In Sermon Illustrations: "Never Knew You"

The Pursuit Of Peace By The Leaders Of The Ussr ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The pursuit of peace by the leaders of the USSR and the USA reminds me of the cat and the dog who were so busy watching each other that ...read more

Tags: Peace

All Successful Newspapers Are Ceaselessly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose. They never defend anyone or anything if they can help it; if the job is forced on them, ...read more

Tags: Culture

Sufficient To Each Day Are The Duties To Be Done ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Sufficient to each day are the duties to be done and the trials to be endured. God never built a Christian strong enough to carry todays ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Time Has No Divisions To Mark Its Passage; There ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Time has no divisions to mark its passage; there is never a thunderstorm to announce the beginning of a new year. It is only we ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

If A Man Insisted Always On Being Serious, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Silence

Be Like Jockey Willie Shoemaker. Hes The Best In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Be like jockey Willie Shoemaker. Hes the best in the business because he has the lightest touch on the reins. They say the ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

Mercy Is Like The Rainbow, Which God Hath Set ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Mercy is like the rainbow, which God hath set in the clouds; it never shines after it is night. If we refuse mercy ...read more

Tags: Gifts Mercy

Ones Philosophy Is Not Best Expressed In Words. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ones philosophy is not best expressed in words. It is expressed in the choices one makes. The process never ends, until we die. And the ...read more

Tags: Truth

Clarence Darrow, The Agnostic, Once Said, "I Have ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 30, 2009

Clarence Darrow, the agnostic, once said, "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great ...read more

Tags: Anger

Denomination: Baptist

As One Biblical Scholar Put It, "Christianity ...

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jan 26, 2012

As one Biblical scholar put it, "Christianity can never become our responsibility until we acknowledge that it is primarily ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: *other

Where Do All My Nasal Fluids Come From?

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 5, 2024

I am finally, in what I think is the last phase of my recent health confusion. My nose is dripping, and I think I use at least one box of tissues daily. I did not know I had so much of this in my body, and I am not exactly sure where it came from. When I was young, I remember having a bad case of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:4-5

Tags: Overcome, Victory, Sneeze

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Ring  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Andrew Stephens on Apr 2, 2002

THE RING I told you earlier that my favorite Christmas present was given to me be a lady named Joan Ellis in 1982. Joan is now my mother in law. The gift that she gave me is a wedding ring. It was the set that her husband had given her on their engagement. Her husband Don died in 1978, and she ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment, Divinity Of Christ, Commitment To Christ

Prejudice Comes From An Unclean ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009

Prejudice Comes from an Unclean Heart I like this thought posted by Mike Atkinson in his daily email humor list some time ago. If you can start the day without caffeine; if you can get going without pep pills; if you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains; if you can resist complaining ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:14-15

Tags: Racism

The Bridge Of Grace Will Bear Your Weight, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The bridge of grace will bear your weight, brother. Thousands of big sinners have gone across that bridge, yea, tens of thousands have gone over it. I can hear their trampings now as they traverse the great arches of the bridge of salvation. They come by the thousands, by their myriads, err since ...read more

Tags: Sin General

P. 800 – It Is Observable That God Has ...  PRO

Contributed by Troy Mason on Sep 9, 2002

ILLUS p. 800 – It is observable that God has often called men to places of dignity and honor when they have busy and honest employment of their vocation. Saul was seeking his father’s donkeys and David his father’s sheep when called to the Kingdom. The shepherds were feeding their flocks when ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Tags: Shepherd, Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

Glamour Is Not Greatness

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 16, 2007

Quote: Glamour is not Greatness James R. Sizoo said: Let it never be forgotten that glamour is not greatness; applause is not fame; prominence is not eminence. The man of the hour is not apt to be the man of the ages. A stone may sparkle, but that does not make it a diamond; people may have money, ...read more

Denomination: Other

During World War Ii, A Military Governor Met With ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 29, 2010

During World War II, a military governor met with General George Patton in Sicily. When he praised Patton highly for his courage and bravery, the general replied, “Sir, I am not a brave man . . . The truth is, I am an utter craven coward. I have never been within the sound of gunshot or in sight of ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Baptist

Counsel Of Our Fears

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 19, 2010

COUNSEL OF OUR FEARS During World War II, a military governor met with General George Patton in Sicily. When he praised Patton highly for his courage and bravery, the general replied, "Sir, I am not a brave man. . . The truth is, I am an utter craven coward. I have never been within the sound of ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Baptist

Treat Each Other Like The Answer To A Prayer  PRO

Contributed by Dave Clark on Dec 11, 2012

TREAT EACH OTHER LIKE THE ANSWER TO A PRAYER I can still see one of the great provokers in my life. I met her on a work trip to Kentucky. Our youth group was working on a woman’s house, but it wasn’t very much fun. We hated where we were. Porches and front yards littered with old cars, sofas ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:43-48, Acts 10:30-33

Tags: Prayer Of Faith

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

There's A Joke About A Man Who Was A Keen Church ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There’s a joke about a man who was a keen church goer. The pillar of the church. I looked up pillar of the church in my A-Z of Christianity: a big thick thing that holds everything up and restricts vision. (From Bacon Sandwiches and Salvation by Adrian Plass published by Authentic – a very funny ...read more

Tags: Hell