In Sermon Illustrations: "Never Quit"

Hold Yourself Responsible For A Higher Standard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Hope Is The Thing With Feathers That Perches In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without ...read more

Tags: Faith

Life Is Like A Dog Sled Team. If You Aint The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is like a dog sled team. If you aint the lead dog, the ...read more

Tags: Learning

Life Is Like A Ten Speed Bike. Most Of Us Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Life is like a ten speed bike. Most of us have ...read more

Tags: Learning

Since There Is Nothing So Well Worth Having As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Start Writing A New Chapter, For If You Live By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Start writing a new chapter, for if you live by the book ...read more

Tags: Creation

Cautious, Careful People, Always Casting About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations ...read more

Tags: Emotions

The Sudden Disappointment Of A Hope Leaves A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Permissiveness Is The Principle Of Treating ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults; and the tactic of ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

You May Forget With Whom You Laughed, But You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You may forget with whom you laughed, but you will never ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Honeymoon With God

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 15, 2013

Your honeymoon with God should never be over. Kyle ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 2:2

Tags: Surrender, Jesus Christ, Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Scottish Theologian James Moffatt Comments: ...

Contributed by Doug Lyon on Feb 17, 2008

Scottish theologian James Moffatt comments: “Death is never the last word in the ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Man Went To An Asylum For The Criminally ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 10, 2003

A man went to an asylum for the criminally insane. He was a bit surprised to find that there were three guards to take care of a hundred inmates. He said to one of the guards, "Aren’t you afraid that the inmates will unite, overcome you, and escape?" The guard said, "Lunatics never unite." ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:1-18

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Unity

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I'm Told Of A Turkey Farmer Who Was Always ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 7, 2005

I’m told of a turkey farmer who was always experimenting with breeding to perfect a better turkey. His family was fond of the leg portion for dinner and there were never enough legs for everyone. After many frustrating attempts, the farmer was relating the results of his efforts to his friends at ...read more

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday, Friend

Denomination: Baptist

Brand New Start  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010

BRAND NEW START An angry newspaper subscriber stormed into the reporter’s office and demanded an apology because he had been mistakenly put in the obituaries. The reporter said, "I never write retractions, but what I will do tomorrow is list you in the birth column and give you a brand new ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 57:14

Tags: Revival

The Visited Planet,

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009

“The Visited Planet,” by J.B. Phillips Once upon a time a very young angel was being shown round the splendours and glories of the universes by a senior and experienced angel. To tell the truth, the little angel was beginning to be tired and a little bored. He had been shown whirling galaxies and ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Tags: Christmas

Faith Is Unutterable Trust In God, Trust Which ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust which never dreams that He will not stand by ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Faith General, Faith, Assurance, Trust  (view more)  (view less)

Discretion

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 21, 2001

DISCRETION I have never been hurt by anything I didn’t say. ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Greatest Missionary Is The Bible In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"The greatest missionary is the Bible in the mother tongue. It needs no furlough and is never ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Ambition Is So Powerful A Passion In The Human ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast that however high we ...read more

Tags: Ambition