In Sermon Illustrations: "Gift Of Time"

Isn't It A Shame That When Success Turns ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Isn't it a shame that when success turns someone's head it doesn't wring ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Your Own Christian Life Must Be Genuine And Real ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Your own Christian life must be genuine and real if you are to be a convincing teacher. ...read more

Tags: Learning

In Rivers, The Water That You Touch Is The Last ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which ...read more

Tags: Present

When The Lord Handed Out Humor, Woman Was Late, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When the Lord handed out humor, woman was late, as usual. She arrived just in ...read more

Tags: Women

When You Have Nothing Left But God, Then For The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

When you have nothing left but God, then for the first time you become aware ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

30% Of All The Homeless Adults In The U.s. Spent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008

30% of all the homeless adults in the U.S. spent time in foster ...read more

No Jacket Required  PRO

Contributed by Johanna Radelfinger on May 26, 2003

NO JACKET REQUIRED I shook my head in disbelief. This couldn’t be the right place. After all, I couldn’t possibly be welcome here. I had been given an invitation several times, by several different people, and had finally decided to see what this place was all about. But, this just couldn’t be the ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence, Salvation, Repentance

Denomination: Adventist

Leaning Over A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012

LEANING OVER A CLIFF Writer Parker Palmer tells of his first experience on an Outward Bound course in his book, The Active Life. He says, "I took the course in my early forties, and in the middle of that course I was asked to confront the thing I had fears about since I had first heard about ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11

Tags: Trust

[133]. A Message From A Poem – I Am The Son Who Is Blessed

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 17, 2025

[133]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – I AM THE SON WHO IS BLESSED This poem has as its basis the parable of the Lost Son sometimes called The Prodigal Son. The first two stanzas are set when the lost son returns home. He was lost because he was lost to sin and the degradation of that lifestyle. Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:20-24, 1 Corinthians 2:9

Tags: Heaven, Blessing, Christian Poems, Ring On The Finger, Fattened, Robe, Entering Heaven, The Prodigal Son, The Lost Son, Sandals, Christian Poetry  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Meditate On God

Contributed by Kory Labbe on Sep 5, 2025

Joshua. 1:8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do . Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:8, Isaiah 26:3

Tags: Present, Yahweh, Breath, Meditate, Stillness, Mindful, Peace  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Animals Of Prey Will Always Go For The Weaker ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Smith on Aug 20, 2002

Animals of prey will always go for the weaker isolated animal. The devil is no different. The fellowship of other ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Tags: God Brings Hope, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Promises Of God Are Never Spoken To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The promises of God are never spoken to the individual alone, but to all at one time. Baptism, on the contrary, is ...read more

Tags: Baptism

One Trouble With Developing Speed Reading Skills ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

One trouble with developing speed reading skills is that by the time you realize a book is ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

I Have Always Liked To Let Things Simmer In My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I have always liked to let things simmer in my mind for a long time before ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

I Take A Very Practical View Of Raising ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I take a very practical view of raising children. I put a sign in each of their ...read more

Tags: Children

A Man Begins Getting His Wisdom Teeth The First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A man begins getting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

This Would Be A Fine World If All Men Showed As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

This would be a fine world if all men showed as much patience all the time as they do while ...read more

Tags: Peace

A Healthy Adult Male Bore Consumes Each Year One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A healthy adult male bore consumes each year one and a half times his own ...read more

Tags: Peace

We Cant Cross A Bridge Until We Come To It, But ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We cant cross a bridge until we come to it, but I always like to lay down ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

It Is Difficult To Accept Death In This Society ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is difficult to accept death in this society because it is unfamiliar. In spite of the fact that it ...read more

Tags: Death