In Sermon Illustrations: "Godly Thoughts"

I Thought He Was Talking To You

Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 10, 2011

I THOUGHT HE WAS TALKING TO YOU At the height of a political corruption trial, the prosecuting attorney attacked a witness. "Isn't it true," he bellowed, "that you accepted five thousand dollars to compromise this case?" The witness stared out the window, as though he hadn't heard the ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Donald Trump's Thoughts About Death

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012

DONALD TRUMP'S THOUGHTS ABOUT DEATH Billionaire Donald Trump was asked one time, "What about death?" the writer asked. "Don't you worry about dying?" Trump said, "No. I'm fatalistic and I protect myself as well as anybody can. I prepare for things." This time, however, as Trump started walking up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-30

Tags: Death

Bertrund Russell's Thoughts On Life And Death

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2014

Many people fear death because they believe death is the end. Bertrand Russell was a 20th century philosopher and an atheist. As he approached his death in 1970, he wrote: "The life of Man is a long march through the night, surrounded by invisible foes, tortured by weariness and pain, towards a ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25-26

Tags: Death, Atheism, Worldly Wisdom, Resurrection Of Jesus Christ

Some Thoughts About The First Easter

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 25, 2019

Before the first Easter, the world was under a number of separations: --Political distinctions: various nations, but in that time, Roman Empire. Provinces, leaders --Geographical: some traveled far, others stayed near their home territory; Jewish males had to make three trips to Jerusalem ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 71:20, Daniel 12:1-3

Tags: Easter, The Afterlife

Denomination: Baptist

I Thought She Said, "Doughnut”

Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 2, 2024

As hard as I try, and believe me I try, I don’t always hear correctly, especially regarding The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. I don’t always hear every word she says. I know God gave me two ears and only one mouth, but I must confess I use my mouth a lot more than I use my ears, which has ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 6:10

Tags: Humor, Hearing

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

What's Wrong With Slandering Someone?

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Aug 29, 2014

I was speaking with someone this past week who has spent a great deal of his life travelling around the world, much of it for a mission agency. He spoke of a time when he visited an extremely remote, forested part of India where people live very primitively. He stayed there for a while. This fellow ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7, 2 Peter 1:5

Tags: Godly Character, Transparency

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"opposition."

Contributed by Darrell Campbell on Sep 19, 2022

The late evangelist Dr. B.R. Lakin use to say, "There are 3 ways to prevent opposition; know ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:12

Tags: Persecution, Godly Living

Denomination: Baptist

Nothing Can Consistently Be Done Well That ...

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jun 20, 2008

Nothing can consistently be done well that hasn’t ...read more

Tags: Thought

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Our Family Dog, Happy The Saint Bernard, Is Much ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 11, 2008

Our family dog, Happy the Saint Bernard, is much more active than the book on the breed, and the breeder, had promised. She is calm most of the time but every now and then when she gets worked up over food which is out of her reach, children she wants to play with, or, to quote Elmer Fudd, “a ...read more

Tags: Thought

Denomination: Christian Church

I Read About Ten Years Ago An Interesting ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 14, 2008

I read about ten years ago an interesting statistic. Our medical knowledge doubles every 2.5 years. Is it any wonder why medicine has so many specialties? It literally is hard to keep up. Yet, we have ...read more

Tags: Thought

Denomination: Church Of God

If You Start Out By Thinking You Can Never Have ...

Contributed by Michael West on Dec 20, 2008

If you start out by thinking you can never have something a little voice from hell will tell you—that’s ...read more

Tags: Thought

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Can Give You This Guarantee—your Difficult ...

Contributed by Michael West on Dec 20, 2008

I can give you this guarantee—your difficult situation will never change or improve as long as ...read more

Tags: Thought

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It Is A Spiritual And Psychological Fact: We Move ...

Contributed by Michael West on Dec 20, 2008

It is a spiritual and psychological fact: We move toward what we see in our minds. If you can’t see it, most likely ...read more

Tags: Thought

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Pair Of Michigan Robbers Entered A Record ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 2, 2009

A pair of Michigan robbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, ’Nobody move!’ When his ...read more

Tags: Thought

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Of All Things, Good Sense Is The Most Fairly ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Of all things, good sense is the most fairly distributed: Everyone thinks he is so well supplied with it that even those who are the hardest to satisfy in every other ...read more

Tags: Thought

Common Sense Is The Collection Of Prejudices ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Common sense is the collection of prejudices ...read more

Tags: Thought

Common Sense Is Genius Dressed In Its Working ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Common sense is genius dressed in its ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13

Tags: Thought

Nothing Astonishes Men So Much As Common Sense ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense ...read more

Tags: Thought

There Is Nobody So Irritating As Somebody With ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and ...read more

Tags: Thought

Common Sense Is Compelled To Make Its Way ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Common sense is compelled to make its way without the ...read more

Tags: Thought