In Sermon Illustrations: "Things"

Maturity

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Dec 27, 2020

Automatic behaviour is the hallmark of immature people bent on survival, they accept few challenges and experience little growth. Immature people react with a small part of themselves to a small part of the world. They limit themselves by paying attention only to what is close-up, by focusing on ...read more

Scripture: John 12:24

Tags: Maturity, Immaturity

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The (Unwise) Wisdom Of The World

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Mar 24, 2025

The world in its wisdom may tell us that there is no such thing as truth. That there is no such thing as that which is right and that which wrong. But our experience, of even the simplest of human experiences, will cause us to question that. If you were to ask a gas station attendant for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:18-23

Tags: Better, Follow Jesus, Unwise, Directions, Wisdom Of The World  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

John Piper Summed Up Our Problem Well With His ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Sep 29, 2002

John Piper summed up our problem well with his statement, ‘The weakness of our hunger for God is not because he is unsavoury, but because ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Tags: Love For God, Fulfillment

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Riches Not Only Afford Matter For Strife, And ...

Contributed by Thomas Black on Jan 28, 2005

"Riches not only afford matter for strife, and are the things most commonly striven about... [but] Poverty and labor, wants and wanderings, could not ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Per Bible Scholar James Smith, "The Deeper Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Clarence Clough on Feb 6, 2005

Per Bible scholar James Smith, "The deeper our experience is of the greatness of God’s grace, the more generous and attentive shall we be to those ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Church Of God

Just As A Servant Knows That He Must First Obey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Just as a servant knows that he must first obey his master in all things, so the surrender to an implicit and unquestionable obedience must become the ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Older I Get, The More Wisdom I Find In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The older I get, the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things firsta process which often reduces the most ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

A.w. Tozer Stated, "Within The Human Heart ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 29, 2005

A.W. Tozer stated, “Within the human heart ‘things’ have taken over. God’s gifts now take the place of God, and the whole course of ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Simplify Your Life. Dont Waste The Years ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Simplify your life. Dont waste the years struggling for things that are unimportant. Dont destroy your peace of mind by looking back, worrying about the ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

We Get Closer To God As We Get More Intimately ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We get closer to God as we get more intimately and understandingly acquainted with the things He has created. I know of nothing more ...read more

Tags: Discovery

I Don't Want To Go To School And Learn Solemn ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I don't want to go to school and learn solemn things. No one is going to catch me, lady, and make me a man. I want ...read more

Tags: Children

I Sit Here All Day Trying To Persuade People To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have the sense to do without my persuading them. ...read more

Tags: Government

I Like Living. I Have Sometimes Been Wildly, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite ...read more

Tags: Learning

Develop An Interest In Life As You See It; The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music-the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, ...read more

Tags: Learning

It's Odd How Few Managers As Well As Marriage ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It's odd how few managers as well as marriage partners realize that, if you give way in little things, you can ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Morning Is In My Heart...the Rich Spoils Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"...morning is in my heart...The rich spoils of memory are mine. Mine, too, are the precious things of today books, flowers, pictures, nature ...read more

Tags: Morning

To Sit Back Hoping That Some Day, Some Way, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To sit back hoping that some day, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping that ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

I Have Always Been Among Those Who Believed ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

Chuck Colson Says It Well, "Holiness Is The ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Oct 18, 2000

Chuck Colson says it well, "Holiness is the everyday business of every Christian. It evidences itself in the decisions we make and the things we ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5

Tags: Holiness, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

St. John Of The Cross (1542-1591) Said, "A ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 25, 2001

St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) said, "A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Faith Vs. Works, Christian Love

Denomination: Independent/Bible