In Sermon Illustrations: "Burnt Out"

67% Of Baby Boomers Believe They Will Or Could ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

67% of baby boomers believe they will or could run out of money in their ...read more

Tags: Money

David Livingston: "I Had Rather Be In The Heart ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 28, 2005

David Livingston: “I had rather be in the heart of Africa in the will of God than on the throne of ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

Denomination: Wesleyan

Grace Is Unconquerable Lovewaits Not For Merit ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Grace is unconquerable lovewaits not for merit to call it forth, but flows out to the most ...read more

Tags: Grace

I Write With Experiences In Mind, But I Dont ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I write with experiences in mind, but I dont write about ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Best Way To Keep Children At Home Is To Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasantand ...read more

Tags: Children

Church Members Are Either Pillars Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Church members are either pillars or caterpillars. The pillars hold up the church; the ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Part Of The Secret Of Success In Life Is To Eat ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the ...read more

Tags: Food

The Real Test In Golf And In Life Is Not In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real test in golf and in life is not in keeping out of the rough, but in ...read more

Tags: Learning

Let Friendship Creep Gently To A Height; If It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let friendship creep gently to a height; if it rushes to it, it may soon ...read more

Tags: Compassion

All The Other Pleasures Of Life Seem To Wear ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All the other pleasures of life seem to wear out, but the pleasure of helping ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Water Problem Is Interesting. Will We Run ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The water problem is interesting. Will we run out of the stuff before we have a ...read more

Tags: Creation

Most People Never Run Far Enough On Their First ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

If The Creator Had A Purpose In Equipping Us ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If the Creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

The Word "Church" Or "Assembly" (Gr. Ecclesia) ...

Contributed by Angel Caballero on Oct 19, 2009

The word "church" or "assembly" (Gr. ecclesia) is a very general term that is defined ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Denomination: Church Of God

Teach The Children  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002

TEACH THE CHILDREN Just a week before Christmas I had a visitor. This is how it happened... I just finished the household chores for the night and was preparing to go to bed, when I heard a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the front room and to my surprise, Santa himself ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Christmas Eve

About 10 Years Ago, A Young & Very Successful ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 21, 2001

About 10 years ago, a young & very successful executive named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his sleek, black, 12-cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only 2 months old. He was watching carefully for kids darting out from between parked cars & ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Christian Love, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus Didn't Just Sit Around The Synagogue All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Jesus didn’t just sit around the synagogue all day. Jesus didn’t just hang around the temple courtyard all the time. Instead Jesus went out where the people were. He didn’t isolate himself alone on a mountain top. Although he certainly did retreat there from time to time for prayer and refreshment. ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

On New Year's Day, 1929, Georgia Tech Played ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played UCLA in the Rose Bowl. In that game a young man named Roy Riegels recovered a fumble for UCLA. Picking up the loose ball, he lost his direction and ran sixty-five yards toward the wrong goal line. One of his teammates, Beeny Lom, ran him down and tackled ...read more

Tags: Now What, Gifts Encouragement

Comfort In Captivity

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008

COMFORT IN CAPTIVITY We all want our lives to have some semblance of control. We want to feel safe and secure. We want to have victory in our lives over our troubles. Jesus, the triumphant King, has come to enter your life to do just that. You must give up your power and control over your life. ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Communion Meditation: Compassion In A Deli

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011

COMMUNION MEDITATION: COMPASSION IN A DELI Dr. Fred Craddic tells of the time he was asked to speak in Winnipeg, Canada. While he was there he stopped into a deli get something to eat. He said the place was packed but people moved over and made room for him. Many people in there where just in to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Tags: Compassion