In Sermon Illustrations: "Jes Us"

When Dealing With People, Let Us Remember We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling ...read more

Tags: Thought

It Isnt Always Others Who Enslave Us. Sometimes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It isnt always others who enslave us. Sometimes we let circumstances enslave us; sometimes we let routines enslave us; sometimes we let things enslave ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

It Is Not God Who Loads Us Until We Bend Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not God who loads us until we bend or crack with an ulcer, nervous breakdown, heart attack or stroke. These come from our inner ...read more

Tags: Action

Many Of Us Spend Half Our Time Wishing For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Many of us spend half our time wishing for things we could have if we didnt ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

There Is More In Us Than We Know. If We Can Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is more in us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps, for the rest of our lives, we ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

Grant Us Grace, Almighty Father, So To Pray As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Grant us grace, Almighty Father, so to pray as to ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Science Can Give Us Only The Tools In A Box, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Science can give us only the tools in a box, mechanical miracles that it has already given us. But of what use to us are miraculous tools until we have mastered the humane, cultural use of them? We do not want to live in a world where the machine ...read more

Tags: School

Perhaps No Sin So Easily Besets Us As A Sense Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Perhaps no sin so easily besets us as a sense of self-satisfied ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Most Of Us Keep One Eye On The Temptation We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Most of us keep one eye on the temptation we pray ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

It Takes So Little To Make Us Sad, Just A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It takes so little to make us sad, Just a slighting word or a doubting sneer, Just a scornful smile on some lips held dear; And our footsteps lag, though the goal seemed near, And we lose the courage and hope we had So little it takes to make us sad. It takes so little to make us glad, Just a ...read more

Tags: Gifts Encouragement

God Gave Us Two Ends, One To Sit On And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God gave us two ends, one to sit on and the other to think with. Success depends upon which end we use ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Use What Talents You Possess: The Woods Would Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no bird sang there ...read more

Tags: Human Life

All Of Us Are In Process All The Time. We All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All of us are in process all the time. We all choose to grow or retreat. It ...read more

Tags: Truth

There Is Now Set Before Us Life And Good, Death ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is now set before us life and good, death and evilBut if our hearts shall turn away so that we will not obey, but shall be seduced ...read more

Tags: Truth

When You Doubt Between Words, Use The Plainest, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When you doubt between words, use the plainest, the commonest, the most idiomatic. Avoid big words as you would rouge, and love simple ...read more

Tags: Words

That's Why Paul Tells Us To Rejoice In The Lord. ...  PRO

Contributed by Kent Lenard on May 30, 2004

That’s why Paul tells us to rejoice IN the Lord. He is cautioning us about what we fixate on in life. Because what the we focus on will determine what our life is like. There is a story about a man had fixation for the power of ‘CRAZY GLUE’: While visiting the Eagle’s Rock African Safari Zoo ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Baptist

When I Was A Kid We Used To Rent A Cottage At The ...

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004

When I was a kid we used to rent a cottage at the beach every summer. Most of our time was spent on the beach, but when we would walk through town, what would "catch my little-girl-eyes" would be cheap junk like pencils with lobster erasers, or little metal toys that made this great clicking noise. ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Denomination: Baptist

Dr. Harry Ironside Used To Tell About A Group Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 23, 2004

Dr. Harry Ironside used to tell about a group of believers who thought only of "fellowship." They had little concern for reaching the lost or for defending the faith against its enemies. In front of their meeting place they hung a sign: JESUS ONLY. But the wind blew away some of ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Paradox…is That The Very Moment God Puts Us ...  PRO

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 4, 2004

The paradox…is that the very moment God puts us in our place becomes the moment in which God meets us in that place; the Lion who frightens says, ‘Touch me”; the ...read more

Tags: God's Holiness, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John Eldredge In "The Sacred Romance" Tells Us ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 14, 2004

John Eldredge in “The Sacred Romance” tells us this about romance, “When I was a boy, I loved to jump from our haymow onto the backs of steers feeding at the hayrack directly underneath. The ensuing bareback ride was always an adventure of the highest order. I also loved to watch The Mickey Mouse ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity, Assurance Of Salvation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational