In Sermon Illustrations: "Holier Than Thou"

He That Never Changes His Opinions Never ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He that never changes his opinions never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Opportunities Are Swarming Around Us All The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Opportunities are swarming around us all the time, thicker than gnats at sundown. We ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

An Editor Should Tell The Author His Writing Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An editor should tell the author his writing is a little better than it is. Not a ...read more

Tags: Workplace

You Have To Be Flexible. If You Have A Plan And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You have to be flexible. If you have a plan and just blindly follow it, its ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Tags: Church Discipline

I Doubt Whether The World Holds For Anyone A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I doubt whether the world holds for anyone a more soul-stirring surprise than the ...read more

Tags: Food

An Idealist Is One Who, On Noticing That A Rose ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

A Person With Six Children Is Better Satisfied ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A person with six children is better satisfied than a person with $6 million. Reason: The ...read more

Tags: Parenting

There Arefew Stronger Indications Of Ignorance ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There arefew stronger indications of ignorance of the power and evil of sin than the confident assertion of ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Success Is Dangerous. One Begins To Copy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Women Sit Or Move To And Fro, Some Old, Some ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Women sit or move to and fro, some old, some young, The young are beautiful but the old ...read more

Tags: Women

William Durant-‘to Give Life Meaning, One Must ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 25, 2008

William Durant-‘To give life meaning, one must have a purpose ...read more

Tags: Zeal

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

There Are More People Who Speak English In China ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

There are more people who speak English in China than there are in the United ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 7:5-7

Tags: America

[312]. A Message From A Poem - Thoughts Based On Psalm 27 - Version 1

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 18, 2026

[312]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - THOUGHTS BASED ON PSALM 27 - VERSION 1 Psalm 27 has 14 verses and contains some famous verses such as the following – {{Psalm 27:1 “The LORD is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the defence of my life. Whom shall I dread?”}} {{Psalm ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:1, Psalm 27:4, Psalm 27:9, Psalm 27:5, Psalm 27:3  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: David, Faith, Protection, Light, Salvation, Wait, Strong, Deliverance, King David, Wait On The Lord, Enemies, Christian Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

House Church Growth: A New Barna Group Study ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

House Church Growth: A new Barna Group study finds 9% of U.S. adults attend a house church during a typical week, vs. 1% in ‘96. 10% report attending a house church at least once a month. It is estimated more than 70 million adults have at least experimented with a house church. The survey revealed ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

When God Tells You "No"

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2010

WHEN GOD TELLS YOU "NO" Has God ever told me "No"? Yes, many times. Was it easy? Never! The hardest time was a long time ago. My first son, James Daniel, was born with severe heart defects. I knew that God could heal him and prayed daily for my son's healing. A year later, after open heart ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Denomination: Wesleyan

Listen To This Reality Check From Greg Gibson ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 26, 2007

Listen to this reality check from Greg Gibson from his website Jesussaidfollowme.org: Our Finite, Human Brains Can’t Fully Understand the Supernatural, Divine, Infinite, Omniscient Mind of God If we could fully understand God with our finite, human brains, then He would have to be like us, and ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Outline Of Psalm 119 - The Power Of God's Word

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jun 14, 2023

Psalms 119 - David proclaims the power of God's Word. David in this Psalm describes God's Word in 48 different ways. Here are a few: 1. The Word of God is the source of cleansing - Psalms 119:9 (KJV) Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Tags: David, Bible, Psalms, Word Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Benefits Of Humble Leadership

Contributed by John Bright on Oct 3, 2025

Earlier this year, Forbes magazine published an article that highlighted the leadership style of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who led the Allied forces to victory in World War II and served two terms as President of the United States. He was known for his humility. “Eisenhower’s humility was evident ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-5

Tags: Humility, Leadership, Dwight D Eisenhower

Denomination: Methodist

Recently Jeanie And I Have Been Working On A ...

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005

Recently Jeanie and I have been working on a project to install a mantle above our fireplace. It is going to be beautiful when we finish it, if we ever finish it. The problem is that we started with a piece of wood that had already been molded into something else. It had been a piece of ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Charismatic

Overworked: The Report, Issued By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Overworked: The report, issued by the International Labor Organization, found that Americans added nearly a full week to their work year during the ‘90’s, climbing to 1,979 hours on average last year, up 36 hours from ‘90. That means Americans who are employed are putting in nearly 49.5 weeks a ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance