In Sermon Illustrations: "Wisdom Of The World"

If Silence Is Golden, Then Speech Is Platinum. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If silence is golden, then speech is platinum. It spreads wisdom, dispels ignorance, ventilates grievances, stimulates curiosity, lightens the spirits ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

Raising Children Is An Incredibly Hard And ...

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010

"Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: *other

Jas 3:13 Who Is Wise And Understanding Among ...

Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jul 27, 2007

Jas 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Failure At A Task May Be The Result Of Having ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time. Therefore, wisdom decrees that we try it again at ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

There Are Two Statements About Human Beings ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are two statements about human beings that are true: that all human beings are alike, and that all are different. On ...read more

Tags: Human Life

If He [a Teacher] Is Indeed Wise He Does Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If he [a teacher] is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads ...read more

Tags: Learning

Come, Captain Age, With Your Great Sea-Chest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Come, Captain Age, With your great sea-chest full of treasure Under the yellow and wrinkled tarpaulin Disclose the carved ivory And the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

[275]. A Message From A Poem – The John 14 Triad

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 24, 2026

[275]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE JOHN 14 TRIAD This poem is based on one verse which is this in answer to a question Thomas asked – {{John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I AM THE WAY, AND THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. No one comes to the Father but through Me.”}} This is a critical verse for eternal ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:12, John 14:6

Tags: I Am The Way, I Am The Life, I Am The Truth, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, John 14 Triad, No Other Way Of Salvation, Triad  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Cannot Teach A Child To Take Care Of Himself ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

You cannot teach a child to take care of himself unless you will let him try to take care of himself. He will make mistakes; and ...read more

Tags: Children

The Road To Success Is Not To Be Run Upon By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The road to success is not to be run upon by seven-leagued boots. Step by step, little by little, bit by bit that is the way to wealth, that is the way to wisdom, that is the ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

You Cannot Teach A Child To Take Care Of Himself ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

You cannot teach a child to take care of himself unless you will let him take care of himself. He will make mistakes, and out of these ...read more

Tags: Children

Robert Fulghum Writes, "All I Really Need To Know ...

Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 16, 2007

Robert Fulghum writes, “All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there in the sandpile at Sunday School. These are the things I learned: Share everything. Play fair. Don’t hit ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

John Macarthur States This About Our Text And The ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 25, 2011

John MacArthur states this about our text and the Bible: "Now let me make it as clear as I can to you. The Old Testament is not a collection of the wisdom of ancient men. The Old Testament is not a collection of the best of religious thinking. The Old Testament is not a collection of the good ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence, Kenya

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Something In Their Eyes...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011

SOMETHING IN THEIR EYES... A prominent atheist named Matthew Parris wrote in a 2008 essay about a strange phenomenon that he had observed in Africa. Amazingly, as an atheist, he wrote an essay for The Times titled, "Why Africa Needs God." Although Parris made it clear that he does not believe in ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-36

Tags: Christian Witness

Nowhere Else To Go  PRO

Contributed by Tom Lawson on Dec 22, 2000

Abraham Lincoln: "I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-10

Tags: Faithfulness, Commitment, Prayer Adoration, Goals, God's Omniscience  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Abraham Lincoln: "I Have Been Driven Many Times ...

Contributed by Shawn Rose on Jul 7, 2008

Abraham Lincoln: “I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

Abraham Lincoln Said, "I Have Been Driven Many ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Warren on Dec 4, 2001

Abraham Lincoln said, "I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience, Prayer Supplication, God's Provision

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Throughout The Centuries, Men Of Many Faiths ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Throughout the centuries, men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book [the Bible], words of wisdom, counsel, and inspiration. It is a foundation of strength, and now, as ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Abraham Lincoln Wrote, "I Have Been Driven Many ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 25, 2009

Abraham Lincoln wrote, “I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

President Lincoln Said,

Contributed by Ricki Lee Brooks on May 4, 2010

President Lincoln said, "I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and ...read more

Tags: Prayer General