Sermon illustrations: Criticism

Criticizing What They Can’t Do Themselves

“You will find that, as a rule, those who complain about the way the ball bounces are usually the...

Practicing Grace

Charles Spurgeon and Joseph Parker both had churches in London in the 19th century. On one occasion...

Don't Mail It

One day Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, came to him with a wrathful letter...

Handling Criticism

George Whitefield was a famed English evangelist in the 1700s. He led many meetings where hundreds...

It Is Easier to Criticize Than to Work

A man came up to Moody once and criticized him for the way he went about winning souls. Moody...

Respect for a Foe

During the Civil War someone reported to Abraham Lincoln that Edwin Stanton, one of the President’s...

Abraham Lincoln on Answering Critics

When an army officer asked President Lincoln if he could write an article defending the...

Prone to Criticism

In a Peanuts cartoon, Linus is curled up in a chair, reading a book, while Lucy stands behind him...

The Friend Inside

Throughout his administration, Abraham Lincoln was a president under fire, especially during the...

Pastor, Don't Leave

The average pastor leaves a church over eight critics. When the pastor leaves, the problems stay....

Hurtful Words Are Like Cancer

Thousands of Tasmanian Devils have died from a rare type of cancer Devil Facial Tumor Disease....

Responding to Critics

Colonel George Washington Goethals was responsible for the completion of the Panama Canal. The...

Turn Trials into Pearls

The oyster takes a grain of sand and turns it into a beautiful pearl. Many people are just the...

Murmuring

“Murmuring is an outward manifestation of an inward lawlessness and rebellion against a holy God...

Complaining

“Complaining is like bad breath, you notice it when it comes out of somebody else's mouth, but not...

Spiritual Gardening

It's time to plant our gardens. As you plant, may I suggest the following rules for your garden...