In Sermon Illustrations: "Over Thinking"

By The Time The Average Christian Gets His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"By the time the average Christian gets his temperature up to normal, everybody thinks he ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Ethel Barrett

Contributed by Raymond Smith on Dec 30, 2006

Ethel Barrett "We would worry less about what others think of us if we ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Very Reason For The First Amendment Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as ...read more

Tags: America

The Very Purpose Of Existence Is To Reconcile ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

By The Time A Man Realizes That Maybe His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Whenever A Man's Friends Begin To Compliment ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

You Dont Hear Much About The Battle Of The Sexes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You dont hear much about the battle of the sexes anymore. Do you think this is because of the ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Three-Fourths Of The Mistakes A Man Makes Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

One Should Fight Like The Devil The Temptation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exceptionat least ...read more

Tags: Workplace

I Have Learned That Prayer Is Not Asking For ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have learned that prayer is not asking for what you think you want but asking to be ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

This World, After All Our Science And Sciences, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle; wonderful, inscrutable, magical and ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Remember, Happiness Doesnt Depend Upon Who You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Remember, happiness doesnt depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Dissenter Is Every Human Being At Those ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns momentarily ...read more

Tags: Thought

Character Is Like A Tree And Reputation Like A ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 28, 2010

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Church Of God

What Is Repentance? Gordon Macdonald Helps Us ...  PRO

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 16, 2005

What is repentance? Gordon MacDonald helps us to understand with these sobering words: “Repentance is not necessarily repentance for what I have done although it may necessitate that. Repentance is for, more significantly, what is in me as a sinner. I suggest to you that the Bible is teaching ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost, Repentance

Denomination: Methodist

The Prevalence Of War

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 6, 2011

THE PREVALENCE OF WAR According to the statistics, there have 14,553 known wars from 36 BC to date. Since 1945, there have been over 70 wars and more than 200 significant outbreaks of violence. From 1958, over 100 nations have been involved in one way or another in armed conflict of some kind. In ...read more

Tags: War

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Delusional Spiritual Myopithy!" John 15:26-John ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 12, 2005

“Delusional Spiritual Myopithy!” John 15:26-John 16:4 Key verse(s) 26:“When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.” Oh that dreaded sign! “Caution––Men Working!” Normally I am pretty good about ...read more

Scripture: John 11:45-53

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes, Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Lutheran

French Fries  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 24, 2007

French Fries Like many modern fathers, I never seem to have enough time to spend with my children. So I was pleased that I had to "watch" the two boys last Saturday. We ran a couple of errands, got the car washed, and then they decided it was time for lunch. I asked them where they wanted to ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Disappointment-----For Nine Years I Had Worked ...

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 16, 2010

DISAPPOINTMENT-----For nine years I had worked with the same group of men on a loading dock, loading and unloading trucks. It was hard physical work, but very mundane and we all found it quite boring. Since the work was so mindless, I would find myself in philosophical conversations everyday. I was ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Power Of God's Word In The Workplace

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD IN THE WORKPLACE For nine years I had worked with the same group of men on a loading dock, loading and unloading trucks. It was hard physical work, but very mundane and we all found it quite boring. Since the work was so mindless, I would find myself in philosophical ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:24

Tags: Bible Influence