In Sermon Illustrations: "Ministry To Others"

One Of The Most Poignant Of All Human ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One of the most poignant of all human experiences is empathythe ability to feel what others ...read more

Tags: Compassion

It Is Always Possible To Be Thankful For What Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

There Was Never A World In Greater Need Of Men ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There was never a world in greater need of men and women who know the way, and can keep ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

What We Have Done For Ourselves Alone Dies With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we have done for others and the ...read more

Tags: Death

The Bible Is A Book In Comparison With Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The Bible is a book in comparison with which all others are of minor importance, andhas never ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Cheerful People, The Doctors Say, Resist ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Cheerful people, the doctors say, resist disease better than the glum ones. In other words, ...read more

Tags: Joy

Make Wisdom Your Provision For The Journey From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Make wisdom your provision for the journey from youth to old age, for it is a more certain ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

A Healthy Adult Male Bore Consumes Each Year One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A healthy adult male bore consumes each year one and a half times his own ...read more

Tags: Peace

Œgod Is No Fonder Of Intellectual Slackers ...

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jan 18, 2010

“God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than of any other slacker.” ...read more

Tags: Thought

Denomination: Wesleyan

There Is Something So Indescribably Sweet And ...

Contributed by Jordan Satterfield on Jan 11, 2013

There is something so indescribably sweet and satisfying in the knowledge that a husband or wife has forgiven the other ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Holiness

Dr. James Engel Gives Some Prophetic Advice On ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 22, 2009

Dr. James Engel gives some prophetic advice on building bridges from one generation to the next - the following insights are from the website (www.ChristianLeadershipAlliance.org): i. Don’t oppose this new generation! Don’t oppose each other’s generation. 1. They are not the enemy they are God’s ...read more

Tags: Stewardship, Future Generations

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It’s Too Late To Hide

Contributed by Mark Beaird on Dec 31, 2015

It’s Too Late to Hide I first noticed him as he shuffled past me while making his way through the crowd of excited children swarming around the room at the school for deaf and blind children outside Saigon, Vietnam. He moved slow, but steady. His arms and legs were twisted and drawn in such a ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:15-16

Tags: Blessings In Christ, Accepted By Grace, Acceptance In Christ

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Character Is Defined As "God Expressing Himself ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 9, 2005

Character is defined as “God expressing himself through man”, in other words, it is letting God have ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wherever The Fear Of God Rules In The Heart, It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-13

Tags: Christian Values

In His Book Celebration Of Discipline, Richard ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 20, 2006

In his book Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster observes, “More than any other discipline, fasting ...read more

Denomination: Congregational

Helen Keller Once Said, "To Be Blind Is Bad, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

HELEN KELLER ONCE SAID, "TO BE BLIND IS BAD, BUT IT IS WORSE TO HAVE EYES AND NOT TO SEE." SOMETIMES WE ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Charity Is A Principle Of Prevailing Love To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Charity is a principle of prevailing love to God and goodwill to men, which effectually inclines one endued with it ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

I Exhort You Also To Take Part In The Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

If I Have Made Any Valuable Discoveries, It Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I have made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient ...read more

Tags: Discovery

Duty Is A Very Personal Thing. It Is What Comes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Duty is a very personal thing. It is what comes from knowing the need to take action and not just a ...read more

Tags: Discipleship