In Sermon Illustrations: "Success In Life"

What Sunshine Is To Flowers, Smiles Are To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. They are but trifles, to be sure, but scattered along lifes ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Capacity For Hope Is The Most Significant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of ...read more

Tags: Faith

No Doubt There Are Other Important Things In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No doubt there are other important things in life besides conflict, but there are not many other ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Being A Follower Of Jesus Is To Be Marked By His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Being a follower of Jesus is to be marked by His love and to share an attitude of humility and joy that ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

It Is Hard To Fail, But It Is Worse Never To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life ...read more

Tags: Confidence

Genius Not Only Hears More Sounds In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Genius not only hears more sounds in the rushing tumult of life, but selects more ...read more

Tags: Thought

To Provide For The Future Is A Part Of Ones ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To provide for the future is a part of ones responsibility in life; and the world has scant ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

What An Inspiration For The New Year If We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What an inspiration for the new year if we should plan our life as though it ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

Home Ought To Be Our Clearinghouse, The Place ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Home ought to be our clearinghouse, the place from which we go forth lessoned and ...read more

Tags: Home

Of All The Things Which Wisdom Provides To Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Of all the things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Love Does Not Die Easily. It Is A Living Thing. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love does not die easily. It is a living thing. It thrives in the face of all ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Love And Time Those Are The Only Two Things In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love and time those are the only two things in all the world and in all of life that ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Only Love Enables Humanity To Grow, Because ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Only love enables humanity to grow, because love engenders life and it is the only form ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

I Never Made A Mistake In Grammar But One In My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon ...read more

Tags: Learning

Trains Are Wonderful.... To Travel By Train Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Trains are wonderful.... To travel by train is to see nature and human beings, towns and churches ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Service To A Just Cause Rewards Us With More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Service to a just cause rewards us with more real happiness and satisfaction ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

John Tillotson Said, "He Who Provides For This ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 15, 2010

John Tillotson said, "He who provides for this life, but takes no care for eternity, is wise ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:20

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

John 14:6 – "Jesus Told Him, ‘i Am The Way, The ...  PRO

Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 14, 2006

John 14:6 – “Jesus told him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.’” This is so hard for prideful people to accept. Elaine Pagels (author of The Templar Revelation: Secret Guardians of the True Identity of Christ) says she had an epiphany while ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:8-14

Tags: False Teaching

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Makes A Hero? Webster’s Defines A ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Haselhuhn on Mar 20, 2001

What makes a hero? Webster’s defines a hero as a person “of distinguished courage, moral or physical; chief character in a play, novel, poem, etc.” One of my wife and my favorite movies is “The Princess Bride.” One character of the movie, Inigo Montoya, fits the definition of hero found in the ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, Christian Love

Denomination: Lutheran

Oxygen And Bread  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2003

OXYGEN AND BREAD In his best selling book called, “Into Thin Air,” Jon Krakauer relates the hazards that plagued some climbers as they attempted to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Andy Harris, one of the expedition leaders stayed at the peak too long and on his descent, he became in dire need ...read more

Scripture: John 6:24-35

Tags: Jesus Teachings, Christian Values