In Sermon Illustrations: "Supporting Each Other"

So If The Kingdom Of Heaven Is So Valuable, Why ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

So if the kingdom of heaven is so valuable, why doesn’t everybody do everything they can to be a part of it? I think it’s because value is often in the eye of the beholder. What has value and what doesn’t is really up to personal interpretation. What some people think are valuable have no value at ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-12

Tags: Fig Tree, Parable General

Best Christmas Illustration Ever!  PRO

Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017

The brand new pastor and his wife were assigned to their first church in Brooklyn and were to reopen it. They arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. When they saw the church, it was run down and needed a lot of work. They set a goal to have everything done in time to have their ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1

Tags: Christmas, Advent, Christmas Reunion

Denomination: Methodist

Character Is Defined As "God Expressing Himself ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 9, 2005

Character is defined as “God expressing himself through man”, in other words, it is letting God have ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wherever The Fear Of God Rules In The Heart, It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-13

Tags: Christian Values

In His Book Celebration Of Discipline, Richard ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 20, 2006

In his book Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster observes, “More than any other discipline, fasting ...read more

Denomination: Congregational

Smoking Is A Shocking Thingblowing Smoke Out Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Smoking is a shocking thingblowing smoke out of our mouths into other peoples mouths, eyes, and noses, ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Prose On Certain Occasions Can Bear A Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand, poetry sinks and ...read more

Tags: Art

Christianity Is The Religion Of Done, All Done ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Christianity is the religion of done, all done by God. Every other religion is one of doing, ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Books Are The Compasses And Telescopes And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Books are the compasses and telescopes and sextants and charts which other men have prepared to help us ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Reviewing Has One Advantage Over Suicide: In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Reviewing has one advantage over suicide: in suicide you take it out of yourself; in reviewing ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Wisdom Ceases To Be Wisdom When It Becomes Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Helen Keller Once Said, "To Be Blind Is Bad, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

HELEN KELLER ONCE SAID, "TO BE BLIND IS BAD, BUT IT IS WORSE TO HAVE EYES AND NOT TO SEE." SOMETIMES WE ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Charity Is A Principle Of Prevailing Love To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Charity is a principle of prevailing love to God and goodwill to men, which effectually inclines one endued with it ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

I Exhort You Also To Take Part In The Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

If I Have Made Any Valuable Discoveries, It Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I have made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient ...read more

Tags: Discovery

Duty Is A Very Personal Thing. It Is What Comes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Duty is a very personal thing. It is what comes from knowing the need to take action and not just a ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Bobby Jones Nicknamed His Putter Calamity Jane. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Bobby Jones nicknamed his putter Calamity Jane. Other putters have been called Unsinkable ...read more

Tags: Sports

I Feel About Airplanes The Way I Feel About ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets. It seems to me they are wonderful ...read more

Tags: Flying

We Always, It Seems, Do Better With Resolutions ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We always, it seems, do better with resolutions if we tell others, for we fear their mockery more ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

The Source Of Genius Is Imagination Alone, Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The source of genius is imagination alone, or what amounts to the same thing senses that see what ...read more

Tags: Thought