In Sermon Illustrations: "Lift Him Up"

The Meanest Man In Texas

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 5, 2012

THE MEANEST MAN IN TEXAS Let's finish with the true and amazing story of Clyde Thompson. Clyde's father was a Bible salesman, but when he was old enough to stay home alone, he began refusing to go to church with the rest of the family. Most Sundays, while his family was in church, Clyde was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Tags: Bible Influence

The Writer Does The Most Who Gives His Reader ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

You Cant Expect A [young] Person To See Eye To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

You cant expect a [young] person to see eye to eye with you when ...read more

Tags: Children

Man Is Not Imprisoned By Habit. Great Changes In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis once that crisis ...read more

Tags: Character

Finally  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

FINALLY The value of persistent prayer is not that He will hear us but that we will ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer In The Spirit, Prayer General

I Will Permit No Man To Narrow And Degrade My ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 1, 2004

I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ, Grace

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Nearly All Men Can Stand Adversity, But If You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Hope Is The Companion Of Power, And Mother Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has ...read more

Tags: Faith

Justice Is A Certain Rectitude Of Mind Whereby A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Adam Was The Driver Of The Bus Of Humanity. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Adam was the driver of the bus of humanity. When he drove the bus over the ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

Dogs Are Much Like People. Usually Only One In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dogs are much like people. Usually only one in a group is barking at something in ...read more

Tags: Family

The Greatest Good You Can Do For Another Is Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

When A Man Retires And Time Is No Longer A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When a man retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent importance, his colleagues ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Is Not What You Give Your Friend, But What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not what you give your friend, but what you are willing to give him, that ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Dont Think That Every Sad-Eyed Woman Has Loved ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dont think that every sad-eyed woman has loved and lost ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Whenever I Hear Anyone Arguing For Slavery, I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

The World Is As Fresh As It Was At The First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"...the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold novelties for ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

I Love The Quote Attributed To Albert Einstein: ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 24, 2008

I love the quote attributed to Albert Einstein: "There are two things that are certain: ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Cross At Ground Zero  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 10, 2002

THE CROSS AT GROUND ZERO I’m an excavation laborer, and a member of union local 731. Pick-and-shovel work is my trade. I live in New Jersey, but I’m a New York City native, Brooklyn born and bred. After the Towers collapsed, my city was hurting. When I heard they needed guys like me for ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships, Promises Of God, Lord's Supper

The Cross At Ground Zero After ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009

The Cross at Ground Zero After 9/11 A testimony from a worker at ground zero on 9-11 testifies of God’s transforming power. I’m an excavation laborer, and a member of union local 731. Pick-and-shovel work is my trade. I live in New Jersey, but I’m a New York City native, Brooklyn born and bred. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16-17

Tags: Cross