In Sermon Illustrations: "Learn To Listen"

It Is The Malady Of Our Age That The Young Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they ...read more

Tags: Children

Assure Yourself You Have Accomplished No Small ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Assure yourself you have accomplished no small feat if only you ...read more

Tags: Peace

The Illiterate Of The Future Will Not Be The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person ...read more

Tags: Thought

Love Is The Hardest Lesson In Christianity; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

To Make No Mistakes Is Not In The Power Of Man; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

What We Hope Ever To Do With Ease, We Must ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What we hope ever to do with ease, we must first learn ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

We Live In The Present, We Dream Of The Future, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We live in the present, we dream of the future, but we learn ...read more

Tags: Memories

It Was Robert Fulghum Who Wrote "All I Really ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2006

It was Robert Fulghum who wrote "All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten." It appeared in a number of different places. You’ve probably seen some of it around schools and other places. Fulghum touches on an important fact of life – that we develop our basic values for life by the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus The Rosetta Stone

Contributed by Stephen Collins on Dec 11, 2008

JESUS THE ROSETTA STONE Do remember the Rosetta Stone from history class in school? What was it? It was a tablet that was discovered that allowed archeologists to translate ancient, Egyptian hieroglyphics to modern-day languages. Without the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, all the ancient ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Church Of God

[062c]. A Message From A Poem – Does Suffering Cancel Out A God Of Love?

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 14, 2025

[062C]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DOES SUFFERING CANCEL OUT A GOD OF LOVE? THE POEM AS IT IS WILL NOT FIT IN THE ILLUSTRATION SPACE AVAILABLE. I HAVE HAD TO SPLIT IT INTO THREE PARTS. THIS IS THE THIRD PART. THE INTRODUCTION FOR THE POEM IS IN PART 1. PART 3 SECTION C - PART 1 (GOD ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 45:6-7, John 3:16, Exodus 34:6-7

Tags: Tragedy, God Of Comfort, God Of Love, Pain, Love, Christ, Compassion, Comfort, Suffering, Hurt  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Practice Makes Perfect Tjbts

Contributed by Blake Henson on Jun 6, 2023

Practice makes perfect shows that without good practice you can't expect to succeed in sports, but the same is true in your Christian life also. You can't just half prepare and expect to be a successful Christian. URL: https://youtu.be/eI92sWLcDIo SUMMARY In this video we see two teams. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:14

Tags: Christian Walk, How To Get Stronger

Christian Couch Potatoes: According To The Nrb, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Christian Couch Potatoes: According to the NRB, 52% of the nation’s adults listened to Christian music or other programming on the radio, while 43% watched Christian TV. 96% of evangelicals consider themselves in the ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

People Will Read The Newspaper Every ...

Contributed by Donny Granberry on Nov 15, 2008

People will read the newspaper every day. People will watch the news everyday. How many of you believe everything you read in the paper and hear on the news? Then why will we spend more time reading and ...read more

Tags: Principles

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Rev. Tom Erickson Told A Story About The Public ...

Contributed by Jason Patrick on Dec 1, 2001

Rev. Tom Erickson told a story about the public Library having a system called "Dial-A-Tale." Anytime a young child wants to hear a fairy tale, he can call the number and a voice comes on reading a short fairy tale to the listening young ear. However, the number is only one digit different from ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Promises Of God, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Baptist

In 1983 A Fifty-Year-Old Tradition Was Quietly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

In 1983 a fifty-year-old tradition was quietly dropped by the U.S. House of Representatives. The tradition involved the annual reading of George Washington’s farewell address on the occasion of his birthday. Democratic and Republican leaders decided it was useless to continue to read the lengthy ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Pastor Don Baker Relates A Story Of Rev. Tom ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Pastor Don Baker relates a story of Rev. Tom Erickson: The public Library has a system called "Dial-A-Tale." Anytime a young child wants to hear a fairy tale, he can call the number and a voice comes on reading a short fairy tale to the listening young ear. However, the number is only one digit ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Gossip-Free Church

Contributed by John Bright on Sep 23, 2025

I like to illustrate this kind of thing by talking about gossip. I believe it is the most tolerated sin in every congregation. As always, I like to share my definition of gossip. Something is not gossip if it can pass three tests: ? 100% Truth - You heard/saw it directly – can’t be repeated from ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:29

Tags: Truth, Gossip, Holier Than Thou

Denomination: Methodist

Creative Activity Could Be Described As A Type ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil ...read more

Tags: Art

If Children Never Asked Questions, They Would ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If children never asked questions, they would never learn how ...read more

Tags: Children

To Endure Is The First Thing That A Child Ought ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which he will ...read more

Tags: Endurance