read more

Tags: Persecution

Denomination: *other

In His Book Mere Christianity, C.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Illustration:In his book Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis wrote, "Do not waste your time bothering whether you ’love’ your neighbor act as if you did. As soon as we do this, we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him. If you ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

If You Really Want To Earn The Respect Of Others, ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2009

If you really want to earn the respect of others, you begin by respecting yourself. This means doing what is right in God’s eyes. Not cutting corners. Not engaging in lifestyles and activities that you know would be wrong in God’s eyes. Lying, cheating, stealing, being selfish, outbursts of rage ...read more

Tags: Righteousness

Denomination: Church Of God

Love And Service--Mark Dever And J.c. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010

Love and Service--Mark Dever and J.C. Ryle JC Ryle: “True greatness does not consist in being an admiral or a celebrity. It consists of devoting yourself, body, soul and spirit to the blessed work of making the people around you more happy and holy.” Mark Dever, at 9Marks Conference. This quote ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:6

Tags: Servanthood

Chekhov's Advice

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 6, 2023

The great Russian playwright Anton Chekhov wrote to his younger brother in 1879 responding to a letter in which the brother had signed himself as “your insignificant and obscure little brother.” Chekhov’s answer to this false humility is classic. “Do you know,” Chekhov asked in reply, “before whom ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:7-11

Tags: Humility, Pride

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Freedom

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jun 11, 2020

Freedom: “You feel you were hedged in you dream of escape; but beware of mirages. Do not run or fly away in order to get free: rather dig in the narrow place which has been given you; you will find God there and everything. God does not float on your horizon, he sleeps in your substance. Vanity ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:39

Tags: Freedom, Future, Self

Denomination: Pentecostal

Tell Me, What Possible Risk Do You Take In ...

Contributed by Ian Johnson on May 2, 2008

Tell me, what possible risk do you take in depending totally upon God? What risk do you run by abandoning yourself completely to Him? ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

Denomination: Pentecostal

Write Out Your Goal. What Are The Obstacles? ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Write out your goal. What are the obstacles? What are the rewards? Is it worth it? Are you willing to pay the price? If so, visualize the rewards and get ...read more

Tags: Courage, Preparation, Goals, Confidence, Training  (view more)  (view less)

Write A Thousand Words A Day. Thats Only About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Write a thousand words a day. Thats only about four pages, but force yourself to do it. Put your finger down your throat ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Ten Rules For Improving The Church

Contributed by David Parks on Jun 3, 2022

TEN RULES FOR IMPROVING THE CHURCH 1. Tell yourself over and over that since you are not perfect you would not fit into a perfect congregation, if one existed. 2. Instead of picking out the worldly members to point to, pick out the sincere, dedicated, spiritual members and thank God for them. You ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-2, 1 Peter 4:8, Matthew 7:1-5

Tags: Church, Encouragement, Judgementalism

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prayer Of A Young Child  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2003

PRAYER OF A YOUNG CHILD "Bless my mommy and daddy...and dear God, take good care of Yourself. If anything happens to You, we’re ...read more

Tags: War, God's Provision, God The Father