In Sermon Illustrations: "Give Your Time"

One Half Of Life Is Luck; The Other Half Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One half of life is luck; the other half is discipline and thats the important half, for without discipline you ...read more

Tags: Supernatural

No Matter How Dark Things Seem To Be Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities always ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

According To Statistics, Its A Lot Easier To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"According to statistics, its a lot easier to get hit by lightning than to win a Lotto jackpot. The good ...read more

Tags: Statistics

You Have Absolute Control Over But One Thing, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You have absolute control over but one thing, and that is your thoughts. This is the most significant and inspiring of all facts ...read more

Tags: Thought

Say All You Have To Say In The Fewest Possible ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible ...read more

Tags: Words

Robert Raines - My Ten-Year-Old Son, Bob, Had ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Robert Raines - My ten-year-old son, Bob, had made the all-star football team in school. As I rubbed his back while putting him to bed one night, out of the quiet came a still, small voice, "Dad, is this the first time you ever rubbed an all-star’s back?" ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Editors Evolve

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

EDITORS EVOLVE As print's dominance wanes, publishers are asking editors to expand their skill sets and become much more public brand stewards. The volume of content and pages online is not just two or three times that in print, it is 50 to 1,000 times, states Steve Fox, Editor and chief of ...read more

Tags: Technology

The Hound Of Heaven!" Nehemiah 4:1-6 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 21, 2005

“The Hound of Heaven!” Nehemiah 4:1-6 Key verse(s) 6:“So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.” It’s just too hard! The more I worked at it, the farther it seemed to slip away from me. I just couldn’t seem to stem the rapid ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-6

Tags: Leadership General, Endurance

Denomination: Lutheran

Cleveland Stroud Had Coached The Blue Collar ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Doss on Oct 24, 2000

Cleveland Stroud had coached the Blue Collar Bulldogs for 18 years before his basketball team made it to the championship. Stroud recalls that "it was a perfect night¨ when they won. "A night you dream of". He was carried around the gym on the shoulders of his triumphant players and their proud ...read more

Tags: Faith, Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Rickey Shive Was A Kid Growing Up On The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002

When Rickey Shive was a kid growing up on the farm, one of the annual jobs he always looked forward to was the "chicken harvest." Apologies should be made in advance for the somewhat graphic nature of this illustration. Nonetheless, he looked forward to the chicken harvest. No, he wasn‘t some ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:12-14

Tags: Fulfillment, God Brings Purpose, Sin Deceptive

There Were Two Armies... One Twice As Strong As ...  PRO

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004

There were two armies... one twice as strong as the other. The commander of the larger army sent an envisage to other asking for surrender. The commander of the smaller army called up three men. To the first he said. "Fall on your sword." The man immediately stuck the hilt of his sword into the ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity, Growth In Christ

Denomination: Baptist

We Hear It Almost Every Day: Sigh, Sigh, Sigh  PRO

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 10, 2005

We hear it almost every day: sigh, sigh, sigh. I just can’t get myself motivated to. . . . .[lose weight, test my blood sugar, etc.]. And we hear an equal number of sighs from diabetes educators who can’t get their patients to do the right things for their diabetes and health. We have news for ...read more

Tags: Faith, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Pentecostal

When Jesus Was Tortured, It Was The Torture That ...

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Oct 23, 2008

When Jesus was tortured, it was the torture that should have been ours. On a very small scale, we all understand this principle. Imagine a young boy at the store counter. He is buying a small piece of candy. The clerk rings it up and it comes to 20¢. He reaches in his pocket and pulls out a pile ...read more

Tags: Atonement

Denomination: Mennonite

Stepping In His Big Tracks

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jan 4, 2012

STEPPING IN HIS BIG TRACKS I remember once when we had a two-foot snow in Smyrna, Tennessee— something rare even then. I’d gone out into the snow early that morning and it was really futile, because the snow was so deep and so soft that when I stepped down into the snow, the snow went so far up my ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Baptist

An Outward Expression Of An Inward Experience

Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 11, 2012

AN OUTWARD EXPRESSION OF AN INWARD EXPERIENCE David Ring was born with cerebral palsy. He had complications at birth and he was technically dead for 18 minutes after delivery. No oxygen reached his brain and a portion was permanently damaged. His family’s story was catastrophic – his father had ...read more

Tags: Joy

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Steward Of The Light  PRO

Contributed by Michael Elmore on Jan 17, 2002

STEWARD OF THE LIGHT In the nineteenth century, lighthouses on the U.S. coasts were tended by lighthouse keepers and their families. If a man who tended the light took ill or became disabled, often the work was picked up by his wife or children. Such was the case of Hosea Lewis. Having become, ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:19

Tags: Faith, Christian Disciplines, What Is Evangelism?

Denomination: Methodist

Christmases Past  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002

CHRISTMASES PAST Christmas was not celebrated during the 1st 2 centuries after Christ’s life on earth. In AD 245, when a group of scholars attempted to pinpoint the exact date of Christ’s birth, a church council denounced the endeavor, declaring it wrong to celebrate the birthday of Christ "as ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Birth Of Jesus

Sometimes Sharing Christ Takes Interesting ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 3, 2003

Sometimes sharing Christ takes interesting forms. For months I left the church well into the late night hours. Periodically I would see a man huddled on the corner of our property. At first I feared the man. You see our neighborhood is rough and we have many homeless individuals that roam the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:36

Tags: Evangelism How To

No Matter What  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2003

NO MATTER WHAT "Longing to leave her poor Brazilian neighborhood, Christina wanted to see the world. Discontent with a home having only a pallet on the floor, a washbasin, and a wood-burning stove, she dreamed of a better life in the city. One morning she slipped away, breaking her mother’s ...read more

Tags: Faith, God's Provision, Descriptions Of God

Christian Author Joyce Landorf Wrote A Book ...  PRO

Contributed by Doug Lyon on Sep 11, 2004

Christian author Joyce Landorf wrote a book entitled, Tough and Tender: What Every Woman Wants In A Man. In one chapter she mentions a man she calls George, who worked at her husband’s bank. George was recently divorced. And he was leading a lifestyle of sexual liberation. If anybody looked ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Sexuality

Denomination: Independent/Bible