In Sermon Illustrations: "Weak"

I Like This Quote From John Maxwell's Book ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 3, 2007

I like this quote from John Maxwell’s book called The Winning Attitude. He writes: For every possible predicament of man, there is a corresponding grace of God. In other words: For every particular human need there is a particular supernatural resource. For every definite problem there is a ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Charles Spurgeon Said, "...on The Ground Of L...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008

Charles Spurgeon said, "...On the ground of law, if he would deserve eternal life as a reward, he must be as good as GOD, and keep the commandments to perfection. There the rugged way of works was set before him; not that he might attempt to win eternal life, but that he might perceive his own ...read more

Tags: Salvation

J.c. Ryle ...

Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 17, 2009

J.C. Ryle wrote, “We…born in sin, surrounded by sinners, living in a constant atmosphere of weakness, infirmity and imperfection, can form none but the most inadequate conceptions of the hideousness of evil. …The very animals whose smell is most offensive to us have no idea that they are offensive ...read more

Tags: Sin, Sin General

Denomination: *other

In 1846 Former President John Quincy Adams ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

In 1846 former president John Quincy Adams suffered a stroke. Although he returned to Congress the following year, his health was clearly failing. Daniel Webster described his last meeting with Adams: “Someone, a friend of his, came in and made particular inquiry of his health. Adams answered, ‘I ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

John N. Oswalt, Professor Of Old Testament And ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 24, 2006

John N. Oswalt, professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages, Asbury Theological Seminary (Wilmore, Kentucky): “Isaiah calls to mind historic events which would give credence to the eschatological [last times, end times, judgement] hope. Gideon and his people, faced by an oppressive horde, ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Salvation Army

Brennan Manning, Author Of The Ragamuffin Gospel ...

Contributed by Stewart Holloway on Feb 7, 2007

Brennan Manning, author of The Ragamuffin Gospel says, “Whatever our failings may be, we need not lower our eyes in the presence of Jesus. . . .[W]e need not hide all that is ugly and repulsive in us. Jesus comes not for the super-spiritual but for the wobbly and weak kneed who know they don’t have ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

After A Violent Storm One Night, A Large Tree, ...

Contributed by Rusty Davidson on Feb 19, 2007

After a violent storm one night, a large tree, which over the years had become a stately giant, was found lying across the pathway in a park. Nothing but a splintered stump was left. Closer examination showed that is was rotten at the core because thousands of tiny insects had eaten away at its ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

In His Book The Walking Drum, Author Louis ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2002

In his book The Walking Drum, author Louis L'Amour makes this assertion: Up to a point a man¡¦s life is shaped by environment, heredity, and movements and changes in the world about him. Then there comes a time when it lies within his grasp to shape the clay of his life into the sort of thing he ...read more

On One Occasion Michelangelo Turned To His Fellow ...  PRO

Contributed by John Beehler on Apr 16, 2003

On one occasion Michelangelo turned to his fellow artists and said with frustration in his voice, "Why do you keep filling gallery after gallery with endless pictures on the one theme of Christ in weakness, Christ on the cross, and most of all, Christ hanging dead?" he asked. "Why do you ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Phillip Johnson, A Berkeley Law Professor, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2004

Phillip Johnson, a Berkeley law professor, lecturer and author of several books refuting evolution notes: “I have found that any discussion with modernists about the weaknesses of the theory of evolution quickly turns into a discussion of politics, particularly sexual politics. [Modernists] ...read more

E. Rick Stedman, Minister Of The Adventure ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 10, 2004

E. Rick Stedman, minister of the Adventure Christian Church in Roseville, California, has a “no sarcasm” rule for his church staff. He says that what makes people laugh at sarcasm is that it always has a nugget of truth in it. That little bit of truth is what hurts people. So “no sarcasm” is the ...read more

Billy Graham Told Of An Old Drunk Who Gave Up ...

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on May 4, 2007

Billy Graham told of an old drunk who gave up alcohol. Every day, on the way to work, he would hitch his horse by a saloon, walk to the door, take a big sniff, and say, “I don’t need this any more.” Billy said if he kept doing that, the day would come when, in a weak moment, he would walk back into ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

C. S. Lewis, "Indeed, If We Consider The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

C. S. Lewis, “Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:1-17

Tags: Destiny, Homosexuality

Grafted To Jesus And One Another

Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Nov 4, 2009

GRAFTED TO JESUS AND ONE ANOTHER Grafting is done for several purposes, but most commonly in the olive oil industry it is to get the hardy roots of one variety with the fecundity of another variety. The whole point of grafting is that each part of the grafted tree keeps its original character. The ...read more

Tags: Unity

Denomination: Baptist

How Would The Bible Read, I Wonder, If Faith Were ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007

How would the Bible read, I wonder, if faith were left out. Imagine Heb 11 w/o faith: ­ Without Faith, Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, didn’t even gather the materials to build an ark because a worldwide flood was such an impossibility. ­ Without faith, Abraham, didn’t leave his home ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Agony Of Deceit

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

C. S. Lewis gave us the following insight: Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition, when infinite joy is offered to us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in the slum because he ...read more

Tags: Sin Bondage To

After A Violent Storm One Night, A Large Tree, ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 27, 2006

“After a violent storm one night, a large tree, which over the years had become a stately giant, was found lying across the pathway in a park. Nothing but a splintered stump was left. Closer examination showed that is was rotten at the core because thousands of tiny insects had eaten away at its ...read more

Titanic Story – The Titanic Was Slated To Be The ...

Contributed by Chad Garrison on Dec 23, 2006

Titanic Story – The Titanic was slated to be the best ship ever built. It as hailed as “indestructible”, but when it hit an iceberg on it’s maiden voyage, it sank. It has since been discovered that it was not the size of the iceberg that sank the ship, but rather that it was rushed to completion ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

Proud Humility  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 15, 2002

PROUD HUMILITY Humility is a sign of strength, not of weakness. Humility is above all, and quite simply, truthfulness--self-honesty. It is not the false modesty of one retreating shyly into the limelight. It isn’t, in other words, the sort of "humility" that was expressed in the ...read more

Tags: Humility, Temptation Pride, God's Omniscience

For Two Years, Scientists Sequestered Themselves ...  PRO

Contributed by Joanna Loucky-Ramsey on Nov 4, 2002

For two years, scientists sequestered themselves in an artificial environment called Biosphere 2. Inside their self-sustaining community, the Biospherians created a number of mini-environments, including a desert, rain forest, even an ocean. Nearly every weather condition could be simulated except ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Baptist