In Sermon Illustrations: "Wise Decisions"

He Who Hopes To Avoid All Failure And Misfortune ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He who hopes to avoid all failure and misfortune is trying to live in a fairyland; the wise man readily accepts failures as a part of life and builds ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Christmas In Bethlehem. The Ancient Dream: A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in ...read more

Tags: Christmas

[347]. Poem Message - Wisdom Of This World Is Foolishness With God

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 12, 2026

[347]. POEM MESSAGE - WISDOM OF THIS WORLD IS FOOLISHNESS WITH GOD There is a huge line of division between God and man; between God’s wisdom and man’s wisdom. Man is dominated by a sinful, fallen nature and his associated human wisdom is absolutely flawed. It is flawed so much that it ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:21-22, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Tags: Wisdom, Foolishness, Humanism, Wisdom Of God, Fools, Wisdom Of The World, Christian Poems, The Wisdom Of Men  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Have To Be Wrong A Certain Number Of Times In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have to be wrong a certain number of times in order to be right a certain number of times. However, in order to ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

"On The Top Of A Hill In A Midwestern State S...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009

"On the top of a hill in a Midwestern state stands a courthouse so situated that raindrops falling on one side of the roof travel by way of the Great Lakes into the Atlantic, while drops landing on the opposite side find their way through the Ohio and Mississippi to the Gulf. Just a breath of wind ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Tags: Eternity, Thought

Quietude, Which Some Men Cannot Abide Because It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a palace of cedar to the wise, for along its hallowed courts the King ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Someone Said, "A Foolish Man Tells A Woman To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Someone said, “A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her that her mouth is extremely beautiful ...read more

Tags: Parable Ten Virgins

Republics Are Created By The Virtue, Public ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate ...read more

Tags: Government

62% Of American Consumers Do Not Compare Prices ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

62% of American consumers do not compare prices at two or more brick & mortar stores before making ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

To Love Somebody Is Not Just A Strong Feeling ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To love somebody is not just a strong feeling it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise. If love were only a feeling, there would be no ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

There Are Many Ways To Avoid Mistakes, But The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are many ways to avoid mistakes, but the best way to sidestep the disasters is to be available. You dont have to make every ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

The Wine Urges Me On, The Bewitching Wine, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The wine urges me on, the bewitching wine, which sets even a wise man to singing and to laughing gently and rouses him up to dance and ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Listening Vs. Hearing

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010

LISTENING VS. HEARING A school music teacher asked her class the difference between listening and hearing. At first there was no response. Finally a hand went up and a youngster ...read more

Tags: Leadership Listening

Denomination: Brethren

When The Show "Let's Make A Deal" Aired In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

When the show “Let’s Make A Deal” aired in the seventies, one of the hardest things for people to do was to make a decision. Monty Hall would give them a choice between the prizes they had already won or they could trade that in for what was behind door # 1, 2, or 3. Behind one of those doors was a ...read more

Tags: Knowing God's Will

The Definition Of A Committee: "A Group Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2003

The definition of a committee: “a group of the unfit appointed by the unwilling to do the unnecessary.” Haddon Robinson, Decision-Making by the Book ...read more

Vacillating People Seldom Succeed. They Seldom ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Vacillating people seldom succeed. They seldom win the solid respect of their fellows. Successful men and women are very careful in reaching decisions and ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Personal Priority Inventory (From Sermon: The ...

Contributed by John King on Nov 9, 2006

Personal Priority Inventory (from sermon: The Foolish Rich Person, Sermon Central) 1. There is a time in my life when I made a decision to give up the things of this world to follow Christ. ___yes ___no 2. If confronted with that choice today I would follow Christ even if I had to give up all ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

People Who Are Driven By Their Appetites Perish ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

People who are driven by their appetites perish by ignoring their reason; and people who are governed by their reason too often perish by ignoring their appetites; andonly a few wise ones ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Four Battles With Self Control

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 5, 2023

FOUR BATTLES WITH SELF CONTROL IN PROVERBS: Uncontrolled lust. (Proverbs 6:26: “For the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life”). Uncontrolled spending (Proverbs 21:20: “In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:26, Proverbs 21:20, Proverbs 23:29-30, Proverbs 29:11, Galatians 5:23  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Proverbs, Lust, Spending, Anger, Alcoholism, Drunkenness, Fruit Of The Spirit, Self Control  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

From Studying Hundreds Of Cases Of People Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"From studying hundreds of cases of people who have made large fortunes, it became apparent that these people were in the habit of making very rapid ...read more

Tags: Leadership General