In Sermon Illustrations: "Resting On Your Laurels"

Do As I Do  PRO

Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002

DO AS I DO Woodrow Wilson said in an address in 1904, “If you wish your children to be Christians you must really take ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Reformed Bible Scholar Dr. Bruce Lockerbie Urges ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 30, 2003

Reformed Bible scholar Dr. Bruce Lockerbie urges ministers to “stop saying ‘I’m OK, you’re OK’ and start ...read more

Tags: Gifts Giving

Denomination: Congregational

Prayer Is Communicating With God For The ...  PRO

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 15, 2003

Prayer is communicating with God for the purposes of knowing Him, seeking His heart, and doing His will. It is putting your ear ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist

Even Very Young Children Need To Be Informed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Even very young children need to be informed about death. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make ...read more

Tags: Children

When Adams Son Asked Him Why They Didnt Live In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When Adams son asked him why they didnt live in the Garden of Eden any more, he answered: Your ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

You Can Say Any Foolish Thing To A Dog, And The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, Wow, youre ...read more

Tags: Family

All Emotions Are Pure Which Gather You And Lift ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up; that emotion is impure which seizes only one ...read more

Tags: Emotions

The Great Secret That All Old People Share Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The great secret that all old people share is that you really havent changed in 70 or 80 years. Your body ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

First Person: I Have The Body Of A 20-Year-Old. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"First person: I have the body of a 20-year-old. Second person: Well, you'd better give it ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

What This Country Needs Is A Kind Of Medical ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What this country needs is a kind of medical small-loan company where you can consolidate all your nagging little ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Ideas Are Elusive, Slippery Things. Best To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Only Service A Friend Can Really Render Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Being Positive Is Part Of Being A Heromaybe The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Being positive is part of being a heromaybe the hardest part, because if you are a hero you're smart enough to know all ...read more

Tags: Heroism

You Dont Have To Go To Heathen Lands Today To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You dont have to go to heathen lands today to find false gods. America is full of them. Whatever ...read more

Tags: World Religions

To Know What You Prefer Instead Of Humbly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Is It An Offence, Is It A Mistake, Is It A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Is it an offence, is it a mistake, is it a crime to take a hopeful view of your own country? Why should it be? Why should patriotism and pessisism ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

It Sometimes Happens, Even In The Best Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It sometimes happens, even in the best of families, that a baby is born. This is not necessarily a cause for alarm. The important thing is to ...read more

Tags: Baby Dedication

If He [a Teacher] Is Indeed Wise He Does Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If he [a teacher] is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads ...read more

Tags: Learning

Yesterday Is A Memory; Tomorrow Is An ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Yesterday is a memory; tomorrow is an imagination; today is eternity. Cut out two days of your life, yesterday with its mistakes, ...read more

Tags: Present

Did You Know That The First Modern-Day Lottery ...  PRO

Contributed by Damien Spikereit on Nov 3, 2000

- Did you know that the first modern-day lottery was started in 1963 in the state of New Hampshire. And now there are 37 states who have lotteries, including Illinois. And in 1997, statewide lotteries suckered $16 Billion dollars from Americans. - Did you know that the state of ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Money, Poverty

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ