In Sermon Illustrations: "Accepted Time"

Once Upon A Time, A Young Minister Tried To Quit ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Waite on Dec 20, 2005

Once upon a time, a young minister tried to quit the ministry in absolute disgust. He was tired of the immaturity of the people and disillusioned by the politics and lack of spirituality of the leadership. He “reasoned” if the church, God’s ambassadors, was that badly corrupted then Christianity ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus

Denomination: Free Methodist

Between '88 And '97, Hollywood Produced 17 Times ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Between ’88 and ’97, Hollywood produced 17 times more R-rated films than G-rated, but the G-rated films generated 8 times more gross earnings and a 78% greater rate of Return on Investment, according to the Dove foundation. The average G-rated film earned $94 million in gross revenues compared to ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Tight Economy: Strategy: It's Been Proven Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Tight Economy: Strategy: It’s been proven time and again, increasing advertising while others cut back earns increases in sales and market share that last much longer then any downturn in the ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

End Time Beliefs: A Tyndale House Sponsored Barna ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

End Time Beliefs: A Tyndale House sponsored Barna Group poll indicates 40% of Americans believe the world will end in supernatural intervention, 50% aren’t convinced that the physical world will end and another 10% aren’t sure. Of the respondents who believe the world will end, 38% gave a ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Protect Marriage: A Recent New York Times/Cbs ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Protect Marriage: A recent New York Times/CBS News poll finds 59% of Americans now support a marriage protection amendment while 35% oppose it. ...read more

All You Is A New Monthly Time Inc. Women's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

All You is a new monthly Time Inc. women’s magazine aimed at reaching ‘value conscious American women.’ Debuting in September with a circulation of 500,000 it will be sold in Wal-Mart. All You will talk to women as they really are—recognizing all they accomplish every single ...read more

Tags: Women

There Are More Than 1 Million Full-Time Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

There are more than 1 million full-time Christian ministry workers in the U.S. (including 350,000 se4nior pastors). ...read more

Pg Profit: For The First Time In 20 Years, Pg ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

PG Profit: For the first time in 20 years, PG films made more money domestically than R-rated films. PG films grossed $2.3 billion, vs. $2.1 billion for R-rated, reports the National Association of Theatre Owners. PG-13 movies did the most ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Faith Can't Be Bought: The New York Times ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Faith Can’t Be Bought: The New York Times recently reported a poll finding that nearly 80% of Americans earning under $30,000 a year believe faith in God is “very important,” vs. only 54% of ...read more

Tags: Faith General

By The Time An American Teen Reaches 17, She Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

By the time an American teen reaches 17, she has received over 250,000 commercial messages via the media. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Children

Every Man Is Enthusiastic At Times. One Man Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every man is enthusiastic at times. One man has enthusiasm for thirty minutes another man has it for thirty days, but it is the man who has ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

As Time Passes, We All Get Better At Blazing A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As time passes, we all get better at blazing a trail through ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

By The Time A Man Asks You For Advice, He Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By the time a man asks you for advice, he has generally made up his mind what he wants to do, and is looking ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

We Can Amplify The Human Voice Many Times, But ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We can amplify the human voice many times, but we seem unable to do anything for the ...read more

Tags: Character

Well-Timed Silence Hath More Eloquence Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Well-timed silence hath more ...read more

If I Spent As Much Time Doing The Things I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I spent as much time doing the things I worry about getting done as I do worrying about them, I ...read more

Tags: Guilt

There Isnt Even Enough Time For Love, So What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There isnt even enough time for love, so what does ...read more

Tags: Anger

Time Has Convinced Me Of One Thing: Television ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Time has convinced me of one thing: Television is for appearing ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Give Me The Fruitful Error Any Time, Full Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Give me the fruitful error any time, full of seeds, bursting with its own corrections. You can ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Fish, To Taste Good, Must Swim Three Times: In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in ...read more

Tags: Sports