In Sermon Illustrations: "Sacrifice For Others"

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

Love Simply Cannot Spring Up Without That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love simply cannot spring up without that self-surrender to each other. If either ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Marriage Teaches You Loyalty, Forbearance, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Marriage teaches you loyalty, forbearance, self-restraint, and a lot of other qualities you ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Less I Spent On Myself And The More I Gave ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The less I spent on myself and the more I gave to others, the fuller of happiness and ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Notion That One Opinion Is As Good As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The notion that one opinion is as good as another will not work in any other area of human experience. Why ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

We Are Much Harder On People Who Betray Us In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We are much harder on people who betray us in small ways than on people who ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

One Of The Most Poignant Of All Human ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One of the most poignant of all human experiences is empathythe ability to feel what others ...read more

Tags: Compassion

It Is Always Possible To Be Thankful For What Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

There Was Never A World In Greater Need Of Men ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There was never a world in greater need of men and women who know the way, and can keep ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

Œgod Is No Fonder Of Intellectual Slackers ...

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jan 18, 2010

“God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than of any other slacker.” ...read more

Tags: Thought

Denomination: Wesleyan

There Is Something So Indescribably Sweet And ...

Contributed by Jordan Satterfield on Jan 11, 2013

There is something so indescribably sweet and satisfying in the knowledge that a husband or wife has forgiven the other ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Holiness

It’s Too Late To Hide

Contributed by Mark Beaird on Dec 31, 2015

It’s Too Late to Hide I first noticed him as he shuffled past me while making his way through the crowd of excited children swarming around the room at the school for deaf and blind children outside Saigon, Vietnam. He moved slow, but steady. His arms and legs were twisted and drawn in such a ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:15-16

Tags: Blessings In Christ, Accepted By Grace, Acceptance In Christ

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Intro: A Voyaging Ship Was Wrecked During A Storm ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

INTRO: A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert-like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other recourse but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, ...read more

Do You Have A Portable God?" Numbers 10: 11-21 ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 7, 2005

“Do You Have A Portable God?” Numbers 10: 11-21 Key verse(s): 21:“Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things. The tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.” Think about this! The only time that you will be through with change in this life is when your life is through. Life in an ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 10:11-21

Tags: God Brings Hope, God Brings Purpose

Denomination: Lutheran

Character Is Defined As "God Expressing Himself ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 9, 2005

Character is defined as “God expressing himself through man”, in other words, it is letting God have ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wherever The Fear Of God Rules In The Heart, It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-13

Tags: Christian Values

In His Book Celebration Of Discipline, Richard ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 20, 2006

In his book Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster observes, “More than any other discipline, fasting ...read more

Denomination: Congregational

Smoking Is A Shocking Thingblowing Smoke Out Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Smoking is a shocking thingblowing smoke out of our mouths into other peoples mouths, eyes, and noses, ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Prose On Certain Occasions Can Bear A Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand, poetry sinks and ...read more

Tags: Art

Christianity Is The Religion Of Done, All Done ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Christianity is the religion of done, all done by God. Every other religion is one of doing, ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity