In Sermon Illustrations: "Tree Of Knowledge"

What Is Compassion?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2002

WHAT IS COMPASSION? "Compassion is the sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else’s skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:36

Tags: Compassion, Christian Love

Costly Interruptions From Emails, Instant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Costly Interruptions from emails, instant messages, the Web, and phone are decreasing U.S. business productivity by $588 billion annually finds a Basix study. Interruptions to workflow can cost the average knowledge worker ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

I Read About Ten Years Ago An Interesting ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 14, 2008

I read about ten years ago an interesting statistic. Our medical knowledge doubles every 2.5 years. Is it any wonder why medicine has so many specialties? It literally is hard to keep up. Yet, we have ...read more

Tags: Thought

Denomination: Church Of God

Friends Contribute Materially Toward Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friends contribute materially toward your education. You derive most of your knowledge of getting on with people from friends who are sufficiently interested and patient to tell you what they know. It is only from a friend that you will listen to a disagreeable truth ...read more

Tags: Compassion

David Phillips, Research Sociologist At Ucsd, ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 22, 2009

David Phillips, research sociologist at UCSD, states, "Most of us are all cognizant of the fact that fear plays a leading role in television and theater productions. People want to be, ’scared to death’, and are usually not knowledgeable, or don’t care about the ill ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ann Along With Her Two Small Sons, Went To Live ...  PRO

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 2, 2004

Ann along with her two small sons, went to live with her parents in Texas for the duration of World War II, while her Air Force husband was busy in Europe. It was Christmas time and mother and grandparents were making great plans for the boys. The tree was up and decorated. Gifts were bought and ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Story: Martin Luther Is Reputed To Have Said ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 25, 2004

Story: Martin Luther is reputed to have said that even if he knew Christ was going to return ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Anglican

Ft. Riley, Kansas Is A Difficult Location To ...

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Apr 10, 2004

Ft. Riley, Kansas is a difficult location to navigate. It has few distinguishing features to use in order to navigate. For those of you who can’t appreciate the difficult in doing this, it is a little like trying to find an address in a major metropolitan area that you are unfamiliar with without ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Lutheran

The Box Is Empty

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008

THE BOX IS EMPTY God offers us more than this world does, but most of us never take the time to see it. There was a 15-year old boy named Joey, whose mother died at birth. She was a severe alcoholic, and that had affected his pre-natal development. The result was that he was slightly retarded. ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

God Gave Her A Flying Cat!  PRO

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 1, 2014

GOD GAVE HER A FLYING CAT! Have you heard the story about the pastor who had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc., but the kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3

Tags: Prayer, Miracles, Prayer Answered

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Thinkthat As Friendships Grow Old, They Seem ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I thinkthat as friendships grow old, they seem to depend less on actual contacts and messages in order to maintain their soundness; the growth ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Rest Is Not Idleness, And To Lie Sometimes On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

Painter Andrew Wyeth's Understanding Of What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 3, 2009

Painter Andrew Wyeth’s Understanding of What Doesn’t Show on the Canvas Helps Him Better Draw What Does Andrew Wyeth painted picture of General Lafayette’s quarters near Chadds Ford, Pa., with a sycamore tree behind the building. When his brother first saw the painting, Andrew wasn’t finished with ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Fools

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Aug 16, 2021

It was a cold and silent night. The weather was freezing cold. A group of monkeys were on a tree. They were clinging to its branches. One of the monkeys said, “I wish we could find some fire. It will help us to keep warm.” Suddenly they noticed a flock of fireflies. One of the young monkeys ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20, Ephesians 5:15-20

Tags: Fools, Correcting A Fool

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christmas Traditions Around The World

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 19, 2022

As Americans, we pride ourselves in "doing Christmas up big." Tons of gifts, big holiday feasts, huge trees, Lights on the houses. Here are some of the other ways people prepare for the celebration of Christmas: * In Italy they have no Christmas trees, instead they decorate small ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Birth Of Christ, Customs, Traditions

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Here Is A Spiritual Insight From Charles A. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Here is a spiritual insight from Charles A. Lindbergh: "Short term survival may depend on the knowledge of nuclear physicists and the performance of supersonic aircraft, but long term survival depends alone on the character of man. We must remember that it was not the outer grandeur of the Roman ...read more

Tags: Grace

For Three Things I Thank God Every Day Of My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For three things I thank God every day of my life: thanks that He has vouchsafed me knowledge of His Works; deep thanks that He has set in my darkness the lamp of faith; deep, deepest thanks that I have another life ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

When I Visited West Texas, I Was Impressed With ...

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Oct 3, 2005

When I visited west Texas, I was impressed with the suddenness of the sunrise. With no trees or hills to interfere, the sun virtually burst over the ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Murderer?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 4, 2008

MURDERER? Unknown. I crucified a soul today, I murdered it with my words. You see void now is one ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Old Age—fruit Of God  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 26, 2003

Illustration: Old Age -Fruit of God A young man came to a man of ninety years of age and said to him, "How have you made out to live so long and be so well?" The old man took the youngster to an orchard, and, pointing to some large trees full of apples, said, "I planted these trees when I was a ...read more

Tags: Character, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational