In Sermon Illustrations: "Holier Than Thou"

U.s. Megachurch Average Attendance Is 30 Times ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

U.S. megachurch average attendance is 30 times greater than the average U.S ...read more

Looking Back, I Imagine I Was Always Writing. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Looking back, I imagine I was always writing. Twaddle it was too. But better far to write twaddle or ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

It Is Ominous For The Future Of A Child When The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

It is ominous for the future of a child when the discipline he receives is based on the emotional needs of the disciplinarian rather ...read more

Tags: Children

I Wonder Why It Is That We Are Not All Kinder To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I wonder why it is that we are not all kinder to each other than we are. How much the ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

There Is A Greater Demand Today For People Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is a greater demand today for people of character than at any time in the history of America. Industry, intelligence, ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

I Steer My Bark With Hope In The Head, Leaving ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed sometimes fail, but not ...read more

Tags: Faith

Yes In The Poor Man's Garden Grow, Far More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Yes in the poor man's garden grow, Far more than herbs and flowers, Kind thoughts, contentment, ...read more

Tags: Peace

More Has Been Screwed Up On The Battlefield And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

More has been screwed up on the battlefield and misunderstood in the Pentagon because of a lack of understanding of the ...read more

Tags: Communication General

There Is No More Reason To Believe That Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no more reason to believe that man descended from some inferior animal than there is to believe that a stately ...read more

Tags: Evolution

A Journalist Is A Grumbler, A Censurer, A Giver ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A journalist is a grumbler, a censurer, a giver of advice, a regent of sovereigns, a tutor of nations. Four hostile newspapers are ...read more

Tags: Culture

Anger Is The Most Impotent Passion That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Anger is the most impotent passion that accompanies the mind of man; ithurts the man who is possessed by it more ...read more

Tags: Anger

Wealth, After All, Is A Relative Thing, Since ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Wealth, after all, is a relative thing, since he that has little, and wants less, is richer than ...read more

Tags: Envy

An Hour With Your Grandchildren Can Make You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An hour with your grandchildren can make you feel young again. Anything longer than ...read more

Tags: Family

I Dont Intentionally Spoil My Grandkids. Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I dont intentionally spoil my grandkids. Its just that correcting them often takes ...read more

Tags: Family

If A Nation Or An Individual Values Anything ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If a nation or an individual values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the irony is that if it is comfort or ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

One Thing Scientists Have Discovered Is That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One thing scientists have discovered is that often praised children become more intelligent than blamed ones. ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Today It Is Necessary To Live With Enough ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Today it is necessary to live with enough conservatism to resist the easy abandonment of concepts, but with enough flexibility to be ...read more

Tags: Government

The Percentage Of Mistakes In Quick Decisions ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long drawn-out vacillations, and decisiveness ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

I Keep My Friends As Misers Do Their Treasure, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is ...read more

Tags: Compassion

A Study In The Washington Post Says That Women ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say ...read more

Tags: Men And Women