In Sermon Illustrations: "Life Change"

A Church Had A Change In Music. An Elderly Man ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 21, 2004

A church had a change in music. An elderly man was asked if he like the music. “No, I don’t. But when I see all of the young people and when I see my own grandchildren praising the Lord, this is ...read more

Tags: Family

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Bible Tax: Another Sign Of Cultural Change And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Bible Tax: Another sign of cultural change and values shift. Commonwealth Court in Pennsylvania ruled this month that the state’s sales tax exemption for bibles and other religious material is unconstitutional. This ends a 41 year old exemption and is expected to yield ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Changing Ethnicity: Using Census Data, Barna ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Changing Ethnicity: Using Census data, Barna Research describes the likely contours of America’s faith in 2050. The Census Bureau expects the U.S. population to go from the current 293 million to 420 million in ‘50. It projects whites will drop from 69.4% to 50.1%; blacks will go from 12.7% to ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Coming Change: 56% Of Technology Experts Agree ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Coming Change: 56% of technology experts agree that as telecommuting and home-schooling expand, the boundary between work and leisure will diminish and family dynamics will change. There is notable agreement among the experts that in the next 10 years the internet will be more deeply integrated in ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Abortion Views Changing: A New Gallup Survey Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Abortion Views Changing: A new Gallup survey of 13 to 17 year olds finds their views on abortion significantly more conservative than their parents’ generation: Abortion is morally wrong, Teens: 72% Adults: 26%; Abortion should be legal in all circumstances, Teens: 19% Adults: 26%; Abortion should ...read more

Tags: Abortion

So Many People In Relationships Try To Change ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Mar 4, 2006

So many people in relationships try to change the other person. Reminds me of the young fiancé who, after learning that her husband to be didn’t believe like she did, cried to her mother saying, “Mom, what should I do? How can I change his thinking? He says he doesn’t believe in hell?” The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:14-17

Tags: Marriage General, Change

Denomination: Christian Church

Any Change, At Any Time, For Any Reason, Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

"Any change, at any time, for any reason, is to be deplored." The Duke ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Book Club Changes: Media Giant Bertelsmann Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006

Book Club Changes: Media giant Bertelsmann is planning to transform its Direct Group of book, CD, and DVD clubs into an Internet networking destination for older people. It plans to unify its aging 35 million users in 22 countries by changing its traditional clubs into ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Teenagers Havent Changed Much. They Still Grow ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Teenagers havent changed much. They still grow up, leave home and get married. The big difference is that today ...read more

Tags: Children

Great Joy, Especially After A Sudden Change Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells ...read more

Tags: Joy

Opinions Alter, Manner Changes, Creeds Rise And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Opinions alter, manner changes, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Change Means Movement. Movement Means Friction. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Television Has Changed The American Child From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Television has changed the American child from an irresistible force ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

Nothing Changes Your Opinion Of A Friend So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as ...read more

Tags: Compassion

He That Never Changes His Opinions Never ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He that never changes his opinions never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

The Weather Bureau Has Changed Its Name To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The Weather Bureau has changed its name to Environmental Science Services Administration and we still get six inches of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-31

Tags: Creation

I Still Believe That If Your Aim Is To Change ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more ...read more

Tags: News

Styles, Like Everything Else, Change. Style ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Styles, like everything else, change. ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

A Man's Skin Changes After Being Swallowed By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009

A Man’s Skin Changes After Being Swallowed by Fish Dr Harry Rimmer told of a man in 1926 who was swallowed by a fish and spent two days inside the fish and lived to tell the story. He was displayed in London as “the Jonah of the twentieth century.” Dr. Rimmer interviewed him two years later after ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-5

Tags: Jonah

Nolan Ryan Didn't Change Me  PRO

Contributed by Tim White on Feb 1, 2012

NOLAN RYAN DIDN'T CHANGE ME In 1991, Ryan, our son, age 6 at the time, played Challenger Baseball, a modified version of the game for disabled children. At the end of the season, each child received an official Challenger baseball for his or her participation. We asked Ryan what he wanted to do ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:6-7

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Baptist