In Sermon Illustrations: "Useful Earthern Pot"

There Is A Green Hill Far Away

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

There was no other good enough To pay the price of sin; He only could unlock the gate Of heaven and let us in. Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895), Irish ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

A Recent Survey On Marital Violence Reports That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

A recent survey on marital violence reports that approximately one in every seven American couples has used some form of physical abuse during an argument within the past year. ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

A Nation Is Made Great Not By Its Acres, But By ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A nation is made great not by its acres, but by the men who cultivate them; not by its great forests, but by the men who use them. America was a great land when ...read more

Tags: America

One Of These Days Some Simple Soul Will Pick Up ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"One of these days some simple soul will pick up the Book of God and read it, and believe it. The rest of us will be embarrassed. We have adopted the convenient theory that the Bible is a book to be ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

We Enjoy The Blissful Consequences Which Are ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"We enjoy the blissful consequences which are ours because we are in Christ. These consequences which flow to us include His perfect obedience, finished atonement, resurrection, ascension, ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Alexander Graham Bell Once Said, "When One Door ...

Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Nov 7, 2006

Alexander Graham Bell once said, "When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Average Percentage Of Growth In Spanish ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

The average percentage of growth in Spanish Christian products in ’07 is estimated to be 15% says, Tessie DeVore, President of the Spanish Evangelical Products Association. The growth is ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

55 Million Americans Have Disabilities. 24.8% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

55 million Americans have disabilities. 24.8% are mobility limitations, 24.8% limited hand use, 16.4% cognitive disabilities, 11.9% vision, ...read more

Oswald Chambers Says This, "It Is A Shameful ...

Contributed by Aaron Johnson on Jul 26, 2008

Oswald Chambers says this, "It is a shameful thing for a Christian to talk about getting the victory. The Victor ought to have got us so completely that it is His victory ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Independent/Bible

In Times Of Deep Sorrow It Is Not The People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In times of deep sorrow it is not the people who tell you why you are suffering who are of any use; the people who help you are those who give expression to ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

The Only Organizations That Last A Long Time, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The only organizations that last a long time, do good and useful work, and are profitable, are those that are, and have been, well organized. You get the feel of this immediately whenever ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

In Times Of Deep Sorrow It Is Not The People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In times of deep sorrow it is not the people who tell you why you are suffering who are of any use; the people who help you are those who give expression to ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Be Careful With Hatredhatred Is A Passion ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be careful with hatredHatred is a passion requiring one hundred times the energy of love. Keep it for a cause, not an individual. Keep it for intolerance, injustice, stupidity. For hatred is the strength of the ...read more

Tags: Anger

God's Love For Me Is Inexhaustible, And His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God's love for me is inexhaustible, and His love for me is the basis of my love for others. We have to love where we cannot respect and where we must not respect, and ...read more

Tags: God The Father

If I Were To Prescribe One Process In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I were to prescribe one process in the training of men which is fundamental to success in any direction, it would be thoroughgoing training in the habit of accurate observation. It is a ...read more

Tags: Thought

We Must, Like Paul, Forget Everything That Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We must, like Paul, forget everything that is behind us, refusing to allow the dead hand of the past to be laid upon our present or future, and turn a deaf ear to the Satanic suggestion ...read more

Tags: Memories

How Often We Look Upon God As Our Last Resource ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"How often we look upon God as our last resource We go to him because we have nowhere else to go. And then we learn that the storms of life have driven ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Qualifications For Success: [1] A Big ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Qualifications for success: [1] A big wastebasket you must know what to eliminate. [2] It is important to know what to preserve. [3] It is important to know when to say no. For ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Thinking Is The Place Where Intelligent Actions ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Thinking is the place where intelligent actions begin. We pause long enough to look more carefully at a situation, to see more of its character, to think about why ...read more

Tags: Thought

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