In Sermon Illustrations: "Received To Him"

Joe Bayly, A Christian Author And Leader, Had A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2012

Joe Bayly, a Christian author and leader, had a son named Tim who was not following the Lord. This caused great tension in the home until one day Joe told his son he had to move out. Taking Tim aside, he said, "Tim, you're not living for God and you need to leave our home." Tim left, but his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:4-5

Tags: Parenting

Charles Colson Tells The Story Of Being On Th...

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015

Charles Colson tells the story of being on the Bill Buckley television program, talking about criminal justice reform. A few days later he got a call from Jack Eckerd, the founder of the Eckerd Drug chain, the second largest drug chain in America. He saw me on television and asked me to come to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-16

Tags: True Repentance, Led By God

Denomination: Methodist

A Child At Birth Has The Capacity To Become ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A child at birth has the capacity to become original. Or you can put him in a mold so that he ...read more

Tags: Children

No Father Has Really Tasted The Thrill Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

No father has really tasted the thrill of fatherhood until his six-year-old daughter ...read more

Tags: Children

Charles Spurgeon Said, "Success Exposes A Man To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Charles Spurgeon said, “Success exposes a man to the pressures of people and thus tempts him to hold on to his gains by ...read more

Tags: Samson

Jay Leno Once Said That The Christmas Tree Is The ...

Contributed by Dale Harlow on Dec 17, 2007

Jay Leno once said that the Christmas tree is the perfect houseplant for him because it is already dead. And ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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

The Parent Who Could See His Boy As He Really Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The parent who could see his boy as he really is would shake his head and say: ...read more

Tags: Children

A Man Comes To Be Famous Because He Has The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A man comes to be famous because he has the matter of fame within him. To seek for, to hunt ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

God For His Service Needeth Not Proud Work Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God for His service needeth not proud work of human skill; They please Him best who ...read more

Tags: God The Father

So When A Great Man Dies, For Years Beyond Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"So when a great man dies, For years beyond our ken, The light he leaves behind him ...read more

Tags: Greatness

The Pendulum Of The Mind Alternates Between ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong. Show me a ...read more

Tags: Learning

Man Is Much Like A Hole: The More You Take Away ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Man is much like a hole: the more you take away from him the bigger he gets. Greatness is always ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Except The American Woman, Nothing Interests ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Except the American woman, nothing interests the eye of American man more than the automobile, or seems so important to ...read more

Tags: Possession

Dont Place Too Much Confidence In The Man Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dont place too much confidence in the man who boasts of being as honest as the day is long. ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Discretion Of Speech Is More Than Eloquence, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Journalisms Ultimate Purpose [is] To Inform The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Journalisms ultimate purpose [is] to inform the reader, to bring him each day a letter from home and never to ...read more

Tags: News

A Child At Birth Has The Capacity To Become ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A child at birth has the capacity to become original. Or you can put him in a mold so that he ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:17-21, Proverbs 22:6-7

Tags: Commitment, Dedication, Baby Dedication, Formula

Unless A Man Has Been Taught What To Do With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Unless a man has been taught what to do with success after getting it, the achievement of it must ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

I Could Not Get Far Enough Down The Foods Chain ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I could not get far enough down the foods chain to talk to him. I had to grunt like an ape ...read more

Tags: Communication General