In Sermon Illustrations: "Sermon Opener"

Salvation Is Free, ... But Discipleship Will Cost ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Salvation is free, ... but discipleship will cost you your life. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:5-11, Matthew 14:13-21

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Discipleship

The Turning Point In Our Lives Is When We Stop ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

The turning point in our lives is when we stop seeking the God we want and start seeking the God ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:3-9

Tags: Descriptions Of God, God The Father

Faith Is Not Only A Commitment To The Promises Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Faith is not only a commitment to the promises of Christ; faith is also a commitment to the demands of Christ. — ...read more

Tags: Faith, Faith General

I Am Absolutely Convinced That No Wealth In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker. The example of great and pure individuals is the only thing that can lead us to noble thoughts and deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and irresistibly invites abuse. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Tags: Giving General, Envy, Money

The Ideas I Stand For Are Not Mine. I Borrowed ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book. If you don’t like ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Character, Workplace

If Jesus Christ Were To Come Today People Would ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

If Jesus Christ were to come today people would not even crucify him. They would ask him to dinner; and hear what he had to say, and ...read more

Tags: World Religions, Apologetics General

The More One Judges…  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

"The more one judges, the less one loves." Honoré de ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Friendship General

What The World Really Needs Is More Love And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

"What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork." ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Friendship Is Certainly The Finest Balm For The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

"Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love." ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Friendship General, Disappointment

O, Divine Master, Grant That I May Not So Much ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

O, Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; To be understood as to understand; To be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; And it is in dying ...read more

Tags: Christian Values, Call Of The Disciples, Parable General

Love Received And Love Given Comprise The Best ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

"Love received and love given comprise the best form of therapy." Gordon William Allport (1897-1967) American ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love, Disappointment

Love Is A Great Beautifier

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Love is a great beautifier. Louisa May ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

My Father Taught Me To Work; He Did Not Teach Me ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Workplace

Everyone Admits That Love Is Wonderful And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

The World Says, The More You Take, The More You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

The world says, The more you take, the more you have. Christ says, the more you give, the more you ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Love Of The Disciples, Giving General

Over The Long Run, Love's Power To Forgive Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Over the long run, love’s power to forgive is stronger than hate’s power to get ...read more

Tags: Anger, Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General

Trust The Past To God's Mercy, The Present To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Trust the past to God’s mercy, the present to God’s love and the future to God’s ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Guilt, People In Acts

Experience Is The Worst Teacher; It Gives The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Experience is the worst teacher; it gives the test first before presenting the ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience, Descriptions Of God

Real Authority  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Real authority is the power to serve.” ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Leadership General

Do Not Pray For Tasks Equal To Your Powers. Pray ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Descriptions Of God, Endurance