In Sermon Illustrations: "How To Pray"

Someone Is Reported To Have Asked A Concert ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Nov 6, 2000

Someone is reported to have asked a concert violinist in New York’s Carnegie Hall how she became so skilled. She said that it was by “planned neglect”. She planned ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Conflict  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 28, 2002

We must develop creative use of conflict. Conflict is neither good nor bad, Conflict is neutral, it is how we handle conflict that will bring us together or we will ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Nice Thing About Football Is That You Have A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

The nice thing about football is that you have a scoreboard to show how you’ve done. In other things in life, you don’t. At least, not ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Did You Know That Butterflies Never Try To Fly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Did you know that butterflies never try to fly until their bodies reach exactly 81 degrees F. If they did, the material on their wings would come ...read more

Tags: Divinity Of Christ

Adam And Eve Had An Ideal Marriage. He Didnt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Adam and Eve had an ideal marriage. He didnt have to hear about all the men she could have married, and she didnt have to ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

When The Clouds Of Sorrow Gather Over Us We See ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When the clouds of sorrow gather over us we see nothing beyond them, nor can imagine how they will be dispelled; yet a new day succeeds the ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

We Need To Teach The Highly Educated Person ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We need to teach the highly educated person that it is not a disgrace to fail and that he must analyze every failure to find its cause. He must learn how to fail ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

One Must Keep Ever Present A Sense Of Humour. It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One must keep ever present a sense of humour. It depends entirely on yourself how much you see or hear or understand. But the sense of humour I ...read more

Tags: Humor

Story Writers Say That Love Is Concerned Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Story writers say that love is concerned only with young people, and the excitement and glamour of romance end at the altar. How blind they are. The best romance is inside ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Women Are Most Fascinating Between The Ages Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 and 40, after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since few women ever pass ...read more

Tags: Women

1) Imagine This: Two Houses Can Be Built By The ...

Contributed by William Schalk on Apr 9, 2008

1) Imagine this: Two houses can be built by the same construction company and yet end up as two very distinct houses. That said one comes to the realization that the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Five Frogs Were Sitting On A Log. Two Decided ...

Contributed by Dennis Cummins on May 8, 2008

Five frogs were sitting on a log. Two decided to jump off the log. How many are left? Five, just because we decided to do ...read more

Tags: Love, Relationships, Grow, Ambition

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Togetherness Actually Describes The Highest ...

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jun 28, 2008

Togetherness actually describes the highest dimension of any relationship and it simply identifies with marriage, the greatest of all human relationships. How ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Telephone Repairman, Who Had Been Working Late ...

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 18, 2002

A telephone repairman, who had been working late in an unfamiliar building got lost. Finally, he saw a woman at the end of a corridor and asked her ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Shortly After His Death, Someone Asked John D. ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Twamley on Apr 2, 2003

Shortly after his death, someone asked John D. Rockefeller Jr’s chief financial advisor, “He was one of the richest men in the world, how much did he ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Pentecostal

When A Woman In My Office Became Engaged, A ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 27, 2006

When a woman in my office became engaged, a colleague offered her some advice. "The first ten years are the hardest." "How long have you ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Independent/Bible

C.s. Lewis Once Said, "I Do Not Believe One Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

C.S. Lewis once said, “I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Definition Of Sound Worship

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

But how about this definition of sound worship by William Temple: "To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits

The Intellect Has Little To Do On The Road To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it intuition or what you will, and the solution comes to you and you dont ...read more

Tags: Discovery

I Remember Seeing A Picture Of An Old Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I remember seeing a picture of an old man addressing a small boy. How old are you? Well, if you go by what Mama says, Im five. But if ...read more

Tags: Children