In Sermon Illustrations: "Heavenly Things"

I Sit Here All Day Trying To Persuade People To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have the sense to do without my persuading them. ...read more

Tags: Government

I Like Living. I Have Sometimes Been Wildly, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite ...read more

Tags: Learning

Develop An Interest In Life As You See It; The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music-the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, ...read more

Tags: Learning

It's Odd How Few Managers As Well As Marriage ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It's odd how few managers as well as marriage partners realize that, if you give way in little things, you can ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Morning Is In My Heart...the Rich Spoils Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"...morning is in my heart...The rich spoils of memory are mine. Mine, too, are the precious things of today books, flowers, pictures, nature ...read more

Tags: Morning

To Sit Back Hoping That Some Day, Some Way, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To sit back hoping that some day, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping that ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

I Have Always Been Among Those Who Believed ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

The Older I Get, The More Wisdom I Find In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The older I get, the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things firsta process which often reduces the most ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Chuck Colson Says It Well, "Holiness Is The ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Oct 18, 2000

Chuck Colson says it well, "Holiness is the everyday business of every Christian. It evidences itself in the decisions we make and the things we ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5

Tags: Holiness, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

St. John Of The Cross (1542-1591) Said, "A ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 25, 2001

St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) said, "A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Faith Vs. Works, Christian Love

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Truth Without Enthusiasm, Morality Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Truth without enthusiasm, morality without emotion, ritual without soul, are things Christ unsparingly condemned. Destitute of fire, they are nothing more than a godless ...read more

Tags: Truth

One Famous Orchestra Leader And Renowned Violin ...

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jul 8, 2006

One famous orchestra leader and renowned violin player was asked, “What is the most difficult thing you have even been asked to play?” ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Blaise Pascal, The French Mathematician And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician and philosopher, wrote "there is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man that cannot be filled by any created thing ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

We've Extended Our Definition Of Need To Include ...

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 15, 2007

We’ve extended our definition of need to include saving for retirement, buying things we don’t need so that we don’t ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Once We Become Rightly Related To God, Duty ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Once we become rightly related to God, duty will never be a disagreeable thing of which we have to say with a sigh, Oh, well, I ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Difficult Times Have Helped Me To Understand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way and that so many things that one ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Because A Fellow Has Failed Once Or Twice, Or A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Because a fellow has failed once or twice, or a dozen times, you don't want to set him down as a failure till he's dead or ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

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

Blessed Are They Who Have The Gift Of Making ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of Gods best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of ones self, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Men Have Yet To Learn The Value Of Human ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Men have yet to learn the value of human personality. The fact that a person is white, or black, or yellow, of one race or another, of this religion or thatthese things are not ...read more

Tags: Human Life