In Sermon Illustrations: "Life Struggles"

There Is No Better Example Of Heart In Community ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 19, 2009

There is no better example of heart in community than the life of Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol. We watch the miserly, pointy-nosed, blue-lipped, red-eyed grouch barely giving his trusted employee Bob Cratchit time away from work on Christmas Day to be with his ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Salvation Army

Millard Erickson Says, "Next To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Dec 29, 2001

Millard Erickson says, “Next to the resurrection, the most debated and controversial event of ...read more

Tags: Messianic Prophecies, Mary Jesus Mother, Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Don't Ignore Small Decisions, For In Small ...  PRO

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Mar 7, 2002

Don’t ignore small decisions, for in small decisions you determine the ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer Is The First Thing Wherewith A Righteous ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Prayer is the first thing wherewith a righteous life beginneth, and the last wherewith ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Be Thankful For Books. They Are Voices Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Be thankful for books. They are voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Take Jesus Christ Seriously. Enter Into The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Take Jesus Christ seriously. Enter into the most delightful and fulfilling life ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

It Is A Beautiful And Blessed World We Live In, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"It is a beautiful and blessed world we live in, and while life lasts, to lose ...read more

Tags: Joy

Agnosticism Is Not An Intellectual Position, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Agnosticism is not an intellectual position, but a moral position, or better still, an intellectual defense ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

Your Body Is The Baggage You Must Carry Through ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Your body is the baggage you must carry through life. The more excess ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Absence Is One Of The Most Useful Ingredients ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Absence is one of the most useful ingredients of family life, and to dose it ...read more

Tags: Family

Applause, Mingled With Boos And Hisses, Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or ...read more

Tags: Government

Think Of What Would Happen To Usif There Were No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Think of what would happen to usif there were no humorists; life would be one ...read more

Tags: Humor

A Well-Developed Sense Of Humor Is The Pole That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your step as ...read more

Tags: Humor

Maybe The Answer To Selective Service Is To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Maybe the answer to Selective Service is to start everyone off in the Army and draft ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Too Many People Are Thinking Of Security Instead ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

To Improve The Golden Moment Of Opportunity, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

There Is No Room For The Word Disappointment In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no room for the word disappointment in the happy life of entire trust in Jesus and satisfaction ...read more

Tags: Emotions

The Surest Way To Puncture A Pleasure Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The surest way to puncture a pleasure is to over-anticipate it; the best things in life ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

Wonder Is The Attitude Of Reverence For The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Wonder is the attitude of reverence for the infinite values and meaning of life, and of marveling over ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-4

Tags: Wonder

Let Us Be True: This Is The Highest Maxim Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values