In Sermon Illustrations: "Mans Choice"

Foolishness - Appearances Can Be Deceiving "the 10 Bridesmades"

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Nov 19, 2025

A film crew ... was on location ... deep ... in the desert. One day ... an elderly Native American ... who had been watching the filming for several weeks ... went boldly up to the director and said, ... "Tomorrow rain." And sure enough ... The next day ... it rained. A week later, ... ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Tags: Appearances, Bridesmades, Fool, Foolish, Foolishness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

My Dad Used To Tell A Story About An Old Georgia ...

Contributed by David Swinney on May 31, 2010

My dad used to tell a story about an old Georgia redneck who would routinely head out into the swamp and return with a boat full of fish—more than anyone could conceivably catch, even in a long day of fishing with rod and reel. Well, in the course of time, his exceptional good luck caught the ...read more

Tags: Power

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Fifty Dollars In The Hands Of A Fool Is Small ...

Contributed by Brian Cunningham on Sep 15, 2005

"Fifty dollars in the hands of a fool is small change, but $5 in the hands of a wise ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Peace

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Pharisee Is Hard On Others And Easy On ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"A pharisee is hard on others and easy on himself, but a spiritual man is easy on others and ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

How Can They Be Discipled?

Contributed by J. Brad Campbell on Nov 6, 2006

If a man or women can not be corrected How can they be discipled? And if they can not be discipled How can they be used of ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unforgiveness

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

“The man who refuses to forgive, destroys the bridge over which he himself ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Wars May Be Fought With Weapons, But They Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the ...read more

Tags: War

The World Is Moving So Fast These Days That The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it cant be done is generally ...read more

Tags: Competition

Personally I Think If A Woman Hasnt Met The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Personally I think if a woman hasnt met the right man by the time shes ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

One Machine Can Do The Work Of Fifty Ordinary ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the ...read more

Tags: Possession

Nonviolence Is A Powerful And Just Weapon, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who ...read more

Tags: Divisions

A Person With Six Children Is Better Satisfied ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A person with six children is better satisfied than a person with $6 million. Reason: The ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Thinking Must Be One Of The Most Difficult Tasks ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Thinking must be one of the most difficult tasks known to man just by the great ...read more

Tags: Thought

Surely God Would Not Have Created Such A Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Surely God would not have created such a being as manto exist only for a day No, no, ...read more

Tags: Death

Show Me The Books He Loves And I Shall Know The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

There Is Nothing Noble About Being Superior To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Forgiveness Ought To Be Like A Cancelled Note, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note, torn in two and burned up, so that it can ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

He May Live Without Love What Is Passion But ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He may live without love what is passion but pining? But where is the man ...read more

Tags: Food

A Boy Is A Piece Of Existence Quite Separate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A boy is a piece of existence quite separate from all things else and deserves separate ...read more

Tags: Children

Schoolboys Have No Fear Of Facing Life. They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Schoolboys have no fear of facing life. They chomp at the bit. The jealousies, the trials, the sorrows of the life ...read more

Tags: Children