In Sermon Illustrations: "Give Your Time"

40% Of Adults Read The Bible In A Typical Week ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

40% of adults read the Bible in a typical week and half of all adults claim to have a devotional or quiet time at least once a week. ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

18- To 34-Year-Old U.s. Males Are Watching Less ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

18- to 34-year-old U.S. males are watching less TV and spending more time playing video games than before. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

48% Of Evangelical Protestant Couples Who Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

48% of Evangelical Protestant couples who are married with kids both work full time compared to just 40% of comparable couples in the overall ...read more

Tags: Children

We Have Got But One Life Here...it Pays, No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

We have got but one life here...It pays, no matter what comes after it, to try and do things, to accomplish things in this life, and not merely to ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Getting Angry Can Sometimes Be Like Leaping Into ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Getting angry can sometimes be like leaping into a wonderfully responsive sports car, gunning the motor, taking off at high speed and then discovering the brakes are ...read more

Tags: Anger

The Hardest Part Of Raising Children Is Teaching ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The hardest part of raising children is teaching them to ride bicycles.A shaky child on a bicycle for the first time needs both support and freedom. The realization ...read more

Tags: Children

Let Fate Do Her Worst, There Are Relics Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let fate do her worst, there are relics of joy, Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy; Which come in the night time of sorrow and care, ...read more

Tags: Joy

Scarcely A Great Man Cannot Be Named Who Has Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Scarcely a great man cannot be named who has not failed the first time. In such defeat no shame lies; the shame consists in one's not retrieving it. We should be ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Real Meaning Of Eternal Life Is A Life That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything without wavering. If we take this view, life becomes one great romance, a glorious ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

The Man Who Grasps An Opportunity As It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The man who grasps an opportunity as it is paraded before him, nine times out of ten makes a success; but the man who makes his own ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

The Beauty Of Spacing Children Many Years Apart ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The beauty of spacing children many years apart lies in the fact that parents have time to learn the mistakes that were made with the older ones which permits them to ...read more

Tags: Parenting

You Dont Really Understand Human Nature Unless ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You dont really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time ...read more

Tags: Parenting

The Hardest Part Of Raising Children Is Teaching ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The hardest part of raising children is teaching them to ride bicyclesA shaky child on a bicycle for the first time needs both support and freedom. The realization ...read more

Tags: Parenting

If You Have An Important Point To Make, Don't ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

Born Twice  PRO

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010

Quote: Andrew Murray: "Jesus Christ was born twice. The birth at Bethlehem was a birth into a life of weakness. The second time he was born from the grave – the first born from ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:18

Tags: Christmas Advent

Denomination: Brethren

In The Twelve Months Ending October '07, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

In the twelve months ending October ’07, the number of visitors to coupon sites grew by 6% over the previous year, to 20.3 ...read more

Tags: Money

People In Advertising Sales Are Among The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

People in advertising sales are among the happiest one-third of employed Americans; the unhappiest people by job are gas station attendants ...read more

Tags: Happiness

A Person Must First Be In The Light Before He/She ...

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Aug 1, 2008

A person must first be in the light before he/she can spread the Gospel to a lost world. Be ready at any time (b)The Possessor,s ...read more

Tags: Preparation

Denomination: Baptist

A Christian Doctor Carried Out An Interesting ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 3, 2000

A Christian doctor carried out an interesting survey recently involving his patients. As they waited in the waiting-room, they were asked to fill out a little survey on themselves. One of the questions asked was “What is your number one wish?” On analyzing the answers ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope, Guilt, Peace

Denomination: Baptist

3 Buddies Were Discussing Death And One Asked The ...  PRO

Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Oct 8, 2001

3 Buddies were discussing death and one asked the group: What would you like people to say about you at your funeral?  "He was a great humanitarian, who cared about his community."  "He was a great husband and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:11-25, 2 Kings 2:11-17, 2 Kings 5:1-17

Tags: Death, Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Baptist