Sermon Illustrations about Self-Indulgence
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The Feast That Cost Everything
There's a wonderful story by Isak Dinesen called Babette's Feast, about a strict, dour, fundamentalist community in Denmark. Babette works as ...
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C. S. Lewis on God's Will
"There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your ...
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House Built for Dysfunctional Families
The Ledbetter family likes to spend time at home together, just not in the same room. So they built a 3,600-square-foot house with special rooms for ...
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Dexter Manley Had Nothing but Football
He played in three Super Bowls, winning twice. Known as "The Secretary of Defense," the six-foot-three, 260-pound NFL defensive end compiled ...
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"Wallstreet": Greed Is Good
In the movie Wallstreet, Gordon Gekko is a business tycoon bent on success at any price. During his takeover bid at a paper company's stockholder ...
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Finding God Is a Low Priority
"Feeling better has become more important to us than finding God."
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Forcing Hoarders to Clean Up Won't Solve the Problem
A USA Today article described the Seattle home and lawn of an elderly man as resembling a junkyard. After many complaints by his neighbors, relatives ...
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Hemingway Found Pleasure Meaningless
Ernest Hemingway, born in 1899, was the epitome of the twentieth-century man. At age 25 he sipped champagne in Paris, and later had well-publicized game ...
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Expensive Makeovers Are Only Skin Deep
Extreme makeovers are in. According to PlasticSurgery.org, in 2020 (the latest year for which statistics are available) there were 15.6 million cosmetic ...
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To Love Is to Be Vulnerable
"To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to be sure of keeping your heart ...
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