In Sermon Illustrations: "Long Sermon"

Inspirations Never Go In For Long Engagements; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand ...read more

Tags: Thought

It Has Long Been An Axiom Of Mine That The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Never Say Nevernever Is A Long, Undependable ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Never say neverNever is a long, undependable time, and life is too full of rich possibilities to ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

There Is No Road Too Long To The Man Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man ...read more

Tags: Value, Preparation, Priorities

A Proverb Is A Short Sentence Based On Long ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A proverb is a short sentence based on ...read more

Tags: Ot Kings

As Long As We Are Something, God Cannot Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As long as we are something, God ...read more

Tags: Self

Success Is Sweet; The Sweeter If Long Delayed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Success is sweet; the sweeter if long delayed and attained through ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

There Will Be No Peace So Long As God Remains ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There will be no peace so long as God remains unseated at ...read more

Tags: Peace

Swift Kindnesses Are Best: A Long Delay In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Swift kindnesses are best: a long delay In kindness takes ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Not Long Ago I Read Something That Was In An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Not Long ago I read something that was in an issue of National Geographic There was a photograph of the fossil remains of two saber-tooth cats locked in combat. To quote the article: “One had bitten deep into the leg bone of the other, a thrust that trapped both in a common fate.” The cause ...read more

Tags: Unity

A Tiny Girl Was Taking A Long Journey And In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A tiny girl was taking a long journey and in the course of the day her train was obliged to cross a number of rivers. The water seen in advance always awakened doubts and fears in the child. She did not understand how it could safely be crossed. As they drew near the river, however, a bridge ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Fixing The Foundation  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2004

FIXING THE FOUNDATION On December 2001, the “Leaning Tower of Pisa” was finally reopened to the public, after having been closed for almost a dozen years. During that time, engineers completed a 25 million dollar renovation project designed to stabilize the tower. They removed 110 tons of dirt, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Tags: Sermon On The Mount

We Have Grasped The Mystery Of The Atom And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the ...read more

Tags: Sermon On The Mount

Warren Bennis In "Why Leaders Can't Lead", ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Warren Bennis in "Why Leaders Can’t Lead", writes: "The flying Wallendas are perhaps the world’s greatest family of aerialists and tightrope walkers.... I was struck with (Karl Wallenda’s) capacity for concentration on the intention, the task, the decision. I was even more intrigued when, several ...read more

Tags: Sermon On The Mount

Is Anyone Pure?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Introduction - Is anyone pure? Charles Swindoll in "Growing Deep in the Christian Life," writes about a man who bought fried chicken dinners for himself and his date late one afternoon. The attendant at the fast food outlet, however, inadvertently gave him the proceeds from the day’s business - a ...read more

Tags: Sermon On The Mount

Return Good For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

RETURN GOOD FOR EVIL Let me share with you the story of a lesser known man, Rev. John Perkins. He was a black minister in the South "lived through the worst nightmares of the civil rights movement." Perkins started a church, then a Bible Institute, a radio program, followed by a health clinic, a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Tags: Sermon On The Mount

The True Story Is Told Of Anny Pennica, A 62 ...

Contributed by Guy De Swardt on Apr 2, 2010

The true story is told of Anny Pennica, a 62 year old woman who had been blind from birth. At age 47 she married a man she met in her Braille class and for the first 15 years of their marriage he did the seeing for both of them until he also became completely blind. Anny had never seen a tree or a ...read more

Tags: Sermon On The Mount

Denomination: Baptist

Its Like This Story Of A Frightened Soldier Who ...

Contributed by Guy De Swardt on Apr 2, 2010

Its like this story of a frightened soldier who was running from sniper bullets. He dove into a bunker thinking that he was alone. To his surprise another soldier crawled into the bunker as well. The second soldier happened to be wearing a cross around his neck. “Thank goodness you’re here”, said ...read more

Tags: Sermon On The Mount

Denomination: Baptist

John Macarthur Says, "The Fact That Many ...

Contributed by Guy De Swardt on Apr 2, 2010

John MacArthur says, “The fact that many professed believers are popular and praised by the world, does not indicate that the world has raised it’s standards, but that many ...read more

Tags: Sermon On The Mount

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are The Pure

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 27, 2011

BLESSED ARE THE PURE A couple of years ago we went to Ottawa as my wife Joanne had some work to do there, so Thomas and I tagged along to check out our nation’s capital. One of the places we visited was the historic Canadian mint – where money is made – and we had a tour but unfortunately no free ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Tags: Sermon On The Mount