In Sermon Illustrations: "Positive Thinking"

The Essence Of Success Is That It Is Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The essence of success is that it is never necessary to think of a new idea oneself. It is far better to wait until somebody else does it, and then ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

God Gave Us Two Ends, One To Sit On And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God gave us two ends, one to sit on and the other to think with. Success depends upon which end we use ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Pride Slays Thanksgiving, But An Humble Mind Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Allen Redpath In Passion For Preaching Says We ...  PRO

Contributed by Ronald Hughes on Apr 18, 2002

Allen Redpath in Passion For Preaching says we should THINK before we speak... T Is it TRUE ? ... Must begin here. H Is it HELPFUL ? I Is it INSPIRING ...read more

Tags: Truth, Christian Love

Denomination: Pentecostal

Mark Twain And A Friend Walked Outside One Day ...  PRO

Contributed by Joanna Loucky-Ramsey on Nov 4, 2002

Mark Twain and a friend walked outside one day in the rain. The friend said, “You think it will stop?” Mark Twain said, “It ...read more

Tags: Endurance, God In The Hardships

Denomination: Baptist

The Way To Happiness: Keep Your Heart Free From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. ...read more

Tags: Joy

Everything We Have Learned In The Industrial ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Everything we have learned in the industrial age has tended to create more and more complication. I think that more and more people are learning that you have to simplify, ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Reason Why Few People Are Agreeable In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The reason why few people are agreeable in conversation is because each thinks more of what he intends to say than of what others are saying, ...read more

Tags: Communication General

The Secret Of Strong And Healthy Faith Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The secret of strong and healthy faith is constant cultivation of the presence of God in Christ in the life. Center your attention your affection on Him faith ...read more

Tags: Faith General

I Am For Doing Good To The Poor, But I Differ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Many People Have The Ambition To Succeed; They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Many people have the ambition to succeed; they may even have special aptitude for their job. And yet they do not move ahead. Why? Perhaps they think that since they ...read more

Tags: Self

Pain

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

There was a faith-healer of Deal Who said, “Although pain isn’t real, If I sit on a pin And it punctures my skin, I ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

All Education Should Be Directed Toward The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All education should be directed toward the development of character. Sound character cannot be achieved if spiritual development is neglected. I do not like to think of ...read more

Tags: Culture

Fame What A Vain Word, And What A Vain ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Fame What a vain word, and what a vain recompense Since I have known the simple life of the Pacific, I think only of withdrawing myself ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

The Best Definition Of Humour I Know Is: Humour ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The best definition of humour I know is: humour may be defined as the kindly contemplation of the incongruities of life, and the artistic expression thereof. I ...read more

Tags: Humor

If Our Worship Simply Becomes About ‘jesus And ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 30, 2008

“If our worship simply becomes about ‘Jesus and me,’ and doesn’t have any real impact on broken humanity, then I don’t think we are ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

In A Peanuts Comic Strip, We Find Snoopy ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 9, 2012

In a Peanuts comic strip, we find Snoopy thinking to himself: "Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Without Appearing To Work As Hard, The Highly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Without appearing to work as hard, the highly creative person appears to learn as much as, if not more than, the one with a high IQ. My guess is that these highly creative people ...read more

Tags: Art

A Child Enters Your Home And Makes So Much ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A child enters your home and makes so much noise for twenty years that you can hardly stand it; then departs, leaving your ...read more

Tags: Children

A Good Manager Doesnt Try To Eliminate Conflict; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A good manager doesnt try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting the energies of his people. If youre the boss and your people fight you ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts