In Sermon Illustrations: "Used For Bad"

So Great Is My Veneration For The Bible That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it, the more confident my hope that they will prove ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

We Act As Though Comfort And Luxury Were The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all tht we need to make us really ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Virtue, Morality, And Religion. This Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone that renders us invincible. These are the tactics we should study. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

When Adams Son Asked Him Why They Didnt Live In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When Adams son asked him why they didnt live in the Garden of Eden any more, he answered: Your ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

Earth And Sky, Woods And Fields, Lakes And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of ...read more

Tags: Creation

Guilt Is Never A Rational Thing; It Distorts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Guilt is never a rational thing; it distorts all the faculties of the human mind, it perverts them, it leaves a man no longer in the free ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Pain Insists On Being Attended To. God Whispers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Pain insists on being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Is The Imagination Which Makes The World Seem ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is the imagination which makes the world seem new to us every dayIt is the imagination which wakens the dry bones of any ...read more

Tags: Thought

As Old Wood Is Best To Burn, Old Horse To Ride, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As old wood is best to burn, old horse to ride, old books to read, and old wine to drink, so are old ...read more

Tags: Compassion

As We Read The School Reports Upon Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As we read the school reports upon our children, we realize with a sense of relief that can rise to delight thatthank ...read more

Tags: Parenting

We Should Seize Every Opportunity To Give ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We should seize every opportunity to give encouragement. Encouragement is oxygen to the soul. The days are always dark enough. There is not need for ...read more

Tags: Gifts Encouragement

By Following The Model Of Those Who Have Gone ...

Contributed by Nelson Emeonu on Nov 3, 2005

“By following the model of those who have gone before us, we can do more than survive. We can ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Anglican

Within The Covers Of One Single Book, The Bible, ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 24, 2013

Within the covers of one single book, the Bible, are all the answers to all the problems that face us today--if only we ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

God Gave Man Work, Not To Burden Him, But To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God gave man work, not to burden him, but to bless him, and useful work, willingly, cheerfully, effectively done, has always ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Denmark Is The Happiest Country In The World, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

Denmark is the happiest country in the world, while the U.S. languishes as 23rd happiest, says an English ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 144:15

Tags: Happiness

Many Confess That They Have Found Christ, But In ...

Contributed by Deldrick Leasure on Apr 27, 2010

many confess that they have found Christ, but in actuality we didn’t find Christ, Christ found us because ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Methodist

J.o. Fraser, A Missionary To China Said, "Faith ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 25, 2008

J.O. Fraser, a missionary to China said, "Faith is like muscle which grows stronger and stronger with use, rather than ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Contemplative Gaze ‘upon Him Whom They Have ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 10, 2009

“ A contemplative gaze ‘upon him whom they have pierced’ (Jn 19:37) leads us to reflect on the causal connection between ...read more

Tags: Sacrifices

Denomination: Catholic

"opposition."

Contributed by Darrell Campbell on Sep 19, 2022

The late evangelist Dr. B.R. Lakin use to say, "There are 3 ways to prevent opposition; know ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:12

Tags: Persecution, Godly Living

Denomination: Baptist

Full Steam Ahead

Contributed by Paul Davidson on Jan 27, 2021

I used to work for a railroad. The engineer on a train has a huge responsibility to safely operate and move that train over sometimes difficult terrain and in all kinds of weather. When you have a train roughly a mile (or more) in length, hauling over 10,000 tons of freight, running in excess of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Tags: Fear, Trust, Trains

Denomination: Baptist