In Sermon Illustrations: "Greatness"

I Have Decided To Stick With Love. Hate Is Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

From A Worldly Point Of View There Is No Mistake ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

From a worldly point of view there is no mistake so great as that ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

Journalism Justifies Its Own Existence By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of ...read more

Tags: News

The Repetition Of Small Efforts Will Accomplish ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The repetition of small efforts will accomplish more than the ...read more

Tags: Action

If Virtue And Knowledge Are Diffused Among The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If virtue and knowledge are diffused among the people, they will never be enslaved. This ...read more

Tags: Security

[157]. A Message From A Poem – Jesus On Trial (Easter)

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 7, 2025

[157]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS ON TRIAL (Easter) This is a more unusual style for me as you will see. The whole poem is set at the trial of the Lord from the time He entered the judgement hall until the sentence was pronounced. In particular the poem will mention Herod, Pilate, Barabbas, ...read more

Scripture: John 10:14-18, Revelation 20:11-12, 1 Timothy 1:15

Tags: Jesus Laid Down His Life, Soldiers, Trial Of Jesus, Crucify Him, The Great White Throne, Christian Poems, Jesus On Trial, Easter, Herod, Pilate, Barabbas, Elders  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

With Toes Curled Tightly Over The Edge Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by James Faillace on Jul 17, 2001

With toes curled tightly over the edge of the diving board and the refreshing blue water 12 feet below, I found myself at 7 years old for the very first time standing on the high diving board. With friends cheering below, which seemed more like a mile away rather than just 12 feet, I was faced ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Playing With Beethoven  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

PLAYING WITH BEETHOVEN A college girl visited the home of Beethoven. She slipped under the rope and began playing Beethoven’s piano. She said to the one in charge, "I suppose every musician who comes here wants to play this piano." He explained to her that recently the great Paderewski was ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 3:1, Ecclesiastes 3:1, Luke 7:36-50, Hebrews 1:1, Hebrews 1:1  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Humility, Emotions

John N. Oswalt, Professor Of Old Testament And ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 24, 2006

John N. Oswalt, professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages, Asbury Theological Seminary (Wilmore, Kentucky): “Isaiah calls to mind historic events which would give credence to the eschatological [last times, end times, judgement] hope. Gideon and his people, faced by an oppressive horde, ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Salvation Army

Old Fat Bald Hero

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 3, 2009

OLD FAT BALD HERO One of the great sports stories of the decade of the 1990’s was of George Foreman regaining the heavyweight boxing championship of the world. At age 45, George Foreman, more than a decade past the prime of most fighters, knocked out his opponent, Michael Moore, and regained the ...read more

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Right After The 9/11 Attacks, The President ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Right after the 9/11 attacks, the president addressed the nation. He said, “A great people have been moved to defend a great nation. Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot shake the foundation of America” In other words, “even though we just ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

In The Days Of The Roman Emperor Nero, There ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In the days of the Roman Emperor Nero, there lived and served him a band of soldiers known as the "Emperor’s Wrestlers." Fine, stalwart men they were, picked from the best and the bravest of the land, recruited from the great athletes of the Roman amphitheater. In the great amphitheater they ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

In Genesis, It Says That It Is Not Good For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 2, 2002

"In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone; but sometimes it is a ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Unconditional Love, Divorce

Compromise, If Not The Spice Of Life, Is Its ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity. It is what makes nations ...read more

It Is A Source Of Consolation To Look Back Upon ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is a source of consolation to look back upon those great ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

A Multitude Of Laws In A Country Is Like A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A multitude of laws in a country is like a great number of physicians, a ...read more

Tags: Law

In True Love The Smallest Distance Is Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Take Hold Lightly; Let Go Lightly. This Is One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Take hold lightly; let go lightly. This is one of the great ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

We Are All Continually Faced With A Series Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are all continually faced with a series of great opportunities, brilliantly ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

A Retentive Memory May Be A Good Thing, But The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the ...read more

Tags: Thought