In Sermon Illustrations: "Sharing Good Things"

I Am Glad That I Paid So Little Attention To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

The Democrat Party: We Dont Know Where To Stand ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"the Democrat Party: We dont know where to stand or what to stand for, and in fact were not good at standing for anything anyway, ...read more

Tags: Government

Be Willing To Make Decisions. Thats The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Be willing to make decisions. Thats the most important quality of a good leader. Dont fall victim to what I call the ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

Fans Often Confuse Their Admiration For ...

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Feb 11, 2013

"Fans often confuse their admiration for devotion. They mistake their knowledge of Jesus for intimacy with Jesus. Fans assume their good intentions make up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-25

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Some Of You Are Familiar With The Television ...  PRO

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 24, 2006

Some of you are familiar with the television show Deal, or No Deal. It consists of 26 cases, each containing a different amount of money. The contestants don’t know the sum of money in each case, and they try to pick the one with the greatest amount of money. They open the cases, one by one, ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Junk-Food Addictions  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011

JUNK-FOOD ADDICTIONS If we’re going to get our appetite back for the pure, spiritual milk of God’s Word, then we need to get rid of the junk food of broken relationships. We need to put away those wrong attitudes of the heart that keep us from loving each other. The five things listed here are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3

Tags: Growth In Christ

Ode To The Old Lady In The Mirror  PRO

Contributed by James Kelley on Feb 11, 2002

Ode to the Old Lady in the Mirror A very weird thing has happened. A strange old lady has moved into my house. I have no idea where she came from, or how she got in. I certainly did not invite her. All I know is that one day she wasn’t there, and the next day, she was. She is a clever old lady, ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

Denomination: Baptist

The Diverse Disciples

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 25, 2010

THE DIVERSE DISCIPLES I have always been a bit of a loner. I was not the sort of person you wanted in your team. I didn't fit. If Jesus hadn't come into my life, I am sure I would have ended up as a starving artist or at least a hermit - a recluse with a long beard, black jeans, T-shirt and ...read more

Tags: Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Edward Mckendree Bounds, 19th Century American ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 23, 2005

Edward McKendree Bounds, 19th century American prayer prophet said: “Satan has suffered so much by good praying that all ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer How To

Denomination: Salvation Army

M.blaine Smith Says About This In His Book ...

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 28, 2005

M.Blaine Smith says about this in his book “Knowing God’s Will” that the “prospect of changing the will apart from prayer is about as good as ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Knowing God's Will

Denomination: Baptist

When A Woman Destroys The Life Of Her Unborn ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

When a woman destroys the life of her unborn child, it is a sign that, by education or circumstances, she has been greatly wronged. - Susan ...read more

Tags: Abortion

There Is No Situation So Chaotic That God ...

Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Mar 2, 2006

“There is no situation so chaotic that God cannot from that situation, create something that is surpassingly good. He did it at the creation. He did it at ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

I Saw About A Peck Of Counterfeit Dollars Once. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I saw about a peck of counterfeit dollars once. Did I go to the window and throw away all my good dollars? No Yet you reject Christianity because ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

The Old Nature Must Be Cast Aside As A Complete ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The old nature must be cast aside as a complete wreck, and good for nothing, and the man made a new creation in Christ Jesus. But willing as we may be ...read more

Tags: Salvation

The Hope Of Free Man In A Frightened World Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The hope of free man in a frightened world is the values which man puts ahead of inventions when his back is to the wall. These values are beauty, truth, ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Virtue, Those That Can Behold Thy Beauties, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Virtue, those that can behold thy beauties, Those that seek, from their youth, thy milk of goodness, Their minds grow strong against the storms of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

If You Have People Who Will Only Come [to ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you have people who will only come [to Africa] if they know there is a good road, I dont want them. I want men and women who ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Theirs Not To Make Reply, Theirs Not To Reason ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why, may be a good enough motto for men who are on their way to be shot, but from such men expect no empires to be built, ...read more

Tags: Discovery

No Diet Will Remove All The Fat From Your Body ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No diet will remove all the fat from your body because the brain is entirely fat. Without a brain, you might look good, but ...read more

Tags: Government

I'm Finding, As I've Thrived And Aged, That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I'm finding, as I've thrived and aged, That much I thought was good was bad. I doubt I'd want to age ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life