In Sermon Illustrations: "Things Of Earth"

Character Is Like A Tree And Reputation Like A ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 28, 2010

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Church Of God

All Men Matter

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

G. K. Chesterton - All men matter. You matter. I matter. It’s the hardest ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

My Favorite Theology: "I Am Only As Big As The ...

Contributed by Arliss Beavers on Apr 4, 2008

My favorite theology: "I am only as big as the things that I allow to get me ...read more

Tags: Covenant

Denomination: Church Of God

Uncle Bud Robertson Once Said; "Pride Is The Only ...

Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Jul 13, 2008

Uncle Bud Robertson once said; “Pride is the only thing that makes everyone else ...read more

Tags: Pride

Denomination: *other

William Whyte (The Organizing Man): "All ...

Contributed by Dave Browning on Dec 22, 2008

William Whyte (The Organizing Man): "All creative advances are essentially a departure from ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unsung Heroes: An Egyptian Slave Who Helped David

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 20, 2024

Introduction: He had been taken as a slave and now was far from his homeland. He was so sick he almost died but David and his men found him. When this slave had recovered, he gave David some very vital information which helped David a great deal! Text: 1 Samuel 30:13-19, KJV: 11 And they found an ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:13-19

Tags: David, Amalekites, Ziklag

Denomination: Baptist

[182]. A Message From A Poem – Marys At The Cross (An Easter Poem)

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 2, 2025

[182]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – MARYS AT THE CROSS (An Easter Poem) This is an Easter poem about 4 women, precious ones in the life of the Lord during His time on earth. Some people find it confusing to work the Marys out, especially at Easter time. What the Marys speak of is total devotion and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:55-56, John 19:25, Mark 15:40-41

Tags: The Virgin Mary, Christian Poems, Easter Poem, Mary Wife Of Clopas, Easter, Cross, Devotion, Mary Magdalene, Salome, Jesus Crucified  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Infinitely Important  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on Apr 25, 2001

INFINITELY IMPORTANT "Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General, Christianity, Cs Lewis, Truth, Parable General  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Snowflakes Are One Of Nature’s Most ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jun 7, 2001

Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when ...read more

Tags: Church Small Groups, Church Body Of Christ, Friendship General

Denomination: Baptist

Too Full  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

TOO FULL God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:8

Tags: God's Provision, Promises Of God

Our Misery Is That We Thirst So Little For These ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and ...read more

Tags: Parable General, Kingdom Of God

If You Would Not Be Forgotten As Soon As You Are ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism, Death

Compromise Is Simply Changing The Question To Fit ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005

Compromise is simply changing the question to fit the answer. Merrit Malloy, Things I ...read more

Tags: Apologetics Jesus

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

In The Book To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 25, 2007

In the book To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee writes, "The one thing that doesn’t abide by ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Can Motivate By Fear. And You Can Motivate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You can motivate by fear. And you can motivate by reward. But both of these methods are only temporary. The ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

There Is Too Much Stress Today On Material ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is too much stress today on material things. I try to teach my children not so much the ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Men Who Build The Future Are Those Who Know ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The men who build the future are those who know that greater things are yet to come.Their minds are ...read more

Tags: Faith

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

Free Will, Though It Makes Evil Possible, Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom