In Sermon Illustrations: "Life Journey"

Goals

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 27, 2022

Goals Give God first place in your life. Open yourself up to new opportunities. Aim to have a positive attitude. Live each day as if it were your ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-15, Proverbs 27:1

Tags: Goals, New Year, Resolutions, Start Right

Denomination: Baptist

The Story Of Rick Warren And His Best-Selling ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 20, 2008

The story of Rick Warren and his best-selling book the "The Purpose Driven Life." What is he doing with all the money? USA Today article: June 4th 2006 edition: A uniter, not a divider Warren is no liberal. He backed President Bush in the 2004 election and opposes abortion and stem cell ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[342]. A Message From A Poem - Who Is The Natural Man?

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 29, 2026

[342]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - WHO IS THE NATURAL MAN? The “natural man” is a term used by Paul in his letters. What does it mean? It refers to the state we were/are in from birth. It is man according to nature with no change in his spiritual condition. The natural man is one who is a sinner ...read more

Scripture: John 3:3, 2 Timothy 3:1, Romans 1:29-31, Matthew 15:18-19, Galatians 5:19-21, Galatians 5:16-17  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Nature, Natural Man, Spiritual Man, The Flesh, Christian Poems, Born In Sin, Gone Astray, The Battle With The Flesh, The Fleshly Christian  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Nascar Driver Jeff Gordon Was Baptized In ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 23, 2002

Nascar driver Jeff Gordon was baptized in October 1994. He had won his 1st two Winston Cup races, which were great thrills; but following his ...read more

Tags: Baptism

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Benjamin Franklin Once Said, "The Sentence Which ...

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 3, 2007

Benjamin Franklin once said, "The sentence which has most influenced my life is, ’Some persons grumble because God placed thorns among roses. Why ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus

Denomination: Baptist

Character Is Something Each One Of Us Must ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Character is something each one of us must build for himself, out of the laws of God and nature, the examples of others, and most of all out of the trials and errors of daily life. Character is the total of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The News On An Ordinary Day [is] A Strange ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The news on an ordinary day [is] a strange assembly that swoops down on ones life like cousins from Oslo one has never seen before, will never see again, and ...read more

Tags: Culture

But Total Freedom Is Never What One Imagines ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"But total freedom is never what one imagines and, in fact, hardly exists. It comes as a shock in life to learn that we usually only exchange one set of restrictions for another. The ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

At Each New Year It Is Common To Make New ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"At each New Year it is common to make new resolutions, but in the life of the individual, each day is the beginning of a New Year, if he will only make it so. A mere date on the calendar is no more a ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

The Ability To Form Friendships, To Make People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The ability to form friendships, to make people believe in you and trust you is one of the few absolutely fundamental qualities of success.The young man who can make friends quickly ...read more

Tags: Compassion

And So Came Middle-Age, For I Have Discovered ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"And so came middle-age, for I have discovered that middle-age is not a question of years. It is that moment in life when one realizes that one has exchanged, by a series of subtle shifts and substitutes, the vague ...read more

Tags: Aging

To Fulfill A Dream, To Be Allowed To Sweat Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given the money to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. As everyone else, I love to dunk my crust in it. ...read more

Tags: Money

The Morning Is The Gate Of The Day, And Should ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The morning is the gate of the day, and should be well-guarded with prayer. The morning is one end of the thread on which the day's actions are strung, and should be well-knotted with devotion. If we felt ...read more

Tags: Morning

I Know The Morningi Am Acquainted With It And I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I know the morningI am acquainted with it and I love it. I love it fresh and sweet as it isa daily new creation, breaking forth and calling all that have life and breath and ...read more

Tags: Morning

No Friend Or Anything Else Shall Ever Come First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No friend or anything else shall ever come first in my life. I have resolved that the Lord Jesus Christ shall have all of me. I care not what the future ...read more

Tags: Church General

A Hundred Times Every Day I Remind Myself That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depends on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give ...read more

Tags: Poverty

Mark How Fleeting And Paltry Is The Estate Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Mark how fleeting and paltry is the estate of man: yesterday in embryo, tomorrow a mummy or ashes. So for the hairs breadth of time assigned to thee live rationally, and part with life cheerfully, as drops the ...read more

Tags: Time

The Longer I Live, The More I Begin To Grasp ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The longer I live, the more I begin to grasp that our choice in life is never between pain and no pain. It is rather a choice between enduring it and using it. And God, in His ...read more

Tags: Truth

Sin As Your Secret Lover

Contributed by John Bright on Apr 8, 2021

“Sanctified people still sin. However, the difference is that in the life of a sanctified person, sin becomes your permanent enemy and no longer your secret lover!” Dr. Timothy Tennent “The Call to ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:8-10

Tags: Sin, Santification

Denomination: Methodist

Alexis De Toqueville's Statement Is Oft Quoted ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Alexis de Toqueville’s statement is oft quoted but still a concise clarification of the place of integrity in American life. “America is great,” said the Frenchman, “because America is good. If ever America ceases to be ...read more

Tags: Faith