In Sermon Illustrations: "Guard Your Tongue"

Nobody Ever Got Into Any Trouble Listening. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nobody ever got into any trouble listening. That's about the safest thing that one can do in life. If you listen to people and you pay ...read more

Tags: Leadership Listening

Go And See What Others Have Produced, But Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Go and see what others have produced, but never copy anything except nature. You would be trying to enter into a temperament that is not yours and ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Perfectionism Is A Dangerous State Of Mind In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world. The best way is to forget doubts and set about the task in hand....If you are doing your ...read more

Tags: Competition

When You Doubt Between Words, Use The Plainest, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When you doubt between words, use the plainest, the commonest, the most idiomatic. Avoid big words as you would rouge, and love simple ...read more

Tags: Words

Sermon Fire

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

SERMON FIRE Preacher who asked his wife: "Should I have put more fire into my sermon?" Wife replied: "You should ...read more

Tags: Preaching

Denomination: Brethren

Vance Havener Said, "There Is Something ...  PRO

Contributed by Greg Yount on Oct 28, 2001

Vance Havener said, “There is something wrong with our Christianity when we have to beg most of our crowd to come to church to hear about ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Baptist

Do Not Wait; The Time Will Never Be "Just Right." ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ, Workplace

According To The Late Dr. Walter Martin, 58 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2002

According to the late Dr. Walter Martin, 58 percent of Americans “either definitely believe in [reincarnation] or believe it to be a distinct possibility.” Dan Story, ...read more

When I Was In College, I Had A Professor, Dr. ...  PRO

Contributed by Stephan Brown on Mar 11, 2002

When I was in college, I had a professor, Dr. Robert Lundstrom who said this over and over: “What you are speaks so ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Assembly Of God

It Is Easy To Love The People Far Away. It Is Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2002

It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us...Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Unconditional Love

Marriage: A Definition  PRO

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 17, 2002

MARRIAGE: A DEFINITION Marriage is when you agree to spend the rest of your life sleeping in a room that’s too warm, beside ...read more

Tags: Marriage General, Patience, Perseverance, Flexibility, Faithfulness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Mennonite

The Significant Thing  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 26, 2002

THE SIGNIFICANT THING “Parents, the most significant thing you have in your home is you!” SOURCE: Charles R. Swindoll. The Strong Family. Zondervan ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Pentecostal

Tony Evans Says, "If You Limit Worship To Where ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Hamilton on Apr 29, 2003

Tony Evans says, “If you limit worship to where you are, the minute you leave that place of worship you will leave your attitude of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 113:1-3, Matthew 2:1-18

Tags: Worship Purpose

Denomination: Baptist

A Teacher, When Asked When A Man Should Repent, ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 8, 2006

A teacher, when asked when a man should repent, said, “Repent on the last day of your lives.” And the students said, “But we do not know when that ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

From Any Cross-Section Of Ads, The General ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"From any cross-section of ads, the general advertisers attitude would seem to be: if you are a lousy, smelly, idle, underprivileged and over-sexed ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Emerson Said That If You Build A Better ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Emerson said that if you build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door, and that may have been true thenbut its not true now. No one will ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

The Kingdom Of God Does Not Exist Because Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The kingdom of God does not exist because of your effort or mine. It exists because God reigns. Our part is to enter this kingdom and bring ...read more

Tags: Heaven

If You Are Neutral In Situations Of Injustice, ...

Contributed by Andy Payne on Jan 16, 2009

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has his foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse ...read more

Tags: Justice

Denomination: Baptist

The Man Without A Purpose Is Like A Ship ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder - a waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life and having it, throw such strength of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Committees Cannot Create; They Can Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Committees cannot create; they can only criticize. I came across a poem the other day and its only two lines: Search all the parks in all ...read more

Tags: Church Practices