In Sermon Illustrations: "Good Reputation" showing 21-40 of 6,776

Heinrich Heine Is Reputed To Have Said On His ...  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 18, 2003

Heinrich Heine is reputed to have said on his deathbed: "Of course God will forgive ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Anglican

Story: Martin Luther Is Reputed To Have Said ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 25, 2004

Story: Martin Luther is reputed to have said that even if he knew Christ was going to return ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Anglican

Begin Somewhere; You Cannot Build A Reputation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on ...read more

Tags: Action

Many A Mans Reputation Would Not Know His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Many a mans reputation would not know his character if ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Men Often Get The Reputation Of Being Stubborn ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Men often get the reputation of being stubborn merely because they ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

Good For Goodness' Sake

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 26, 2010

GOOD FOR GOODNESS' SAKE “You better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout I'm telling you why - Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list and checking it twice; Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is coming to town He sees you when you're sleeping - He knows when ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

This Is Good. This Is Really Good!  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 8, 2017

HAVE YOU READ THE STORY ABOUT THE KING'S SERVANT THAT ALWAYS GAVE THANKS AND SAID: "THIS IS GOOD!" The King had a special servant that always traveled with him. The King loved being around this servant as he was always upbeat and positive. The man always said kind things and was quick to edify and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Psalm 106:1

Tags: Thankfulness, Positive Attitude, This Is Good

Denomination: Assembly Of God

86% Of U.s. Pastors Believe The Church In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

86% of U.S. pastors believe the Church in America is failing to accurately represent the character of God to the country. 54% believe the same is true for their own church. 75% believe their church has a good ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

If I Take Care Of My Character, My Reputation ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I take care of my character, my reputation will ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

You Can't Build A Reputation On What You Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You can't build a reputation on what you ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

He Who Has A Reputation For Early Rising Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He who has a reputation for early rising can ...read more

Tags: Human Life

This Is Good!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2002

THIS IS GOOD! The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!" One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-3, Romans 8:28

Tags: God In The Hardships, Goodness, All Things Work For Good, Hope, Positive, Struggles, Trial  (view more)  (view less)

This Is Good  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Aug 10, 2003

I heard about a man who always said “This is good.” to everything that happened to him. It seems that he went with his king on a hunting trip. He loaded the guns and the king shot them. Evidentially, he loaded one gun wrong and when it went off it shot the king’s thumb off. Examining the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Baptist

Good ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

GOOD FIGHTS A good fight with your spouse may be good for your health, according to preliminary results of a University of Michigan 17-year study. The study looked at how suppressed anger and the resulting buildup of resentment in a marriage affect overall mortality rates. Couples in which both ...read more

Tags: Marriage Struggle

This Is Good  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

THIS IS GOOD The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!" One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-7

Tags: Hunger, Trusting God, Past, Fire, Memory, Attitude General  (view more)  (view less)

A Good ...

Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009

A GOOD MOTHER (a classic illustration by D. L. Moody) A young man went home from one of our meetings some time ago. He had been converted. He had previously been a dissipated young man. His mother had made it a rule, she told me, that she "would not retire till he came home." That was her rule, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Tags: Parable Prodigal Son

Denomination: *other

It Is Not Good...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011

IT IS NOT GOOD... God made a woman to keep him company and to be his companion. The fact is we men don't do too well without such a companion. Researchers from the Universities of Utah and South Carolina recently collected data from 148 different studies, conducted over three decades, involving ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18

Tags: Marriage General

Good Father, Good Worker

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009

GOOD FATHER, GOOD WORKER I had a conversation with a man named Bill Houghton, who was president of a large construction firm. Through the years, he had hired and managed thousands of employees, so I asked him, "When you hire an employee, what do you look for?" He said, "I look primarily at the ...read more

Tags: Father's Day

Good Friends Are Good For Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Good friends are good for ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Good Doctrine, Good Practice  PRO

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010

GOOD DOCTRINE, GOOD PRACTICE There were two doctors with the same name who lived a few doors apart. One was a Christian and a lay preacher, the other had made no profession of faith. One night a rather sick person, who was also a Christian and wanting help from a fellow believer, knocked ...read more

Tags: Preaching

Denomination: Brethren