In Sermon Illustrations: "Never Leave"

Gossip: Opie's Newspaper

Contributed by Davon Huss on May 7, 2014

"Opie's Newspaper" is an episode on the Andy Griffith Show. Opie's friend, Howie, received a small printing press as a gift, and the boys decide to go into the newspaper business. They work hard and produce an initial issue of what they call the Mayberry Sun. The boys soon find that business is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:31-32

Tags: Gossip, Slander, Sins Of Tongue, Control Tongue

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Besides The Art Of Getting Things Done, There ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Besides the art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Why Are You Doing What Others Can Do, When You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Why are you doing what others can do, when you are leaving ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

When A Man Has Quietly Made Up His Mind That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When a man has quietly made up his mind that there is nothing he cannot ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Decision Is A Sharp Knife That Cuts Clean And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Decision is a sharp knife that cuts clean and straight; indecision, a dull one that hacks and tears ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Our Passions Are Like Convulsion Fits, Which, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for a time, ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Each Month, It Is Estimated That Over 1500 Staff ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Each month, it is estimated that over 1500 staff pastors leave the ministry. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

Be Patient Enough To Live One Day At A Time As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be patient enough to live one day at a time as Jesus taught us, letting yesterday go and ...read more

Tags: Peace

An Ambassador Is A Person Who, Having Failed To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An ambassador is a person who, having failed to secure an office from the people, is given one by the Administration ...read more

Tags: Christian Witness

Impersonal America

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011

IMPERSONAL AMERICA Here is how Max Lucado rates us as a society: "Call us a fast society, an efficient society, but don’t call us a personal society. Our society is set up for isolation. We wear ear buds when we exercise. We communicate via e-mail and text messages. We enter and exit our house ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:7-12

Tags: Friendship General

Joe Bayly, A Christian Author And Leader, Had A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2012

Joe Bayly, a Christian author and leader, had a son named Tim who was not following the Lord. This caused great tension in the home until one day Joe told his son he had to move out. Taking Tim aside, he said, "Tim, you're not living for God and you need to leave our home." Tim left, but his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:4-5

Tags: Parenting

70% Of Mothers Of Children Under 5 Would Like To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

70% of mothers of children under 5 would like to leave the workforce. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Parenting

9 In 10 Children Raised In Evangelical Churches ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

9 in 10 children raised in evangelical churches leave the church by age 18. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Children

Books Are The Legacies That A Great Genius ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation, as presents ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

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

An Optimist Stays Up Until Midnight To See The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. I pessimist stays up to ...read more

Tags: Endurance

So When A Great Man Dies, For Years Beyond Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"So when a great man dies, For years beyond our ken, The light he leaves behind him ...read more

Tags: Greatness

False Friends Are Like Our Shadows, Keeping ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"False friends are like our shadows, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine but leaving us ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Unless A Man Has Been Taught What To Do With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Unless a man has been taught what to do with success after getting it, the achievement of it must ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Happy Is The Man Who Walks So Close To God, That ...

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 13, 2010

"Happy is the man who walks so close to God, that he leaves no room for the Devil to come in between." — Anonymous ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: *other