In Sermon Illustrations: "Morals" showing 181-200 of 746

A Man Wrote: "Dear Abby, I Am In Love And I Am ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 2, 2004

A man wrote: "Dear Abby, I am in love and I am having an affair with two different women other than my wife. I love my wife but I love these other women too. Please tell me what to do, but don’t give me any that morality stuff." Signed: Too much love for only one.” In this case Abby’s answer was ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Christian Church

People In The Baby Bust Generation Are More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

People in the Baby Bust generation are more inclined than any other group to support behaviors that conflict with traditional Christian morals. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

If This Country Had A National Psychologist, Im ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If this country had a national psychologist, Im afraid the Democratic Party would be diagnosed with terminal projection. They have done nothing except accuse their opponents ...read more

Tags: Government

Two Things Fill The Mind With Ever-Increasing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Two things fill the mind with ever-increasing wonder and awe, the more often and the more intensely the mind of thought is drawn to them: the ...read more

Tags: Thought

A. M. Hills (From Backsliders And Worldly ...  PRO

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 31, 2009

A. M. Hills (From Backsliders and Worldly Christians): "It is doubtful if a moral fall is ever abrupt. People decline in religion and backslide gradually. ...read more

Tags: Apostasy

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Abortion Views Changing: A New Gallup Survey Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Abortion Views Changing: A new Gallup survey of 13 to 17 year olds finds their views on abortion significantly more conservative than their parents’ generation: Abortion is morally wrong, Teens: 72% Adults: 26%; Abortion should be legal in all circumstances, Teens: 19% Adults: 26%; Abortion should ...read more

Tags: Abortion

One Of The Greatest Single Needs In Our World ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One of the greatest single needs in our world today is men and women who manifest a strong moral fibre day to day whose lives are clean and sharp, with a cutting ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

According To Dr. Howard Marcuse, A Philosopher Of ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 24, 2009

According to Dr. Howard Marcuse, a philosopher of the radical left, "No society can survive a disintegration of its moral standards." Jerry Vines, Interviews With ...read more

Tags: Apostasy

Denomination: Baptist

Famous Authors Who Mocked God

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 9, 2023

Ernest Hemingway became famous for snubbing his nose at morality and at God, declaring that his own life proved a person could do anything he wanted without paying the consequences. Like many others before and after him, he considered the ideas of the Bible to be antiquated and outdated, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7

Tags: Reaping, Unbelievers, Truth, Sowing, Spiritual Blindness, Mocking God, Judgment, Lost, Atheists, Infidels, Irreverence  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Webster’s Ii New Riverside Dictionary Pg. ...  PRO

Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 5, 2001

Webster’s II New Riverside Dictionary pg. 383 & 762 1) justice- the principle of ideal or moral rightness, fairness, and administrating law 2) vengeance- The act of ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

No Man Who Continues To Add Something To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No man who continues to add something to the material, intellectual, and moral well-being of the place in which he lives is long left without proper reward. This is ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Of All The Lessons History Teaches This One Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Of all the lessons history teaches this one is plainest: the person who tries to achieve ends through force is always unscrupulous and is always cruel. We should remember this in an age where ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Chuck Colson Is Quoted Saying, "Without Ultimate ...

Contributed by Greg Buchner on Sep 26, 2004

Chuck Colson is quoted saying, “Without ultimate justice, people’s sense of moral obligation dissolves; social bonds are broken. People who have no fear of God soon have no ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Denomination: Methodist

But What Is Liberty Without Wisdom, And Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint. Men are qualified for liberty in exact ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Someone Has Pictured Legalism And Libertinism As ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 8, 2009

Someone has pictured legalism and libertinism as two parallel streams that run between earth and heaven. The stream of legalism is clear, sparkling, and pure; but its waters run so deep and furiously that no one can enter it without being drowned or smashed on the rocks of its harsh demands. The ...read more

Tags: Christian Liberty

Denomination: Other

71%of Americans Say The U.s. Is "Facing More Of A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

71%of Americans say the U.S. is "facing more of a moral crisis than an economic crisis," according to a new survey out this week by Pubic Opinion Strategies. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Eternal Difference Between Right And Wrong ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate. It is immutable. And if the moral order does not change, then it imposes on us obligations toward God and man. Duty, then, requires the willingness ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Bishop Ryle Points Out That Jesus, Through The ...

Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Mar 12, 2007

Bishop Ryle points out that Jesus, through the Holy Spirit and the ministry of the faithful church, would “raise up a standard of morality and purity and knowledge of which formerly men had no conception.” (Ryle, ibid. p. 159) This was seen in the days immediately following the birth of the early ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Angels

Denomination: Baptist

No More Sin!

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jul 8, 2023

David Brooks in his book “The Road to Character” says this about sin... Today the word sin has lost it's power and awesome intensity. It’s now used to refer to desserts... fattening desserts. Most people in daily conversation don’t talk much about individual sin. If they talk about human ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23, Romans 1:18-20, Ephesians 2:1-3

Tags: Depravity, Gospel, Sin, Salvation, The Cross  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Of All The Dispositions And Habits Which Lead ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great ...read more

Tags: Christian Values