In Sermon Illustrations: "Resting On Your Laurels"

Right Of Way. The Right Of Way Is Something ...

Contributed by Stephan Brown on Apr 11, 2005

Right of way. The right of way is something given never taken. Right of way tells you when you should wait for someone else to go; it ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Have Patience With All Things, But Chiefly Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set ...read more

Tags: Peace

Calvin: "People Think It Must Be Fun To Be A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Calvin: "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world. " Hobbes: ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride, Humility, Emotions

Someone Once Said That, "Money Talks – ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Someone once said that, "Money talks – unfortunately for many of us all it ever says, is “bye-bye." Perhaps you heard those ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Anytime You Venture Into The Enemies Territory ...

Contributed by Bode Ayodele on Sep 5, 2007

Anytime you venture into the enemies territory on a mission not designed by God the enemy takes note. In future it could be used as a legal ground to attack you or ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Realize Please That Jesus Has Just Set A ...

Contributed by Ron Macarthur on Jul 5, 2008

Realize please that Jesus has just set a standard for those who want to be in a high or leadership position. It will cost them in honest dedicated service to others; in ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Baptist

God Is In It" Doesn't Mean The Weaknesses ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 21, 2008

"God is in it" doesn't mean the weaknesses vanish. It does mean God provides what we need (Aaron will be your spokesman) and get beyond ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Salvation Army

If You See The Hot Tears Falling From A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

If you see the hot tears falling From a brother's weeping eyes Share them. And by kindly sharing Own your kinship in the skies. Why ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Why Is It That, Next To The Birthday Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Why is it that, next to the birthday of the Savior of the world, your most joyous and most venerated festival returns on this [Independence] day? Is it not that, in the chain of human events, the birthday ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Integrity Is Not A Conditional Word. It Doesnt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesnt blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Nobody Ever Got Into Any Trouble Listening. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nobody ever got into any trouble listening. That's about the safest thing that one can do in life. If you listen to people and you pay ...read more

Tags: Leadership Listening

Go And See What Others Have Produced, But Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Go and see what others have produced, but never copy anything except nature. You would be trying to enter into a temperament that is not yours and ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed

Perfectionism Is A Dangerous State Of Mind In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world. The best way is to forget doubts and set about the task in hand....If you are doing your ...read more

Tags: Competition

When You Doubt Between Words, Use The Plainest, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When you doubt between words, use the plainest, the commonest, the most idiomatic. Avoid big words as you would rouge, and love simple ...read more

Tags: Words

Sermon Fire

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

SERMON FIRE Preacher who asked his wife: "Should I have put more fire into my sermon?" Wife replied: "You should ...read more

Tags: Preaching

Denomination: Brethren

A Teacher, When Asked When A Man Should Repent, ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 8, 2006

A teacher, when asked when a man should repent, said, “Repent on the last day of your lives.” And the students said, “But we do not know when that ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

From Any Cross-Section Of Ads, The General ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"From any cross-section of ads, the general advertisers attitude would seem to be: if you are a lousy, smelly, idle, underprivileged and over-sexed ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Emerson Said That If You Build A Better ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Emerson said that if you build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door, and that may have been true thenbut its not true now. No one will ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Vance Havener Said, "There Is Something ...  PRO

Contributed by Greg Yount on Oct 28, 2001

Vance Havener said, “There is something wrong with our Christianity when we have to beg most of our crowd to come to church to hear about ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Baptist

Do Not Wait; The Time Will Never Be "Just Right." ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ, Workplace