In Sermon Illustrations: "Not Hearers Only"

Quote Of The Day: "Finney Learned By Experience ...  PRO

Contributed by Daryl Grimes on Oct 17, 2002

Quote of the Day: "Finney learned by experience that if the church lived only one week as if they truly believed the Bible, sinners would fall down before them and ask how they might be ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Baptist

I Thank God That I Live In A Country Where ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I thank God that I live in a country where dreams can come true, where failure sometimes is the first step to success and where success is only another form ...read more

Tags: Dreams

One Great Thing About Marriage Is The Fun Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One great thing about marriage is the fun of living two at a time. You get not only your own lifes journey but an extra ticket through another life as ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Every Generation Has Enough Moral Courage To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every generation has enough moral courage to feel it would have done better than the previous generation, if only it had been there. Yet for some reason, every ...read more

Tags: Aging

Alone, Even Doing Nothing, You Do Not Waste ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Alone, even doing nothing, you do not waste your time. You do, almost always, in company. No encounter with yourself can be altogether sterile: Something necessarily ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

It Is Wise To Think About The Past And Learn ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is wise to think about the past and learn from it. But it is unwise for us to be in the past...It is also wise for us to think about the future and plan for it. But it is unwise for us to be in the ...read more

Tags: Present

The Categorical Imperative

Contributed by Daniel Haas on May 8, 2009

THE CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE The Golden Rule is common sense. The most concise version is to be found in the works of Immanuel Kant and goes by the name of the Categorical Imperative: "Act only according to that maxim ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Congregational

The Talmud Says, "I Am A Creature [of God] And ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 14, 2009

The Talmud says, "I am a creature [of God] and my neighbor is also His creature… We have learnt that it matters not whether one does much or little, if ...read more

Tags: Heart

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The God-Alphabet

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 7, 2013

THE GOD-ALPHABET J. Vernon McGee observed: "From an alphabet you make words, and Jesus Christ is called the 'Word of God' -- the full revelation and intelligent ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Congregational

Three Types Of People

Contributed by John Bright on Apr 3, 2021

It has been well said that there are only three classes of people in the world today: those who are afraid, those who do not know enough to be afraid, and those who know ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7

Tags: Bible, Fear

Denomination: Methodist

The Mysterious Formula For Coca-Cola  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 11, 2002

The mysterious formula for Coca-Cola In 1925, the only written copy of its formula Coca-Cola admits to having was retrieved from a New York bank (where it had been held as collateral on a sugar loan) and reverently laid in safe deposit box in Woodruff’s Atlanta bank, the Trust Company of Georgia ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13

Tags: Workplace

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do You Have A Portable God?" Numbers 10: 11-21 ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 7, 2005

“Do You Have A Portable God?” Numbers 10: 11-21 Key verse(s): 21:“Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things. The tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.” Think about this! The only time that you will be through with change in this life is when your life is through. Life in an ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 10:11-21

Tags: God Brings Hope, God Brings Purpose

Denomination: Lutheran

Dr. Tom Long, Writes Of The Unforgettable Story ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

DR. TOM LONG, WRITES OF THE UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF VISITING A SMALL, BUT IMPRESSIVE PRAYER CHAPEL, THAT FEATURED A LIFE-SIZED RENDERING OF JESUS, WITH A SIGN ON IT FROM MATTHEW 11:28-30 WHICH SAYS, “COME UNTO ME ALL YE THAT ARE HEAVY LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU, AND LEARN ...read more

Tags: Easter Maundy Thursday

Every Branch That Bears Fruit Must Be Pruned To ...  PRO

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jun 14, 2008

Every branch that bears fruit must be pruned to bear much more fruit. I have a tomato plant that has been living for over two years now. Every winter the cold weather and heavy breeze kill more than half of the vines and leafs. If I don't prune the dead, it will spread and kill the whole plant. ...read more

Scripture: John 17:13, John 17:13-21

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Parachute Illustration

Contributed by David Goering on Nov 1, 2019

SCRIPTURE: James 2:19 "Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble." ILLUSTRATION: Two men are on a plane, an announcement comes over the loud speakers and says "This plane is going to crash, please put on the parachute that is under ...read more

Scripture: James 2:19

Tags: Faith, Salvation, Repentance

Pride Is The King Of Vices. . . It Is The First ...  PRO

Contributed by Wayne Major on Mar 16, 2002

“Pride is the king of vices. . . it is the first of the pallbearers of the soul. . . other vices destroy only their opposite virtues, as wantonness destroys chastity; greed destroys temperance; anger destroys gentleness; ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride, Humility

Denomination: Methodist

Faith For My Deliverance Is Not Faith In God. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only ...read more

Tags: Daniel

Bible Survey A New Zondervan Survey Reveals Adult ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

Bible Survey A new Zondervan survey reveals adult Americans’ perceptions about the Bible. Only 59% read the Bible occasionally, down from 73% in the ‘80’s and at least weekly ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Heart Attacks: About 60,000 People A Year Suffer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Heart Attacks: About 60,000 people a year suffer an electrical short-circuit in the heart that can be reversed only with a shock from a defibrillator. Of these patients, 6% to 10% ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Advertising: The Education Of The Public As To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Advertising: The education of the public as to who you are, where you are, and what you have to offer in the way of skill, talent or commodity. The only man who should not advertise is the man ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace