In Sermon Illustrations: "Good Works"

Unca Frank's Christmas!" Isaiah 9: 6-7 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 20, 2004

“Unca Frank’s Christmas!” Isaiah 9: 6-7 Key verse(s): 6a: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given.” Franklin Chaney was by all accounts what you would call a crank. For years he had lived alone in his upper flat, Vera having gone to be with the Lord many years past. He was pretty set in ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7

Tags: Christmas Advent

Denomination: Lutheran

He Was Born In Columbus, Ohio, 1890, The Third Of ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

He was born in Columbus, Ohio, 1890, the third of eight children. At eleven he quit school to help with the family expenses, and got his first full-time job at $3.50 per week. At fifteen he got interested in automobiles and went to work in a garage at $4.50 a week. He knew he would never get ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Endurance

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Fellow Stopped At A Gas Station And, After ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 19, 2005

A fellow stopped at a gas station and, after filling the tank on his car, he paid the bill and bought a soft drink. He stood by his car to drink his cola and he watched a couple of men working along the roadside. One man would dig a hole two or three feet deep and then move on. The other man ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:6, 1 Corinthians 3:6

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Too Full  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

TOO FULL God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:8

Tags: God's Provision, Promises Of God

C.s. Lewis Once Wrote, "You Cannot Go On Being A ...  PRO

Contributed by Emil Boniog on Dec 10, 2003

C.S. Lewis once wrote, "You cannot go on being a good egg forever. You ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General, Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Who Is Wise And Understanding Among You? Let ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Charity Is A Principle Of Prevailing Love To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Charity is a principle of prevailing love to God and goodwill to men, which effectually inclines one endued with it ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

No One ... Who Has Not Known The Inestimable ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No one ... who has not known the inestimable privilege can possibly realize what good fortune it is to grow up ...read more

Tags: Family

Grandchildren Dont Stay Young Forever, Which Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Grandchildren dont stay young forever, which is good because Pop-pops have only ...read more

Tags: Family

Free Will, Though It Makes Evil Possible, Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

How Narrow Our Souls Become When Absorbed In Any ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

How narrow our souls become when absorbed in any present good or ill It is only the thought of ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

To Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve Isnt A Very ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To wear your heart on your sleeve isnt a very good plan; you should wear it ...read more

Tags: Heart

You May Bury The Frail Tenement Of Clay That A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You may bury the frail tenement of clay that a good man lives in, but you cannot get rid ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Dont Believe Your Friends When They Ask You To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dont believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Love Is An Image Of God, And Not A Lifeless ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is an image of God, and not a lifeless image; not one painted on paper, but the living essence of the divine ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Money Is Like Manure. If You Spread It Around, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Money is like manure. If you spread it around, it does a lot of good, but if you pile it up in ...read more

Tags: Money

It Takes Little Talent To See What Lies Under ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It takes little talent to see what lies under ones nose, a good deal to know in what ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Manners Are A Sensitive Awareness Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good ...read more

Tags: Hospitality

It Will Be A Foretaste Of Heaven To Us Here ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It will be a foretaste of heaven to us here below, if we are able to thank God for all His ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

The Most Successful Businessman Is The Man Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success