In Sermon Illustrations: "Moving Up"

I Was Introduced To "Different" The Summer I Took ...

Contributed by Todd Stiles on Mar 27, 2007

I was introduced to “different” the summer I took about 30+ Jr. Highers to Mexico. What an experience! Yes, our own Mike Hain was with me (and what a trip he had). The things I saw on that trip changed my life -- forever! I can’t begin to tell you the broadening I experienced during that two week ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Everything Looks Different

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” - Thornton Wilder It was the anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union when he got the call from Moscow. Some of the Russian oil companies had abandoned their wells, left their rigs with the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:34

Tags: Work, Daily Living, Family Priorities

Denomination: Charismatic

Truly Amazing Grace

Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017

Timothy Paul Jones in his book, Proof writes about his middle daughter who had been previously adopted by another family. He was sure this couple had the best of intentions, but they never quite integrated the adopted child into their family of biological children. For one reason or another, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-8

Tags: Grace, Sin, Chosen, Rebellion, Adoption  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

In Most Other Disciplines You Are Expected To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

In most other disciplines you are expected to come up with an answer. In creative ...read more

Tags: Art

Ideals And Principles Continue From Generation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Ideals and principles continue from generation to generation only when they are built into the ...read more

Tags: Children

Youre Only Young Once. After That, You Have To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Youre only young once. After that, you have to think up ...read more

Tags: Children

Wisdom Doesn't Necessarily Come With Age. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Church Members Are Either Pillars Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Church members are either pillars or caterpillars. The pillars hold up the church; the ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Pay No Attention To What Critics Say. There Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Pay no attention to what critics say. There has never been set up a ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

We Should Aim Rather At Leveling Down Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We should aim rather at leveling down our desires than ...read more

Tags: Desire

Every Evening, I Turn Worries Over To God. He's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every evening, I turn worries over to God. He's going to be ...read more

Tags: Guilt

You Have Enemies? Good. That Means You've Stood ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

If You Dont Know Where Youre Going, You Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you dont know where youre going, you will probably ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:16

Tags: Goals

A Government That Seizes Control Of The Economy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A government that seizes control of the economy for the good of the people ends up seizing control of ...read more

Tags: Government

Old Age Is When You Get Out Of The Shower, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Old age is when you get out of the shower, and youre glad the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Many Ideas Grow Better When Transplanted Into ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Reason Why All Men Honor Love Is Because It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down; ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Must Have A Prodigious Quantity Of Mind; It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a ...read more

Tags: Learning

Looks Are So Deceptive That People Should Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Looks are so deceptive that people should be done up like food packages with the ...read more

Tags: Human Body

The Way I See It, If You Want The Rainbow, You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta ...read more

Tags: Noah