In Sermon Illustrations: "root of bitterness"

Godlessness Whether You Call It By Its Right ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Godlessness Whether you call it by its right name or another, it is at the root of the disintegration of any people or nation. Godlessness is not atheism ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:5, Philippians 2:13

Tags: Cults

A Grapevine In England Is 1,000 Years ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009

A Grapevine in England is 1,000 Years Old Jesus reminds them that apart from Him, they will not have life. In Hampton Court near London, there is a grapevine which is about 1,000 years old. This grapevine has one root which is at least 0.6m thick, and some of the branches are 60m long. Despite its ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Tags: Productivity

Sin: Radical Evil In Soul And Society By Ted ...

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 8, 2011

Sin: Radical Evil in Soul and Society by Ted Peters: "...the root of all sin is ultimately the attempt either to deny the reality of death, or to defeat it on ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Long Time Ago, I Was On My Knees Saying, ...

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jun 5, 2008

A long time ago, I was on my knees saying, "Jesus, I have leprosy today, alcohol, bitterness, anger, nicotine, if ...read more

Tags: Alcohol

Denomination: Baptist

All Our Progress Is An Unfolding Like The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All our progress is an unfolding like the vegetable bud. You have first an instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge, as the plant has root, bud and fruit. Trust ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Maya Angelou, A Great Contemporary American Poet, ...

Contributed by James Westmoreland on Aug 27, 2005

Maya Angelou, a great contemporary American poet, writes about how she dealt with slavery and prejudice in her moving poem entitled, "Still I Rise." Her words could well have been written by Joseph, who had been made a slave in Egypt. Can we face our own difficulties with this kind of confidence ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Power Of The Flesh  PRO

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Apr 17, 2009

POWER OF THE FLESH A certain man was in very big trouble. He was sacked from five jobs. When he could not feed his family again, his wife ran away, leaving him with three daughters. To worsen his sorrow, his first daughter became pregnant while in form three. When he tried to beat her, she said, ...read more

Tags: Pride

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sin Is A Blasting Presence, And Every Fine Power ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 7, 2007

Sin is a blasting presence, and every fine power shrinks and withers in the destructive heat. Every spiritual delicacy succumbs to its malignant touch... Sin impairs the sight, and works toward blindness. Sin benumbs the hearing and tends to make men deaf. Sin perverts the taste, causing men to ...read more

Tags: Desensitized

Denomination: Baptist

David Rhodes

Contributed by Greg Griffin on Jul 28, 2005

David Rhodes Pride is the dandelion of the soul. Its root goes deep; only a little left behind sprouts again. Its seeds lodge in the tiniest encouraging cracks. And it flourishes ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

All Truly Wise Thoughts Have Been Thought ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times, but to make them really ours we must think them over again honestly, ...read more

Tags: Thought

C. H. Spurgeon - "Many Men Owe The Grandeur Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

C. H. Spurgeon - “Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties. We cannot be established except by suffering. It is of no use our hoping that we ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

My Smiling Child

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006

My smiling child Named for a noble ancestor Great hunter or warrior You will be one day. Which will give your papa pride But always I will remember you thus. ...read more

Tags: Children

There Are Days When Solitude Is A Heady Wine ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

Armand M. Nicholi, M.d., Professor Of Psychiatry ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Armand M. Nicholi, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, explains that Sigmund Freud died at the age of 83, a bitter and disillusioned man. Tragically, this Viennese physician, one of the most influential thinkers of our time, had little compassion for the common person. Freud ...read more

Tags: Emotions

The Culture Of Complaint  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2010

THE CULTURE OF COMPLAINT In 1991, Robert Hughes, an art critic, wrote a book called The Culture of Complaint. His thesis is that we live in a culture in which we perceive ourselves as being entitled to having all our wants and desires fulfilled. When that doesn't happen, we become "victims," we ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:1-21

Tags: God Brings Purpose

Two Men Are Seated In A Plane. The First Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Two men are seated in a plane. The first is given a parachute and told to put is on as it would improve his flight. He’s a little skeptical at first because he can’t see how wearing a parachute in a plane could possibly improve the flight. After a time he decides to experiment and see if the claim ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23, Psalm 66:10

Tags: Temptation, Tempt, God's Provision

Oswald Chambers -- The Majority Of Us Saints ...

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007

Oswald Chambers -- The majority of us saints are sound asleep to the devastation going on, and we shall come under the bitter curse of Meroz if we do not ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Our Unwillingness To Forgive When Weve Been ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our unwillingness to forgive when weve been deeply hurt breeds self-pity and bitterness. If you will learn and experience Gods love and forgiveness through Jesus, ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Failure Is Often Gods Own Tool For Carving Some ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Failure is often Gods own tool for carving some of the finest outlines in the character of His children; and, even in this life, bitter and crushing failures have often ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Winning Of Freedom Is Not To Be Compared To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The winning of freedom is not to be compared to the winning of a gamewith the victory recorded forever in history. Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom