In Sermon Illustrations: "Love Of World"

Garbed As A Peasant  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Mar 18, 2002

GARBED AS A PEASANT Soren Kierkegaard, the Danish theologian, told a story about a certain kingdom wherein there was a handsome prince, searching for a woman worthy enough to be his wife and become queen of the land. One day while running an errand for his father he passed through a poor village. ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Humanity Of Christ, Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Made Himself Understandable  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011

GOD MADE HIMSELF UNDERSTANDABLE I read of a story from the famous Danish philosopher from the mid 1800s, a Christian theologian named Soren Kierkegaard. It is a familiar story, a story rewritten by many over the ages in many different forms, yet it is still relevant today. Here’s what he wrote: A ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14, Habakkuk 1:1-5

Tags: Christmas, Understandable

Whatever America Hopes To Bring To Pass In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to ...read more

Tags: America

There Is Probably No Hell For Authors In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

There is probably no hell for authors in the next world they suffer so much from ...read more

Tags: Art

Every Good Book Is A Magic Force That Lifts The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Every good book is a magic force that lifts the reader out of ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Writers Become Idiotic Under Flattery Sooner ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Writers become idiotic under flattery sooner than any other set ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

If One Is Going To Change Things, One Has To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If one is going to change things, one has to make a fuss and ...read more

Tags: Change

Jesus Teaches Us That We Are To Go To The Deep ...

Contributed by Lorenzo Edwards on Apr 2, 2008

Jesus teaches us that we are to go to the deep part of the world to teach ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Muhammad Is The Most Popular First Name In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

Muhammad is the most popular first name in the world. (The ...read more

Tags: Culture

Virtue And Goodness Tend To Make Men Powerful In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Virtue and goodness tend to make men powerful in this world; but they who aim at ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Why Should There Not Be A Patient Confidence In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people? Is there any ...read more

Tags: Confidence

Its Amazing That The Amount Of News That Happens ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Its amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world everyday always ...read more

Tags: Culture

It Is A Profound Mistake To Think That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is a profound mistake to think that everything has been discovered; as well think the ...read more

Tags: Discovery

Friendship With Oneself Is All Important, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Human Slavery Is Wrong, Insecure, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Human slavery is wrong, insecure, and demoralizing. On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

I Have Always Observed That To Succeed In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Teacher,] I Beg Of You To Stop Apologizing For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"[Teacher,] I beg of you to stop apologizing for being a member of the most ...read more

Tags: Learning

Forward Unflinching, Unswerving, Indomitable, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Forward unflinching, unswerving, indomitable, till the whole task is done and the ...read more

Tags: Emotions

The Simple Step Of A Courageous Individual Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. One word ...read more

Tags: Truth

One Must Not Lose Desires. They Are Mighty ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"One must not lose desires. They are mighty stimulants to creativeness, ...read more

Tags: Art