In Sermon Illustrations: "Holier Than Thou"

There Is Nothing More Remarkable In The Life Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is nothing more remarkable in the life of Socrates than that he found time in his old age to learn to dance and play on ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Is Essential To Friendship That There Be No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is essential to friendship that there be no labor to pass for more than we are, no effort, no anxiety to hide.The idea that the ...read more

Tags: Compassion

A Big Corporation Is More Or Less Blamed For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A big corporation is more or less blamed for being big. It is big only because it gives service. If it doesnt give ...read more

Tags: Workplace

You Dont Have To Go To Heathen Lands Today To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You dont have to go to heathen lands today to find false gods. America is full of them. Whatever ...read more

Tags: World Religions

Invention, Strictly Speaking, Is Little More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Invention, strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have been previously gathered and ...read more

Tags: Thought

Once In Seven Years I Burn All My Sermons; For ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Once in seven years I burn all my sermons; for it is a shame if I cannot write better ...read more

Tags: Pastors

Man Cannot Be Satisfied With Mere Success. He Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Man cannot be satisfied with mere success. He is concerned with the terms upon which success comes to him. And very often the ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Average Born Again Christian Spends More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

The average born again Christian spends more time watching TV in one evening than Bible reading in ...read more

America United With A Handful Of Troops, Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"America united with a handful of troops, or without a single soldier, exhibits a more forbidding posture to foreign ambition than America disunited, ...read more

Tags: America

God Will Always He Himself, And Grace Is An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"God will always he Himself, and grace is an attribute of His holy being. He can no more hide His grace ...read more

Tags: Grace

All Wars Are Civil Wars, Because All Men Are ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the ...read more

Tags: Family

Jesus Is Not Only That [the Vine]: He Is Soil ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Jesus is not only that [the vine]: He is soil and sunshine, air and showers, and ten thousand times more than we ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

One Week Of New York Times Contains More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008

One week of New York Times contains more information than occurred in a person’s lifetime in the ...read more

J.o. Fraser, A Missionary To China Said, "Faith ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 25, 2008

J.O. Fraser, a missionary to China said, "Faith is like muscle which grows stronger and stronger with use, rather than ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

America's Faith Changing: George Barna Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

America’s Faith Changing: George Barna has discovered discernible faith transitions have occurred across various subgroups. Young Adults—When Baby Busters (born between ‘65 and ‘83) enter a new life stage, a 1st marriage or parenthood, religious faith stabilizes. Since ’96 7% more attend Sunday ...read more

Tags: Faith General

The Most Tragic War In American History Was The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The most tragic war in American History was the Civil war, sometimes referred to as the War Between the States. As you know it began in 1861 and lasted until 1865. More American’s lost their lives during the Civil War than in all of the other wars we have fought put together. And one of the real ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

D. L. Moody Said, "One Day You’ll ...  PRO

Contributed by Scott Carson on Apr 8, 2001

D. L. Moody said, “One day you’ll read that Moody is dead. Don’t you believe it for at that moment I ...read more

Scripture: Job 9:27, Philippians 1:25, Job 9:27-28, Genesis 15:15, 1 Thessalonians 1:21  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Sweet, Death, Funerals Christian

Denomination: Baptist

Small Courtesies, Small Considerations, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Small courtesies, small considerations, habitually practiced in our daily lives, give a greater charm to the character than any display ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Christian Love

Wealth & Generosity: The 400 Taxpayers With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Wealth & Generosity: The 400 taxpayers with the highest reported incomes gave away more than 14% of their incomes to charity. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Today's Average Auto Loan Is For 63 Months ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Today’s average auto loan is for 63 months compared with less than 48 months 5 years ago. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money