In Sermon Illustrations: "Horrible Times"

Great Background On Psalm 37 - Having God's Peace In Horrible Times

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 27, 2025

Background on Psalm 37 - How to Have God's Peace in Horrible Times Anyone who has read a good portion of God's Word knows that there are a lot of prayers provided for us in the Bible. The Dake Annotated Reference Bible lists 222 different prayers in the Bible: 176 prayers in the Old ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:1-11

Tags: Pain, Evil, Suffering, Trusting God, God's Peace, Rejoice In The Lord, God's Righteousness, God's Rest, Hardships, Cares, God's Shelter, Horrible Times, Receive God's Righteousness, Cast Your Cares On The Lord  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst Judith Viorst wrote a popular children’s book called Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. It’s about a little boy whose day starts out bad and goes downhill from there. He gets gum in his hair and ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Tags: Jonah

After The Horrible Carnage And Confederate ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 21, 2002

After the horrible carnage and Confederate retreat at Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee wrote this to Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy: "We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to ...read more

Tags: Endurance, God's Omniscience

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Writing A Book Is A Horrible, Exhausting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

There Are Many Things More Horrible Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

My Drive In Life Is From This Horrible Fear Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

My drive in life is from this horrible fear of being mediocre. that’s always been pushing me, pushing me. Because even though I’ve become somebody, I still have to prove that I’m SOMEBODY. My struggle has never ended, and it probably ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

However Horrible The Incidents Of War May Be, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his ...read more

Tags: War

A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Speaker, Jill Briscoe tells this story: Not too long ago I was babysitting one of our three, 3-year-old grandchildren. In our family, we had twins and a single birth all within 24 hours. We call them Search, Destroy, and Demolition. I was to baby-sit Demolition. As I waved good bye to his parents, ...read more

Tags: Death

There Is Time For Work. And There Is Time For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is time for work. And there is time for love. That ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

This Time, Like All Times, Is A Good Time, If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"This time, like all times, is a good time, if we but know ...read more

Tags: Time

Time

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jan 2, 2015

Where has the time gone? There is a time for everything but, that never seem to bother me when I was young. But as I get older I consider almost everything in time. It’s time to take my medicine, it’s time to go to the doctor, it’s time for this or time for that. One of the few things Brenda and I ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-4, Ecclesiastes 3:1

Tags: Accepted Time, Time, Fullness Of Time

Denomination: Baptist

Time

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Time A man flew into Chicago & hired a taxi to take him downtown. As he was riding along they came to a red light & the driver went right on through the red light. The man said, "Hey, the light was red. You’re supposed to stop." The driver said, "Yeah, I know, but my brother does it all the ...read more

Tags: Endurance

The Time For Reconciliation, Just As The Time ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 30, 2009

"The time for reconciliation, just as the time for salvation, is always now. Tomorrow is often too late. We are not to allow bitterness, anger, hatred, or any other sin to keep us separated from other people, ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Baptist

Time Alone Is Time Invested

Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 28, 2020

During the past week, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly have been spending quite a bit of time together. I cannot recall any time that we have spent this much time together. The exception would be when we first got married. Even then, both of us worked during the day and were ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31

Tags: Humor, Relationships

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Have Regular Hours For Work And Play; Make Each ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age ...read more

Tags: Time

We Talk Of Killing Time, As If, Alas, It Werent ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We talk of killing time, as if, alas, it werent ...read more

Tags: Time

Mark How Fleeting And Paltry Is The Estate Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Mark how fleeting and paltry is the estate of man: yesterday in embryo, tomorrow a mummy or ashes. So for the hairs breadth of time assigned to thee live rationally, and part with life cheerfully, as drops the ...read more

Tags: Time

Let Me Tell Thee, Time Is A Very Precious Gift ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let me tell thee, time is a very precious gift of God; so precious that it is only ...read more

Tags: Time

Theres Never Enough Time To Do It Right, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Theres never enough time to do it right, but theres always ...read more

Tags: Time

Time Is Like Money; The Less We Have Of It To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Time is like money; the less we have of it to spare, the ...read more

Tags: Time