In Sermon Illustrations: "Running From God"

What Is ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

WHAT IS TRUTH? There was a man nearly two millennia ago who asked this lofty philosophical question. His name was Pontius Pilate. God’s Word records this dramatic interchange in the book of John, Chapters 18 and 19. Jesus, speaking to Pilate, said “For this I have come into the world, to bear ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:13

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Burn The Books!  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 16, 2005

Burn the Books! (08.18.05--Envy!--Prov 14:30) “Envy cannot read; therefore its will is that all books should be burned.” If we can’t have it then it should not be possible for others to know what we ourselves have not be given. When we equate envy with justice, we travel a very rocky road. Denying ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:30

Tags: Envy

Denomination: Lutheran

One Must Always Maintain One's Connection To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

One must always maintain one’s connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ, Forgiveness General, Forgiveness For Others

Nothing In Life Creates More Deep Seated ...  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 27, 2002

Nothing in life creates more deep seated anxieties than the false assumption that life should be ...read more

Tags: Guilt, Peace

Denomination: Assembly Of God

George Macdonald Wrote, "Half The Misery In The ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002

George Macdonald wrote, “Half the misery in the world comes from trying to look, instead of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Faith, Giving Yourself

Denomination: Congregational

An Ad Appeared In A Newspaper That Read: "Farmer ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

An ad appeared in a newspaper that read: “Farmer wants to marry woman, 35, with tractor. Send ...read more

Tags: Women

The Creation Of Something New Is Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The ...read more

Tags: Art

Brotherhood Doesnt Come In A Package. It Is Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Brotherhood doesnt come in a package. It is not a commodity to be taken down from the shelf with one hand it is an ...read more

Tags: Family

We Do Not Talk We Bludgeon One Another With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We do not talk we bludgeon one another with fact and theories gleaned from cursory readings of ...read more

Tags: Communication General

If We Have Been Pleased With Life, We Should ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes ...read more

Tags: Death

Frothy Eloquence Neither Convinces Nor Satisfies ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from ...read more

Children In A Family Are Like Flowers In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to face in the opposite ...read more

Tags: Family

It Is No Coincidence That Our Present Troubles ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result ...read more

Tags: Government

Politicians Will Never, Ever Take Care Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Politicians will never, ever take care of youthey only want one thing from you, and that is to ...read more

Tags: Government

As You Get Older, You Find That Often The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As you get older, you find that often the wheat, disentangling itself from the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Men Can Suck The Heady Juice Of Exalted ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Men can suck the heady juice of exalted self-importance from the bitter weed of failurefailures are ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Friendships Which Last Are Those Wherein ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of ...read more

Tags: Compassion

A Cynic Is Not Merely One Who Reads Bitter ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is ...read more

Tags: Cynicism

Not That Winning Is Wrong But Somebody Has To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Not that winning is wrong but somebody has to lose and it is important to recognize this fact, accept it as a reality ...read more

Tags: Death

An Ungrateful Man Is Like A Hog Under A Tree ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking up ...read more

Tags: Hospitality