In Sermon Illustrations: "Losing Heart"

You Can't Eat Just One  PRO

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jan 22, 2013

YOU CAN'T EAT JUST ONE Lays® Potato Chips uses the slogan "You can't eat just one." They know a secret: most of us will lose self-control and give in to temptation if they can get us to just eat one. One gives in to two; two in to five; and before you know it, you've eaten an entire bag of chips! ...read more

Tags: Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Baptist

Youre Going To Have To Find Out Where You Want ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Youre going to have to find out where you want to go. And then youve got to start going there. But ...read more

Tags: Action

For Unflagging Interest And Enjoyment, A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly makes all other forms of success and ...read more

Tags: Children

The Price Of Success Is Hard Work, Dedication ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have ...read more

Scripture: Job 13:15-25

Tags: Workplace Success

Satan Want's To Fill You With Sin

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019

Deep Implanted Sin (Eph.:10-13) Illus. The enemy leader is in his command center discussing his battle strategy with those under his command. The enemy is very upset about the latest move by the rebellion forces. They have been attacking in vital areas. Never in this struggle has the rebellion ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:10-13

Tags: Sin, Deception

Denomination: Pentecostal

How God Fulfils His Promises In Our Life?

Contributed by Samuel M on Sep 24, 2025

Every true promise of God passes through the stage of death before its fulfilled. The stage of death- is where we lose all hope, and the fulfilment of the promise looks impossible. The mere thought of the promise becomes burdensome. Sometimes we will forget the fact that we have such a wonderful ...read more

Tags: Faith, Hope

Virtue, Morality, And Religion. This Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone that renders us invincible. These are the tactics we should study. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Determine Never To Be Idle. No Person Will Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful ...read more

Tags: Productivity

A Little League Baseball Coach Was Talking With ...

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Feb 26, 2005

A little league baseball coach was talking with one of his players. The coach asked the boy, "Do you know what cooperation is? What it means to be a team?" The little boy nodded. "Good," the coach said. "Do you understand that what really matters is that when we win, we win as a team and if we ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Funnnnny Story About Temptation!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 8, 2024

A driver tucked this note under the windshield wiper of his automobile for a police officer to read. "I've circled this block for 20 minutes. I'm late for an appointment, and if I don't park here, I'll lose my job. Forgive us our trespasses." When he came back, the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:10-15

Tags: Tests, Trials, Police Officers, Drivers, Sin, Lust, Temptation, Excuses  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 9, 2024

Lead us not into temptation! A driver tucked this note under the windshield wiper of his automobile for a police officer to read. "I've circled the block for 20 minutes. I'm late for an appointment, and if I don't park here, I'll lose my job. Forgive us our trespasses, ...read more

Scripture: James 1:10-15, 1 Corinthians 10:13

Tags: Test, Police Officers, Lust, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Prayer, Temptation, Trial, Faith, Forgiveness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Pioneer Spirit Is What America Has, Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The pioneer spirit is what America has, over and above any country. If we ever lose that spirit, we shal stop ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Let Us Joyfully Stand In The Midst Of The Fiery ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let us joyfully stand in the midst of the fiery furnace, knowing that we shall lose nothing in the fire but our bonds, and that ever in the ...read more

Tags: Creation

Americans Are More Worried About Rising Health ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Americans are more worried about rising health care costs than about losing their jobs in the next 6 months. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

The Worst Bankrupt In The World Is The Man Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The worst bankrupt in the world is the man who has lost his enthusiasm. Let a man lose everything else in the world but his ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

We Wont Have Answers To Some Things Until We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We wont have answers to some things until we get to heaven. In the meantime, never lose sight of the sure and certain things that make ...read more

Tags: Truth

Wonder Is The Very Essence Of Life. Beware ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"wonder is the very essence of life. Beware always of losing the wonderThe only evidence of salvation or sanctification is that the sense of wonder is developing, not at ...read more

Tags: Wonder

E. Our Bodies Are So Wonderfully Created. In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

E. Our bodies are so wonderfully created. In each 24 hours the average adult body accomplishes much: 1. Your heart beats 103,689 times every 24 hours. 2. Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles every 24 hours. 3. You breathe 23,040 times every 24 hours. 4. You inhale 438 cubic feet of air every 24 ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Mark 8:35 For Whoever Wants To Save His Life A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009

Mark 8:35 For whoever wants to save his life a will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. (NIV) Now, Jesus is not talking about the cost of our salvation here, because that is free! Romans 6:23 says, “The FREE gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Tags: Discipleship, Risk

The Hobbit: Denying Yourself  PRO

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 15, 2013

The Hobbit: Denying Yourself In the movie “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” there is a scene where the Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit who is accompanying 13 dwarves on a mission, unexpectedly disappears and seems to have abandoned the dwarves during a crucial battle. They were losing. Bilbo does ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-25

Tags: Dying To Self, Deny Self

Denomination: Nazarene