In Sermon Illustrations: "Right Thinking"

O In Peter Schaeffer's Play ...

Contributed by David Rumley on Oct 28, 2009

o In Peter Schaeffer’s Play Amadeus o Story of Salieri  Makes a prayer before God…  I would offer up secretly the proudest prayer a boy could think of. “Lord, make me a great composer! Let me celebrate your glory through music – and be celebrated myself! Make me famous through the ...read more

Tags: Salvation, Assurance Of Salvation

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Else Did He Tell You?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009

WHAT ELSE DID HE TELL YOU? A police officer pulled a guy over for speeding and had the following exchange: Officer: May I see your driver’s license? Driver: I don’t have one. I had it suspended when I got my 5th DUI. (Driving Under the Influence) Officer: May I see the owner’s card for this ...read more

Tags: Confession Of Sin

Pastor: Like Ezekiel, I Have Been Told:

Contributed by Paul Dietz on Jan 13, 2010

Pastor: Like Ezekiel, I have been told: "...son of man, you are living among rebellious people." People: With God’s help, out of rebellion comes an enthusiasm to do what is right! Pastor: Like Ezekiel, I have been told: "...son of man, you are living among rebellious people. They have eyes, ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 12:2

Tags: Worship General

Denomination: *other

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

Holiness Does Not Consist In Mystic ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

"Holiness does not consist in mystic speculations, enthusiastic fervours, or uncommanded austerities; it consists in thinking as God thinks, and willing as God wills." John Brown, Nineteenth-century ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Self-Discipline Begins With The Mastery Of Your ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, ...read more

Tags: Thought

Worldliness Is A Hard Word To Define, Mainly ...

Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on May 5, 2009

Worldliness is a hard word to define, mainly because the world sees their way of thinking as a good thing. Consider what one online dictionary has to say about the matter. “Worldliness is the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated through cultivation or experience or ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Denomination: Baptist

Thoughts On Fasting

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2008

Thoughts on Fasting I begin this morning with a riddle, or, at least what I hope is a riddle. (Or maybe a pseudo-riddle). The riddle is a common experience several of us have had over the years. Here it is: "Some of us have had to do it more than once. It something that we know is for our own ...read more

Tags: Fast

Denomination: Church Of God

Daddy, Tell Me About The Facts Of Life.

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 18, 2017

Corrie Ten Boom’s father was being pursued by German authorities for housing Jews, which was a punishable crime under Hitler. He had to hurry away from the home one evening after packing his bag for a long, unknown trip to hide away. At the train station and in the middle of a highly tense ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Tags: Father God, Waiting On God, Father In Heaven, Will Of God, Where Is God  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Seldom Meet A Bankrupt Sinner. Most Of Them ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You seldom meet a bankrupt sinner. Most of them think they can pay about seventy-five cents on the dollar; some ninety-nine percent they just come up a little ...read more

Tags: Sin General

In All My Life There Had Never Been, Until I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In all my life there had never been, until I was near to middle age, either the necessity or the desire to think. Really to think is not a simple thing. It cannot easily be taught, and ...read more

Tags: Thought

You Can Fool All The People All Of The Time If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

You can fool all the people all of the time if the advertising is right ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Any Activity Becomes Creative When The Doer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it ...read more

Tags: Art

The Constitution Only Guarantees The American ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. ...read more

Tags: Joy

Gratitude Is Riches. Complaining Is Poverty. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Gratitude is riches. Complaining is poverty. Instead of complaining about whats ...read more

Tags: Joy

The Truth Of The Matter Is That You Always Know ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Truth Of The Matter Is That You Always Know ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

In The Long Run The Pessimist May Be Proved ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a ...read more

Tags: Endurance

My Grandmother Is Over Eighty And Still Doesnt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

My grandmother is over eighty and still doesnt need glasses. Drinks ...read more

Tags: Family

When Men Reach Their Sixties And Retire, They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces. Women ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life