In Sermon Illustrations: "Unity" showing 61-80 of 359

Buying A New Chandelier

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Buying A New Chandelier The pastor called a special meeting of the congregation to approve the purchase of a brand new chandelier. After some discussion pro and con, an old farmer stood up and said, "Buying a new chandelier may seem like a good idea to you, but I’m against it for three ...read more

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One Man Said, "In My House, I Make All The Major ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One man said, “In my house, I make all the major decisions and my wife makes all the minor decisions. For example, I decide such things as East-West trade, crime in the streets, welfare cheating and increase in taxes. My wife decides the minor things such as which house to buy, what kind of car we ...read more

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Here's A Great Example. I Remember Reading A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Here’s a great example. I remember reading a letter to Ann Landers by a lady named Rosie. She wrote, “A young couple in Missouri got married in 1937. ‘Mike’ worked the third shift for the railroad. He’d come home about 7 a.m. and do odd jobs around the house: fix the old car, do everything but go ...read more

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Someone Put It This Way: "A Preacher Teaches, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Someone put it this way: “A preacher teaches, though he must solicit his own class. He heals, though without pills or knife. He is sometimes a lawyer, often a social worker, something of an editor. He is a bit of a philosopher and entertainer. He is a salesman, a decorative piece for public ...read more

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John Edmund Haggai Said, "Preachers Are Praised ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Edmund Haggai said, “Preachers are praised as administrators, after dinner speakers, book reviewers, counselors, good mixers, organizational workers, ...read more

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Bill Bradley Was The Basketball Star Of The 1964 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Bill Bradley was the basketball star of the 1964 Olympics. Someone said to him, “I wish I could shoot baskets like you.” Bradley replied, “Would you stay in one place until you hit 24 consecutive baskets?” That can apply to almost any ministry. Practice makes perfect in almost ...read more

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J. Wilbur Chapman Was A Great Preacher Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

J. Wilbur Chapman was a great preacher of the past but he wasn’t always that way When he started preaching in one church, the leaders got together and said, “This man can’t preach for sour grapes. We’re going to have to fire him.” The chairman of the board asked who would go tell him that he was ...read more

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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

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Honest Differences Of Views And Honest Debate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Honest differences of views and honest debate are not disunity. They are the vital process ...read more

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People Differ. Some Object To The Fan Dancer, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"People differ. Some object to the fan dancer, and ...read more

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Minimize Friction And Create Harmony. You Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Minimize friction and create harmony. You can get friction for nothing, but harmony ...read more

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If Only The Whole World Could Feel The Power Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

If only the whole world could feel the ...read more

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It Is Indeed From The Experience Of Beauty And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is indeed from the experience of beauty and happiness, from the occasional harmony between our nature and our environment, ...read more

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Observe Good Faith And Justice Toward All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate ...read more

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Once Upon A Time The Lone Ranger And Tonto Were ...

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Apr 30, 2009

Once upon a time the Lone Ranger and Tonto were riding through a canyon when suddenly they were surrounded on all sides by Indian warriors. Tonto looked to the Lone Ranger and asked, “What we do, Kimosabe?” The Lone Ranger pulls his trusty horse Silver to the east to find a hidden passage, but ...read more

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Denomination: Independent/Bible

Yiddish Proverb

Contributed by Tony Abram on May 7, 2009

If a link is broken, the whole chain breaks. ...read more

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Maybe You Remember Hearing A Few Years Ago About ...

Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 7, 2009

Maybe you remember hearing a few years ago about the “The Three Tenors.” Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, and Jose Carreras, three of the world’s most renowned voices. They performed together at a concert in L.A. In a press conference, one reporter tried to stir up a little competition between ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Are You A Christian?

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2009

ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN? Two men met on a plane and one man asked the other, "Are you a Christian?" "Yes I am." "Wonderful! Are you Protestant, Catholic, or Orthodox?" "I’m a Protestant." "That’s great. So am I. Are you Calvinist or Arminian in your theology?" "I’m happy to say that I’m a staunch ...read more

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Living In Harmony

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2009

Mark Twain once said, "I built a cage and in it I put a dog and a cat. After a little training I got the dog and the cat to the point where they lived peaceably together. Then I introduced a pig, a goat, a kangaroo, some birds, and a monkey. And after a few adjustments, they learned to live in ...read more

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A.w. Tozer, In His Book, The Pursuit Of God, ...

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2009

A.W. Tozer, in his book, The Pursuit of God, tells us how to gain greater unity. "Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each ...read more

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