In Sermon Illustrations: "Good"

C.k. Chesterton Likened Our Trials To Going ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 27, 2001

C.K. Chesterton likened our trials to going through hot water. The good result is that we ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Hardship Of Life, Peace

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Plato On Politics  PRO

Contributed by Tim Najpaver on Oct 23, 2004

The philosopher Plato said The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Denomination: Baptist

Commitment

Contributed by Steve Miller on Feb 12, 2006

COMMITTMENT: “A good marriage is like a casserole, only those responsible for it really ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Denomination: *other

One Reason I Dont Drink Is Because I Wish To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

One reason I dont drink is because I wish to know when I ...read more

Tags: Addiction

If You Think Advertising Doesnt Work, Consider ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If you think advertising doesnt work, consider the millions of Americans who now ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

We Shall Have To Repent In This Generation , ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"We shall have to repent in this generation , not so much for the evil deeds of the wicked people, but for the ...read more

Tags: Repentance

The Life Of A Writer Has Always Seemed To Me To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The life of a writer has always seemed to me to be about as good a one as a low ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Never Fear Spoiling Children By Making Them Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Never fear spoiling children by making them too happy. Happiness is the atmosphere in ...read more

Tags: Children

Dont Knock Your Competitors.a Little Competition ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dont knock your competitors.A little competition is a good thing and severe competition is a ...read more

Tags: Competition

Some Experts Say The Women Hold The Balance In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Some experts say the women hold the balance in voting. Which shows the importance of making a good ...read more

Tags: Government

The Bad News: We Often Find Ourselves In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The bad news: we often find ourselves in trouble. The good news: in ...read more

Tags: Endurance

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

16 Year Old] Nathan Johnson Dreamed Of Starting ...  PRO

Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 10, 2006

“[16 year old] Nathan Johnson dreamed of starting a revolution for Christ. [He wrote in his diary, “God’s] will for me is to radically impact my school for Him." But before he could see the revolution become a reality, Johnson’s life was cut short by an automobile accident [after] striking a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-13, Colossians 3:1-7

Tags: All Things

Christian Walk Compared To Learning How To Pitch ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009

Christian Walk Compared to Learning How to Pitch Horseshoes When I married into Charlotte’s family I married into a really close family that liked to spend a lot of time together. Almost every Sunday was spent at Charlotte’s Mom and Dad’s house. There were football or baseball games to watch or ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-21

Tags: Growth In Christ

In 1864, One Of America’s Great Poets, ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Haines on Dec 8, 2000

In 1864, one of America’s great poets, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, wrote the poem which became the well-known carol, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day. When I first heard this song, I wondered, “Why does he suddenly shift from joy at hearing the Christmas bells into such deep despair?” It starts ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20, Habakkuk 1:2

Tags: Peace, Love Of Christ, Christmas

Denomination: Wesleyan