In Sermon Illustrations: "Seeing The Real Person"

If Your Whole World Is Upside Down And Joy And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If your whole world is upside down and joy and cheer are far from you, romp for an hour with a six-year-old child and see if its laughter and faith are ...read more

Tags: Children

A Journalist Is Someone Who Looks At The World ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A journalist is someone who looks at the world and the way it works, someone who takes a close look at things every day and reports what she sees, ...read more

Tags: News

C.s. Lewis On Pride

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010

C.S. LEWIS ON PRIDE "A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and of course, as long as you're looking down, ...read more

Tags: Pride

Denomination: Brethren

A Proud Man Is Always Looking Down On Things And ...  PRO

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 14, 2012

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you’re looking down, you can’t see ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Tags: Pride

Denomination: Baptist

Rust Frets Even Men Of Iron!" Judges 15: 11-20 ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 22, 2004

“Rust Frets Even Men of Iron!” Judges 15: 11-20 Key verse(s): 18 “Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the Lord, ‘You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?’” Though writing more than a hundred years ago, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 15:11-20

Tags: Disappointment, Emotions

Denomination: Lutheran

Misunderstood  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009

MISUNDERSTOOD It's easy to be misunderstood. Misunderstanding happens all the time. It is very, very easy to be misunderstood. One way to be misunderstood is to be vague and hazy. Just mumble under your breath and utter ambiguities, and I guarantee that you will be misunderstood. Some of you are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-19

Tags: Communication Speech

In His Book, "Leadership Pain: God’s Classroo...

Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016

In his book, “Leadership Pain: God’s Classroom for Growth,” Sam Chand writes, “Pain isn’t the enemy. The inability or unwillingness to face pain is a far greater danger.” He then tells the story of Dr. Paul Brand who was treating a four year old named Tanya at the national leprosy hospital in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-32

Tags: Pain, Thankful For Pain

Denomination: Methodist

Years Ago I Was At A Promise Keepers Pastor's ...

Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 18, 2007

Years ago I was at a Promise Keepers Pastor’s Conference – It was a great conference. I went with pastor friend of mine and to save some cash we went in together on renting a car and a hotel room. So we booked all of this months in advance believing everything would be ready for us when w arrived. ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Caterpillar Ugly, Butterfly Beautiful  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Caterpillar Ugly, Butterfly Beautiful It is a well-known fact that a caterpillar changes into a butterfly. The butterfly can truthfully say as he looks at the caterpillar, "Such was I, but now I am changed." Every Christian has once been a sinner, living for self and the momentary pleasures ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 Peter 4:7-11

Tags: Resurrection, Salvation, New Life, Born Again, Christian Witness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Nice Thing About Football Is That You Have A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

The nice thing about football is that you have a scoreboard to show how you’ve done. In other things in life, you don’t. At least, not ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

If We Are Not Heedful Of The Way The Spirit Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If we are not heedful of the way the Spirit of God works in us, we will become spiritual hypocrites. We see where other folks are failing, and we turn our discernment into the ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

The Years Of Old Age...are Indeed Formative ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The years of old age...are indeed formative years, rich in possibilities to unlearn the follies of a lifetime, to see through inbred self-deceptions, to deepen understanding and compassion, ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-27

Tags: Hardship Of Life

As Winter Strips The Leaves From Around Us, So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the distant regions they formerly concealed, so old age takes away our enjoyments ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

No Other Route Would Have Been As Safe And As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No other route would have been as safe and as certain as the one by which we came. If only we could see the path as God has always ...read more

Tags: Endurance

As A New Year Dawns, We Stand Before An Open ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As a new year dawns, we stand before an open door. Looking through its arch, we see all things new. Behind us the door is closing, ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

One Must Keep Ever Present A Sense Of Humour. It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One must keep ever present a sense of humour. It depends entirely on yourself how much you see or hear or understand. But the sense of humour I ...read more

Tags: Humor

If The Doors Of Perception Were Cleansed Every ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he ...read more

Tags: Thought

When One Door Closes, Another One Opens, But We ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 2, 2009

When one door closes, another one opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

Robert Lewis Stevenson, Peering Out Of The ...

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 22, 2010

Robert Lewis Stevenson, peering out of the window saw a workman come by and light the gas lights along the street. When asked what he was watching, the ...read more

Tags: Christian Witness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Life Is An Echo.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 30, 2021

Life is an Echo. What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in ...read more

Scripture: Esther 7:1-10

Tags: What We Send Out Comes Back, It May Be In Us Too

Denomination: Independent/Bible