In Sermon Illustrations: "Puffed Up"

The Moment When First You Wake Up In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The moment when first you wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the 24 hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that, during ...read more

Tags: Morning

He Has Concrete Opinionsthoroughly Mixed Up And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He has concrete opinionsthoroughly mixed up and ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

If You Stand Up And Be Counted, From Time To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: a man flattened by an opponent can get up ...read more

Tags: Church General

Mediocrity Tends To Draw Downward What Is Up, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Mediocrity tends to draw downward what is up, but not ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

Slang Is A Language That Rolls Up Its Sleeves, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its ...read more

Tags: Communication General

A Person All Wrapped Up In Himself Generally ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A person all wrapped up in himself generally makes a ...read more

Tags: Self

The Gent Who Wakes Up And Finds Himself A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The gent who wakes up and finds himself a success ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Garner Up Pleasant Thoughts In Your Mind, For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Garner up pleasant thoughts in your mind, for pleasant ...read more

Tags: Thought

Time Is A Circus, Always Packing Up And Moving ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Time is a circus, always packing up ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:25-29

Tags: Time

Somewhere In Your Make-Up There Lies Sleeping ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Somewhere in your make-up there lies sleeping the seed of achievement which, if aroused and put into action, would carry you to ...read more

Tags: Truth

Phineas Could Not Sleep. He Was Up Before The ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 16, 2009

Phineas could not sleep. He was up before the sun. He had his bag packed, and he was downstairs, ready to begin the day. The year was 1820. Phineas was finally to see an island- his very own island. Phineas had received the island as a gift from his grandfather. As a baby, Phineas had been ...read more

Tags: Lies

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Look, Right Up To The Last Moment Of That Last ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 4, 2009

Look, right up to the last moment of that last Passover you have Judas plotting for money to push Jesus up to the edge, and you have Peter brandishing his sword and promising to smite the evildoer and die for Jesus. Perhaps it was the alcohol of the feast talking, but four hours later he was ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Denomination: Catholic

The Foolishness Of Trying To Cover Up Our Sin Is ...

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 8, 2009

The foolishness of trying to cover up our sin is well illustrated with the story of the drunk husband who snuck up the stairs quietly. He looked in the bathroom mirror and bandaged the bumps and bruises he’d received in a fight earlier that night. He then proceeded to climb into bed, smiling at the ...read more

Tags: Sin, Sin Exposed

Denomination: Other

A Lady Walked Up To Some Christians And Asked ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 8, 2009

A lady walked up to some Christians and asked them for a "church key" (the kind to open her bottle of beer). Instead, they offered her a key to the church and invited her to come. Even though she ...read more

Tags: Evangelism, Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hope Stands Up To Its Knees In The Past And ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 11, 2009

Hope stands up to its knees in the past and keeps its eyes on the future. There has never been a time past when God wasn’t with us as the strength beyond our strength, the wisdom beyond our wisdom, as whatever it is in our hearts--whether we believe in God or not--that keeps us human enough at ...read more

Tags: Restoration

Roll-Up-Your-Shirt-Sleeves Christianity  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009

ROLL-UP-YOUR-SHIRT-SLEEVES CHRISTIANITY When DAVE THOMAS died in early 2002, he left behind more than just thousands of Wendy’s restaurants. He also left a legacy of being a practical, hard-working man who was respected for his down-to-earth values. Among the pieces of good advice that have ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26, Luke 10:1-10, Romans 15:1-13

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

War Stories About Not Giving Up The Fight: ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009

War Stories About Not Giving Up the Fight: Battles of Shiloh and Waterloo You and I live in a very complex world. Pressures from every direction. And at times we feel like we cannot take it any more. We just want to be rescued from our problems. We pray to be rescued. We get others to pray for our ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Tags: Endurance

Roy Riegels: Don't Give Up

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 21, 2010

ROY RIEGELS: DON'T GIVE UP On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played the University of California in the Rose Bowl. A UC player named Roy Riegels, who was their center, recovered a fumble for California and in the confusion of evading some of the Georgia Tech tacklers, started running ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Church Of God

The Word ‘love’ Conjures Up So Man ...

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010

The word ‘love’ conjures up so man different things today. A modern dictionary lists 28 various uses for the word: tender affection, warm attachment, intimate passion, strong predication, & amorous benevolence. Yet not of these are complete to define / describe what the Bible speaks of as a ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

Pull Up The Roots Of Bad Habits Early  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010

PULL UP THE ROOTS OF BAD HABITS EARLY A wise old tutor was once taking a stroll through a forest with a curious youth. The tutor suddenly stopped and pointed to four plants close by. The first was a tiny sprout, just coming out of the earth. The second had rooted itself quite firmly in the fertile ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:7-20

Tags: Character