In Sermon Illustrations: "Wish"

The Very Reason For The First Amendment Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as ...read more

Tags: America

Strong Lives Are Motivated By Dynamic Purposes; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations. The most glowing ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

How Many Hopes And Fears, How Many Ardent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"How many hopes and fears, how many ardent wishes and anxious apprehensions are twisted together in the threads ...read more

Tags: Parenting

God Does Not Always Choose Great People To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"God does not always choose great people to accomplish what He wishes, but He chooses a ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Many People Who Want To Be Writers Dont Really ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Many people who want to be writers dont really want to be writers. They want to have been writers. ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Facts Are Stubborn Things; And Whatever May Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they ...read more

Tags: Truth

The Greek Scholar Demosthenes Said, "Nothing Is ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jul 18, 2011

The Greek scholar Demosthenes said, "Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self; for ...read more

Tags: Lies

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Great Minds Have Great Purposes, Others Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Great minds have great purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

America Lives In The Heart Of Every Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region where he will be free to ...read more

Tags: America

Such Is The State Of Life That None Are Happy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Such is the state of life that none are happy but by the anticipation of change. The change itself is nothing; when we have ...read more

Tags: Change

I Have Never Found A Better Way To Enhance The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I have never found a better way to enhance the communications process than by reinforcing the points or concepts I wish ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Resolve To Live As With All Your Might While ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Resolve to live as with all your might while you do live, and as you shall wish you had ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

We Never Become Truly Spiritual By Sitting Down ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We never become truly spiritual by sitting down and wishing to become so. You must undertake something so great ...read more

Tags: Character

I, Not For Future Gain, For What He May Become, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I, not for future gain, For what he may become, would prize my friend; I prize the ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Jesus Is Not Only That [the Vine]: He Is Soil ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Jesus is not only that [the vine]: He is soil and sunshine, air and showers, and ten thousand times more than we ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Do As I Do  PRO

Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002

DO AS I DO Woodrow Wilson said in an address in 1904, “If you wish your children to be Christians you must really take ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Frederick Lonsdale

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Frederick Lonsdale The story is told about Frederick Lonsdale, a British dramatist, who had a longstanding quarrel with another man. One New Year’s Eve, at a party, he was asked by a friend to reconcile. “You must,” his friend urged him; “It is very unkind to be unfriendly at such a time. Go over ...read more

Tags: Paul

As Long As I Can Remember, I've Been Absolutely ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"As long as I can remember, I've been absolutely hagridden with ambition. I think that if I could wish to have anything in the ...read more

Tags: Ambition

The Spirit Of Resistance To Government Is So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

We Never Become Truly Spiritual By Sitting Down ...  PRO

Contributed by Jon Sigler on Jun 20, 2001

"We never become truly spiritual by sitting down and wishing to become so. You must undertake something so great that you ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Tags: Faith General, Faith, Gifts Faith

Denomination: Holiness