In Sermon Illustrations: "Me Focused"

Become What You Are

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 18, 2014

Norman Jean Douglas- Germans have a saying, “Ware was du bist” (Become what you are). The meaning was difficult for me until a minister gave me the following analogy. When a reigning monarch has a child there appears to be no difference between that child and any other child. Both are fussy, ...read more

Scripture: John 1:12-13

Tags: Child Of God, Mentor, Training Disciples, Kingdom Character

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Clever But Mean

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 22, 2025

A Welshman, Scot and Englishman are walking when they come across a lantern and a genie pops out and grants them one wish each. The Scot says: “I am a sheep herder, like my dad before me. I want my country to be full of lovely sheep farms.”  Whoosh, and so it was. The Englishman was amazed and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:1-5

Tags: Prejudice, Superiority, Getting Even, Loving Others, Vengence, Shrewdness, Ethnicity, Hating Others, Ethnic Hatred  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Bonhoeffer Writes, "If My Sinfulness Appears To ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Dec 12, 2001

Bonhoeffer writes, "If my sinfulness appears to me to be in any way smaller or less detestable in comparison with the sins of others, I ...read more

Tags: Sin Separates From God, God's Judgment, Comparison, Emotions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Martin Luther Prayed: Lord, Although I Am Sure ...  PRO

Contributed by Troy Mason on Sep 13, 2002

Martin Luther prayed: Lord, although I am sure of my position, without your help I cannot ...read more

Tags: Prayer Confession, Prayer Supplication

Denomination: Baptist

This Discourse, And The Present Frame Of My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“This discourse, and the present frame of my mind, lead me rather to speak to those, who by feeling Satan’s fiery darts, know ...read more

Tags: Sin General

I Get A Lot Of Letters From People. They Say: I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I get a lot of letters from people. They say: I want to be a writer. What should I do? I tell them to ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Long Agoi Resolved That I Would Permit No Man, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Long agoI resolved that I would permit no man, no matter what his color might be, to narrow and ...read more

Tags: Anger

I Try To Have No Plans The Failure Of Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I try to have no plans the failure of which would greatly annoy me. Half the unhappiness in the world is due to the failure of plans ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

As Ivy Chokes The Life Of The Tree It Embraces, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As ivy chokes the life of the tree it embraces, so is old age killing me with the embrace of years. Like a tomb, I ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Ive Laid Down The Law, Though, To Everyone From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ive laid down the law, though, to everyone from now on about anything that happens: no matter what time it is, wake me, even ...read more

Tags: Government

Spread Out Your Petition Before God, And Then ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Spread out your petition before God, and then say, Thy will, not mine, be done. The sweetest lesson I have learned in ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

An Executive Was Asked What Her Formula For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An executive was asked what her formula for success was. It's very simple, she said. Just ten simple two-letter ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-13

Tags: Salvation, Work, Workplace Success

Dan Kimball, The Pastor Of Graceland In Santa ...  PRO

Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000

Dan Kimball, the pastor of Graceland in Santa Cruz, CA recently told me, " The great thing about postmodernism is the vacuum that exists for truth, ...read more

Tags: Truth, Truth Absolute, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

Paul Little Made This Observation "I Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 30, 2000

Paul Little made this observation “I was frustrated out of my mind, trying to figure out the will of God. I was doing everything but getting ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Meditation, Knowing God's Will

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Sunday School Teacher Asked Her Class To Write ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 29, 2002

A Sunday School teacher asked her class to write one sentence each on "What Easter Means to Me." One pupil wrote: "Egg ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Wesleyan

Helen Adams Keller Who Had No Eyes To See These ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 7, 2002

Helen Adams Keller who had no eyes to see these earthly things of life states, “It gives me a deep, comforting sense that "things seen ...read more

Tags: Heaven, Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Robert Orben Is Quoted As Saying, "Sometimes I ...

Contributed by James Westmoreland on Aug 27, 2005

Robert Orben is quoted as saying, "Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that’s not ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

The Mind Of Christ

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 11, 2007

Quote: Kate Wilkinson said: May the mind of Christ my Saviour, Live in me from day to day, By His love ...read more

Denomination: Other

Farley Notes, "Rather, It Is The Lust That Makes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

FARLEY NOTES, “RATHER, IT IS THE LUST THAT MAKES ME WORLDLY, A LUST THAT IS ENERGIZED BY THE LIE THAT SOMETHING OTHER THAN GOD CAN SATISFY” . From ...read more

You Start Chasing A Ball And Your Brain ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to Run forward, bend, scoop up the ball, peg it to ...read more

Tags: Thought