In Sermon Illustrations: "Herod The Great"

Mistakes And The Certainty Of Son Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2009

Mistakes and the Certainty of Son of Man The late great English theologian and divine, Frederick William Robertson (1816 - 1853), once said, "Life, like war, is a series of mistakes, and he [or, she] is not the best Christian nor the best general who makes the fewest mistakes. Poor mediocrity may ...read more

Scripture: John 8:3-11

Tags: Mistakes

Dan Kimball, The Pastor Of Graceland In Santa ...  PRO

Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 22, 2000

Dan Kimball, the pastor of Graceland in Santa Cruz, CA recently told me, " The great thing about postmodernism is the vacuum that exists for truth, ...read more

Tags: Truth, Truth Absolute, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

William A. Ward Has Said, "The Mediocre Teacher ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 23, 2001

William A. Ward has said, "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Communication General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The U.s. Household Savings Rate Now Averages 0.8% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The U.S. household savings rate now averages 0.8% of disposable income, the lowest since the Great Depression. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

Power Tends To Corrupt, And Absolute Power ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad man. John Emerich ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

An Essential Aspect Of Creativity Is Not Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. Scientists made a great invention by calling their activities hypotheses and experiments. They made it permissible to ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Humor Is Not A Postscript Or An Incidental ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Humor is not a postscript or an incidental afterthought; it is a serious and weighty part of the world's economy. One feels increasingly the height of the faculty in which it arises, the nobility of the ...read more

Tags: Humor

Beauty Is A Form Of Genius Is Higher, Indeed, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Beauty is a form of genius is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

The Sages Do Not Consider That Making No ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The sages do not consider that making no mistakes is a blessing. They believe, rather, that the great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

The Real Difference Between Men Is Energy. A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real difference between men is energy. A strong will, a settled purpose, an invincible determination, can accomplish almost anything; and in this ...read more

Tags: Human Body

It Is Easy In The World To Live After The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

Today Is A Day Which We Never Had Before, Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Today is a day which we never had before, which we shall never have again. It rose from the great ocean of eternity, and ...read more

Tags: Present

Caught

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 28, 2012

Caught in this conflict, man is obliged to wrestle constantly if he is to cling to what is good, nor can he achieve his own integrity ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Catholic

Superficiality: The Curse Of Our Age

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Oct 20, 2013

"Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. The desperate need today is not for a great number of intelligent ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Tags: Disciplines Meditation, Spiritual Discipline

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

No One Was Ever Saved Because His Sins Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"No one was ever saved because his sins were small; no one was ever rejected on account of the greatness of his sins. Where ...read more

Tags: Grace

The Beginning Of A Habit Is Like An Invisible ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The beginning of a habit is like an invisible thread, but every time we repeat the act we strengthen the strand, add to it another filament, until ...read more

Tags: Character

Curiosity In Children Is But An Appetite For ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Curiosity in children is but an appetite for knowledge. One great reason why children abandon themselves wholly to silly pursuits and trifle their time away insipidly is because ...read more

Tags: Curiosity

In Framing A Government Which Is To Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the ...read more

Tags: Government

Per Bible Scholar James Smith, "The Deeper Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Clarence Clough on Feb 6, 2005

Per Bible scholar James Smith, "The deeper our experience is of the greatness of God’s grace, the more generous and attentive shall we be to those ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Church Of God

In John 8:12 Jesus Makes A Startling Statement, ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 20, 2002

In John 8:12 Jesus makes a startling statement, ‘I am the light of the World. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness but have the light of life’. This statement was made during a special Jewish Feast, the FEAST OF TABERNACLES. In the Temple treasury stood four massive golden candelabras ...read more

Tags: Jesus' Ministry