In Sermon Illustrations: "Godly Thoughts"

Opening Thought Of Where This Sermon Idea ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2010

Opening thought of where this sermon idea originated: I was sitting in a local coffee shop reading my daily devotional when I overheard three older ladies discussing their children. The one lady was upset that her granddaughter was moving in with another young man and not even contemplating ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

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

It Is A Thousand Times Better To Have Common ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have ...read more

Tags: Thought

Common Sense Suits Itself To The Ways Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Common sense suits itself to the ways of the world. Wisdom tries to ...read more

Tags: Thought

We Seldom Attribute Common Sense Except To Those ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We seldom attribute common sense except to those ...read more

Tags: Thought

If A Man Has Common Sense, He Has All The Sense ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If a man has common sense, he has all the ...read more

Tags: Thought

Common Sense Is The Knack Of Seeing Things As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things ...read more

Tags: Thought

This Is An Age In Which One Cannot Find Common ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense ...read more

Tags: Thought