In Sermon Illustrations: "Wisdom"

The Bible Is Endorsed By The Ages. Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The Bible is endorsed by the ages. Our civilization is built upon its words. In no other book is there ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

To Know How To Grow Old Is A Masterwork Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To know how to grow old is a masterwork of wisdom, and one of the most difficult ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

There Are Compensations For Growing Older. One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are compensations for growing older. One is the realization that to be sporting isn't at all necessary. It is a ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

How Do You Give Without Enabling?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 2, 2022

How do you give biblically and with a Christ-like approach to needy people, yet not enable the person to become co-dependent on your giving heart? (1) Learn to distinguish between DIVINE appointments and drive-by-guiltings (Luke 10:33/ 1 Timothy 5:8/ Deuteronomy 15:11 and Galatians 6:10/ ...read more

Tags: Needs, Enabling, Wisdom, Discernment, Giving, Finances, Tithing, Good Samaritan, Sacrifice  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If You Lack

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Preacher Vance Havner said, “If you lack knowledge, go to school. If you lack ...read more

Tags: Parable Ten Virgins

God Grant Me The Serenity To Delegate Tasks ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God grant me the serenity to delegate tasks when necessary, the courage to say no, and the ...read more

Tags: Gifts Discernment

Perseverance Can Lend The Appearance Of Dignity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Perseverance can lend the appearance of dignity and grandeur to many actions, just as silence in company affords wisdom and ...read more

Tags: Endurance

The More Accurately We Search Into The Human ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The more accurately we search into the human mind, the stronger traces we everywhere find ...read more

Tags: Learning

In The Long-Run Every Government Is The Exact ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the long-run every government is the exact symbol of its people, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have ...read more

Tags: Government

Knowing Is Not Enough; We Must Apply. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Understanding is not enough; we must do. Knowing and understanding in action make ...read more

Tags: Worship General

I Keep My Friends As Misers Do Their Treasure, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Watch Where Jesus Went. The One Dominant Note ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Watch where Jesus went. The one dominant note in His life was to do His Father's will. His was not the way of wisdom or ...read more

Tags: Faith

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

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