In Sermon Illustrations: "Thorny Ground"

If You Think Its Easy To Be A Politician, Try ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you think its easy to be a politician, try to straddle a fence and keep both ears ...read more

Tags: Government

Victory Is Not Won In Miles But In Inches. Win ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Victory is not won in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

The Man Who Has Nothing To Boast Of But His ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestors is like a potatothe only good ...read more

Tags: Family

Aim For A Star, And Keep Your Sights High With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Aim for a star, and keep your sights high With a heart full of faith within, your feet on the ...read more

Tags: Goals

Aim For A Star, And Keep Your Sights High With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Aim for a star, and keep your sights high With a heart full of faith within, your feet on the ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Forecasting Is Very Difficult Especially About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Forecasting is very difficult especially about the future. He who lives by the crystal ball ...read more

Tags: Creation

Formula For Success: Hitch Your Wagon To A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Formula for success: hitch your wagon to a star, put your shoulder to the wheel, keep an ear to the ground, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Work An Unknown Good Man Has Done Is Like A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Conservatism Is Not An Ideology, It Is A Way Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Conservatism is not an ideology, it is a way of life. That way of life needs to be grounded in local traditions and in preserving ...read more

Tags: Government

How The Masai Tribe Demonstrates Thanksgiving ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009

How the Masai Tribe Demonstrates Thanksgiving with Humility The Masai tribe in West Africa have an unusual way of saying "thank you." Translators tell us that when the Masai express thanks, they bow, put their forehead on the ground and say, "My head is in the dirt." When members of another African ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 95:1-11

Tags: Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Holiday

The Unthankful Pig

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 6, 2022

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE LESSON OF THE PIG? Seems a big fat pig is roaming around the forest and finds all likes of delicious juicy acorns on the ground. The acorns are strewn on the ground. The pig eats and eats the acorns until the acorns are gone. The pig takes a long nap. When the pig wakes up ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:33

Tags: Pigs, Unthankful

Denomination: Assembly Of God

You Have A Choice To Fallow What Hollywood ...

Contributed by Chris Summers on Oct 9, 2008

You have a choice to fallow what Hollywood thinks is the way to live or what the one who created the ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Denomination: Baptist

He Who Takes Pains To Foster Joy Accomplishes A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He who takes pains to foster joy accomplishes a work as profitable for humanity as he who builds bridges, ...read more

Tags: Joy

When It Comes To Jealousy, It Has Been Said That ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Mar 23, 2001

WHEN IT COMES TO JEALOUSY, IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT IF YOUR NEIGHBOR’S GRASS IS GREENER, JUST BE THANKFUL THAT ...read more

Tags: Joy, Emotions

Denomination: Free Methodist

Problems Breed Problems; But Problems Also Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Problems breed problems; but problems also are the main breeding ground for success. Seldom does real success, ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Many Men Build As Cathedrals Were Built, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the ground finished; but that part which soars toward heaven, the ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Creation Teaches That Life Can Pass Through ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2002

Creation teaches that life can pass through different forms and that life may even come out of death. -The caterpillar lives the first part of its life crawling on the ground. -After fulfilling its course, the caterpillar curls up and seemingly dies. Then out of that body a beautiful butterfly ...read more

A Professional Team Warms Up Grimly And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A professional team warms up grimly and disparately, like an army on maneuvers: the ground troops here, the tanks ...read more

Tags: Sports

We Are Not Called To Be Successful In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are not called to be successful in accordance with ordinary standards, but in accordance with a corn of wheat falling into the ground and dying, becoming in ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

What We Take, We Also Worship. The Monks Of ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 9, 2009

What we take, we also worship. The monks of Cluny used to remove their sandals before coming to communion–like ...read more

Tags: Lord's Supper

Denomination: Catholic