In Sermon Illustrations: "Spirit Controlled Life"

Remember How The Darkness Is Followed By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Remember how the darkness Is followed by the light, How warm and sunny days Come after each long night, How Springtime follows Winter And the rainbow cloaks the rain; ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Are We Our Brother's Keeper? We Certainly Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Are we our Brother's Keeper? We certainly are If we had no regard for others' feelings or fortune, we would grow cold and indifferent to life itself. Bound up with selfishness, ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

How Often We Look Upon God As Our Last And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"How often we look upon God as our last and feeblest resource We go to Him because we have nowhere else to go. And then we learn that the storms of life have ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Man Consists Of Body, Mind And Imagination. His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Man consists of body, mind and imagination. His body is faulty, his mind untrustworthy, but his imagination has made him remarkable. In some centuries, his imagination has made life on ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Line You Succeed In Will Be Of Your Own ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The line you succeed in will be of your own finding. The Davids in life do not slay the Goliaths of difficulty and temptation in anothers armor, even though it be the kings, but with their own self-made ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Every Man Has A Train Of Thought On Which He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every man has a train of thought on which he travels when he is alone. The dignity and nobility of his life, as well as his happiness, depend upon the direction in which that train is going, ...read more

Tags: Thought

A Wise Man Has Said It This ...

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009

A wise man has said it this way: “Wherever people find themselves in life, they usually possess the natural desire to move up. They want greater recognition. They want to make more money. They ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Baptist

The Will Of God Is Not This...

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 12, 2019

THE WILL OF GOD “The will of God is not something you ADD to your life. It’s a course you choose. You either line yourself up with the Word of God…...or you capitulate to the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Tags: Will Of God, Living Sacrifice, Commitment, Word Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Goals

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 27, 2022

Goals Give God first place in your life. Open yourself up to new opportunities. Aim to have a positive attitude. Live each day as if it were your ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-15, Proverbs 27:1

Tags: Goals, New Year, Resolutions, Start Right

Denomination: Baptist

God's Plan For Pain!" Matthew 16:21-28 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 6, 2005

“God’s Plan for Pain!” Matthew 16:21-28 Key verse(s): 25:“‘For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.’” “And whatever you do, make sure you don’t hurt yourself!” The tractor tire was heavy; definitely a two man job. Perched on the back of his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Lutheran

Nascar Driver Jeff Gordon Was Baptized In ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 23, 2002

Nascar driver Jeff Gordon was baptized in October 1994. He had won his 1st two Winston Cup races, which were great thrills; but following his ...read more

Tags: Baptism

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Benjamin Franklin Once Said, "The Sentence Which ...

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 3, 2007

Benjamin Franklin once said, "The sentence which has most influenced my life is, ’Some persons grumble because God placed thorns among roses. Why ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus

Denomination: Baptist

Alexis De Toqueville's Statement Is Oft Quoted ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Alexis de Toqueville’s statement is oft quoted but still a concise clarification of the place of integrity in American life. “America is great,” said the Frenchman, “because America is good. If ever America ceases to be ...read more

Tags: Faith

Lifeway Worship Music Group Is Creating The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

LifeWay Worship Music Group is creating the ultimate worship resource, an electronic hymnal with an initial collection of 1,000 hymns to be released in '08. The project is one of the largest ...read more

Tags: Music

My Favorite Movie Is "Shadowlands" – The Story ...

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Apr 14, 2008

My favorite movie is “Shadowlands” – the story of the latter life of that great defender of the Christian faith, C. S. Lewis. In that movie we find the teacher, Dr. Lewis giving ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

Encouragement

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

ENCOURAGEMENT According to Hallmark, 90% of consumers want more choices in encouragement cards that will allow them to share support in unique ways for real life ...read more

Tags: Encouragement

Character Is Something Each One Of Us Must ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Character is something each one of us must build for himself, out of the laws of God and nature, the examples of others, and most of all out of the trials and errors of daily life. Character is the total of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The News On An Ordinary Day [is] A Strange ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The news on an ordinary day [is] a strange assembly that swoops down on ones life like cousins from Oslo one has never seen before, will never see again, and ...read more

Tags: Culture

But Total Freedom Is Never What One Imagines ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"But total freedom is never what one imagines and, in fact, hardly exists. It comes as a shock in life to learn that we usually only exchange one set of restrictions for another. The ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

At Each New Year It Is Common To Make New ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"At each New Year it is common to make new resolutions, but in the life of the individual, each day is the beginning of a New Year, if he will only make it so. A mere date on the calendar is no more a ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day