In Sermon Illustrations: "Self Worth" showing 541-560 of 2,367

Education Is The Ability To Listen To Almost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your ...read more

Tags: Culture

Successful Living Is Nothing If Not, With God's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Successful living is nothing if not, with God's help, an endless journey in ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

A Woman Once Wrote That At A Garage Sale She Had ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 31, 2002

A woman once wrote that at a garage sale she had spotted a handsome antique copper kettle for only $2.50. It was badly tarnished, so she asked the woman running the sale if the discoloration would come out. She cheerfully offered to try some copper cleaner on it and disappeared with it into the ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:11-14

Tags: Evangelism The Lost, Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Chuck Swindoll Asked, "Why Is The Expenditure Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Chuck Swindoll asked, "Why is the expenditure of time and energy so worth the effort entailed in memorizing Scripture? Because our lives are lived in our minds. More than 10,000 thoughts a ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

One Well-Cultivated Talent, Deepened And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One well-cultivated talent, deepened and enlarged, is worth 100 shallow faculties. The first law of success in this day, when so many things are clamoring for attention, is concentration to bend all the energies to one point, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

God Put A Cross Between You And Hell. If You ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 8, 2011

"God put a cross between you and hell. If you want to go to hell, you will have to crawl over the cross of Jesus." ("Adrianisms: The Wit and Wisdom of Adrian Rogers, (Memphis TN: ...read more

Tags: Cross

Denomination: Baptist

The American Psychological Association Research ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

The American Psychological Association research has found that religious involvement is the best indicator of psychological self-esteem among 8th graders. H.B. London of Focus on the Family notes that is the same age as young people in churches begin to drift. Other findings in the study: · 8th ...read more

Tags: Children

3. Columbus Success Actually Destroyed His ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 5, 2006

3. Columbus success actually destroyed his integrity and Christian character and according to Marshall and Manuel: 3 self-centered evil motives invaded his life and the result was God’s way was driven out of his life for a long time and his own self-centered and ego driven way took control. a. The ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

C.s. Lewis Had These Incisive Comments About The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

C.S. Lewis had these incisive comments about the Christian walk: "The Christian way is different: harder, and easier. Christ says, ’Give me all. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want you. “I have not come to torment your natural self, but to ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

True Humility Is Not An Abject, Groveling, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"True humility is not an abject, groveling, self-despising spirit; it is but a right ...read more

Tags: Humility

Humility Leads To Strength And Not To Weakness. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit ...read more

Tags: Humility

The Essence Of Volunteerism Is Not Giving Part ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The essence of volunteerism is not giving part of a surplus one doesnt need, ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Conditions For Creativity Are: To Be Puzzled; To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Conditions for creativity are: to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Football Is Like Lifeit Requires Perseverance, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Football is like lifeit requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, ...read more

Tags: Sports

Many A Friendship, Long, Loyal, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Many a friendship, long, loyal, and self-sacrificing, rested at first on no thicker a ...read more

Tags: Compassion

It's Not About Us!" 1 Samuel 15:27-35 Key ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 4, 2005

“It’s Not About Us!” 1 Samuel 15:27-35 Key verse(s) 30:“Saul replied, ‘I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel; come back with me, so that I may worship the Lord your God.’” We truly live in the age of self and ego. When you stop to think about it, a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:27-35, 2 Chronicles 20:5-15

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Basics Of Christianity, Humility, Obedience, Impatience, Unrepentant, Pride  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

For The Sake Of Each Of Us He Laid Down His ...

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jun 29, 2005

For the sake of each of us he laid down his life—worth no less than the universe. He demands of us in return our lives for the sake of each other. - St. Clement of Alexandria. [Galaxie ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Charismatic

Stop Playing Around With Christianity. Go All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Stop playing around with Christianity. Go all out at any cost so that when you get to the end of the road you will have that deep and abiding assurance from the Lord of well done. There is not one thing in this life ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

The Other Evening My Son And I Spent More Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The other evening my son and I spent more than an hour having all kinds of fun blowing bubbles with what amounted to a pennys worth of soap solution. And then it occurred to me that the cost of a childs toys mean ...read more

Tags: Children

Closing Video Illustration: When The Titanic ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 2, 2003

Closing Video illustration: When the Titanic sinks from the Movie Titanic! The Clip shows you the end result of pride and arrogance toward God. If you want to end up like the Titanic stay prideful in your self and reject God. But if you want to be set free and rescued from your sinking ship choose ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian, Repentance

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational