In Sermon Illustrations: "My Utmost For His Highest"

Pride Is To The Character What The Attic Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Pride is to the character what the attic is to the housethe highest part, ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Truth Is The Secret Of Eloquence And Of Virtue, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the ...read more

Tags: Truth

Poor Human Reason, When It Trusts In Itself, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities ...read more

Tags: Thought

In More Than A Dozen European Countries, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

In more than a dozen European countries, the newspaper with the highest circulation is a ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Humility Leads To Strength And Not To Weakness. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit ...read more

Tags: Humility

Holy Communion

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 30, 2025

Hugh Price Hughes (9 February 1847 – 17 November 1902), was a Welsh Methodist clergyman and he wrote this: I was struck even then at the way in which the most exalted were reduced to their simple humanity. Then, again, at the Holy Communion, all men are absolutely equal. One table for rich ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, 1 Corinthians 11:24-26

Tags: Holy Communion, Equal, Iron Duke

Denomination: Anglican

The Ruling Caste

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 21, 2011

THE RULING CASTE On one of my trips to India, as I was walking around a market place, I came face to face with some proud Brahmans who consider themselves better than anyone, and they will not allow anyone touch them because they belong to the ruling caste. I asked if I could take their picture. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:14-23

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Courage Is Not Simply One Of The Virtues But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which ...read more

Tags: Endurance

The Hound Of Heaven

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 2, 2023

In his book The Call, author Os Guinness writes: We cannot find God without God. We cannot reach God without God. We cannot satisfy God without God—which is another way of saying that our seeking will always fall short unless God’s grace initiates the search and unless God’s call draws us to Him ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-9, Titus 3:5

Tags: Grace, Salvation, Works, Sovereignty Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Adult May See Human Wisdom Manifested In Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

An adult may see human wisdom manifested in its highest form by watching a childs boundless ...read more

Tags: Children

Each Of Us Has A Spark Of Life Inside Us, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Each of us has a spark of life inside us, and our highest endeavor ought to be to set ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

No Man Can Be Brave Who Thinks Pain The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No man can be brave who thinks pain the greatest evil; nor temperate, who ...read more

Tags: Endurance

G. H. Morling In The Quest For Serenity- "A ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 25, 2006

G. H. Morling in The Quest for Serenity- "A valuable study of the Gospels could be made, noticing how many times Jesus gave some of His greatest teachings in circumstances where he had simply been interrupted. How different this is from us; we hate to be interrupted. To Jesus, the importance ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

J.i Packer Said, "Wisdom Is The Power To See And ...

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 24, 2006

J.I Packer said, “Wisdom is the power to see and the inclination to choose the best and highest goal, together ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Christian Church

The Mother Is The Most Precious Possession Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The mother is the most precious possession of the nation, so precious that society advances its highest well-being when ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Health Spending Accounts For Nearly 15% Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Health spending accounts for nearly 15% of the U.S. economy, the highest ratio on record. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

To Do Something, However Small, To Make Others ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating ...read more

Tags: Ambition

If God Is Really Preparing Us All To Become ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If God is really preparing us all to become that which is the very highest and best thing possible, there ought never to be a ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Wisdom Is The Power To See And The Inclination To ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001

Wisdom is the power to see and the inclination to choose the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Transport Of The Mails, Transport Of The Human ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Transport of the mails, transport of the human voice, transport of flickering pictures in this century, as in others, our highest accomplishments ...read more

Tags: Character