In Sermon Illustrations: "Too Literal"

Life Is Not So Bad If You Have Plenty Of Luck, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and ...read more

Tags: Learning

Editors Are Extremely Fallible People, All Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Editors are extremely fallible people, all of them. Dont put ...read more

Tags: Workplace

I Have Lived Long Enough To Be Battered By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have lived long enough to be battered by the realities of life, and not too ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

To Be Witty Is Not Enough. One Must Possess ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to ...read more

Tags: Humor

Outside Of A Dog, A Book Is Man's Best Friend. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Once A Friend Of Mine Heard That A Particular ...

Contributed by Paul Kallan on Mar 5, 2003

Once a friend of mine heard that a particular hindu family did not have anything to eat for a few days. He brought some rice and vegetables to this family. Even before he could leave the house, he saw the mother of the family dividing the provisions into two and taking the one half to her muslim ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Catholic

As We Read This Text, According To Dr. Schmit, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008

As we read this text, according to Dr. Schmit, and I quote, "We know that we too are individual members of a large flock of faithful disciples who seek to live as citizens of the kingdom of heaven. In other words, the work we do is never ours alone to accomplish. We do our part and trust that God ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

I Like Linebackers. I Collect Em. You Cant Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I like linebackers. I collect em. You cant have ...read more

Tags: Sports

Experience Is The One Thing You Have Plenty Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Experience is the one thing you have plenty of when you're ...read more

Tags: Experience

God Is Always Trying To Give Good Things To Us, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Be Persuaded, Timid Soul, That He Has Loved You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be persuaded, timid soul, that He has loved you too much ...read more

Tags: God The Father

That's What A Congressman Or Senator Is For To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

That's what a Congressman or Senator is for to see that too much money don't ...read more

Tags: Government

The Dangers Of A Concentration Of All Power In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The dangers of a concentration of all power in the general government of a confederacy so vast as ...read more

Tags: Government

A Good Laugh Is A Mighty Good Thing, And Rather ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good ...read more

Tags: Humor

What Ought To Be Done To The Man Who Invented ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What ought to be done to the man who invented the celebrating of anniversaries? ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

By The Time A Man Can Read A Woman Like A Book, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By the time a man can read a woman like a book, he is too old ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

There Comes A Moment When You Begin To Realize ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There comes a moment when you begin to realize that virtually anything is possible that ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

A Young Woman Once Chewed Out A Preacher For ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on May 26, 2003

A young woman once chewed out a preacher for preaching the cross of Jesus too vividly. It was alleged that such was causing her primary-age daughter to have nightmares. How horrible that someone, especially a child, would be bothered by our Lord’s crucifixion. Right? Or is it! We should be ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16

Tags: Cross, Jesus Christ

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Disturb Us, O Lord  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 8, 2011

DISTURB US, O LORD Sir Frances Drake: "Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrive safely because we have sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lord, when with the abundance of things we ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4

Tags: Christian Values

Liberty Is The Soul's Right To Breathe, And, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Liberty is the soul's right to breathe, and, when it cannot take a long breath, ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom