In Sermon Illustrations: "material possessions" showing 281-300 of 1,191

A Little Library, Growing Larger Every Year, Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A little library, growing larger every year, is an honorable part of a mans possessions. A library is not a luxury. It ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Women Have Served All These Centuries As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Women have served all these centuries as looking-glasses, possessing the magic powers of reflecting the ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

There Is Not Much Danger That Real Talent Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of ...read more

Tags: Human Life

A Vision Foretells What May Be Ours. It Is An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A vision foretells what may be ours. It is an invitation to do something. With a great mental picture in mind we go from one accomplishment to another, using the materials about us only as steppingstones to that which is higher and better and ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Richard Foster (1985,p.13) Noted: "The Demon In ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 2, 2002

Richard Foster (1985,p.13) noted: “The demon in money is greed. Nothing can destroy human ...read more

Tags: Envy, Money

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Before We Set Our Hearts Too Much On Anything, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Before we set our hearts too much on anything, let us examine how happy are ...read more

Tags: Addiction

I Consider My Ability To Arouse Enthusiasm Among ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Anger Is The Most Impotent Passion That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Anger is the most impotent passion that accompanies the mind of man; ithurts the man who is possessed by it more ...read more

Tags: Anger

My God How Little Do My Countrymen Know What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My God How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Where An Excess Of Power Prevails, Property Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his ...read more

Tags: Power

C.s. Lewis, In Christian Theology In Plain ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006

C.S. Lewis, in Christian Theology in Plain Language “Do fish complain of the sea for being wet? Or if they did, would the fact not strongly suggest that they had not always been, or would not always be, purely aquatic creatures? If you are ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Succeed In Enterprises Which Demand The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those ...read more

Tags: Competition

I Have Held Many Things In My Hand And Lost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have held many things in my hand and lost them all, but whatever I have placed in Gods ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

The Last Word Is The Most Dangerous Of Infernal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The last word is the most dangerous of infernal machines, and husband and wife should no more fight to get it than they would ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

I Have Usually Proceeded On The Principle That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have usually proceeded on the principle that persons who possess sense enough to earn money have ...read more

Tags: Giving General

We Are Establishing An All-Time World Record In ...  PRO

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Apr 14, 2002

“We are establishing an all-time world record in the production of material things. What we lack is a righteous and dynamic faith. Without it, all else avails us little. The lack cannot be compensated for by politicians, however able; or by diplomats, however ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Pentecostal

Unwanted  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Oct 30, 2000

Mother Teresea “We have drugs for people with diseases like leprosy. But these drugs do not treat the main problem, the disease of being unwanted. That’s what my sisters hope to provide. The sick and poor suffer even more from rejection than ...read more

Tags: Poverty, Giving General, Compassion, Church

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Warren Wiersbe Writes, "Our Values Determine Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 31, 2001

Warren Wiersbe writes, "Our values determine our evaluations. If we value comfort more than character, then trials will upset us. If we value the material and physical more than the spiritual, we will not be able to count it all joy! If we live only ...read more

Scripture: James 1:9-11, James 1:2-12, James 1:19-27

Tags: Endurance, Joy, Human Body, Prayer

Failures Are Few Among People Who Have Found A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Failures are few among people who have found a work they like enough to do it well. You invest money in your work; invest love in it too. Like your work. Like the materials and the tools with which you work. Like ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Envy, Good And Bad

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 3, 2008

John Stott writes, "Not all envy is tainted with selfishness, because it is not always either a grudging discontent or a sinful covetousness. At base, envy is the desire to have for oneself something possessed by another. And whether envy is good or evil depends on the nature of the something ...read more

Tags: Envy

Denomination: Baptist