In Sermon Illustrations: "Learn To Listen"

Learning Sleeps And Snores In Libraries, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Drudgery Is The Touchstone To Character... Learn ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Drudgery is the touchstone to character... learn to live in the domain of drudgery by ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Faith

From Live And Learn And Pass It On  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 27, 2002

I’ve learned that if you give a pig and a boy everything they want, you’ll get a good pig and a bad boy. (age 77) from Live ...read more

Tags: Entertainment, Children

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Leaders Learn From Their Mistakes  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 2, 2002

Leaders Learn from Their Mistakes In his book Managing People is Like Herding Cats, leadership guru Warren Bennis observes that "Almost invariably, great leaders have had a significant setback, crisis or failure in their lives. Many of the leaders I studied faced adversity early in their lives. ...read more

Tags: Leader, Leadership General

Learning In Christian Education Is Not The Mere ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Learning in Christian education is not the mere acquisition of ideas; it is the ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Learned Conversation Is Either The Affectation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Learned conversation is either the affectation of the ignorant or the profession ...read more

Tags: Communication General

The Chief Object Of Education Is Not To Learn ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The chief object of education is not to learn things ...read more

Tags: Culture

The Trouble With Learning From Experience Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The trouble with learning from experience is that ...read more

Tags: Experience

It Is Of Immense Importance To Learn To Laugh At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is of immense importance to learn to ...read more

Tags: Humor

Learning Is Not Attained By Chance. It Must Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and ...read more

Tags: Thought

Giving Of Yourself, Learning To Be Tolerant, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Giving of yourself, learning to be tolerant, giving recognition and approval to others, remaining flexible enough to mature and learnyields ...read more

Tags: Productivity

The Secret Of Success Could Be Learning At An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The secret of success could be learning at an early age ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

How Will You Ever Learn?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2009

HOW WILL YOU EVER LEARN? I heard the story of a nine-year-old girl who returned from Sunday School and as her father was sitting down with his newspaper after a delicious Sunday lunch, she asked him some questions. "Daddy, why did God make all the leaves green?" He thought a moment and replied, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:21

Tags: Growth In Christ

Man Learns To Forgive His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009

Man Learns to Forgive His Enemy The apostle Paul said, “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32). We don’t serve in order to merit God’s forgiveness. We serve because we have already received God’s forgiveness. And our service is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:32

Tags: Forgiveness, Forgiveness For Others

Learning To Get Up Quickly  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010

LEARNING TO GET UP QUICKLY In the book A View From the Zoo, Gary Richmond tells about the birth of a giraffe: The first thing top emerge are the baby giraffe's front hooves and head. A few minutes later, the little newborn is hurled forth, falls ten feet, and lands on its back. Within seconds, ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Questions Help You Learn...?

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010

QUESTIONS HELP YOU LEARN...? A father and his small son were out walking one day when the lad asked how electricity could go through the wires stretched between the telephone poles. "I don't know," said his father. "I never knew much about electricity." A few blocks farther on, the boy asked ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:1-2

Tags: Children

Hudson Taylor Learns About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2010

Hudson Taylor Learns About Giving One wonderful testimony of faith from church history is that of Hudson Taylor, the first missionary to the interior of China (in the mid-1800s). He was a great evangelist because he learn “to move man, through God, by prayer alone.” To prepare for the loneliness ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:16

Tags: Giving Yourself

Mr Jackson Learns To Love

Contributed by John Gullick on Oct 22, 2015

Let me tell you a story. Mr Jackson, everyday, looked angrily towards his neighbours. Fushia and Watt. What kind of names were they? It made him angry. Tattoos, and, she had a nose piercing, and, their dog chased his cat. Mr Jackson sighed. Parties sometimes, well barbeques, cars parked on his ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-22

Tags: Murder In The Heart

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Children Learn What They Live

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 19, 2022

I wish every one of us had inscribed on the walls of our home the words of Dorothy Law Nolte’s work, “Children Learn What They Live,” and then kept this constantly before us in our daily activities: If a child lives with criticism, He learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility, He learns ...read more

Tags: Children, Mothers, Mother's Day, Home, Example, Education  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Have We Learned?

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Mar 6, 2023

What Have We Learned? They shouted with praises, reaching the sky, Pushing and shoving to see Jesus pass by. Crying, “Hosanna, glory to the King!’ He comes to us today, great joy He doth bring." They threw down palm leaves, covering the way, Making a clear path for Him to travel that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Tags: Palm Sunday, Poetry, Holiday, The Passover, Ressurrection, Easter  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist