In Sermon Illustrations: "Own Wits"

If You Have Anything Really Valuable To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Whatever You Are From Nature, Keep To It; Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whatever you are from nature, keep to it; never desert your own line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed; be anything else, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Sabbath

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 12, 2023

Busyness is the enemy of spirituality. It is essentially laziness. It is doing the easy thing instead of the hard thing. It is filling our time with our own actions instead of paying attention ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:23-28

Tags: Worship, Work, Sabbath, Busyness, Rest  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Toot And Tumble! (07.22.05--Pride--2 Chronicles ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 19, 2005

Toot and Tumble! (07.22.05--Pride--2 Chronicles 26:16) Sometimes we just amaze ourselves when it comes to our own ability to work things out. You know, when faced with a troublesome situation, we come up with a problem solution that even we didn’t see coming. The story is told of two ducks and a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 26:16

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Character, Joy

Denomination: Lutheran

Governor William Bradford's Account Of The Story ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 26, 2009

Governor William Bradford’s account of the story of Plymouth Plantation discusses how the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth and their leaders initially planned to have everyone own and share everything. They planned for the people to work for the common good, and believed that this would produce ...read more

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Baptist

A Higher Source

Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009

A HIGHER SOURCE "I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honour him" (Ps. 91:15). First, "I will deliver." When God called Moses to go down into Egypt to deliver the children of Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, in all the world there wasn’t a man who, humanly speaking, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:15

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Denomination: *other

The Storms Of Matthew 8

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011

THE STORMS OF MATTHEW 8 When I was a teen living in Okinawa, I remember some of my friends and I taking a boat from the main island of Okinawa to visit one of the smaller islands. It was during the typhoon season and though we were not in a typhoon, it was a really, really scary storm. We were in ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Baptist

Quote: Eugene Peterson Describes, "Sabbath As ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 1, 2006

Quote: Eugene Peterson describes, “Sabbath as that uncluttered time and space in which we can distance ourselves from our own activities enough to see what God is doing” ...read more

Tags: Sabbath, Rest

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Child's Eyes Those Clear Wells Of Undefiled ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A child's eyes Those clear wells of undefiled thought What on earth can be more beautiful? Full of hope, love, and curiosity, they meet your own. In prayer, how ...read more

Tags: Children

Dick Towner States, "While Materialism's Highest ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 6, 2003

Dick Towner states, ”While materialism’s highest value is possession, Christianity stresses stewardship of God’s possessions. The foundational principle is that we do not own our ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Humanity Certainly Needs Practical Men, Who Get ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Humanity certainly needs practical men, who get the most out of their workBut humanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development of an enterprise is so captivating that it becomes ...read more

Tags: Dreams

But What Is Liberty Without Wisdom, And Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint. Men are qualified for liberty in exact ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

The Lawgiver, Of All Beings, Most Owes The Law ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The lawgiver, of all beings, most owes the law allegiance. He of all men should behave as though the law compelled him. But it is the universal weakness of mankind that ...read more

Tags: Law

Tis Hard To Part When Friends Are Dear, Perhaps ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Tis hard to part when friends are dear, Perhaps will cost a sigh, a tear; Then steal away, give little warning; Choose thine own time; Say not Good ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Looking Forward Into An Empty Year Strikes One ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Looking forward into an empty year strikes one with a certain awe, because one finds therein no recognition. The years behind have a friendly aspect, and they are warmed by the fires we have ...read more

Tags: Memories

Wouldn't It Be Silly For Someone To Put Milk, A ...

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2009

Wouldn’t it be silly for someone to put milk, a banana, ice cubes, and sugar in an electric blender and then put the top on and shake it? We all do ...read more

Tags: Power

Life In A Box! (09.02.05--The Temporal ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 31, 2005

Life In a Box! (09.02.05--The Temporal Things!--Matthew 6:21) Did you ever stop to think, about the legacy that you will leave once this life is over? Will you be remembered for the things you did or the things that you owned? I was asked that question the other day and the asker simply asked me ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:21, Psalm 34:10

Tags: Immanuel, Goals, God With Us, Legacy, Finding Fulfillment, Testimony, Struggles  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

Wrong Righteousness  PRO

Contributed by Tylor Cates on Jan 24, 2004

Wrong Righteousness Quote: "If you don’t know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else." - Yogi Berra Text: Romans 10:1-4 Prop: a new US $20 bill (or adapt for local currency) Summary: Some people try to get to heaven on their own by being a good person. The only righteousness that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:1-4

Tags: Apologetics General, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Baptist

Mother Teresa, When Asked How She Had ...  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 10, 2001

Mother Teresa, when asked how she had accomplished such great things in her life said this, "None of us can do anything great on our own, ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Christian Love

Denomination: Baptist

I Used To Ask God If He Would Come And Help Me. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

I used to ask God if He would come and help me. Then I asked if I could come and help Him. Finally I ended by asking God to do ...read more

Tags: Christian Love