In Sermon Illustrations: "Vain Ambition"

Many Years Ago J. H. Clinch Wrote These ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Many years ago J. H. Clinch wrote these provocative lines: And still from Him we turn away, And fill our hearts with worthless things; The fires of greed melt the clay, And forth the idol springs Ambition’s flame, and passion’s heat, By wondrous ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

Knowledge Of Jesus

Contributed by Samuel M on May 16, 2024

The knowledge of you (Jesus) changes my understanding of who I am. The words I speak, the way I think, the life I live will radically change when I see you and get to know you Jesus. ‘I’ in me will alter (change or destroy) to become more like you (Jesus). Knowing and seeing you Jesus helps me to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:8

Tags: Faith, Knowledge Of God

Failure Is Only Postponed Success As Long As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Failure is only postponed success as long as courage coaches ambition. The habit of ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Jas 3:14 But If You Harbor Bitter Envy And ...

Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jul 27, 2007

Jas 3:14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Success Is The Product Of Character. The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success is the product of character. The development of your character is in your own hands, and poverty plus honest ambition is ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Character Cannot Be Developed In Ease And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Our Repugnance To Death Increases In Proportion ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our repugnance to death increases in proportion to our consciousness ...read more

Tags: Death

Character Cannot Be Developed In Ease And Quiet. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Discipleship, Hardship Of Life

Character Cannot Be Developed In Ease And ...

Contributed by Tim Burns on Mar 6, 2007

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

If We Have Not Peace Within Ourselves, It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we have not peace within ourselves, it is vain to seek it ...read more

Tags: Peace

The Ability To Collaborate Is The Most Sought ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Ability To Collaborate is the most sought skill managers want in a new employee. 75% rank it first with ambition ringing in at ...read more

Tags: Workplace

America United With A Handful Of Troops, Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"America united with a handful of troops, or without a single soldier, exhibits a more forbidding posture to foreign ambition than America disunited, ...read more

Tags: America

An Honest Man Speaks The Truth, Though It May ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain ...read more

Tags: Truth

Nothing So Soothes Our Vanity As A Display Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it makes us ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Let Us Recollect That Peace Or War Will Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the ...read more

Tags: Peace

A Man Comes To Be Famous Because He Has The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A man comes to be famous because he has the matter of fame within him. To seek for, to hunt ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Not All Who Seem To Fail Have Failed Indeed, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Not all who seem to fail have failed indeed, Not all who fail have therefor worked in vain. There is ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Keep Away From People Who Try To Belittle Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great people make you feel ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Jas 3:15 Such "Wisdom" Does Not Come Down From ...

Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jul 27, 2007

Jas 3:15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. Jas 3:16 For where you have envy and selfish ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Of All The Inanimate Objects, Of All Mens ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Of all the inanimate objects, of all mens creations, books are the nearest to us, for they contain our very thoughts, our ambitions, our indignations, our illusions, our ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature