In Sermon Illustrations: "Other Gods"

You Know Someone Once Likened Government To A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You know someone once likened government to a baby. It is an alimentary canal with an appetite at one end and ...read more

Tags: Government

Somehow Not Only For Christmas But All The Long ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Somehow not only for Christmas But all the long year through, The joy that you give to others ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Lawyers On Opposite Sides Of A Case Are Like ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Lawyers on opposite sides of a case are like the two parts of shears; they cut what comes ...read more

Tags: Law

The Charm Of Friendship Is Liberty, And He That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The charm of friendship is liberty, and he that would destroy the one destroys, without designing ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Money Can Be Fickle, Having A Lasting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Money can be fickle, having a lasting relationship with a few and a brief fling with others, while ...read more

Tags: Money

An Egotist Is Not A Man Who Thinks Too Much Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An egotist is not a man who thinks too much of himself; he is a man who thinks ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Nothing So Soothes Our Vanity As A Display Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it makes us ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Unless Each Man Produces More Than He Receives, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Unless each man produces more than he receives, increases his output, there will be ...read more

Tags: Productivity

Every Noble Acquisition Is Attended With Its ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

Ive Called For Whatever It Takes To Be So ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ive called for whatever it takes to be so strong that no other nation will dare violate the peace. ...read more

Tags: Strength

The Fastest Way To Succeed Is To Look As If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The fastest way to succeed is to look as if youre playing by other peoples rules, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Success Is Dangerous. One Begins To Copy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Success Has Nothing To Do With What You Gain In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Wiersbe (Theologian): "What Had Begun As A ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 25, 2008

Wiersbe (theologian): “What had begun as a service and convenience for visitors from other lands soon ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

I Came Across This Quote From Louis Vermeil: ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 16, 2008

I came across this quote from Louis Vermeil: The prime purpose of eloquence is to ...read more

Tags: Tongue

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

[253]. A Message From A Poem – The Artist And The Gypsy Girl

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 7, 2026

[253]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE ARTIST AND THE GYPSY GIRL Created faithfully from a tract of the same name. It was around 1998 that I came to have a gospel tract called “The Artist and the Gypsy Girl” and I was quite impressed by it. I wanted to convert the tract to a poem but maintaining ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:19, Acts 4:12

Tags: Pepita, A Gospel Tract, Witnessing, The Gospel Message, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Stenburg, Crucifixion Painting, Salvation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Dare You Accuse Me!" 1 Corinthians 15:55-58 ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 8, 2005

“How Dare You Accuse Me!” 1 Corinthians 15:55-58 Key verse(s): 57:“But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” How dare you? Indignation. Though I have few hairs left on this bald pate, the few that I have will come to attention pretty quick should my dignity be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:55-58

Tags: Greed, Sin Exposed, Sin General, Submission

Denomination: Lutheran

Relentless For Justice  PRO

Contributed by Bishop Johnathan Hester on Sep 22, 2009

Relentless for Justice IN the parable of the widow and the unjust judge, we meet an extraordinary woman who refuses to accept her fate. She voices opposition to injustice without relenting. As a result of her persistence, even the unjust judge is prompted to act. If even an unjust judge can be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8, Luke 18:7-8

Tags: Assurance Of Salvation

Denomination: Apostolic

Unsung Heroes: The Shepherds Of Bethlehem

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 14, 2020

Introduction: the Christmas story, the birth of Jesus Christ into this world, is one of the most beautiful ever told. Many believers and others are more or less familiar with Mary and Joseph traveling from Nazareth to Bethlehem, and how Jesus was born in an inn and laid in a manger because there ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Tags: Mary, Birth Of Jesus, Shepherds, Unsung Heroes

Denomination: Baptist

[090]. Poem Message – Specific – For Elderly Christians - The Three Ds

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 26, 2025

[090]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – SPECIFIC – FOR ELDERLY CHRISTIANS - THE THREE Ds We come to the last poem in the 9 Part trilogy, and it is in the section SPECIFIC, addressed to Elderly Christians. Older Christians are the workhorse in the Church, plodding along for decades bearing the load. In ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:38-39, Romans 6:8-9, Romans 5:5, 1 Peter 2:6, James 1:5-6  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: The Door To Heaven, Old Age, Regret, Doubts, Elderly Christians, Poems, Old Christians, Faith, Death, Heaven, Elderly, Disappointment, Poetry  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational