In Sermon Illustrations: "Guarding Your Heart"

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 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

And Here's The Whole Challenge Of Being A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"And here's the whole challenge of being a parent. Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you tell them to ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Research Means Going Into The Unknown With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Research means going into the unknown with the hope of finding something new to bring home. If you know what you're going to do, or even to find there, then it is not ...read more

Tags: Truth

C.s. Lewis On Pride

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010

C.S. LEWIS ON PRIDE "A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and of course, as long as you're looking down, ...read more

Tags: Pride

Denomination: Brethren

A Proud Man Is Always Looking Down On Things And ...  PRO

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 14, 2012

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you’re looking down, you can’t see ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Tags: Pride

Denomination: Baptist

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

Unca Frank's Christmas!" Isaiah 9: 6-7 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 20, 2004

“Unca Frank’s Christmas!” Isaiah 9: 6-7 Key verse(s): 6a: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given.” Franklin Chaney was by all accounts what you would call a crank. For years he had lived alone in his upper flat, Vera having gone to be with the Lord many years past. He was pretty set in ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7

Tags: Christmas Advent

Denomination: Lutheran

Winston Churchill Kept England Stable During The ...

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 13, 2005

Winston Churchill kept England stable during the World War 2 bombing raids by emphasizing that “Wars are not won by evacuations.” Likewise, marriages are not kept together by ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Writing A Book Is An Adventure. To Begin With, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

My Last Girdle Was Called The Constrictor 747. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My last girdle was called the Constrictor 747. It was mechanically engineered to take inches off your waist and hips. There was a brochure that came with it that said, Please familiarize ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Age To Me Means Nothing. I Can't Get Old; I'm ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Age to me means nothing. I can't get old; I'm working. I was old when I was twenty-one and out of work. As ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

A Man With 50 Problems Is Twice As Alive As A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A man with 50 problems is twice as alive as a man with 25. If you haven't got problems, you should get down on your knees ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

There Is One Topic Forbidden To All Well-Bred ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is one topic forbidden to all well-bred mortals: namely, their distempers. If you have not slept, or if you have slept, or if you have a headache, or ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Flash Powder Makes A More Brilliant Light Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Flash powder makes a more brilliant light than the arc lamp, but you cant use it to light your street corner because it doesnt last long enough. ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Jean Nicholas Grou, Who Was A Jesuit Priest In ...

Contributed by Paul Green on Jul 14, 2009

Jean Nicholas Grou, who was a Jesuit priest in the 1700s. He wrote, ‘Let your suffering be borne for God; suffer with submission and patience and suffer in union with ...read more

Tags: Suffering, Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

A Radio Announcer Once Asked Leo Durocher, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A Radio announcer once asked Leo Durocher, manager of the New York Giants, “Barring the unforeseen, Leo will your club get the pennant? Back came ...read more

Tags: God's Provision