In Sermon Illustrations: "Spoke Well"

In A Church I Know Well One Lady Slapped Another ...

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 6, 2004

In a church I know well one lady slapped another ladies child in the nursery. When the lady found out about it she was furious, but she didn’t want to say anything. Her pastor encouraged her to talk to the other lady about what had happened. When she confronted her in love, the other lady ...read more

Tags: Reconciliation, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Wesleyan

Well Over 100 Years Ago, Charles Spurgeon Put It ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 2, 2004

Well over 100 years ago, Charles Spurgeon put it this way, discussing how conversion can inadvertently make one self-absorbed: “….One of the first works of the Holy Spirit is to make the man look at home, and to consider the condition of his own soul. When the Spirit of God has made a man thus to ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

Denomination: Independent/Bible

D. L. Moody Has Expressed It So Well: ". . .joy ...  PRO

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Dec 12, 2004

D. L. Moody has expressed it so well: “. . .Joy flows right on through trouble; joy flows on through the dark; joy flows in the night as well as in the day; joy flows all through persecution and opposition. It is an unceasing fountain bubbling up in the heart; a secret spring the world can’t see ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Methodist

One Writer Puts It Well When He Says, "Sabbath ...  PRO

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 7, 2007

One writer puts it well when he says, “Sabbath is taking a day a week to remind myself that I did not make the world and that it will continue to exist without my efforts. Sabbath is a day when my work is done, even if it isn’t. Sabbath is a day when my job is to enjoy. Period. Sabbath is a ...read more

Tags: Sabbath, Rest

Denomination: Methodist

Henry Welles Had An Idea More Than A Century Ago, ...  PRO

Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jun 3, 2007

Henry Welles had an idea more than a century ago, an idea we still abide by today. In 1866, the United States had just emerged from a terrible and bloody civil war between our Northern and Southern states. Henry, a drugstore owner in Waterloo, New York, heard stories about our crippled and maimed ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Robert Speer Said It Well, "Any Man Who Has A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Robert Speer said it well, “Any man who has a religion is bound to do one of two things with: change it or spread it. If it isn’t true, he must ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

When Our Son Was Born He Was Feeding Very Well. ...

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 21, 2007

When our son was born he was feeding very well. We found out later he had acid reflux. He was basically on a starvation diet because he wasn’t eating very much and he wasn’t keeping much ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Richard Whately Said It Well When He Wrote: "It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008

Richard Whately said it well when he wrote: “It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what they owe God for any blessing is that they should receive that blessing often and regularly.” And that is so true. If we’re not careful, we can become like Oprah’s ...read more

H.g. Wells -- Here's The Whole Quote, "I Am An ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Nov 22, 2008

H.G. Wells -- here's the whole quote, "I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher from Nazareth is irrevocably the very center of history. Jesus Christ is easily ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Baptist

H.g. Wells Wrote In His Book, The Fate Of Man, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009

H.G. Wells wrote in his book, The Fate of Man, "Who, except cranks and lunatics, reads the Book of Revelation?" (From a sermon ...read more

Tags: Revelation

What Another Would Have Done As Well As You, Do ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What another would have done as well as you, do not do it. What another would have said as well as you, do not say it. What another would have written as well, do not write it. Be faithful to that which ...read more

Tags: Human Life

My Best Friend Is The Man Who In Wishing Me Well ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well ...read more

Tags: Compassion

He Has Achieved Success Who Has Worked Well, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Let Us Teach Our Children To Study Man As Well ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Let us teach our children to study man as well as mathematics and to build ...read more

Tags: Learning

Why Have I Come To Australia? Well, If Dr Salk ...

Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jun 23, 2009

“Why have I come to Australia? Well, if Dr Salk had kept quiet about the vaccine he had discovered to help polio sufferers, what a tragedy that would have been! And when I have found Jesus to be the answer to the problems we have, both personal and national, I must share it with others.” Sir Lionel ...read more

Tags: Evangelism, Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Baptist

President Mckinley Had A Mother Who Taught Him Well

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 31, 2022

As a lawyer, as a congressman, as Governor of Ohio, and as President of the United States, William McKinley had a close relationship with his mother. He either visited her or sent a message to her every day. When she became seriously ill, he arranged to have a special train standing by, ready to ...read more

Tags: Teach Your Children, Godly Mothers, Will Of God, Hymns

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Well, Let Me Tell You A True Story About A Young ...

Contributed by Greg Buchner on Mar 28, 2005

Well, let me tell you a true story about a young fireman. In the midst of a blaze he stepped forward and volunteered to go rescue a little baby, even though the chief had said that the flames were too strong and the building too unstable. As soon as that young fireman was able to get that little ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Jesus Christ

Denomination: Methodist

Well, For You Who Aren't Sure If You Were From A ...  PRO

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2005

Well, for you who aren’t sure if you were from a small town, let me help you out. You know you’re from a small town when: • The city limits signs are both on the same post! • The local Motel 6 sleeps 6. (You’ll notice is says that in Bethlehem “…there was no room in THE Inn.” Bethlehem didn’t ...read more

Tags: Christmas Eve

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Authors Write I Do Not Know. As Well Ask Why ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Why authors write I do not know. As well ask why a hen lays an egg or a cow stands patiently ...read more

Tags: Art

C.h. Spurgeon Said, "It Has Been Well Said That ...

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 12, 2002

C.H. Spurgeon said, "It has been well said that we write our benefits in dust and our injuries in marble, and it is equally true that we generally inscribe our afflictions upon brass, ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Christian Church