In Sermon Illustrations: "Only"

Spiritually, We Cannot Measure Our Life By ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 3, 2009

"Spiritually, we cannot measure our life by success, but only by what God pours through us, and we cannot measure that at all…." ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Pentecostal

R. Eliezer The Great Declares: Whoever Has A ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 28, 2009

"R. Eliezer the Great declares: Whoever has a piece of bread in his basket and says. ’What shall I eat tomorrow?’ belongs only ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Independent/Bible

If Men Evolved, As The Evolutionists Say, Then ...

Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 17, 2012

If men evolved, as the evolutionists say, then man has no glory and needs no redemption. Each is simply a part of the process. There is actually no difference between a man and an ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Evolution

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, In His Classic Work The Cost ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Mar 15, 2002

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in his classic work The Cost of Discipleship, rightly observed, "We have to practice strictest daily discipline; only so can the flesh learn ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Father Said To His Daughter, "What's Wrong, Judy? ...  PRO

Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 21, 2003

Father said to his daughter, "What’s wrong, Judy? Usually you talk on the phone for hours. This time you only talked for 30 minutes. How ...read more

Tags: Children, Parenting

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Most Generous: The Wesleyan Church, Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Most Generous: The Wesleyan Church, Christian Missionary & Alliance and the Assemblies of God are the only denominations that report contributions over 5% of annual ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Soft Landing: Church Seating Companies Say That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Soft Landing: Church seating companies say that 50% of their orders today are for cushioned seating, compared with only 20% just 5 years ...read more

Tags: Church General

It Takes An Average Of 14.2 Years To Bring A New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

It takes an average of 14.2 years to bring a new drug from lab to market—then only 1 in 5 survives FDA scrutiny. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Number 2: The Second Highest Traffic Topic Search ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Number 2: The second highest traffic topic search category on the Internet is Spiritual and Religious, second only to Sex and Pornography. (Randall ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

After Posting Strong 6% Growth In ‘04, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

After posting strong 6% growth in ‘04, the jewelry market slowed in ‘05, rising only 3.87% from $57.2 billion to ...read more

Tags: Money

I Passed A Church Yesterday In Owen Sound That ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 9, 2006

I passed a church yesterday in Owen Sound that has a signed posted near its parking lot. It says, “CHURCH PARKING ONLY. VIOLATERS WILL BE TICKETED AND ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

At First It Is A Mere Thought Confronting ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim George on Feb 8, 2001

“At first it is a mere thought confronting the mind; then imagination paints it in stronger colors; only after that do we take pleasure in it, and the will makes a ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Baptist

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, In His Classic Work The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in his classic work The Cost of Discipleship, rightly observed, "We have to practice strictest daily discipline; only so can the flesh ...read more

Tags: Endurance

G. K. Chesterton Said, "As Long As Matters Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

G. K. Chesterton said, “As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is a mere flattery or platitude; it is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be strength. Like all the ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Wayne Smith Tells Of An Ad He Observed In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008

- Wayne Smith tells of an ad he observed in a southern California newspaper at thanksgiving a few years back… “Divorce: only $25, come in and unload that ...read more

Wealth Retained The 60 Richest Americans Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

WEALTH RETAINED The 60 richest Americans have fortunes totaling an estimated $630 billion, of which only a little over $7 billion has been ...read more

Tags: Money

People In Advertising Sales Are Among The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

People in advertising sales are among the happiest one-third of employed Americans; the unhappiest people by job are gas station attendants ...read more

Tags: Happiness

Media ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

MEDIA BIAS A recent Pew Research Center study found 32% of national reporters acknowledge being politically liberal, compared to only ...read more

Tags: Politics

Ive Looked For Answers In Many Ways Religious, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ive looked for answers in many ways religious, political, humanistic in different places. I have come to believe there is only one response, the moral ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Fame What A Vain Word, And What A Vain ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Fame What a vain word, and what a vain recompense Since I have known the simple life of the Pacific, I think only of withdrawing myself ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment