In Sermon Illustrations: "Expectant"

Faith Of A Child

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 16, 2020

How do we find rest through the chaotic mess the accuser continually throws at society? By coming, believing and trusting with the faith of a child! By trusting in our God given measure of faith and realizing everything is going to be alright, because God says it will and that’s enough! Growing ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6

Tags: Faith, Expectation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Weren’t Expecting That

Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 1, 2023

Sometimes things happen that you never expected. When those unexpected things happen, if they are good, that is a blessing, if they are bad, that’s a different story. I learned this expectation of good from my good old Uncle Ted. He was a truck driver, and boy, did he have the stories to ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:15

Tags: Expectation, Free Lunch

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Homeschoolers Are Expected To Grow At The Rate Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Homeschoolers are expected to grow at the rate of 7%-15% a year for the foreseeable future. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Children

Peace Begins When Expectation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Peace begins when ...read more

Tags: Peace

A Great Obstacle To Happiness Is The Expectation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A great obstacle to happiness is the expectation of ...read more

Tags: Joy

Be Active, And Expect Christ To Be With Thee: ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 11, 2007

"Be active, and expect Christ to be with thee: be idle and the thorns and briers will grow so thickly, that He will ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 24:30-34, Proverbs 30:25, Hebrews 6:4-12

Tags: Active, No Sluggishness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Life Expectancy Of A Police Officer In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

The life expectancy of a police officer in the U.S. is 57 years vs. 64 for a ...read more

Tags: Stress

Hope Is The Expectation That Something Outside ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Hope is the expectation that something outside of ourselves, something or someone external, is going to come to our ...read more

Tags: Faith

Always Be In A State Of Expectancy, And See ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Always be in a state of expectancy, and see that you leave room for ...read more

Tags: Christmas Eve

Acquire The Habit Of Expecting Success, Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Acquire the habit of expecting success, or believing in happiness. Nothing succeeds like success; ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Stop Expecting Life To Be Perfect

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

STOP EXPECTING LIFE TO BE PERFECT Donald Miller has written a book called, "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years." It's about the journey Don went on when a couple of filmmakers decided to make a movie about his life, based on his book Blue Like Jazz. Now during the process of writing a screenplay ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Methodist

Calling Me Home

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 13, 2023

I want you all to go back in time with me for a moment when you were a child. We didn’t have xbox, or playstation, or video games. We actually went outside and played face to face with our friends. If you were like me, you'd gather with your friends in the neighborhood and would be out most ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:23-31

Tags: Expectant, Jesus' Voice

Denomination: Baptist

Expect An Answer. If No Answer Is Desired, Why ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Expect an answer. If no answer is desired, why pray? True prayer has in it a ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Three Men Waiting In The Room For Expectant ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2002

Three men waiting in the room for expectant fathers waited for word on the arrival of their infants. Some while later a nurse comes in and announces to one of the men that his wife had just given birth to twins. ’that’s amazing he said - I play for the Minnesota Twins’ ! About twenty minutes later ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Children

Couples Who Do Not Expect To Work At Their ...

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Apr 23, 2004

• Couples who do not expect to work at their relationship often have the roughest ride on the back ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Charismatic

Parents Will Spend Less: Consumers Are Expected ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Parents Will Spend Less: Consumers are expected to spend 16% less this year on back-to-school items, according to a National Retail Federation survey. The survey estimates that the average tally for shoppers this year will be $457, ...read more

Tags: Children

The Postal Service Is Expected To Handle 20 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The Postal Service is expected to handle 20 billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas, up slightly from last year. ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Gift Cards Are Expected To Be Purchased By 64% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Gift Cards are expected to be purchased by 64% of Christmas gift givers this year. 50% plan to buy gift cards for stores or products; 34% for restaurants and 27% for ...read more

Tags: Giving General

52% Of Consumers Expect To Reduce Their Overall ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

52% of consumers expect to reduce their overall debt in the next 6 months, while just 15% expect to incur more. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

The Average Life Expectancy Of An American Man Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The average life expectancy of an American man is 76. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Men And Women