In Sermon Illustrations: "Holier Than Thou"

C. H. Spurgeon Once Said He Would Rather Teach 1 ...  PRO

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 19, 2004

C. H. Spurgeon once said he would rather teach 1 man to pray ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Baptist

I Find More Honesty In One Alcoholic’s ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001

"I find more honesty in one Alcoholic’s Anonymous meeting than in an entire year going to ...read more

Tags: Faith, Truth

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Attitude Is The Minds Paintbrush. It Can Color ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Attitude is the minds paintbrush. It can color a situation gloomy or gray, or cheerful.In fact, ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

A Good Writer Is Not, Per Se, A Good Book ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A good writer is not, per se, a good book critic. No more than a good drunk is ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Cheerful People, The Doctors Say, Resist ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Cheerful people, the doctors say, resist disease better than the glum ones. In other words, ...read more

Tags: Joy

Authors Frequently Begin A Chapter With A Quote. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Authors frequently begin a chapter with a quote. Often that singular quotation has more substance ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

A Man Begins Getting His Wisdom Teeth The First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A man begins getting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Make Wisdom Your Provision For The Journey From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Make wisdom your provision for the journey from youth to old age, for it is a more certain ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

To Give A Man Full Knowledge Of True Morality, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To give a man full knowledge of true morality, I would send him to no other ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

There Is No Man That Lives Who Does Not Need To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no man that lives who does not need to be drilled, disciplined and developed into something higher and ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

I Am Always Content With What Happens; For I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I am always content with what happens; for I know that what God chooses is ...read more

Tags: Peace

I Would Rather Be Able To Appreciate Things I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things ...read more

If You Want To Achieve Excellence, You Can Get ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit ...read more

Tags: Competition

It Is Easier To Believe A Lie That One Has Heard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact ...read more

Tags: Faith General

The Ability To Deal With People Is As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee. And I pay more for that ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Youth Has To Do With Spirit, Not Age. Men Of 70 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Youth has to do with spirit, not age. Men of 70 and 80 are often more youthful than the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

I Should Have Been A Country-Western Singer. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I should have been a country-western singer. After all, I'm older than ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Old Age, Especially An Honored Old Age, Has So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Old age, especially an honored old age, has so great authority, that this is of more value ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

How Many Observe Christs Birthday How Few, His ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"How many observe Christs birthday How few, his precepts O tis easier to keep ...read more

Tags: Christmas

A Just War Is In The Long Run Far Better For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A just war is in the long run far better for a nation's soul than the most prosperous peace obtained by ...read more

Tags: War