In Sermon Illustrations: "Understand"

Listening To What People Say Is The Starting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Listening to what people say is the starting point toward understanding them. The supervisor who listens with an open mind, giving thought to the significance of what is said, ...read more

Tags: Leadership Listening

Dr. Larry Dossy, A Medical Doctor Who Has ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 8, 2002

Dr. Larry Dossy, a medical doctor who has written books on prayer, says that he usually prays “for the best possible outcome.” And sometimes the patient dies. ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To, Prayer Of Faith

Denomination: Congregational

Sometimes We Need To Slow Down And Listen. When ...

Contributed by Erik Stadler on Apr 15, 2008

Sometimes we need to slow down and listen. When the wife tells you to get sugar do you understand what type? When God tells ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

I Never Work Better Than When Im Inspired By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I never work better than when Im inspired by anger: I can write, pray, and preach well. My whole temperament is quickened, my understanding ...read more

Tags: Anger

The Years Of Old Age...are Indeed Formative ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The years of old age...are indeed formative years, rich in possibilities to unlearn the follies of a lifetime, to see through inbred self-deceptions, to deepen understanding and compassion, ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-27

Tags: Hardship Of Life

One Must Keep Ever Present A Sense Of Humour. It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One must keep ever present a sense of humour. It depends entirely on yourself how much you see or hear or understand. But the sense of humour I ...read more

Tags: Humor

In Fact, Most Christians Today Perceive God Like ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Hamilton on May 1, 2003

In fact, most Christians today perceive God like one person noted: God is a lot like our pastor. I don’t see him through the ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Baptist

Would That There Were An Award For People Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Would that there were an award for people who come to understand the concept of enough. Good enough. Successful enough. Thin enough. Rich enough. Socially ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

We Mutter And Splutter, We Fume And We Spurt, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We mutter and splutter, we fume and we spurt, We mumble and grumble, our feelings get hurt, We cant understand things, our vision gets ...read more

Tags: Thought

It Is Only A Mans Own Fundamental Thoughts That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is only a mans own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he really and completely understands. To read the thoughts of others is like taking the remains of ...read more

Tags: Thought

All Our Work, Our Whole Life Is A Matter Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All our work, our whole life is a matter of semantics, because words are the tools with which we work, the material out of which laws are made, out of which the Constitution ...read more

Tags: Words

Being Heard By The Judge  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004

BEING HEARD BY THE JUDGE To understand the story of the persistent widow, we need to understand its New Testament setting, Wiersbe describes it this way, “The courtroom was not a fine building but a tent that was moved from place to place as the judge covered his circuit. The judge, not the law, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Tags: Parable Widow, Prayer Persistence

Grace And The Book

Contributed by Paul Searight on Aug 24, 2010

GRACE AND THE BOOK Dorothy Sayers wrote, "If men will not understand the meaning of judgment, they will never come to understand the meaning of grace." 

 IF you don’t realize what you could have faced at the judgment - what your sins really deserved - you’ll never appreciate the ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Meaning Of Life. The Wasted Years Of Life. ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 23, 2013

The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: grace. We talk as though we understand the term. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note. We describe an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:32

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Enabling Faith  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 5, 2002

ENABLING FAITH "Faith enables us to understand what God does. Faith enables us to see what others cannot see. As a result, faith enables us to ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Brethren, This Is Not About Whether One Version ...

Contributed by Bode Ayodele on Dec 23, 2007

Brethren, this is not about whether one version of the bible is easier to understand or not. It is about the fact that beliefs you will NEVER subscribe to as a born-again Christian - false religious beliefs ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The More The Years Go By, The Less I Know. But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The more the years go by, the less I know. But if you give explanations and understand everything, then nothing can happen. What helps me go forward is ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Number One Way A Man Can Succeed In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The number one way a man can succeed in fulfilling a woman's primary love needs is through communication. By learning to listen to a womans feelings, a man can effectively shower a woman with ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Have Regular Hours For Work And Play; Make Each ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age ...read more

Tags: Time

Back In 1995 I Was Having A Difficult Time ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 20, 2003

Back in 1995 I was having a difficult time understanding what God was doing in my life. As God so often does, He used something simple to teach me a great truth. I was taking my cat to the sink to give it a bath. Our cat Madeline had a skin condition that required weekly baths. She hated them ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Tags: Doing God's Will, Knowing God's Will

Denomination: Baptist