In Sermon Illustrations: "Taking Up Your Cross"

People Will Listen A Great Deal More Patiently ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

People will listen a great deal more patiently when you explain your mistakes than ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

Trust Only Those Who Have The Courage To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Trust only those who have the courage to contradict you with respect, and who value your ...read more

Tags: Communication General

C.s. Lewis: "Faith Is The Art Of Holding Onto ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 25, 2008

C.S. Lewis: "Faith is the art of holding onto things your reason has once accepted, in ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Unwanted Items--The Unwanted Scroll

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Apr 30, 2025

Introduction: Before the printing press was invented, all correspondence had to be written and copied by hand. Even in Old Testament times, there were scribes who made copies of various things. Needless to say, it would be a tragedy if these handwritten works were ever lost. It was even worse when ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 36:20-26

Tags: Jeremiah, Baruch, Roll Of A Book, Destroyed Writings

Denomination: Baptist

If...you Feel That If You Could Indulge In Sin ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“If...you feel that if you could indulge in sin without punishment, yet it would be a punishment of itself; and that if you could have the whole world, and abide in it for ever, it would be quite enough misery not to be parted from it; for your God—your God—is what your ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

A Newspaper Once Ran An Article On The Superstar ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 12, 2007

A newspaper once ran an article on the superstar tenors Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti who were performing together in LA. A reporter tried to press the issue of competitiveness between the three men. Placido Domingo replied “You have to put all of your ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Did You Hear About The Man Who Went To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 14, 2003

Did you hear about the man who went to the doctor because he had a severe obesity problem? The doctor examined him very carefully, and said, “I have some good news and some bad news.” “The good news is that there is not anything wrong with your ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Baptist

In Germany, They First Came For The Communists ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

In Germany, they first came for the Communists and I did not speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the ...read more

Tags: Faith

Unless We Know The Difference Between Flowers And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Unless we know the difference between flowers and weeds, we are not fit to take care of a garden. It is not enough to have truth planted in our minds. We must learn and labor to keep the ground clear of thorns and briars, follies and perversities, ...read more

Tags: Parable Sower And Seed, Apologetics, Apologetics The Bible, Truth

God Is Like...  PRO

Contributed by Travis Souders on Apr 9, 2002

God is like... written by a 12 year old God is like tide- he cleans all our stains snapple- He’s the best stuff on Earth coke- He’s the real thing car- ...read more

Tags: God The Father, Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Pentecostal

John Ortberg Pinpoints This In His Article, ...  PRO

Contributed by Ken Kersten on Apr 18, 2005

John Ortberg pinpoints this in his article, Taking Care of Busyness. He says, "For most of us, the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

F.b.meyer Told Of A Preacher Who Was ...

Contributed by Stephen Wright on May 7, 2005

F.B.Meyer told of a preacher who was marvellously used of God. He dreamed one night that he was beginning to take pride in himself and his gifts. An angel told him that his success was due primarily to a poor widow who ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Baptist

Life's Onlookers

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004

Life’s Onlookers A man’s life is always more forcible than his speech. When men take stock of him they reckon his deeds as dollars and his words as pennies. If his life and doctrine disagree the mass of ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Baptist

If I Cannot Give My Children A Perfect Mother I ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I cannot give my children a perfect mother I can at least give them more of the one they've got and make that one more loving. I will be available. I will take time to listen, time to play, time to ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Oh, The Comfort, The Inexpressible Comfort, Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort, of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Definition Of Gossip  PRO

Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 18, 2009

DEFINITION OF GOSSIP Ken Sande, in his book on conflict resolution, The Peacemaker, gives the following definition for gossip. If you are taking notes, this is the definition you will want to write down. "To gossip means to betray a confidence or to discuss unfavorable ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

Denomination: *other

We Know What A Person Is By Their Uniform. We ...

Contributed by Bill Burress on Oct 23, 2009

We know what a person is by their uniform. We can tell a policemen, or a chef, or a nurse by the way they are dressed. The Bible says when we accept Christ we put on Christ. We should put on Christ just ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Feeling Is So Nice As A Child's Hand In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten ...read more

Tags: Children

The Spirit Of Liberty Is More Than Jealousy For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The spirit of liberty is more than jealousy for your own rights.The love of liberty cannot be separated ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

The Tendency To Seldom Think Of What We Have But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The tendency to seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack is the greatest tragedy on earth. ...read more

Tags: God's Provision