In Sermon Illustrations: "I Am Statements"

I Will Pay More For The Ability Of A Man To Lead ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I will pay more for the ability of a man to lead others ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

I Have Always Believed That The Successful Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have always believed that the successful man has the hardest battle with himself rather than with the other fellow. To bring one's self to a frame of mind and to the proper energy to accomplish things that require plain hard work continuously is the one big ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

I Believe The True Road To Preeminent Success In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I believe the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

I Have Found That It Is Much Easier To Make A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have found that it is much easier to make a success in life than to ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

I Dread Success. To Have Succeeded Is To Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished ones business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in his courtship. I like a ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

I Dont Remember That The Lord Ever Spoke Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I dont remember that the Lord ever spoke of success. He spoke only of faithfulness in love. ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

I Think That What's Most Disturbing About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I think that what's most disturbing about success is that it's very hazardous to your health, as well as to your daily routine. Not only are there intrusions on your time, but there is a kind of corrosion of your own humility and sense of ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

This, Indeed, I Hold For Certain, That Each Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"This, indeed, I hold for certain, that each of us is cared for, not by one angel merely, but that all ...read more

Tags: Angels

Teacher,] I Beg Of You To Stop Apologizing For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"[Teacher,] I beg of you to stop apologizing for being a member of the most ...read more

Tags: Learning

I Do Believe There Is Many A Tear In The Heart ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I do believe there is many a tear in the heart that ...read more

Tags: Emotions

I Feel As If God Had, By Giving The Sabbath, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I feel as if God had, by giving the Sabbath, given fifty-two ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

I Sometimes Think If Someone Appealed The Ten ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I sometimes think if someone appealed the Ten Commandments to some of our courts, they would rule Thou shalt not, ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

All The World Was My Oyster, But I Used The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All the world was my oyster, but I used ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

I Had Rather Starve And Rot And Keep The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I had rather starve and rot and keep the privilege of speaking the truth than of holding all the offices that capital ...read more

Tags: Truth

What I Like To Do Is To Treat Words As A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What I like to do is to treat words as a craftsman does his wood or stone or what-have-you, to hew, carve, mold, coil, polish, and plane them into patterns, sequences, sculptures, fugues of sound expressing some lyrical impulse, some ...read more

Tags: Words

I Could Never Have Dreamt That There Were Such ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I could never have dreamt that there were such goings-on in the world between the covers of booksso many blinding lightssplashing across the pages in a million bits and pieces all of which were words, words, words, and each ...read more

Tags: Words

While At Mcdonalds This Past Week I Saw A ...

Contributed by Charles Newman on Mar 14, 2009

While at McDonalds this past week I saw a grandmother almost in tears of frustration as she tried to strap her toddler granddaughter into a car seat. They couldn’t leave to go to their next destination until the little girl was safe and secure in the car seat. The little child kicked and screamed ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Methodist

I Was Hungry And You Formed A Humanities Club And ...

Contributed by Kyle Rye on Apr 29, 2009

I was hungry and you formed a humanities club and you discussed my hunger. Thank you. I was imprisoned and you crept off quietly to your chapel in the cellar to pray for my release. I was naked and in your mind you debated the morality of my appearance. I was sick and you knelt and thanked God for ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ilustration: I Read The Story Of Nine Special ...

Contributed by Ramon Canals on Jun 5, 2009

Ilustration: I read the story of nine special people participating in the Seattle Olympics. A few years ago, at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exactly ...read more

Tags: Unity

Denomination: Adventist

A Man Came To The Church I Was Serving. He ...

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 25, 2009

A man came to the church I was serving. He needed help on Christmas Eve. After giving him some food I asked him where he goes to church. He never goes. I told him he was welcome here. He said, “I know I need God; He’s the only one who will never turn His back on you.” The man was ...read more

Tags: Repentance

Denomination: United Methodist