In Sermon Illustrations: "Worldly Standards"

Let's Not Drag God's Standard Of Truth Down To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Let's not drag God's standard of truth down to our ...read more

Tags: Truth

Let Us Soar Above Our Worldly Possessions. The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Let us soar above our worldly possessions. The bee does not less need its wings when it has gathered an abundant ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Worldly Wisdom Verses Godly Wisdom By Tim Enns

Contributed by Timothy Enns on Nov 21, 2014

Worldly wisdom says you need a plan even when God calls! Godly wisdom says the ...read more

Scripture: James 3:13-18

Tags: Wisdom, Leadership, Godly Wisdom, Worldly Wisdom

Denomination: Nazarene

Some Years Ago, Musicians Noted That Most People ...

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jul 25, 2008

Some years ago, musicians noted that most people in a certain parts of London all whistled out of tune as they went about their work. Someone suggested that it was because the bells of Westminster were slightly out of tune. Something had gone wrong with the chimes and they were discordant. The boys ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Denomination: Baptist

We Refuse To Let ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

WE REFUSE TO LET GO Max Lucado tells about taking his two daughters to a park. They went into a plastic ball pit to play. One of those 3-foot-deep pits filled with thousands and thousands of lightweight, plastic balls. Max’s older daughter did just fine, but the younger one was only three, and she ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Twelve-Time Award Winner, Philip Yancey Writes In ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 27, 2008

Twelve-time award winner, Philip Yancey writes in Rumors of Another World: "Those who believe only in the visible world have a single proving ground of worth, and for this reason they celebrate beauty, success, wealth, talent and the values on prominent display at the magazine rack. The winners ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Denomination: Salvation Army

We Are Not To Be Isolated But Insulated," Said ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

"We are not to be isolated but insulated," said Vance Havner, "moving in the midst of evil but untouched by it." Separation is contact with contamination. Jesus was "holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners" (Heb. 7:26), yet He was "a friend of tax collectors and sinners" (Luke ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24

Tags: Worldliness

Each 24 Hours, The World Turns Over On Someone ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Each 24 hours, the world turns over on someone who was ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Tags: Worldliness

No Sensible Decision Can Be Made Any Longer ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

We Treat This World Of Ours As If We Had A Spare ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We treat this world of ours as if we had a ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

The World Has Achieved Brilliance Without ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

In Order To Understand The World, One Has To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In order to understand the world, one has to turn away ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

This World, After All Our Science And Sciences, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle; wonderful, inscrutable, magical and ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

The Real Trouble With This World Of Ours Is Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real trouble with this world of ours is not that it is an unreasonable one. The trouble is that it ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17, 1 John 2:3-17

Tags: Worldliness

God Made The World Round So We Would Never Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God made the world round so we would never be able to see ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

The World Is A Dangerous Place. Not Because Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

The Most Incomprehensible Thing About The World ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

I Would Rather Live In A World Where My Life Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Of All The Joys Of Life...there Is Nothing More ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Of all the joys of life...there is nothing more great, more refreshing, more beneficial in the widest sense of the word ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

We Need More Unreasonable People Who Want To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We need more unreasonable people who want to change the world, not to adapt to it.I believeit is our responsibility to ...read more

Tags: Worldliness