In Sermon Illustrations: "Renewing the mind"

You Will Never Do Anything In This World Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Advice Is Like Snow: The Softer It Falls, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Advice is like snow: the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Friendship Is Almost Always The Union Of A Part ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with a part of another; ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Propaganda Is Persuading People To Make Up Their ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Propaganda is persuading people to make up their minds while withholding ...read more

Tags: Cynicism

The Worst Of Men Is He Who Has More Strength In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The worst of men is he who has more strength in his ...read more

Tags: Tongue

Words, In Their Primary Or Immediate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Words, in their primary or immediate signification, stand for nothing but the ideas in ...read more

Tags: Words

Living By Gods Word.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020

My Division Officer in the Navy was also a Naval aviator. On his way home from a mission over Afghanistan he got vertigo (a dizzy confused state of mind caused by the inner ear). His senses were confused. The biggest was his sense of flight. Which can be deadly when landing on an aircraft carrier ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5

Tags: Confused, Following Instructions

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Great Effects Come Of Industry And Perseverance; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Great effects come of industry and perseverance; for audacity doth almost bind and ...read more

Tags: Endurance

The Primary Purpose Of A Liberal Education Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make ones mind a pleasant place in ...read more

Tags: Culture

Many Ideas Grow Better When Transplanted Into ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Man Who Never Alters His Opinion Is Like ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

A Hug Is The Perfect Gift One Size Fits All, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A hug is the perfect gift one size fits all, and nobody ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

Only In Quiet Waters Things Mirror Themselves ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Only in quiet waters things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Silence

The Whole Art Of Teaching Is Only The Art Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the ...read more

Tags: Learning

Francois Fenelon, A Seventeenth Century Roman ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Mar 26, 2001

Francois Fenelon, a seventeenth century Roman Catholic said this about prayer: Tell God all that is on your heart, as one unloads one’s heart, its pleasures and its pains, to a dear friend. Tell Him your troubles, that He may comfort you; tell Him your joys, that He may sober them; tell Him your ...read more

Tags: Emotions, Prayer General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sweet Grace  PRO

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002

SWEET GRACE My new favorite movie is "Chocolat", about a little French village in 1959 that is governed by "tranquilité". In this town, you knew what was expected of you and where your place was. If you happened to forget, someone would remind you. They trusted in the wisdom of ages past, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8

Tags: Parable General, Grace, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Lutheran

In Eastern Lands, People Used Public Baths And ...  PRO

Contributed by Chad Wright on Mar 30, 2004

In Eastern lands, people used public baths and got dressed again; as they walked in the dusty streets, their feet became dirty. On arriving home, they did not need another bath; they needed only to wash their feet. When the Jewish priests were ordained, they were washed all over (Ex. 29:4), which ...read more

Scripture: John 13:9-10

Tags: Baptism

Denomination: Lutheran

Don't Waste The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009

DON’T WASTE THE WISDOM Pastor Warren Weirsbe told of a time when an associate of his, a gifted secretary, was going through great trials. She had had a stroke, her husband had gone blind, and then he had to be taken to the hospital where (we were sure) he would die. He saw her in church one Sunday ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:33

Tags: Wisdom

Novelist Herman Wouk Has Written Of A Meeting...

Contributed by Davon Huss on May 17, 2016

Novelist Herman Wouk has written of a meeting he had with David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first president. Ben Gurion urged him to move to the newly established nation. This was 1955, and terrorists were still bringing regular bloodshed to the citizens. Ben Gurion had left office and had begun his ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1

Tags: Freedom, Free To Serve, Stop Playing It Safe, Freedom From Fear

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Contact With Another World

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 12, 2024

A group of scientists are directing their thoughts and needs into the heavens, but not to the God of the Bible. They have calculated that as many as fifty million civilizations may exist somewhere in space, and they believe that some of them may have found methods to improve our lives and control ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3, Mark 11:24

Tags: Faith, Prayer, Intercession, Believing, Asking, Scientists  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational