In Sermon Illustrations: "Great Sermons"

Success Humbles The Great Man, Astonishes The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success humbles the great man, astonishes the common man, and ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Great Teacher Is Not The Man Who Supplies ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The great teacher is not the man who supplies the most facts, but the one in whose ...read more

Tags: Learning

The Great Teacher...performs Certain Actions, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The great teacher...performs certain actions, says certain things that create another teacher. This other teacher is the one hidden inside the student. When the master teacher is finished, the newborn professor inside the youngster ...read more

Tags: Learning

Every Child Is Born With A Great Capacity For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every child is born with a great capacity for knowledgeThe purpose of the teacher is to draw out, not to cram in. We must create interest in the heart and mind of the child that will ...read more

Tags: Learning

Every Great Achievement In This World Was First ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Every great achievement in this world was first carefully thought out.Thinkbut to a purpose. Think constructively.Think to rise and improve your place in life. There ...read more

Tags: Thought

Nurture Your Minds With Great Thoughts, To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nurture your minds with great thoughts, to believe in the ...read more

Tags: Thought

Great Men Are They Who See That The Spiritual ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force, ...read more

Tags: Thought

Truth Is A Gem That Is Found At Great Depth; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Truth is a gem that is found at great depth; whilst on the surface of the world all things are ...read more

Tags: Truth

The Great Advantage About Telling The Truth Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The great advantage about telling the truth is that ...read more

Tags: Truth

It Is Not True That Women Want A Great Deal. A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not true that women want a great deal. A woman is quite content with very little, if that very little is precisely what ...read more

Tags: Women

Words, As Is Well Known, Are Great Foes Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Words, as is well known, are great ...read more

Tags: Words

Rudyard Kipling Was A Great Writer And Poet. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Rudyard Kipling was a great writer and poet. Many people enjoy reading The Jungle Book. Kipling, unlike many older writers was able to enjoy his success and his money. Apparently one day a journalist approached him and said, "Mr. Kipling, I just read that the money you make from your writing ...read more

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

A Great Philosopher (Kierkegaard) Told A Parable ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A great philosopher (Kierkegaard) told a parable about geese that is a good illustration of these jaw-bones. Every seventh day these geese would parade to a corner of the yard where their most eloquent orator sat upon the fence and spoke about the wonders of being a goose. He told them the great ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

Thomas A. Edison, The Great Inventor, Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Thomas A. Edison, the great inventor, was talking one day with the governor of North Carolina, and the governor complimented him on his inventive genius. “I am not a great inventor,” said Edison. “But you have over a thousand patents to your credit, haven’t you?” asked the governor. “Yes, but ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Vance Havner Was One Of The Great Preachers In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Vance Havner was one of the great preachers in the last century. Sometimes your medicine bottle has on it, "Shake well before using." That is what God has to do with some of His people. He has to shake them well before they are ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:12-14

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Robert Wilson Writes, "Many Of The Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Robert Wilson writes, “Many of the great preachers of the past had the practice of spending extended time in preparation. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, for example, closeted himself with the Bible and his study aids all morning long. He did not permit anything to interfere unless it was a genuine ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

J. Wilbur Chapman Was A Great Preacher Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

J. Wilbur Chapman was a great preacher of the past but he wasn’t always that way When he started preaching in one church, the leaders got together and said, “This man can’t preach for sour grapes. We’re going to have to fire him.” The chairman of the board asked who would go tell him that he was ...read more

Tags: Unity

The Love Of God Is One Of The Great Realities ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

"The love of God is one of the great realities of the universe, a pillar upon which the hope of the world rests." (Albert M. Wells, Jr. ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

The Late Great American Writer Of Children's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2009

The late great American writer of children’s books and poetry, Phyllis McGinley (1905 - 1978): "Families that own a surface similarity of good cheer are happy families! For one thing, they like each other, which is quite a different thing from loving. For another, they have almost always, one ...read more

Tags: Family

The Late Great Irish Anglican Archbishop Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009

The late great Irish Anglican archbishop of Dublin and poet, Richard Chenevix Trench (1807 - 1886), wrote: "Lord, what a change within us one short hour Spent in Thy presence will avail to make! What heavy burdens from our bosoms take! What parched grounds refresh as with a shower! We kneel, and ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-16

Tags: Prayer General