In Sermon Illustrations: "How To Pray"

Troubling Thoughts?

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 14, 2025

Troubling thoughts Introduction: What might make your thoughts cause you trouble? Text, Daniel 5:5-9, KJV: 5 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:5-9

Tags: Daniel, Belshazzar, Thoughts

Denomination: Baptist

Stevie Wonder, That Great Singer, Said, "We All ...

Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 8, 2002

Stevie Wonder, that great singer, said, “We all have ability. The ...read more

Tags: Faith, Christian Values

Denomination: Baptist

This Recipe Is Certainly Silly. It Says To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"This recipe is certainly silly. It says to separate two eggs, but it doesnt ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Seen On A Church Sign: "If Evolution Is True, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2003

Seen on a church sign: “If evolution is true, how come mothers ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 11:28-29

The Secret Of Joy In Work Is Contained In One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word excellence. To know how to do ...read more

Tags: Workplace

A Wise Man Once Told Me "Knowledge Is Knowing ...

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 1, 2008

A wise man once told me “knowledge is knowing how to pick your nose, ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Baptist

You Can Never Do A Kindness Too Soon For You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You can never do a kindness too soon for you never know how ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

You Cannot Do A Kindness Too Soon, Because You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Hope Is Not The Conviction That Something Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes ...read more

Tags: Faith

If Patrick Henry Thought That Taxation Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If Patrick Henry thought that taxation without representation was bad, he should see how ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Many Of Lifes Failures Are People Who Did Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Many of lifes failures are people who did not realize how close they were to ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

I Have Learned That Money Is Not The Measure Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have learned that money is not the measure of a man, but it is often the means of ...read more

Tags: Money

Collecting Anything On Purpose Seems Silly When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Collecting anything on purpose seems silly when you think how easily things ...read more

Tags: Possession

What Happens When We Learn About A Really Bad ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

What happens when we learn about a really bad guy repenting? It happens all the time in prison ministry, yet many of us think those people aren’t worth saving. They had more chances than most of us are willing to give them, yet God hasn’t given up on them. Jeffrey Dahmer was a convicted murderer ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Your Character Is Essentially The Sum Of Your ...

Contributed by John Harvey on Mar 15, 2006

“Your character is essentially the sum of your habits; it is how you habitually act.” Rick ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Baptist

You Cannot Repent Too Soon, Because You Do Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"You cannot repent too soon, because you do not know how soon ...read more

Tags: Repentance

You Can Easily Judge The Character Of Others By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

You Can Easily Judge The Character Of A Man By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Can A Plant Wander Away Even From The Power Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Can a plant wander away even from the power of the sun? How then can man ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Unless A Man Is Honest, We Have No Right To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Unless a man is honest, we have no right to keep him in public life; it matters ...read more

Tags: Government