In Sermon Illustrations: "Which"

This Was Not The Despairing Cry Of A Helpless ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

“This was not the despairing cry of a helpless martyr. It was not an expression of satisfaction that the end of His sufferings was now reached. It was not the last gasp of a worn-out life. No, it was the declaration on the part of the Divine Redeemer that all for which He came from heaven to earth ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

The Late Great American Writer Of Children's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2009

The late great American writer of children’s books and poetry, Phyllis McGinley (1905 - 1978): "Families that own a surface similarity of good cheer are happy families! For one thing, they like each other, which is quite a different thing from loving. For another, they have almost always, one ...read more

Tags: Family

Whyte In Prayer

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011

WHYTE IN PRAYER Scottish minister Alexander Whyte was known for his uplifting prayers in the pulpit. He always found something for which to be grateful. One Sunday morning the weather was so gloomy that one church member thought, "The preacher certainly won’t think of anything for which to thank ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Tags: Gratitude

As A Schoolboy, One Of Red Skelton’s ...  PRO

Contributed by Kent Lenard on Jun 29, 2002

As a schoolboy, one of Red Skelton’s teachers explained the words and meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance to his class. Skelton later wrote down, and eventually recorded, his recollection of this lecture. It’s followed by an observation of his own. I - - Me; an individual; a committee of ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom, Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Baptist

Life May Have No Meaning. Or Even Worse, It May ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

"Life may have no meaning. Or even worse, it may have a meaning of which I ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride, God Brings Purpose, Emotions

The Man Who Refuses To Forgive Destroys The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

The man who refuses to forgive destroys the bridge over which he himself must ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Forgiveness For Others, God's Forgiveness

Henry Ford, "Thinking Is The Hardest Work There ...  PRO

Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Aug 9, 2002

-Henry Ford, “Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the reason ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance, Workplace Evangelism

Denomination: Baptist

The Constitution...is A Mere Thing Of Wax In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The Constitution...is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary which they may twist ...read more

Tags: America

Books, Like Proverbs, Receive Their Chief Value ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value rom the stamp and esteem of ages ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

I Write In Order To Attain That Feeling Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Who Knows Whether In Retirement I Shall Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Who knows whether in retirement I shall be tempted to the last infirmity of mundane ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

I Write In Order To Attain That Feeling Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Children Think Not Of What Is Past, Nor What Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Children think not of what is past, nor what is to come, but enjoy the ...read more

Tags: Children

In Conversing With Teenagers, Parents Envy The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In conversing with teenagers, parents envy the United Nations those earphones which give ...read more

Tags: Children

There Is Only One Way To Happiness, And That Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying about the things which ...read more

Tags: Joy

We Shall Be Rich Or Poor Only As We Seek Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We shall be rich or poor only as we seek or reject those ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Courage Is Not Simply One Of The Virtues But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which ...read more

Tags: Endurance

The Minister Lives Behind A Stained Glass ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The minister lives behind a stained glass curtain. The layman has opportunities for evangelism ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

You Gain Strength, Courage And Confidence By ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really ...read more

Tags: Confidence

Each Us Makes His Own Weather, Determines The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Each us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional ...read more

Tags: Creation