In Sermon Illustrations: "Vanity" showing 1-20 of 52

Death And Vanity

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 29, 2022

A middle-aged, wealthy woman has a heart attack. While on the operating table she has a near death experience. She sees the angel at the gates and asks if this is it. The angel says no, she has another 30-40 years to live. She recovers, and decides to stay in the hospital and have a face lift, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27, Proverbs 31:30, Mark 8:36, Matthew 16:26

Tags: Death, Beauty, Vanity

Denomination: Independent/Bible

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

Magnanimous People Have No Vanity, They Have No ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Human Vanity Can Best Be Served By A Reminder ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Human vanity can best be served by a reminder that, whatever his accomplishments, his sophistication, his artistic pretension, man owes his very existence to a ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

What Really Matters?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 19, 2014

A young woman woke up early one day, she was so excited. She said: THIS WILL BE A WONDERFUL DAY. She looked in the mirror to discover she ONLY HAD THREE HAIRS ON HER HEAD. She thought for a while and decided she would BRAID her hair. She thought her BRAID WITH THE Three HAIRS was so pretty. SHE ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-2

Tags: Vanity, Attitude

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Do Not Let Your Vanity And Self-Love Make You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Do not let your vanity and self-love make you suppose that people become your friends at first sight, or even upon a short acquaintance. Real friendship is a slow grower, and never ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Dieting An Old Tradition

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 9, 2022

How long have Americans been obsessed with dieting? I cannot answer that question, but I do have a CD of Eddie Cantor singing, “My Wife is On A Diet” from 1929. It features lyrics like, “No more gravy and potatoes, only lettuce and tomatoes! Where are the pies I adore?” And then there is my 1932 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:12

Tags: Diet, Vanity, Waistline

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Romans 1:22

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 23, 2019

Romans 1:22 Life is so much vanity. We live on the brink of insanity. This is so very, very odd For creation is in the image of God. We plod along in our sin Knowing that we cannot win. Our souls so easily we sell To that pawnbroker of Hell. Instead of singing, "How Great Thou ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:22

Tags: Sin, Vanity, Hypocrisy, Religion, Traditions  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Ernest Hemingway, Said This About His Life: "I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Ernest Hemingway, said this about his life: “I live in a vacuum that is as lonely as a radio tube when the batteries are dead, and there is no current to plug into.” Hemingway lived his life in a way that would be the envy of any person who has bought in to the values of this world. But on a Sunday ...read more

Tags: Ot Kings

Change Of Fashions Is The Tax Which Industry ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Change of fashions is the tax which industry imposes on ...read more

Tags: Change

Flattery Is Counterfeit Money Which, But For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Flattery is counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would ...read more

Chrysostom On Ecclesiastes  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 21, 2011

CHRYSOSTOM ON ECCLESIASTES Eutropius had fallen into disgrace. As the highest-ranking official in the Byzantine Empire (late fourth century), he served as the closest adviser to the emperor Arcadius, then ruling in Constantinople. But Eutropius abused his imperial power and aroused the anger of ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2 Kings 16:10-16

Tags: Evangelism How To

The Real Persuaders Are Our Appetites, Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real persuaders are our appetites, our fears and above all our vanity. The skillful propagandist stirs ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:10-11

Tags: Cynicism

When Dealing With People, Let Us Remember We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling ...read more

Tags: Thought

People Want To Be Appreciated, Not Impressed. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"People want to be appreciated, not impressed. They want to be regarded as human beings, not as mere sounding boards for other peoples egos. They want to be treated as an end in ...read more

All Men Dream But Not Equally. Those Who Dream ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Dallas Willard Says, "Anger Indulged, Instead Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Raymond Maurer on Jul 21, 2004

Dallas Willard says, “Anger indulged, instead of simply waved off, always has in it an element of self-righteousness and vanity. Find a person who has embraced anger, and you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1

Tags: Anger

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Solomon Lived The Life Under The Sun To Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Solomon lived the life under the sun to its fullest extent, He had everything; went anywhere; did anything he wanted to do. In Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:11… He was looking for peace and purpose in life, he had tried everything under the sun but nothing could satisfy… He poured himself into science, ...read more

Tags: Ot Kings

Every Journalist Who Is Not Too Stupid Or Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible. He is a kind of confidence man, preying on peoples vanity, ignorance, ...read more

Tags: News

In 1842 The First Bathtub Was Denounced As A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007

In 1842 the first bathtub was denounced as a "luxurious and democratic vanity". Boston made it unlawful to bathe, except on doctor’s prescription. In 1843 Philadelphia made bathing illegal between November 1 and March ...read more