In Sermon Illustrations: "Ministry To Others"

Hellen Keller ...

Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 26, 2009

ILLUSTRATION… Hellen Keller (p) Whenever I read this passage, I cannot help but think of another movie! I think of the 1962 (and in 1979) movie about Hellen Keller called “The Miracle Worker.” Hellen Keller was deaf and blind and could not communicate. Her teacher, Anne Sullivan arrived at ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pulling On Both Oars  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009

PULLING ON BOTH OARS An old Scotsman operated a little rowboat for transporting passengers. One day a passenger noticed that the good old man had carved on one oar the word "Faith" and on the other oar the word "Works." Curiosity led him to ask the meaning of these oars. The old man, being a ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26, James 5:1-7

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

Self-Denial At The Threat Of Death  PRO

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 15, 2013

"Faith Helped Woman Confront British Terrorists" Remember a few weeks ago when the British soldier was beheaded in broad daylight outside his barracks? The Telegraph, a British paper, reported that a mother and Cub Scout leader, Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, age 48, confronted the terrorists immediately ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-25, 2 Kings 5:1-14

Tags: Self Denial, Dying To Self

Denomination: Nazarene

Leadership

Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Mar 1, 2016

I remember hearing a story about a famous film producer. As a child, he had a fight with another boy and lost. While his mother was bathing his black eye, he told her how it was entirely the fault of the other boy. It was the other boy who had started the fight, he claimed. His mother said ...read more

Scripture: John 13:2-17

Tags: God Is Love, Giving In Love, Jesus Leadership

Denomination: Baptist

On The Whole, Human Beings Want To Be Good, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time. George ...read more

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

Gk Chesterton, "There Are 2 Ways To Get Enough. ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006

GK Chesterton, “There are 2 ways to get enough. One is to accumulate more and more. The ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Judge Ourselves By What We Feel Capable Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing; others judge ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

If A Book Comes From The Heart, It Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If a book comes from the heart, it will contrive to reach other hearts; all art and ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Good Breeding Consists In Concealing How Much We ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little ...read more

Tags: Family

I Am Serious About Wishing I Had Children, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I am serious about wishing I had children, beautiful children. I wouldnt ...read more

Tags: Children

If You Want Children To Improve, Let Them ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If you want children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you ...read more

Tags: Children

Wiersbe (Theologian): "What Had Begun As A ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 25, 2008

Wiersbe (theologian): “What had begun as a service and convenience for visitors from other lands soon ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

I Came Across This Quote From Louis Vermeil: ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 16, 2008

I came across this quote from Louis Vermeil: The prime purpose of eloquence is to ...read more

Tags: Tongue

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Eleanor Doon Said, "You Cannot Kindle A Fire In ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2009

Eleanor Doon said, “You cannot kindle a fire in any other heart until it ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Church Of God

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

Courage Is The First Of All The Virtues Because ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Courage is the first of all the virtues because if you havent courage, you may not have the ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Curiosity Is An Instinct Of Infinite Scope: On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Curiosity is an instinct of infinite scope: on the one hand it leads to listening behind closed doors; on the ...read more

Tags: Curiosity

Worry Is A Thin Stream Of Fear Trickling ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Humans Hardly Ever Learn From The Experience Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Humans hardly ever learn from the experience of others. They learnwhen they do, which isnt ...read more

Tags: Experience

Rightful Liberty Is Unobstructed Action, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Rightful liberty is unobstructed action, according to our will, within limits drawn around ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom