In Sermon Illustrations: "Human Strength"

Commitment Or Surrender What's The Difference

Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Jun 26, 2023

Adrian Rogers tells the story of his meeting with Josef T’son who had suffered greatly under communism. Adrian said: “Josef, tell me about American Christianity.” Josef responded: “Adrian, I had rather not.” “No, I want to know.” “Well, Adrian, since you have asked me, I’ll tell you. The key ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:9

Tags: Serving Christ, Commitment, Surrender

Denomination: Baptist

William James Said, "The Greatest Discovery Of ...

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

William James said, "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Ask Any Decent Person What He Thinks Matters ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Ask any decent person what he thinks matters most in human conduct: five to one ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

We Are Not Put Here On Earth To Play Around. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We are not put here on earth to play around. There is work to be done. There are responsibilities to be met. Humanity ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

If Our Confidence In God Had To Depend Upon Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If our confidence in God had to depend upon our confidence in any human person, ...read more

Tags: God The Father

The Notion That One Opinion Is As Good As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The notion that one opinion is as good as another will not work in any other area of human experience. Why ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

You Don't Have To Be Afraid Of Praising God Too ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You don't have to be afraid of praising God too much; unlike humans ...read more

Tags: Praise, Prayer How To

Science May Have Found A Cure For Most Evils; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of ...read more

Tags: Sin General

The Sweetest Music Is Not In The Oratorio, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The sweetest music is not in the oratorio, but in the human voice when it speaks from its instant life ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

Words Mean More Than What Is Set Down On Paper. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them ...read more

Tags: Words

Truth Is Never Something Purely Abstract, But "A ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 14, 2009

truth is never something purely abstract, but "a real part of the human and Christian journey of every ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Catholic

President Rutherford B. Hayes Once Said, ...

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 18, 2012

President Rutherford B. Hayes once said, "Nothing brings out the lower traits of ...read more

Tags: Politics

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God Is Far More Interested In Who You Are Than ...

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 29, 2013

"God is far more interested in who you are than in what you do. You are human ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Character Counts In Advertising As In All Other ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Character counts in advertising as in all other things. Only men of intelligence and initiative can fully comprehend that ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

We Need Not Worry So Much About What Man ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We need not worry so much about what man descends from its what he descends to ...read more

Tags: Family

Books Are The Compasses And Telescopes And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Books are the compasses and telescopes and sextants and charts which other men have prepared to help us ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

In Every Child Who Is Born, Under No Matter ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In every child who is born, under no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents the ...read more

Tags: Children

No One Who Has Ever Brought Up A Child Can Doubt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

No one who has ever brought up a child can doubt for a moment that love is literally the ...read more

Tags: Children

Albert Einstein Wrote "The Harmony Of Natural Law ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 12, 2007

Albert Einstein wrote ”The harmony of natural law reveals an intelligence of such superiority that all systematic thinking ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

We Need Not Worry So Much About What Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We need not worry so much about what man descends from its what he descends to ...read more

Tags: Evolution