In Sermon Illustrations: "Make A Choice"

You Find Yourself Refreshed By The Presence Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is ...read more

Tags: Joy

Every Man Is Enthusiastic At Times. One Man Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every man is enthusiastic at times. One man has enthusiasm for thirty minutes another man has it for thirty days, but it is the man who has ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Optimists Are Self-Motivated By Inspiring ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Optimists are self-motivated by inspiring themselves to action. They believe in who they are and in what they are doing. They make mistakes and learn from them. They achieve ...read more

Tags: Endurance

We Get Closer To God As We Get More Intimately ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We get closer to God as we get more intimately and understandingly acquainted with the things He has created. I know of nothing more ...read more

Tags: Discovery

Ive Dreamed Many Dreams That Never Came True, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ive dreamed many dreams that never came true, Ive seen them vanish at dawn; But Ive realized enough of my dreams, ...read more

Tags: Dreams

An Eye Can Threaten Like A Loaded And Levelled ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An eye can threaten like a loaded and levelled gun, or it can insult like hissing or kicking; or, in its altered mood, by beams of ...read more

Tags: Human Body

I Don't Want To Go To School And Learn Solemn ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I don't want to go to school and learn solemn things. No one is going to catch me, lady, and make me a man. I want ...read more

Tags: Children

Pretend That Every Single Person You Meet Has A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, Make me feel important. Not only will you ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

I Pity The Man, Black Or White, Who Has Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I pity the man, black or white, who has never experienced the joy and satisfaction that come to one by reason of an effort to assist in ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

He Who Is A Stranger To Prayer Is A Stranger To ...  PRO

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 1, 2008

He who is a stranger to prayer is a stranger to power. When I pray, coincidences happen, and when I don’t, they don’t. ...read more

Tags: New Life, Old Life, Take Off, Put On

He Who Hopes To Avoid All Failure And Misfortune ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He who hopes to avoid all failure and misfortune is trying to live in a fairyland; the wise man readily accepts failures as a part of life and builds ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Is Good To Have Money And The Things That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is good to have money and the things that money can buy, but its good too, to check up once in a while and make sure ...read more

Tags: Money

To Sit Back Hoping That Some Day, Some Way, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To sit back hoping that some day, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping that ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

There Are Days When Solitude Is A Heady Wine ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

The Art Of Leading, In Operations Large Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The art of leading, in operations large or small, is the art of dealing with humanity, of working diligently on behalf of men, of being sympathetic with them, but equally, of ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

A Great Teacher Is Not Simply One Who Imparts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A great teacher is not simply one who imparts knowledge to his students, but one who awakens their interest in it and makes them eager to pursue it ...read more

Tags: Learning

The Consumer Federation Of America Found That ...

Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009

“The Consumer Federation of America found that of people making less that $35,000 per year, 40% said the best way for them to have ...read more

Tags: Money, Finances

Denomination: Holiness

Fans Often Confuse Their Admiration For ...

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Feb 11, 2013

"Fans often confuse their admiration for devotion. They mistake their knowledge of Jesus for intimacy with Jesus. Fans assume their good intentions make up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-25

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Chuck Colson Says It Well, "Holiness Is The ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Oct 18, 2000

Chuck Colson says it well, "Holiness is the everyday business of every Christian. It evidences itself in the decisions we make and the things we ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5

Tags: Holiness, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bill Hybels, The Pastor Of Willow Creek ...  PRO

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000

Bill Hybels, the pastor of Willow Creek Community Church just outside of Chicago makes this statement. “If you create a loving community, ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1

Tags: Christian Love, Church Body Of Christ, Unity

Denomination: Wesleyan