In Sermon Illustrations: "mistakes"

When We Shall Be Less Ready To Excuse Our Own ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

When we shall be less ready to excuse our own mistakes and more anxious to forgive others ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Always Be Polite To A Dragon. Its Harder Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Always be polite to a dragon. Its harder than it sounds. Dragon etiquette is incredibly complicated, and if ...read more

Tags: Hospitality

The Difference Between A Successful Person And A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The difference between a successful person and a failure often lies in the fact that the successful man will profit by his ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

One Of The Keys Understanding Our Relationship To ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Christian on Jan 10, 2004

One of the keys understanding our relationship to God is in understanding that God wants us to obey Him not for His sake, but for ours. God loves us so much that He wants us to avoid the pitfalls and disappointments of this life. He knows that when we take on the attitude of Christ, we will be ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness, God's Provision

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Oprah Winfrey Is Quoted As Saying, "One Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 7, 2006

Oprah Winfrey is quoted as saying, “One of the biggest mistakes we make is to believe that there is only one way. ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Man Has A Handicap That Is Difficult To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Man has a handicap that is difficult to overcome. We have the capacity to see the faults, sins and mistakes of ...read more

Tags: Disability

C. S. Lewis In The Problem Of Pain: "Our Father ...

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 3, 2011

C. S. Lewis in The Problem of Pain: "Our Father refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant inns, but will not ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:20-30

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Raising Children Is An Incredibly Hard And ...

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010

"Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: *other

When The Church Stops Looking Out For The ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 5, 2004

“When the church stops looking out for the little guys or caring for the bottom heap or specializing in the forgotten, the freaks, and the ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Learn To Get In Touch With Silence Within ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Learn to get in touch with silence within yourself, and know that everything in this life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

How You Spend Your Time Is More Important Than ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be ...read more

Tags: Time

Yesterday Is A Memory; Tomorrow Is An ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Yesterday is a memory; tomorrow is an imagination; today is eternity. Cut out two days of your life, yesterday with its mistakes, ...read more

Tags: Present

Adam Was But Human This Explains It All. He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Adam was but human this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apples sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

I Am Glad That I Paid So Little Attention To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Optimists Are Self-Motivated By Inspiring ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Optimists are self-motivated by inspiring themselves to action. They believe in who they are and in what they are doing. They make mistakes and learn from them. They achieve ...read more

Tags: Endurance

The Essence Of Success Is That It Is Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The essence of success is that it is never necessary to think of a new idea oneself. It is far better to wait until somebody else does it, and then ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Fans Often Confuse Their Admiration For ...

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Feb 11, 2013

"Fans often confuse their admiration for devotion. They mistake their knowledge of Jesus for intimacy with Jesus. Fans assume their good intentions make up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-25

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

We Need To Begin To Search For God In Our Places ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

We need to begin to search for God in our places of work. God is already there, make no mistake about it; we simply have not trained ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Promises Of God, Workplace

Contentment Myth

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 15, 2009

CONTENTMENT MYTH Charles Spurgeon said, "You say, ‘If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.’ You make a mistake. If you are not content with what ...read more

Tags: Happiness

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In The Movie "Groundhog Day" Actor Bill Murray ...  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 6, 2003

· In the movie "Groundhog Day" actor Bill Murray wakes up to the same day over and over. He finds himself confronted with the same situations he had faced just the day before all over again; only of course it isn’t a new day–he’s stuck on groundhog’s day. Only he is aware of the repetition which ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Assembly Of God