In Sermon Illustrations: "Not Puffed Up"

An Interesting Phenomenon In Children Is That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An interesting phenomenon in children is that gratitude or thankfulness comes relatively late in their young lives. They almost have to be taught it; if not, ...read more

Tags: Joy

You Start Chasing A Ball And Your Brain ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to Run forward, bend, scoop up the ball, peg it to ...read more

Tags: Thought

Architecture Is The Alphabet Of Giants; It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Architecture is the alphabet of giants; it is the largest set of symbols ever made to meet the eyes of men. A tower stands up like a sort of ...read more

Tags: Church General

O Ireland, Isn't It Grand You Look? Like A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"O Ireland, isn't it grand you look? Like a bride in her rich adornin; And with all of the pent-up love of ...read more

Tags: Government

He Who Waits To Do A Great Deal Of Good At Once ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything. Life is made up of little things. True greatness ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

As Human Beings, We Are Endowed With Freedom Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. ...read more

Tags: Truth

On A Rainy Day See What Can Be Done Around The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"On a rainy day see what can be done around the house. Rather than stand idle, tidy things up. Remember, though no ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Total '06 U.s. Movie Theater Revenue Was $11.1 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008

Total ’06 U.S. movie theater revenue was $11.1 billion, with ticket sales making up 66% of the total. ...read more

Dale Earnhardt Said, Following One Race, "I ...

Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on May 10, 2008

Dale Earnhardt said, following one race, “I cried a little bit in the race car on the way to the checkered flag. Well, maybe ...read more

Tags: Goals

Denomination: Methodist

To The Hardships Of Life, The Famous Poet Robert ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

To the hardships of life, the famous poet Robert Frost would say this: "In three words I can sum up everything ...read more

Tags: Endurance, God's Provision, Hardship Of Life

Write Only What You Love, And Love What You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Peace Does Not Mean The End Of All Our Striving; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Peace does not mean the end of all our striving; Joy does not mean the drying of our tears; Peace is the power that comes to souls ...read more

Tags: Peace

The Postal Service Is Expected To Handle 20 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The Postal Service is expected to handle 20 billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas, up slightly from last year. ...read more

Tags: Christmas

You Dont Ever Want To Sleep When Youre ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You dont ever want to sleep when youre enthusiastic. If you cant wait to get up until tomorrow to get back to work on ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Perseverance Gives Power To Weakness, And Opens ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Perseverance gives power to weakness, and opens to poverty the world's wealth. It spreads fertility over the barren landscape, and bids the choicest fruits and flowers ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:6-7

Tags: Desert, Endurance

Serious Sport Has Nothing To Do With Fair Play. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules, and sadistic pleasure in witnessing ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

I Can't Think Of A Better Place For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I can't think of a better place for a non-Christian to sit down and light up a cigarette than in the home of a Christian where he ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Obstacles Dont Have To Stop You. If You Run ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Obstacles dont have to stop you. If you run into a wall, dont turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Life Is Not A Journey To The Grave With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, ...read more

Tags: Learning

The People Im Furious With Are The Womens ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The people Im furious with are the womens liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming that women are brighter than men. Thats true, but it ...read more

Tags: Men And Women