In Sermon Illustrations: "Third World"

[008] Message From A Poem - A Tale Of The Fish’s Tails

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 1, 2024

[008] MESSAGE FROM A POEM - A TALE OF THE FISH’S TAILS “Take the line of least resistance; go with the flow; jellyfish that drift; leave me out of it; I see both sides; don’t involve me; I don’t want to know!” The world is full of compromise and it gets worse. We can expect no less from this ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2, 1 Corinthians 16:13, Galatians 5:1, Ephesians 6:11, Ephesians 6:13-14  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Compromise, Resist, Fish, Stand Firm, Fish Tails, Opposing  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

More People Have Been Brought Into The Church By ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002

“More people have been brought into the church by the kindness of real Christian love than by all the theological ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Congregational

The First One

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2004

THE FIRST ONE “Mary was the first person in the world to carry the Gospel.” SOURCE: Rodney Buchanan in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Tags: People In The Gospel, Mary Jesus Mother

A Good Education Is Not So Much One Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A good education is not so much one which prepares a man to succeed in the world, as one which ...read more

Tags: Culture

I Think I Can Say, And Say With Pride, That We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I think I can say, and say with pride, that we have some legislatures that bring higher ...read more

Tags: Government

If You Continue To Work And To Absorb The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you continue to work and to absorb the beauty in the world around you, you will find that age ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Age Should Not Have Its Face Lifted But It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Age should not have its face lifted but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

When One Has Reached 81, One Likes To Sit Back ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When one has reached 81, one likes to sit back and let the world turn by ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Be Thankful Not Only That You Are An Individual ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be thankful not only that you are an individual but also that others are different. The world needs all kinds, but it also ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Indeed, We Do Not Really Live Unless We Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Indeed, we do not really live unless we have friends surrounding us like a firm wall ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Is Not Marriage An Open Question, When It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

If Men Would Consider Not So Much Wherein They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of ...read more

Tags: Unity

Those Who Warn Of A Population Explosion Picture ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Those who warn of a population explosion picture a world of too many people and not enough food sort ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Parents Need To Fill A Childs Bucket Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Parents need to fill a childs bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world cant poke ...read more

Tags: Parenting

There Is Nothing That God Has Judged Good For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There is nothing that God has judged good for us that He has not given us the means to accomplish, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Our New Constitution Is Now Established, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be ...read more

Tags: America

The Book To Read Is Not The One Which Thinks ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

The Fire Of Reading Is Still With Me. It Is My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The fire of reading is still with me. It is my favorite gift to give myself. I cannot imagine a world in which ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Those Who Spend Their Existence Without A Child ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Those who spend their existence without a child have no share in the fate of tomorrows world. They circle around themselves ...read more

Tags: Children

Martyn Lloyd-Jones: "If Every Man And Woman In ...

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 9, 2011

Martyn Lloyd-Jones: "If every man and woman in the world knew what it was to hunger and thirst after ...read more

Tags: Righteousness

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed