In Sermon Illustrations: "Good Reputation"

Know Where Your Strength Comes From. It Is Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Know where your strength comes from. It is only the Holy Spirit who can make ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Friends Are Like Melons. Shall I Tell You Why? ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friends are like melons. Shall I tell you why? To find one good, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Treasure The Love You Receive Above All. It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Am Not The Editor Of A Newspaper, And Shall ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I am not the editor of a newspaper, and shall always try to do right and be good, so ...read more

Tags: Workplace

I Hear Many Condemn These Men Because They Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I hear many condemn these men because they were so few. When were the good and ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

Shakespeare Said, "Our Doubts Are Traitors And ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 30, 2010

Shakespeare said, "Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Shortly After The Turn Of The Century, Japan ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 22, 2004

Shortly after the turn of the century, Japan invaded, conquered, and occupied Korea. One group singled out for concentrated oppression was the Christians. When the Japanese army overpowered Korea one of the first things they did was board up evangelical churches and eject most foreign missionaries. ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Wesleyan

Reprove An Erring Brother, Do Not Reproach Him

Contributed by James Dina on Oct 7, 2020

REPROVE AN ERRING BROTHER, DO NOT REPROACH HIM Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, reprove a wise man and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning." (Proverbs 9:8-9) We should have respect ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 9:8

Tags: Reprove, Correct In Love

Denomination: Pentecostal

Please Come Back Home.

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 14, 2021

PLEASE COME BACK HOME... Max Lucado, in his book, No Wonder They Call Him Savior, tells the story of Maria and her daughter, Christina that touches the heart and shows the mercy of God. Longing to leave her poor Brazilian neighborhood, Christina wanted to see the world. Discontent with a home ...read more

Tags: Repentance, Prodigal Son, Going Home, Prodigals, Wayward Children, Evangelism, Parenting  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unsung Heroines-The "sinful Woman" At Simon's House

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Aug 4, 2022

Introduction: We don’t know her name, or much of anything else about her, except for one incident where she’s featured. What she did, and to whom, qualifies her to be an unsung heroine! Text: Luke 7:36-39, KJV: 36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Tags: Forgiveness, Parables, Unsung Heroines

Denomination: Baptist

The Lukewarm Sheep  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 29, 2011

THE LUKEWARM SHEEP Now, for the sake of my illustration, I want to break a flock of sheep down into 3 groups. 1. The first group of sheep had DECIDED to look to Shepherd & follow Him wherever He leads. These are the "Good sheep" who follow the "Good Shepherd. Jesus said: "My sheep hear my voice, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22, John 10:4, John 15:1-11

Tags: Parable Lost Sheep

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Child Is A Person Who Can't Understand Why ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

A child is a person who can’t understand why someone would give away a perfectly ...read more

Tags: Children

Tis A Plague, A Mischief, A Violent Purger Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"'Tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health; hellish, devilish and damned tobacco, ...read more

Tags: Addiction

The Man Who Has Nothing To Boast Of But His ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestors is like a potatothe only good ...read more

Tags: Family

Christ Is No Moses, No Exactor, No Giver Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Christ is no Moses, no exactor, no giver of laws, but a giver of grace, a Savior; he is infinite mercy and ...read more

Tags: Grace

Little Progress Can Be Made By Merely Attempting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil; our great hope ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Believe In The Sacredness Of A Promise, That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a mans word should be as good as his bond; that characternot wealth ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

No Man Can Be Brave Who Thinks Pain The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No man can be brave who thinks pain the greatest evil; nor temperate, who ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Regret For Time Wasted Can Become A Power For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Regret for time wasted can become a power for good in the time that remains, if we will only stop the ...read more

Tags: Emotions

No Resolutions Have I Made As Folks Are Wont To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No resolutions have I made As folks are wont to do The ones I made this time last ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day