In Sermon Illustrations: "Godly Wisdom"

The Wisdom Of William Jennings Bryan

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 30, 2011

THE WISDOM OF WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN was a U.S. Congressman, 3-time Democratic presidential nominee, and Secretary of State who served this country for three decades. He is probably best remembered for the famous Scopes Trial in 1925 at Dayton TN. This man's far reaching ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Baptist

The Fear Of The Lord Is The Foundation Of Wisdom

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 8, 2016

In a crazy move, a woman at the Toronto zoo who lost her hat at the tiger enclosure decided that she was going to retrieve it. She climbed the outer fence, dropped over the edge and scrambled around to find her hat. Fortunately for her there was a second fence between her and her hat. A ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 9:10

Tags: Wise Decisions, Fear, Foundation Of Wisdom

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

I Asked God For The Election Of Godly Candidates ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 30, 2008

I asked God for the election of godly candidates to public office–exactly in those words–and after Mass one of our good parishioners criticized me for praying for the election of Republicans. Let’s ...read more

Tags: Politics

Denomination: Catholic

John Macarthur: "Godly, Biblical Church Growth ...

Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009

John MacArthur: "Godly, Biblical church growth results from every member of the body fully using his spiritual gift, in submission to the Holy ...read more

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: Baptist

The Impact A Godly Father Makes On The Life Of A Child

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 31, 2022

Steven Lawson has written a book called The Legacy- Ten Core Values Every Father Must Leave His Child. In the book there is a study that is performed contrasting a couple who are not Christian and a couple who are Christian and their descendants. What they did was take a guy by the name of Max ...read more

Tags: Core Values For Children, Fathers, Children, Christian Homes, Legacy  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Paul Knew That The Wisdom And Scope Of God's ...

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on May 25, 2005

Paul knew that the wisdom and scope of God’s plan, which had been outlined in the verses prior to this verse, as well as in the previous chapter, was brought about by His amazing power. Not necessarily just the power we can see, but perhaps even more often in the power we cannot see at work, ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience, God's Provision, God's Judgment

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wisdom Is The Right Use Of Knowledge. To Know Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to ...read more

Tags: Character

Wisdom Is The Right Use Of Knowledge. To Know Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Social Justice, Contrary To Conventional Wisdom, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Social Justice, contrary to conventional wisdom, is more actively supported by evangelicals than mainline Protestants finds Calvin College research fellow Stephen Monsma. Of 500 welfare-to-work programs studied, 96 were Protestant programs, 61 sponsored by evangelical churches vs. 35 by mainlines. ...read more

Men Of True Wisdom And Goodness Are Contented ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Men of true wisdom and goodness are contented to take persons and things as they are, without complaining of their ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Do Not Believe In The Collective Wisdom Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I do not believe in the collective wisdom of ...read more

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The Road To Wisdom? Well, It's Plain, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The road to wisdom? Well, it's plain, and simple to express: Err and err and err ...read more

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Wisdom Denotes The Pursuing Of The Best Ends By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends ...read more

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The Most Manifest Sign Of Wisdom Is A Continual ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The most manifest sign of wisdom is a ...read more

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The Growth Of Wisdom May Be Gauged Exactly By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The growth of wisdom may be gauged exactly by the ...read more

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Quote: "If Men Of Wisdom And Knowledge, Of ...  PRO

Contributed by John Gerald on Oct 8, 2004

Quote: "If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of manners, of zeal for the honour of the Supreme Being and the welfare of the commonwealth; if men possessed of these other excellent qualities ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Methodist

Wisdom Is The God-Given Ability To Perceive The ...  PRO

Contributed by Eric Olson on Nov 12, 2002

“Wisdom is the God-given ability to perceive the true nature of a matter and implement the will of God in ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience, Wisdom

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wisdom Is The Reward You Get For A Lifetime Of ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you would have ...read more

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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Grandmother Is A Person With Too Much Wisdom ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A grandmother is a person with too much wisdom to let that stop her from making a fool of ...read more

Tags: Family

But What Is Liberty Without Wisdom, And Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint. Men are qualified for liberty in exact ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom