In Sermon Illustrations: "Think Before You Speak"

I Think Hell Is A Place Of Selfishness And Lack ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 18, 2007

I think hell is a place of selfishness and lack of sympathy. I heard of a group that agreed to go through a psychological test of receiving only minimal food for two weeks. Some were eager to participate in order to lose some weight. The first day they were encouraging and congratulating one ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Apart From Our Lord, It Is Hard To Think Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Apart from our Lord, it is hard to think of historical figures whose dying words were, "It is accomplished" Alexander the Great conquered Persia, but broke down and wept because his troops were too exhausted to push on to India. Hugo Grotius, the father of modern international law, said at the ...read more

Tags: Giving General

But Sometimes I Think The Church Has Forgotten ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

But sometimes I think the church has forgotten how to celebrate How to party Maybe it is because we have forgotten what Jesus has done for us. Or maybe because the stories the Bible have gotten old and we haven’t been around any new believers to remind us of the hope we have in Jesus Christ. That ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:16-26

Tags: Worship Benefits

Pastor, I Think I Have The Gift Of ...

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 28, 2008

"Pastor, I think I have the gift of attendance." Attendance is not a gift; it is ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

Rick Warren Said: Humility Is Not "Thinking Less ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 25, 2008

Rick Warren said: HUMILITY is not “thinking less of yourself but ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It Is A Joy To Think The Best We Can Of Human ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is a joy To think the best we can ...read more

Tags: Joy

We Must Never Delude Ourselves Into Thinking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We must never delude ourselves into thinking that physical power is a substitute for moral power, which is ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

No Man Can Be Brave Who Thinks Pain The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No man can be brave who thinks pain the greatest evil; nor temperate, who ...read more

Tags: Endurance

We Have Ignored Cultural Literacy In Thinking ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We have ignored cultural literacy in thinking about education. We ignore the air we breathe until it is thin or foul. Cultural ...read more

Tags: Culture

We Think In Youth That Our Bodies Are Identical ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We think in youth that our bodies are identical with ourselves and have the same interests, but discover later in life that they are heartless companions who have been accidently yoked with us, and who are, as likely as not, in our extreme sickness or old age, ...read more

Tags: Creation

I Think, At A Childs Birth, If A Mother Could ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I think, at a childs birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful ...read more

Tags: Curiosity

I Think Of Death As A Glad Awakening From This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I think of death as a glad awakening from this troubled sleep which we call life, as an emancipation from a world which, beautiful ...read more

Tags: Death

I Think Popular Music In This Country Is One Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I think popular music in this country is one of the few things in the 20th century that ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

I Can't Think Of A Better Place For A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I can't think of a better place for a non-Christian to sit down and light up a cigarette than in the home of a Christian where he ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Anyone Who Thinks Mother Love Is As Soft And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Anyone who thinks mother love is as soft and golden-eyed as a purring cat should ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Fame Usually Comes To Those Who Are Thinking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

When We Think Of The Atonement We Are Apt To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

When we think of the atonement we are apt to think only of what man gains. We must remember what it cost God and what ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness

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

We Think Sometimes That Poverty Is Only Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Think Of What Would Happen To Usif There Were No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Think of what would happen to usif there were no humorists; life would be one ...read more

Tags: Humor