In Sermon Illustrations: "Useful Earthern Pot" showing 121-140 of 13,907

He Became Like Us

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008

HE BECAME LIKE US John Howard Griffin was a white man who believed he could never understand the plight of African-Americans unless he became like one. In 1959, he darkened his skin with medication, sun lamps, and stains, then traveled throughout the South. His book, Black Like Me, helped whites ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus

This Is A Huge Concept For Us: Loyalty. It Is ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2009

This is a huge concept for us: loyalty. It is huge because loyalty in my opinion is narrowly practiced on our society. It is present but usually limited to loyalty to oneself. And loyalty affects a very special area of our lives: the social arena. Loyalty or lack of loyalty has a major impact upon ...read more

Tags: Trust

Denomination: Church Of God

Kindness In Us Is The Honey That Blunts The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Kindness in us is the honey that blunts the sting of ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

The Only Foundation For A Useful Education In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty, and ...read more

Tags: Culture

The Greatest Use Of Life Is To Spend It For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The greatest use of life is to spend it for something ...read more

Tags: Learning

Such Is The Use And Noble End Of Friendship, To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Such is the use and noble end of friendship, To bear a part in every storm of fate, And, by ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Use Of The Computer In Planning Marriages Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Use of the computer in planning marriages is nothing new. Many a young man has been ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Traditionally, Noise Is Used To Ridicule, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Traditionally, noise is used to ridicule, embarrass, denigrate, and curse, while silence is used for worship, respect, anticipation, and love. Do we ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Silence

An Opportunity Grasped And Used Produces At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An opportunity grasped and used produces at least one ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

The Greater Danger For Most Of Us Is Not That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Every Single One Of Us Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every single one of us is handicappedphysically, mentally, socially and spirituallyto some degree; and although we seldom think about it, the person without faith ...read more

Tags: Disability

For Us, Patriotism Is The Same As Love Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For us, patriotism is the same as ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

Prayer To Us Is Not Practical; It Is Stupid, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Prayer to us is not practical; it is stupid, and until we do see that prayer is stupid, that is, stupid from the ordinary, natural, common sense point of view, we will never pray. It is absurd to think that God is going to alter things in answer to prayer. But that is what Jesus says He will do. ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

It Will Be A Foretaste Of Heaven To Us Here ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It will be a foretaste of heaven to us here below, if we are able to thank God for all His ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

For Us To Ignore By Inaction The Slaughter Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For us to ignore by inaction the slaughter of American civilians and American soldiers, whether in nightclubs or airline terminals, is simply not in the American ...read more

Tags: Self

Be Wise In The Use Of Time. The Question Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be wise in the use of time. The question of life is not, How much time have we? The ...read more

Tags: Time

The Possession Of Facts Is Knowledge, The Use ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The possession of facts is knowledge, the use ...read more

Tags: Truth

World Vs. U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

WORLD VS. U.S. POVERTY A few centuries ago, four-fifths of the French spent 90 percent of their income for food. With only what you and I consider a marginal tip to a waitress, they had to provide for all of their other needs. Europe had been in that condition for thousands of years. Until recent ...read more

Tags: Poverty

Women Feel Used With Casual ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

WOMEN FEEL USED WITH CASUAL SEX For decades many have claimed that the sexual and feminist revolutions freed women to enjoy casual sex without fear of adverse consequences. Yet according to Professor Anne Campbell from Durham University in the UK, the negative feelings reported by women after ...read more

Tags: Sexuality, Sexual Immorality

Prayer Is The Divine In Us Appealing To The ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 26, 2009

“Prayer is the divine in us appealing to the Divine ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Salvation Army