In Sermon Illustrations: "Goodness"

What Sunshine Is To Flowers, Smiles Are To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. They are but trifles, to be sure, but scattered along lifes ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Body Is A Thing Of Shreds And Patches, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The body is a thing of shreds and patches, borrowed unequally from good and bad ...read more

Tags: Creation

Active Faith Gives Thanks For A Promise, Even ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Active faith gives thanks for a promise, even though it is not yet performed, knowing that ...read more

Tags: Faith General

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, but the living essence of the divine nature ...read more

Tags: God The Father

When A Man Blames Others For His Failures, Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When a man blames others for his failures, its a good idea to credit ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Beautiful Hands Are They That Do Deeds That Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Beautiful hands are they that do deeds that are noble, good and true; Beautiful feet are they that ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

We Ought To Love Our Maker For His Own Sake, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We ought to love our Maker for His own sake, without either hope ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

The Mind Is Like A Tv Set When It Goes Blank, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The mind is like a TV set when it goes blank, its a good idea ...read more

Tags: Learning

Thought Is Supreme. Preserve A Right Mental ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Thought is supreme. Preserve a right mental attitudethe attitude of courage, frankness and good ...read more

Tags: Thought

He Who Can No Longer Pause To Wonder And Stand ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as ...read more

Tags: Wonder

Team

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jul 14, 2014

Remember the good ole’ definition of the word TEAM? T-OGETHER ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-15

Tags: Destination, Coordination

Denomination: *other

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

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