In Sermon Illustrations: "One"

Will Gives Out First

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

Will Gives Out First I can remember trying out for the cross country team at my high school. I could not understand how some of these guys did it. they could run and be fine at the finish line. I on the other hand was literally dying and giving up a mile short. The coach told me that the great ...read more

Tags: Encouragement

What A Friend We Have In Jesus  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS One time a rabbi, a priest and a Christian minister were talking about how each of them celebrated Christmas. The minister and priest said that they give thanks for all of God's blessings and on Christmas morning they open their gifts. "We do it a little ...read more

Tags: Christmas

The Late Great American Writer Of Children's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2009

The late great American writer of children’s books and poetry, Phyllis McGinley (1905 - 1978): "Families that own a surface similarity of good cheer are happy families! For one thing, they like each other, which is quite a different thing from loving. For another, they have almost always, one ...read more

Tags: Family

Roman Philosopher Seneca Noted, "It Is Not The ...

Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jun 21, 2005

Roman philosopher Seneca noted, "it is not the man who has too little who is poor, ...read more

Tags: Poverty

Denomination: Lutheran

It Takes On The Average, 85 People In The ...

Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Oct 2, 2006

It takes on the average, 85 people in the American Church to lead one person to Christ. (Lost in ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Free Methodist

No Man Needs A Vacation So Much As The Man Who ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 28, 2006

"No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one" ...read more

Denomination: Orthodox

The Promises Of God Are Never Spoken To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The promises of God are never spoken to the individual alone, but to all at one time. Baptism, on the contrary, is ...read more

Tags: Baptism

It Is By His Grace That God Imputes Merit Where ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

It is by His grace that God imputes merit where none previously existed and declares no debt ...read more

Tags: Grace

Brotherhood Doesnt Come In A Package. It Is Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Brotherhood doesnt come in a package. It is not a commodity to be taken down from the shelf with one hand it is an ...read more

Tags: Family

It Might Be Just As Offensive To Be Around A Man ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

It might be just as offensive to be around a man who never changed his mind as one ...read more

Tags: Change

As In The Masters Spirit You Take Into Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"As in the Masters spirit you take into your arms the little ones, His own everlasting ...read more

Tags: Children

Dont Laugh At A Youth For His Affectations; He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Dont laugh at a youth for his affectations; he is only trying on one face after ...read more

Tags: Children

Cheerful People, The Doctors Say, Resist ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Cheerful people, the doctors say, resist disease better than the glum ones. In other words, ...read more

Tags: Joy

We Dont Receive Wisdom; We Must Discover It For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We dont receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey no one ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

George Macdonald Wrote, "Half The Misery In The ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002

George Macdonald wrote, “Half the misery in the world comes from trying to look, instead of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Faith, Giving Yourself

Denomination: Congregational

Bulldog Commitment - A Bulldog's Nose Is Slanted ...  PRO

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Feb 21, 2003

Bulldog Commitment - A bulldog’s nose is slanted backward so that he can still ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:38

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Church Of God

I The (Pastor/Teacher) Have A Responsibility To ...

Contributed by Charles Jones on Aug 28, 2007

“I the (Pastor/Teacher) have a responsibility to you the (learner) to teach the Word of God ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Quote: "The Ability Or Inability To Accept A ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 11, 2008

Quote: "The ability or inability to accept a miracle depends on whether or not one spells his God ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Uncle Bud Robertson Once Said; "Pride Is The Only ...

Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Jul 13, 2008

Uncle Bud Robertson once said; “Pride is the only thing that makes everyone else ...read more

Tags: Pride

Denomination: *other

Ask Any Decent Person What He Thinks Matters ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Ask any decent person what he thinks matters most in human conduct: five to one ...read more

Tags: Christian Love