In Sermon Illustrations: "Worry" showing 141-160 of 1,102

Reports The Denver Post: "Like Many Sheep ...  PRO

Contributed by David Selleck on Nov 17, 2005

Reports the DENVER POST: "Like many sheep ranchers in the West, Lexy Fowler has tried just about everything to stop crafty coyotes from killing her sheep. She has used odor sprays, electric fences, and ’scare-coyotes.’ She has slept with her lambs during the summer and has placed battery-operated ...read more

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Denomination: Methodist

A Rattlesnake, If Cornered, Will Sometimes Become ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

A rattlesnake, if cornered, will sometimes become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is—a biting of oneself. We think that we are harming others in holding these spites and hates, but ...read more

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Here Is An Instruction On How To React To Hungry ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

Here is an instruction on how to react to hungry pythons, as given to Peace Corpsmen serving in Brazil: “Remember not to run away, the python can run faster. The thing to do is to lie flat on the ground on your back with your feet together, arms at your side, head well down. The python will then ...read more

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You," Said The Doctor To The Patient, "Are In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

“You,” said the doctor to the patient, “are in terrible shape. You’ve got to do something about it. First, tell your wife to cook more nutritious meals. Stop working like a dog. Also, inform your wife you’re going to make a budget, and she has to stick to it. And have her keep the kids off your ...read more

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A Rattlesnake, If Cornered, Will Sometimes Become ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

A rattlesnake, if cornered, will sometimes become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is--a biting of oneself. We think that we are harming others in holding these spites and hates, but ...read more

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Here Is An Instruction On How To React To Hungry ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Here is an instruction on how to react to hungry pythons, as given to Peace Corpsmen serving in Brazil -- "Remember not to run away, the python can run faster. The thing to do is to lie flat on the ground on your back with your feet together, arms at your side, head well down. The python will then ...read more

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If You Are Frightened And Look For Failure And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you are frightened and look for failure and poverty, you will get them, no matter how hard you try to succeed. Lack of faith in yourself, if what life will do for you, cuts you off from ...read more

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No Passion So Effectually Robs The Mind Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of ...read more

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People Are Never More Insecure Than When They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at ...read more

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Nothing In Life Is To Be Feared. It Is Only To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only ...read more

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If A Man Harbors Any Sort Of Fear, It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If a man harbors any sort of fear, it percolates through all his thinking, damages his ...read more

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Do The Thing You Fear And The Death Of Fear Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Do the thing you fear and the death of ...read more

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He Has Not Learned The Lesson Of Life Who Does ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He has not learned the lesson of life who does not every ...read more

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None But A Coward Dares To Boast That He Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

None but a coward dares to boast that he has ...read more

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Freedom From Fear Could Be Said To Sum Up The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Freedom from fear could be said to sum up the whole ...read more

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The Stretch Of Years Which Winds Ahead, So Dim ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The stretch of years which winds ahead, So dim to our imperfect vision, Are clear to God. Our fears are ...read more

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Fear Is A Sign Usually A Sign That Im Doing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Fear is a sign usually a sign that Im doing ...read more

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I Find No Foeman In The Road But Fear; To Doubt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I find no foeman in the road but fear; to doubt is failure ...read more

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He Who Fears He Will Suffer, Already Suffers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He who fears he will suffer, already suffers ...read more

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When I Sink Down In Gloom Or Fear, Hope ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When I sink down in gloom or fear, Hope blighted or delayed, Thy whisper, Lord, my heart shall cheer, Tis I, be not afraid. Or, startled at some sudden blow, If fretful thoughts I ...read more

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