In Sermon Illustrations: "Knowing Gods Will"

65% Of Parents And 64% Of Teens Say Teens Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

65% of parents and 64% of teens say teens do things online they wouldn’t want their parents to know about. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church General

If You Want To Make Enemies, Try To Change ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If you want to make enemies, try to change something. You know why it is: to do things today exactly the way ...read more

Tags: Change

This Has To Do With Gossip. That Juicy News You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"This has to do with gossip. That juicy news you know about. Hold it. Swallow it. Dont allow it to pass through your ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Most Of The Arguments To Which I Am Party Fall ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, owing to the fact that neither I nor my ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Life Has Got To Be Lived That's All There Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Life has got to be lived that's all there is to it. At 70, I would say the advantage is that you take life more ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Be Still, And In The Quiet Moments, Listen To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be still, and in the quiet moments, listen to the voice of your heavenly Father. His words can renew your spirit. No ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Silence

Leadership Cannot Be Bought. It Cannot Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Leadership cannot be bought. It cannot be conferred. It cannot be inherited. It knows no divine right, it cannot be passed on by any process of succession.It is acquired ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

Former President Clinton Says To A Student Body ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jan 3, 2009

former President Clinton says to a student body at Harvard… “You’re at a university which basically believes that no one ever has the truth…we ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Denomination: Baptist

My Thoughts Are Worth More Than A Penny

Contributed by James Snyder on May 30, 2020

Dr. James L. Snyder I must admit that I do gravel a lot in thinking about my thoughts. It has been a habit of mine down through the years. Thinking is what really makes life worth living, or so I believe. My father had a saying whenever he saw me staring off into the distance, “A penny for your ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:17

Tags: Thoughts, Thinking, Penny

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Unsung Heroines-Rizpah

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 3, 2022

Introduction: Rizpah is only mentioned in a couple of places in the Bible. We don’t know much about her aside from this tremendous act of love she demonstrated in this story. Text: 2 Samuel 21:8-11, KJV: 8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 21:8-11

Tags: Famine, Gibeonites, Rizpah, Unsung Heroines

Denomination: Baptist

Those Used To Be The Days

Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 20, 2020

Being limited as to travel and outside activities can sometimes get rather boring. You can be inactive only so long, and then you get in that car that drives you to crazy land. Finding something to do to keep me from being bored has become somewhat of a challenge. However, the Gracious Mistress ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51

Tags: Humor, Change

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

It All Boils Down To One Thing

Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 23, 2024

Of all the things I have learned, one has made a difference in my life. I hear stories about how married couples are unhappy. Today, something must be wrong with you if you haven't been divorced and remarried five times. I always figure that the person who has been married five times ...read more

Scripture: Amos 3:3

Tags: Marriage, Relationships

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Creativity Often Consists Of Merely Turning Up ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Creativity often consists of merely turning up what is already there. Did you know that right and left shoes were thought ...read more

Tags: Art

There Are Different Kinds Of Curiosity, One Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are different kinds of curiosity, one of interest, which causes us to learn that which would be useful to us, and the other of pride, which springs ...read more

Tags: Curiosity

If Rich Men Would Remember That Shrouds Have No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If rich men would remember that shrouds have no pockets, they would, while living, share their wealth with their children, and give for the good of ...read more

Tags: Envy

We Are Born Helpless. As Soon As We Are Fully ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We are born helpless. As soon as we are fully conscious we discover loneliness. We need others physically, emotionally, intellectually; we need ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

I Like Living. I Have Sometimes Been Wildly, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite ...read more

Tags: Learning

There Are Amazingly Wonderful People In All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life; some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Though Dark Thoughts Violently Thrust ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Though dark thoughts violently thrust themselves upon thee, let them be as strangers to thee; receive them not, ...read more

Tags: Thought

As We Look Back Over The Centuries, There Are Few ...  PRO

Contributed by Bill Huffhine on Jun 5, 2004

As we look back over the centuries, there are few cities that stand out above the rest as outstanding; worthy of being remembered throughout the generations. Some of these cities, like Athens Greece, are remembered for their greatness in influencing the world as a whole. Some, like Paris or ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Free Methodist