In Sermon Illustrations: "People Cause Problems"

Experts Know What Should Be Done; Leaders Know ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Experts know what should be done; leaders know what should be done and how to get people to do it. Quoted in C. Barber, ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

St. Francis Said, "Preach The Gospel To All The ...  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 10, 2003

St. Francis said, “preach the gospel to all the world and if necessary use words.” Someone else has said that our lives ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Assembly Of God

I Never Forgot What Chuck Swindoll's Said Years ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 27, 2003

I never forgot what Chuck Swindoll’s said years ago, “It is a sin to bore people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!” I have ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

One "Frank & Ernest" Cartoon Shows Moses ...  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 3, 2003

One “Frank & Ernest” cartoon shows Moses bringing the 10 Commandments to the people, and one of them says, “Could you make ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

Denomination: Baptist

Amusement Parks Were A Destination For More Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Amusement parks were a destination for more than 90 million people in the USA in ‘02, up 17% since ‘96. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

C.t. Studd; Gave Up A Vast Fortune For Christ ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 6, 2006

C.T. Studd; gave up a vast fortune for Christ said "God is not looking for nibblers of the possible, but for grabbers of the impossible." (He went to ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Baptist

57% Of Americans Are Bothered A Lot Or Some When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

57% of Americans are bothered a lot or some when people use profanity, 32% are bothered a little, or not at all, only ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

In Traveling Around The World, I Discovered ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In traveling around the world, I discovered that the true face of a nation is its children. Their smiles, their play, their tears, and their sadness speak volumes. They ...read more

Tags: Children

Peace Is Not A Relationship Of Nations. It Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state ...read more

Tags: Peace

What A Lot Of Kindness And Common Human ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What a lot of kindness and common human naturechildlike simplicity, if you willthere is in people once you get them down together and persuade them that ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

The True Secret Of Giving Advice Is, After You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Natural Liberty Is A Gift Of The Beneficent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Natural liberty is a gift of the beneficent Creator, to the whole human race, and...civil libery is founded in that, and cannot be wrested from any ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

In The History Of The Nation, There Has Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the history of the nation, there has never been a political party so ridiculous as todays Democrats. Its as if all the brain-damaged people ...read more

Tags: Government

Enough Generations Of Socialist Policies Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Enough generations of socialist policies have now passed for us to judge their effects. They are bleak. Socialism undermines the character of a nation and of its ...read more

Tags: Government

Life Is Like A Merry-Go-Round. We Can Elect To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is like a Merry-go-round. We can elect to go either fast or slow, but hang on tight because people do ...read more

Tags: Learning

There Are Many Benefits To This Process Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are many benefits to this process of listening. The first is that good listeners are created as people feel listened to. Listening is a reciprocal process - we ...read more

Tags: Leadership Listening

I Think Most Of Us Are Looking For A Calling, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I think most of us are looking for a calling, not a job. Most of us, like the assembly line worker, have jobs that are too small for ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Everyone Is In Favor Of Free Speech. Hardly A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some peoples idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

Teamwork Is The Ability To Work Together Toward ...

Contributed by Gary Kelly on Nov 16, 2011

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that ...read more

Tags: Unity

Denomination: Apostolic

You Can Safely Assume That You've Created God ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 19, 2008

"You can safely assume that you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational