In Sermon Illustrations: "Making Excuses"

Making History—communion Meditation  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 1, 2002

MAKING HISTORY--COMMUNION MEDITATION The author Circian writes: “Nathan Hale was a young man who had every prospect for a happy and fulfilling life. He was very well educated for his day—a Yale graduate in an era when very few went to college. Although there are many contemporary accounts ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony, Lordship Of Christ, Lord's Supper

What Difference Does It Make?  PRO

Contributed by David Salisbury on Oct 2, 2002

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? The job of the church is not to impact the church, but to impact the world. It’s like a huddle in a football game. 67,000 people don’t pay $25.00 a ticket to watch the Titans huddle. What if you went to a Titans game and for 2½ hours you watched 11 men stand in a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:13-16

Tags: Church, Church Purpose Of, Adversity, Purpose, Outreach  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Author Will Make Things Clear  PRO

Contributed by Rich Young on Jan 18, 2001

THE AUTHOR WILL MAKE THINGS CLEAR Author Marshall Shelley, who suffered the deaths of two of his children, writes in Leadership: "Even as I child, I loved to read, and I quickly learned that I would most likely be confused during the opening chapters of a novel. New characters were introduced. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-29

Tags: Faith, God In The Hardships, Trust

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

There Is Nothing That Makes Us Love A ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 8, 2001

“There is nothing that makes us love a person so much as ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Prayer Adoration, Prayer General

Denomination: Church Of God

Making God-Hugs Possible! ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 10, 2005

Making God-Hugs Possible! (10.12.05--Sacrifice!--Matthew 19:21) Does God place limits on how far He wants us to go when it comes to committing to His will? If His will is our sacrifice, can there be any limits? Is our God reasonable when it comes to our ability to forbear or to bear? God, of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:21

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Denomination: Lutheran

What Makes A Good Church?  PRO

Contributed by Al Edmonds on Dec 27, 2005

"WHAT MAKES A GOOD CHURCH?" If all the lazy folks will get up, And all the sleeping folks will wake up, And all the discouraged folks will cheer up, And all gossiping folks will shut up, And all the dishonest folks will confess up, And all the estranged folks will make up, And all the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Apostolic

Marriage Is Making A Comeback: According To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Marriage is Making a Comeback: According to the National Review, the health U.S. marriages is improving. Data from the National Center for health Statistics and the Census Bureau gives some hopeful signs: while the marriage rate is declining, so is the divorce rate, from 22.6 divorces per 1,000 ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Making The Simple Complicated Is Commonplace; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:3

Tags: Art

There Are Men That Will Make You Books, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There are men that will make you books, and turn them loose into the world, with as much dispatch as ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Profession Of Book Writing Makes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The profession of book writing makes horseracing seem like a ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Progress Is A Continuing Effort To Make The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Progress is a continuing effort to make the things we eat, drink and wear ...read more

Tags: Change

Some People Are Making Such Preparation For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Some people are making such preparation for rainy days that they arent ...read more

Tags: Joy

Happiness Is The Art Of Making A Bouquet Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those ...read more

Tags: Joy

This Is Our Purpose: To Make As Meaningful As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that we may be proud of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Art Of Giving Advice Is To Make The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The art of giving advice is to make the recipient believe he ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

It Is Loneliness That Makes The Loudest Noise. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is loneliness that makes the loudest noise. This is as ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

The Proper Function Of A Government Is To Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good and ...read more

Tags: Government

The Mistake A Lot Of Politicians Make Is In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting theyve been appointed and ...read more

Tags: Government

It Is The Object Only Of War That Makes It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is the object only of war that makes it honorable. And if there was ever a just war since the world began, it is this in which America is now engaged. . . .We fight not to enslave, but to set a ...read more

Tags: War

It Is The Habit Of Making Sacrifices In Small ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is the habit of making sacrifices in small things that enables us for making them in ...read more

Tags: Cross