In Sermon Illustrations: "Marriage And Divorce"

Are You A Weed?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

ARE YOU A WEED? I would like to tell you a story about how a little girl helped the neighbor bully change his ways. The bully's name was Todd; his parents were divorced, and he was left to fend for himself. He's rude, and for an eight-year-old he can swear pretty good. When he comes over to ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

According To A Survey By The Ladies Home ...

Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 10, 2009

According to a survey by the Ladies Home Journal: o About a third of all mothers spend ten or more hours per day with their children; another 47 percent devote four to nine hours daily. Eighty-two percent consider at least half of their parenting hours “quality time.” o Almost every mother polled ...read more

Tags: Mothers

Denomination: Baptist

A Fasting Story

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2009

A FASTING STORY Barbara Gordon tells about her first time fasting. (I don’t want to lose my reward) She fasted one day a week for 9 weeks. She was lead to pray for 9 individuals that had requested prayer. At the end she said, "God moved in many ways during that time. While most of the answers ...read more

Tags: Fast

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

On November 26, 19977 I Was Given A Wonderful ...

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010

On November 26, 1977 I was given a wonderful gift by God, my wife Jan. Those early years of marriage we felt we were living ‘the abundant life’. But on August 17, 1981 I was given the greatest gift, this gift was priceless in nature. It was far greater than a promise to “go to heaven”. This ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Baptist

Philip Henry's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 29, 2010

Philip Henry’s Romance D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones tells the story of Philip Henry, the father of Matthew Henry the commentator. He and a young lady had fallen in love with each other. She belonged to a “higher” level of society than he did, and although she had become a Christian and therefore regarded ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-23

Tags: Christian Values

A Couple Got Married And The Bride Brought The ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Greene on Nov 11, 2007

A couple got married and the bride brought the bulk of the financial support into the marriage. And she knew it too. She always had a way of reminding her husband that she was the source of their financial security. One day as they were driving along she was in an especially proud mood and she ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

I Watched Denise Jackson, The Wife Of Country ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Nov 21, 2007

I watched Denise Jackson, the wife of country star Alan Jackson share her testimony on CBN, and it is also in her new book “It’s all about HIM”. She is not talking about Alan, but the Lord Jesus. She said she was raised in church, and went every Sunday, and had the head knowledge. But after ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Moment Of Truth" Is A Television Show Where ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 28, 2008

"Moment of Truth" is a television show where contestants can win money by confessing the truth. Lauren was on a recent episode and went through some routine questions working her way up to $25,000. Then the questions got tough about adultery and lying. With her husband in the audience, she ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

More Than Half Of U.s. Couples Who Married In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

More than half of U.S. couples who married in the late '70s never saw their 25th anniversary, say the Census Bureau. It's the first time since World War II that married people had a less than even chance of still being married 25 years later, claims The New York Times. 70% of men who married ...read more

Tags: Catechism

An Emergency-Room Doctor Wrote, "Recently We Saw ...  PRO

Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Aug 4, 2008

An Emergency-room doctor wrote, "Recently we saw another preview of hell in the Parkland Hospital in Dallas. A woman struck down by a drunken driver. A college student lying semi-conscious following a head on collision with another drunk driver who himself was critically injured. The drunk's ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-12

Tags: Alcohol

Denomination: Baptist

He Went To Hell For Me

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009

HE WENT TO HELL FOR ME Kay Arthur, well-known Christian author and speaker, has influenced tens of thousands. As a young girl, she went to church. She wrote, "I would listen to the messages, and go to Sunday School, but I never really committed my life to Jesus." She grew up and got married, ...read more

Tags: Grace

Together Communication And Attitude Have ...

Contributed by Ricki Lee Brooks on May 5, 2010

Together communication and attitude have potential... either for good or for evil. Here’s what we mean… It was attitude that took out yet another marriage. They were in their twenties. They were the parents of two beautiful children. He, however, had a miserable problem. She endured it. The ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

Ellen Petrakis  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

ELLEN PETRAKIS Hi guys…this isn’t easy for me to get up here and speak in front of you. I am a kindergarten teacher and do much better speaking to 5 year olds then teenagers. But God impressed on my heart to tell you my story so here it is… I was about 14 years old, just starting high school, when ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-12, 1 Chronicles 10:1, 1 Chronicles 10:1, 1 Chronicles 10:1

Tags: Vision, Missions, Hope, Truth, Blind, Vigilant, Patient, Teacher, Choice, Patience, Respect, Father's Love, Determination, Sexuality, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Story, Wait, Potter, Choose, Reconciliation, Chosen, Sight, Investment, Dedication, Purpose  (view more)  (view less)

In 1986 Paul Vitz, Wrote A Book Entitled, ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004

In 1986 Paul Vitz, wrote a book entitled, Censorship: Evidence of bias in our children’s textbooks. Now, Paul Vitz is not some Bible-thumper, he is a professor of psychology at N.Y.U. and for his study he systematically examined some 90 widely used school textbooks. He wanted to answer the ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Christian Church

In The Musical "Fiddler On The Roof", A Russian ...

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004

In the musical “Fiddler on the Roof”, a russian peasant named Tevye asks his wife a simple question “Do you love me.” Love him? Golde had never even met Tevye until the day of their arranged wedding. Now, after 25 years of marriage he wants to talk of love? It sounds so, so ... ridiculous, so ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

Denomination: Baptist

Match Made In Heaven

Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 16, 2012

There is a story about a couple that went to heaven and in this life they loved each other, but from a distance. So when they got to heaven, they decided to get married. They said to Peter, "Pete, we want to get married." And Peter says, "You have got eternity, why don't you think of it for 50 ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: *other

When The Now-Famous Poet Elizabeth Barrett Became ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008

When the now-famous poet Elizabeth Barrett became the wife of Robert Browning, her parents disowned her because they disapproved of the marriage. Their daughter Elizabeth, however, wrote almost every week, telling them that she loved them and longed for a reconciliation. After 10 years, she ...read more

Generaton Gap Danger

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

GENERATON GAP DANGER In America adolescence is taken for granted, but until recently, the idea of adolescence was unknown in many parts of the world, says Cynthia B. Lloyd, author of Growing Up Global, a National Research Council and Institute of Medicine report. International demographers are ...read more

Tags: Youth, Puberty

Shirley Maclaine On Self

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

SHIRLEY MACLAINE ON SELF Actress Shirley MacLaine said one time, "The most pleasurable journey you take is through yourself...the only sustaining love involvement is with yourself... When you look back on your life and try to figure out where you've been and where you're going, when you look at ...read more

Tags: Self

The Bbc ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 5, 2009

The BBC (news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3157570.stm) did a study five years ago and published some interesting conclusions. According to the October 2, 2003 article, the happiest localities in the world are (in order): Nigeria, Mexico, Venezuela, El Salvador and Puerto Rico. What might surprise ...read more

Tags: Happiness

Denomination: Independent/Bible