In Sermon Illustrations: "The World Gets Worse"

Kay Arthur Writes: If Only… If Only He Had ...  PRO

Contributed by Greg Nance on May 3, 2001

Kay Arthur writes: If only… if only he had known… If only I had known! He had been summoned. What could he do? There was no higher authority to appeal to, no one to mediate. He had been bidden to come – and go he must. Most people looked on him with contempt because of his physical ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Lodebar, Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Forgive Me When I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2012

FORGIVE ME WHEN I WHINE Today upon a bus, I saw a lovely maid with golden hair; I envied her -- she seemed so gay, and how, I wished I were so fair; When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle; she had one foot and wore a crutch, but as she passed, a smile. Oh God, forgive me ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-18

Tags: Complaining

We Talk A Lot About Serving And Worshiping Jesus. ...

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 6, 2009

We talk a lot about serving and worshiping Jesus. But to be able to serve Him, or worship Him, we must know exactly who He is and what He offers. Here is the Jesus I know: ···· Jesus is Christ. He is the living Son of the living God. ···· He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: *other

You Know Frank Sinatra's Famous Song, "I'll Do It ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 12, 2000

You know Frank Sinatra’s famous song, "I’ll do it my way." That’s the philosophy of self and of this ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Denomination: Baptist

Every 30 Minutes Nearly 300,000 People Visit A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Every 30 minutes nearly 300,000 people visit a Wal-Mart somewhere in the world. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Always Seek Peace Between Your Heart And God, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Always seek peace between your heart and God, but in this world, always be careful to remain ever-restless, never satisfied, and always ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

We Ought To Give Thanks For All Fortune: If It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is good, because it is good, if bad because it works in us patience, humility and the contempt ...read more

Tags: Joy

And Lo In A Flash Of Crimson Splendor, With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"And lo in a flash of crimson splendor, with blazing scarlet clouds running before his chariot, and heralding his majestic ...read more

Tags: Creation

Pain Insists On Being Attended To. God Whispers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Pain insists on being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

A Narrow-Minded Man Has A Narrow Outlook. The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A narrow-minded man has a narrow outlook. The walls of his world shut out the broader horizon of affairs. Prejudice can ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

And Thus Was Kept The First Christmas, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"And thus was kept the first Christmas, the Christmas in the year one, with carols by the choir of heaven, and Gods own Son, the Saviour of the ...read more

Tags: Christmas

You May Be Whatever You Resolve To Be. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You may be whatever you resolve to be. Determine to be something in the world, and you will be something. I cannot never ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

It Isn't The Polls Or Public Opinion Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It isn't the polls or public opinion of the moment that counts. It's right and wrong and leadership. Men with fortitude, honesty and a belief in ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

What A Pity That So Many People Are Living With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What a pity that so many people are living with so few friends when the world is full of lonesome strangers who would ...read more

Tags: Compassion

To Know What You Prefer Instead Of Humbly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Modern Liberalism Seems To Have Forgotten The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Modern liberalism seems to have forgotten the fact that if America hadnt paid the price, blood, sweat and hard work and the financial ...read more

Tags: Politics

Every Man Is Prompted By The Love Of Himself To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every man is prompted by the love of himself to imagine that he possesses some qualities superior, either in kind or degree, to those ...read more

Tags: Self

Leadership Is A Great Burden. We Grow Weary Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Leadership is a great burden. We grow weary of it at times...But if we are not to shoulder the burdens of leadership in the free world, then who will? ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

The Sacraments Are An Essential Element Of ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 22, 2009

The sacraments are an essential element of Christ’s redemption of the world. They are a real foretaste, as the Holy Father writes, of the eschatological fulfilment ...read more

Tags: Lord's Supper

Denomination: Catholic

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