In Sermon Illustrations: "Holier Than Thou"

If Men Not Only Cease To Believe In God, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If men not only cease to believe in God, but allow the very idea of God to vanish from their consciousness, they will become nothing more than a set of fantastically clever monkeys, ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Undoubtedly, There Is Little Integration Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Undoubtedly, there is little integration or integrity in most men's characters; there is only habit and a plodding limitation in life and mind; and if social pressure were not added to lack of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Listening To What People Say Is The Starting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Listening to what people say is the starting point toward understanding them. The supervisor who listens with an open mind, giving thought to the significance of what is said, ...read more

Tags: Leadership Listening

I Dont Think The United States Needs ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I dont think the United States needs super-patriots. We need patriotism, honestly practiced by all of us, and we dont need these people ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

One Of The Greatest Secrets Of Success And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the greatest secrets of success and happiness is always to have something left over. It may be earnings that are set aside as an investment and for the proverbial rainy day, or it ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Evils In The Journey Of Life Are Like The Hills ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Evils in the journey of life are like the hills which alarm travelers on the road. Both appear great at a distance, but when we approach them we find ...read more

Tags: Satan

One Hundred Religious Persons Knit Into A Unity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. ...read more

Tags: Church General

Astronomers Now Believe There Are As Many As 140 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Astronomers now believe there are as many as 140 billion galaxies in the known universe, some more than 11 billion light years away, each containing ...read more

Tags: Creation

Without Appearing To Work As Hard, The Highly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Without appearing to work as hard, the highly creative person appears to learn as much as, if not more than, the one with a high IQ. My guess is that these highly creative people ...read more

Tags: Art

For A Person In Rugged Health Who Is Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"For a person in rugged health who is not particularly dressed up and does not want to write a letter or read the newspaper, we can imagine few diversions ...read more

Tags: Children

The Truth Is Children Are Not Half-Men And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The truth is children are not half-men and half-women, or half-boys and half-girls. They are a race of beings themselves. And it is in the power of this curious race of beings to ...read more

Tags: Children

The U.s. Government Has A Bigger Unfunded ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

The U.S. government has a bigger unfunded liability for military and civil servant retirement benefits ($4.7 trillion) than it does for Social ...read more

Tags: Politics

North American And British Rock And Pop Stars ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

North American and British rock and pop stars are more than twice as likely to die a premature death as ordinary citizens of the same age according to the Journal ...read more

Tags: Atonement

A Shepherd Vs. A Fisherman

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Sep 21, 2007

A SHEPHERD VS. A FISHERMAN A shepherd is usually given an existing flock and maintains that flock in good fashion. A fisherman, by nature, is more aggressive than ...read more

Tags: Church Growth

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Dr. Gary Habermas Writes In His Book, "The ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Dec 27, 2008

Dr. Gary Habermas writes in his book, "The Historical Jesus": "One expert documented 39 ancient historical sources that corroborate more than 100 facts ...read more

Tags: Jesus Life

Denomination: Baptist

52% Of Adults Say It Is More Important For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

52% of adults say it is more important for children to learn to do research using the Internet than in libraries. 38% say learning library research ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will

Once You Have Reached The Highest Peak Of Fame, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Once you have reached the highest peak of fame, it is hard to hold onto it, and you fall down faster than you climbed. He who follows me will ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

When More Of The People's Sustenance Is Exacted ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When more of the people's sustenance is exacted through the form of taxation than is necessary to meet the just obligations of government and expenses of its economical administration, such exaction becomes ruthless ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Every Single One Of Us Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every single one of us is handicappedphysically, mentally, socially and spirituallyto some degree; and although we seldom think about it, the person without faith ...read more

Tags: Disability

As I Look Back Over A Misspent Life, I Find ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As I look back over a misspent life, I find myself more and more convinced that I had more fun doing news reporting than in any ...read more

Tags: News