In Sermon Illustrations: "Things"

The Commonplace Sun In The Commonplace Sky ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The commonplace sun in the commonplace sky Makes up the commonplace day; The moon and the stars are commonplace things, And the flower that blooms, and the bird that sings; But dark is the ...read more

Tags: Creation

Can The Humble Request Of Believing Lips ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Can the humble request of believing lips restrain, accelerate, change the settled order of events? Can prayer make things that are not to be as though they were? Yes, a thousand times yes ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Many People Hear Voices When No One Is There. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Many people hear voices when no one is there. Some of them are called mad and are shut up in rooms where they stare at the walls all day. Others are ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Our Prayer Will Be Most Like The Prayer Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Our prayer will be most like the prayer of Christ if we do not ask God to show us what is going to be, or to make any particular thing happen, but ...read more

Tags: Faith

If You Are Not Happy Today, You Will Never Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you are not happy today, you will never be happy Strive to be patient, unselfish, purposeful, strong, eager and work mightily If you do these things with a grateful heart, you ...read more

Tags: Joy

Rich Or Poor?

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 3, 2013

RICH OR POOR? "There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money." -- Unknown "He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according ...read more

Tags: Money, Stewardship

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

American Humorist, Sam Levenson Once Said About ...

Contributed by Andy Payne on Jan 18, 2009

American humorist, Sam Levenson once said about the Ten Commandments: "Different people look for different things in the Ten Commandments. Some are looking for divine guidance, some ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

Denomination: Baptist

G.k. Chesterton Said, "Hope Means Hoping When ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 4, 2007

G.K. Chesterton said, "Hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all. As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is mere flattery or platitude: It is only ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Unworthy

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 17, 2020

I am not worthy to be called a child of God/man of God or even to call His name. His grace, love and shed blood makes me those things ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:15

Tags: Grace, Love, Blood

Denomination: Baptist

Uriah The Hittite Was In The Hottest Part Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Affleck on Jan 23, 2001

Uriah the Hittite was in the hottest part of the battle and his fellow soldiers withdrew from him on the command of King David - We do the same thing to our ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Adoration, Friendship General

Denomination: Brethren

The Bible Nowhere Speaks About A "Happy" ...  PRO

Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 6, 2005

“The Bible nowhere speaks about a “happy” Christian; it talks plentifully of joy. Happiness depends on things that happen, and may sometimes be an insult; joyfulness is never touched by external ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Independent/Bible

If You Really Want To Advise Me, Do It On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you really want to advise me, do it on Saturday afternoon between 1 and 4 oclock. And youve got 25 seconds to do it, between plays. Not on ...read more

Tags: Sports

Human Nature Is Not A Machine To Be Built After ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Human nature is not a machine to be built after a model, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but a tree, which requires to grow and develop itself on all sides, according to ...read more

Tags: Human Life

By The Time We Hit Fifty, We Have Learned Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By the time we hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons. We have found out that only a few things are really important. We have ...read more

Tags: Aging

We Mutter And Splutter, We Fume And We Spurt, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We mutter and splutter, we fume and we spurt, We mumble and grumble, our feelings get hurt, We cant understand things, our vision gets ...read more

Tags: Thought

Everything Can Be Taken From A Man But One ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 11, 2007

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: To choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s way” (Viktor Frankl, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Give Me A Gentle Heart, That I May Do Naught ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Give me a gentle heart, that I may do Naught but the gentle thing my whole life through. Give me a heart as kind as heart can ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

An Evangelist Of Long Ago Named Henry Drummond ...

Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jan 24, 2008

An Evangelist of long ago named Henry Drummond said this: “Above all things do not touch Christianity unless you are willing to seek the kingdom first. I ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Man By The Name Of S.d. Gordon Once Said, "The ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 28, 2008

A man by the name of S.D. Gordon once said, "The greatest thing anyone can do for God and for man is to pray." Herald Of His ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

Silas Weir Mitchell Is Quoted In Harvey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Silas Weir Mitchell is quoted in Harvey Cushing’s Life of Sir William Osler as having remarked that, “The first thing to be done by a biographer in estimating ...read more

Tags: Giving General