In Sermon Illustrations: "Moral Compass"

Compassion–acts Of Kindness Showing God's Love

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 10, 2006

Compassion –Acts of kindness showing God’s love. A Hospice physician living in Denver, Colorado wrote about his experience of showing God’s kindness to a desperate mother. I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd., and the car started to choke and ...read more

Denomination: Free Methodist

Moral Decline: 51% Of Americans Believe Having ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Moral Decline: 51% of Americans believe having children outside of wedlock is morally acceptable, according to a recent LA Times report. Also acceptable to a large minority: having an abortion (45%), committing adultery (42%), using pornography (38%), getting drunk (35%) and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

No Moral Perspective: 86% Of Teens Believe Music ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

No Moral Perspective: 86% of teens believe music piracy (including copying a CD for a friend or downloading non-promotional music online for free-either) is morally acceptable or is not even a moral issue. 80% have engaged in some type of music piracy in the past 6 months. Just 8% say that such ...read more

Tags: Children

Moral Confusion: Americans Hold A Confusing Mix ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Moral Confusion: Americans hold a confusing mix of ideas about morality, according to a new Gallup poll that took a snapshot of 16 moral issues of the day. The poll found that 66% of Americans think divorce is okay, but that extra-marital affairs are not (93%). Killing yourself is very bad (81%), ...read more

Tags: Truth

81% Of Americans Say The Nation's Moral Values ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

81% of Americans say the nation’s moral values are getting worse, according to a 5/06 Gallup ...read more

Teamwork May Be Good For Morale, But When New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Teamwork may be good for morale, but when new ideas are needed, it's best to let people work on their own....Researchers believe that when people work in groups, their creativity is inhibited ...read more

Tags: Art

The Moral Life Of Any People Rises Or Falls With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The moral life of any people rises or falls with the vitality or ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Morality, When Vigorously Alive, Sees Farther ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Morality, when vigorously alive, sees farther than intellect, and provides unconsciously ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Our Morality Seems To Me Only A Check On The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our morality seems to me only a check on the ultimate domination of force, just as our politeness is a check on the impulse ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

To Give A Man Full Knowledge Of True Morality, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To give a man full knowledge of true morality, I would send him to no other ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

To Restore Morality We Must First Recognize The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To restore morality we must first recognize the source from which all morality springs. From our earliest history in 1776 when we were declared to be the United States of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Aim Above Morality. Be Not Simply Good; Be Good ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Morality Is The Attitude We Adopt Toward People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Morality is the attitude we adopt toward people we ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Those Who Would Treat Politics And Morality ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Those who would treat politics and morality apart will never ...read more

Tags: Government

Love Is Moral Even Without Legal Marriage, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is moral even without legal marriage, but marriage is ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Every Generation Has Enough Moral Courage To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every generation has enough moral courage to feel it would have done better than the previous generation, if only it had been there. Yet for some reason, every ...read more

Tags: Aging

Moral Indignation Never Led Anyone To Christ, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Moral indignation never led anyone to ...read more

Tags: Gifts Mercy

What Value Has Compassion That Does Not Take Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What value has compassion that does not take its ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

I Would Rather Feel Compassion Than Know The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Compassion Should Motivate Us To More Than Just ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Compassion should motivate us to more than just feeling sorrow for someone it should motivate us to action. Pity is a feeling, but true compassion demands an action. There is a funny story about Peter admitting people at the gates of heaven. Peter asks one man who appears, ‘Tell me one act of ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General