In Sermon Illustrations: "Godly Character"

Money Will Not Purchase Character Or Good ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Money will not purchase character or ...read more

Tags: Money

The Manner Of Giving Shows The Character Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The manner of giving shows the character of the giver more ...read more

Tags: Giving General

To Murder Character Is As Truly A Crime As To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue of the slanderer is ...read more

Tags: Divisions, Strife

Imagine For Yourself A Character, A Model ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Character Is The Real Foundation Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Character is the real foundation of all ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Pride Is To The Character What The Attic Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Pride is to the character what the attic is to the housethe highest part, ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Christian Character Saves A Muslim

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2009

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER SAVES A MUSLIM From Betty Lukens--Nabil Kareen was a truck driver in the army of his country. But Nabil was more than a truck driver; he used his truck for smuggling, which was against Army rules. Nabil carried watches and quinine pills wrapped in bundles and hid them under the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:14-16

Tags: Christian Witness

Build Character Into Your Children  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010

BUILD CHARACTER INTO YOUR CHILDREN David Kraft was a big, strong man -- all muscle. At the age of 32, he was six feet, two inches tall and weighed 200 pounds. He had been to seminary and ended up working with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, because of his athletic background. Then he was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Tags: Father's Day

Bible Characters Who Prayed

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 6, 2022

BIBLE CHARACTERS WHO PRAYED: * Abraham prayed and God gave him a son. • Moses prayed, and the Israelites were delivered from Egypt. • Joshua prayed and the sun stood still in the valley of Aijalon • Gideon prayed, and He defeated the Midites with three hundred men. • Hannah prayed, and God gave ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3

Tags: Prayer, Miracles, Bible Characters, Answers To Prayer

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bible Characters Who Compromised

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 13, 2022

Sadly, such compromises are not exceptions; they have become the rule. But don’t think twentieth-century Christians are the only experts in the art of compromise. Scripture is full of people who compromised, including some very choice servants of God. • Adam compromised God’s law, followed his ...read more

Tags: Faith, Sin, Satan, Temptation, Compromise, Trials  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Worldly Wisdom Verses Godly Wisdom By Tim Enns

Contributed by Timothy Enns on Nov 21, 2014

Worldly wisdom says you need a plan even when God calls! Godly wisdom says the ...read more

Scripture: James 3:13-18

Tags: Wisdom, Leadership, Godly Wisdom, Worldly Wisdom

Denomination: Nazarene

[105]. A Message From A Poem – Godliness With Contentment Is Great Gain

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 8, 2025

[105]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT IS GREAT GAIN This is a one off for me in this particular style. I had in mind to write a song and got this far. The lyrics are not a problem, just the tunes. This poem would be a song for more than one singer as I see the parts in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:5-7, 1 Timothy 6:11, Hebrews 13:5, 2 Corinthians 12:10

Tags: Christian Poems, Godliness, Contentment, Gain, Materialism, Difficulty, Christian Poetry  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

One Of The Characters In The Movie, Toy Story, Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 29, 2001

One of the characters in the movie, Toy Story, is Buzz Lightyear, a new toy to Andy’s room. Buzz is an astronaut, with a lot of neat things attached to him. Buzz comes into the other toys’ lives thinking that there are no other Buzz Lightyears around. He is the only one. Woody, a cowboy toy, and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-10, 2 Corinthians 4:7-18

Tags: Lordship Of Christ, God's Provision, Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Church Of God

Character Cannot Be Developed In Ease And Quiet. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Discipleship, Hardship Of Life

In The Movie "Hope Floats", The Young Character ...

Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jun 30, 2003

In the movie "Hope Floats", the young character Denise follows her father to his car. The family has suffered a divorce, and the father tells Denise that she can live with him anytime she wants. However, this day Denise is told that he does not want her in his life at this time. ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Baptist

Character Is Defined As "God Expressing Himself ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 9, 2005

Character is defined as “God expressing himself through man”, in other words, it is letting God have ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Character Matters In Our Lives. Philosopher ...  PRO

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005

Character matters in our lives. Philosopher Herbert Spencer wrote, “Not education but character is man’s greatest need and man’s greatest safeguard.” Chuck Swindoll wrote, “Character is the moral, ethical, and spiritual undergirding that rests on truth, that reinforces a life in stressful times, ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:6-20

Tags: Character

Denomination: Methodist

Character May Be Manifested In The Great Moments, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones. - Phillips Brooks Who You Are When No ...read more

Tags: Character

A Good Character Is The Best Tombstone. Those ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name ...read more

Tags: Character

In The Movie, A Knight's Tale, The Main Character ...  PRO

Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 11, 2006

In the movie, A Knight’s Tale, the main character William Thatcher and his friends are starving. William is a gifted jouster, and has potential to make enough money jousting to feed everyone, but he is not of noble blood. Only nobility is allowed to joust competitively. The team of friends ...read more

Tags: Leadership General