In Sermon Illustrations: "Caught Up"

The Circles Of Life

Contributed by Patrick Marino on Mar 16, 2006

The circles of life I remember when I was a kid, seeing my mom hand feed my sister. I realize that she did the same with me as well. After a while I began to take the spoon and feed myself. At first it was a little messy (missed my mouth most of the time). As time and experience went on, I ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:12-14

Tags: Worship General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Want To Buy An Hour

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jun 17, 2005

I WANT TO BUY AN HOUR A man came home from work late again, tired and irritated. He found his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door. "Daddy, may I ask you a question?" The dad replied: "Yeah, sure, what is it?" "Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?" The dad got mad and said, ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Church Of God

You Will Meet An Old Lady

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010

YOU WILL MEET AN OLD LADY You are going to meet an old lady someday. Down the road ahead, 10, 20, 30 years; she’s waiting for you. You will be catching up with her. What kind of old lady are you going to meet? That is a rather significant question. She may be a seasoned, soft, and gracious lady. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:43-45

Tags: Character

Atitudes

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 6, 2016

YOU CHOOSE? YOUR CHOICES WILL CONTROL THE OUT GOING AND IN COMING 120 years ago there was a family moving from Georgetown to Johnstown. A new opportunity farming was before them. So they loaded up their covered wagon, hitched up the horses, said farewell and away they went. The journey from ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:9-10

Tags: Attitude, Choices

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Who Doesn’t Like A Girl Scout Cookie?

Contributed by James Snyder on May 8, 2021

This week the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage made a little slip. To her, it was a little slip, but to me, it was a big mistake. It is not always that she makes mistakes that I can profit on. I don't make this public, especially within her earshot, but there are times that she makes a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:4

Tags: Diet, Girl Scouts

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Gallup Reports 82% Of Americans Want To Be More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Gallup reports 82% of Americans want to be more spiritual, up 24% since ’95. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Americans Consume Almost 31 Pounds Of Cheese Each ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Americans consume almost 31 pounds of cheese each year, up 75% from ‘80. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

In ‘06, The Market For Pet Products And Services ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

In ‘06, the market for pet products and services is expected to reach $38.4 billion, up 5.8% ...read more

About 13% Of American Men Ages 30 To 55 Are Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

About 13% of American men ages 30 to 55 are not working, up from 5% in the late ...read more

An Estimated 11 Million Undocumented Migrants ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

An estimated 11 million undocumented migrants currently live in the U.S.; up to 750,000 yearly enter ...read more

Every Publisher Should Have An Older Brother ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Every publisher should have an older brother who is a pimp. After all, the publisher needs someone he ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Men Fight For Liberty And Win It With Hard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Whatever We Succeed In Doing Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whatever we succeed in doing is a transformation of something we have failed to do. Thus, when we fail, ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Memory Is A Capricious And Arbitrary Character. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Memory is a capricious and arbitrary character. You can never tell what pebble she will pick up from the ...read more

Tags: Memories

You Can Become An Even More Excellent Person By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You can become an even more excellent person by constantly setting higher and higher standards for yourself and then by doing ...read more

Tags: God's Judgment

No One Stands Taller In The Climb To Success ...

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Sep 8, 2009

"No one stands taller in the climb to success than when he bends over to help up someone else." ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Baptist

Churchill: Stumbling Over The Truth

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jun 30, 2012

CHURCHILL: STUMBLING OVER THE TRUTH Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as ...read more

Tags: Truth

Romans Is Like Mount Everest. It Begins With A ...

Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Feb 4, 2008

Romans is like Mount Everest. It begins with a fabulous footing, broad based, unflinching. It soars up through the skies and beyond ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Dave Barry - Excerpt From "The Pain Of ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007

Dave Barry - Excerpt from “The Pain of Childbirth”: The key to avoiding drugs, according to the natural-childbirth people, is for the woman to breathe deeply. Really. The theory is that if she breathes deeply, she’ll get all relaxed and won’t notice that she’s in a hospital delivery room wearing ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

There’s An Old Story Of A Man Who Was ...  PRO

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 6, 2001

There’s an old story of a man who was walking at night, and saw another man searching for something near a lamp post. Approaching, he asked the man what he was looking for, and the man, without looking up, replied, “My watch”. The first man asked, “Well, precisely where were you standing when ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10

Tags: Knowing God's Will, Love Of The Disciples, Sermon On The Mount

Denomination: Orthodox