In Sermon Illustrations: "Sweet" showing 81-100 of 517

Why Fruit?  PRO

Contributed by John Tung on Feb 12, 2009

WHY FRUIT? Why are these character traits called fruit of the spirit? Why not other food groups: like meat of the spirit or bread of the spirit or dairy of the spirit? There are four reasons why it’s called fruit of the spirit: because fruit is healthy, sweet, living and whole. Fruit is healthy ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Tags: Spirit, Fruit, Fruit Of The Spirit

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Should Make The Same Use Of A Book That The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"We should make the same use of a book that the bee does of a flower; she steals sweets ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Philosophers Dispute Whether It Is The Promise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Philosophers dispute whether it is the promise of what she will be...that makes her attractive, the undeveloped maidenhood, or ...read more

Tags: Children

It Is The Simple Things In Life That Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is the simple things in life that make living worthwhile, the sweet fundamental things, such as love and duty, ...read more

Tags: Learning

Face Your Deficiencies And Acknowledge Them; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

A Celibate, Like The Fly In The Heart Of An ...

Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jul 26, 2010

A celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual sweetness, but sits alone Jeremy Taylor ...read more

Tags: Sexuality

Denomination: Baptist

Joy Wholly From Without Is False, Precarious ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Joy wholly from without is false, precarious and short. Joy from within is like smelling the rose on the tree; ...read more

Tags: Joy

Open The Door, Let In The Air; The Winds Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Open the door, let in the air; The winds are sweet and the flowers are fair. Joy is abroad in the world today; If ...read more

Tags: Joy

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day Their Old, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat ...read more

Tags: Christmas

All Sunshine And Blue Skies Make For A Sahara ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All sunshine and blue skies make for a Sahara Desert; there must be the Fall and Winter to make for a beautiful ...read more

Tags: Endurance

When The Church Stops Looking Out For The ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 5, 2004

“When the church stops looking out for the little guys or caring for the bottom heap or specializing in the forgotten, the freaks, and the ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Saw A T-Shirt The Other Day That Said, "Lord, ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 29, 2010

I saw a T-shirt the other day that said, "Lord, make my words sweet as honey because ...read more

Tags: Tongue

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Are In A Very

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 12, 2009

we are in a very “unstable, unsteady and turbulent postmodern world.” Sweet goes on to offer, “what we face can be seen as a threat, but also as an ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Salvation Army

I'm Careful Of The Words I Say, To Keep Them Soft ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Dubose on Feb 10, 2002

I’m careful of the words I say, to keep them soft & sweet. I never know from day to ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Methodist

I'm Careful Of The Words I Say

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2003

I’m careful of the words I say to keep them soft and sweet, I never know from day to ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Denomination: Charismatic

O Friendship Of All Things The Most Rare, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"O friendship of all things the Most rare, and therefore most rare, because most Excellent; whose comforts in misery Are always sweet, and ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Sin Is A Blasting Presence, And Every Fine Power ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 7, 2007

Sin is a blasting presence, and every fine power shrinks and withers in the destructive heat. Every spiritual delicacy succumbs to its malignant touch... Sin impairs the sight, and works toward blindness. Sin benumbs the hearing and tends to make men deaf. Sin perverts the taste, causing men to ...read more

Tags: Desensitized

Denomination: Baptist

Love Is Life's End; An End But Never Ending;all ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is life's end; an end but never ending;All joys, all sweets, all happiness, awarding; More rich by giving, taking by discarding; ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

It Is Easy In The World To Live After The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

If The Day And The Night Are Such That You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If the day and the night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more elastic, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success