In Sermon Illustrations: "Letting Go"

There Are Two Kinds Of People At Parties Those ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are two kinds of people at parties those who want to go home early and those who want to be the last ones in the place. The ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Man Is A Gregarious Animal, And Much More So In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

I Have Never Met A Christian Who Sat Down And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have never met a Christian who sat down and planned to live a mediocre life. But if you keep going in the direction in ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

A Physician Says Babies Don't Need That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A physician says babies don't need that traditional slap on the rear end when they're born. But at least it gives them an ...read more

Tags: Baby Dedication

Where Our Captain Bids Us ...

Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009

Where our Captain bids us go, ’Tis not ours to murmur no; He that gives the sword and shield Chooses too the battlefield ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Baptist

"lord, Lord."

Contributed by Darrell Campbell on Sep 19, 2022

The famous evangelist Billy Sunday once was quoted as saying, "Going to church by itself will not make you a Christian, no more than ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21

Tags: Discipleship, False Profession

Denomination: Baptist

Sometimes I Lie Awake At Night, And I Ask, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

"Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, ’Where have I gone wrong?’ Then a voice says to me, ’This is going to ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience, Descriptions Of God

Michael Elliot, Writing For Time, Was Not ...

Contributed by Don Hawks on Apr 14, 2002

Michael Elliot, writing for Time, was not exaggerating when he wrote, "For Americans, September 11, 2001, will go down in history as a day the ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Methodist

The Monument I Want After I Am Dead Is A Monument ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 5, 2002

The monument I want after I am dead is a monument with two legs going around the world—a saved sinner telling about ...read more

Tags: Great Commission, What Is Evangelism?, Sharing Your Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If, On A Single Day, Every Chairman Of Every ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If, on a single day, every chairman of every company stayed home, business would go on as usual. If every executive assistant didnt come ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

To Discipline A Child Is Not To Punish Him For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"To discipline a child is not to punish him for stepping out of line, but to teach that child the way he ought to go. Discipline therefore includes ...read more

Tags: Children

Obstacles Dont Have To Stop You. If You Run ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Obstacles dont have to stop you. If you run into a wall, dont turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Christianity Works, And If You Want To See It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Christianity works, and if you want to see it most clearly, you must go to mission lands where the contrast between lives touched by Christianity and ...read more

Tags: Great Commission

Marrying A Man Is Like Buying Something Youve ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Marrying a man is like buying something youve been admiring for a long time in a shop window. You may love it when you get it home, but it ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

If Youre Not Making Mistakes, Youre Not Taking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If youre not making mistakes, youre not taking risks, and that means youre not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

My Old Eyes Grow Dimmer, The Specialist Says ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My old eyes grow dimmer, the specialist says the light will fade altogether. So I gird myself for darkness, quote ...read more

Tags: Disability

To Sit Back Hoping That Some Day, Some Way, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To sit back hoping that some day, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping that ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

The Question Is Not Whether A Doctrine Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The question is not whether a doctrine is beautiful but whether it is true. When we wish to go to a place, we do not ask whether the road leads through ...read more

Tags: Truth

D.l. Moody- The Monument I Want After I Am Dead ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

D.L. Moody- The monument I want after I am dead is a monument with two legs going around the world—a saved sinner ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

It Is A Spiritual And Psychological Fact: We Move ...

Contributed by Michael West on Dec 20, 2008

It is a spiritual and psychological fact: We move toward what we see in our minds. If you can’t see it, most likely ...read more

Tags: Thought

Denomination: Independent/Bible