In Sermon Illustrations: "Personal Story"

Perseverance Can Lend The Appearance Of Dignity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Perseverance can lend the appearance of dignity and grandeur to many actions, just as silence in company affords wisdom and ...read more

Tags: Endurance

You Vote Yourselves Salaries Out Of The Public ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal ...read more

Tags: Government

Many People Succeed When Others Do Not Believe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Many people succeed when others do not believe in them. Rarely does a person succeed when ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Robert Murray Mccheyne, A Preacher Of Years Past ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007

Robert Murray McCheyne, a preacher of years past once said, “My people’s greatest ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Its Not A College Degree That Makes A Writer. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Its not a college degree that makes a writer. The great thing is ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

It’s All In The Script

Contributed by James Snyder on May 14, 2022

Everybody is concerned about details in various aspects of life. I like overseeing the details of my life to make sure I'm going in the right direction. I'm not always going in the right direction, as you can imagine. However, everybody's idea of detail management is not always the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:5

Tags: Script, Commercials

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Sir Forgets-A-Lot To The Rescue

Contributed by James Snyder on Sep 17, 2022

Contrary to the idea that the older you get, the more you forget, it has never been my experience. I have forgotten things for as long as I can remember. I even forget things that never actually happened. It runs in our family, though it came to me legitimately down through the generations. A nut ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 8:12

Tags: Blessing, Forgetting

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Love Received And Love Given Comprise The Best ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

"Love received and love given comprise the best form of therapy." Gordon William Allport (1897-1967) American ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love, Disappointment

Theodore Roosevelt Said, "There Has Not Yet Been ...

Contributed by Tim Richards on Jun 22, 2005

Theodore Roosevelt said, "There has not yet been a person in our history who led a life of ease ...read more

Tags: Prayer Hardship, Endurance

Denomination: Baptist

If I Have Any Beliefs About Immortality, It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to ...read more

Tags: Family

If A Man Harbors Any Sort Of Fear, It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If a man harbors any sort of fear, it percolates through all his thinking, damages his ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Of Middle Age The Best That Can Be Said Is That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has likely learned how to have a ...read more

Tags: Aging

Middle Age Is When You've Met So Many People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet ...read more

Tags: Aging

A Creditor Is Worse Than A Slave-Owner; For The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A creditor is worse than a slave-owner; for the master owns only your person, but a creditor owns ...read more

Tags: Money

An Image... Is Not Simply A Trademark, A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An image... is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Where An Excess Of Power Prevails, Property Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his ...read more

Tags: Power

Men May Spurn Our Appeals, Reject Our Message, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons, but they ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Oswald Sanders Said, "Only The Disciplined ...

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Dec 22, 2012

Oswald Sanders said, "Only the disciplined person will rise to his highest power. He is able to lead ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General, Self-Discipline

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Passages Which Record Cases Of Actual Apostasy, 1 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Passages which record cases of actual apostasy, 1 Timothy 1:19,20; 2 Timothy 2:17, 18; 4:10; 2 Peter 2:1,2. But there is no proof that the persons mentioned were true believers. The Bible itself teaches that there are persons who profess the faith and yet are not of the faith, Romans 9:6; 1 John ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

The Virtual Family Dinner, Being Developed By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

The Virtual Family Dinner, being developed by Accenture, will allow family members to chow down together regardless of where they live. It works like this: small, ceiling mounted cameras monitor Accenture’s Chicago test kitchen, tracking a test mom as she prepares a meal. When the system sees her ...read more