In Sermon Illustrations: "New Beginnings"

Love Is The Emblem Of Eternity: It Confounds ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time: effaces all memory of a ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Waiting Is Worse Than Knowing. Grief Rends The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Waiting is worse than knowing. Grief rends the heart cleanly, that it may begin to ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)  PRO

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 3, 2007

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Johann Sebastian Bach was born into the musical family of Bachs in 1685. By the age of ten, both of his parents were dead. Early in his friction-filled life, young Johann determined he would write music … music for the glory of God … and this he did. Most of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:36

Tags: Service, Glory Of God

Denomination: Nazarene

Identifies With Our Suffering

Contributed by Bruce Montgomery on Apr 28, 2008

IDENTIFIES WITH OUR SUFFERING His name was Joseph Damien, and you’ve probably heard his story before, but it bears repeating. A Belgian priest, he was sent in 1873 to minister to lepers in Hawaii. As soon as he arrived on Molokai, he began trying to build friendships with the residents of the ...read more

Tags: Suffering, Submit, Why Suffering, Suffering Joy In

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Given The Farm  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2014

The story is told of a farmhand who had worked for a married couple for several years. As time went on, the couple grew older and older and they couldn't do as much they had and the farm was beginning to look a little shabby. The paint on the barn was peeling. The fences had holes in them and slats ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:14-17, Romans 8:14

Tags: Servanthood, Attitude General, Heirs Of God, Co-Heirs With Christ

Steven Covey, Author Of _the Seven Habits Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Jones on Dec 14, 2002

Steven Covey, author of _The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People_ teaches that one of these habits ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Methodist

A Man Can Fail Many Times But He Isn't A Failure ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A man can fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Let Our Prayers, Like The Ancient Sacrifices, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let our prayers, like the ancient sacrifices, ascend morning and evening. Let our ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

The Real Menace In Dealing With A Five-Year-Old ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The real menace in dealing with a five-year-old is that in no time at all you begin ...read more

Tags: Children

3. Holman Also Reminds Us The Focus Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 16, 2005

3. Holman also reminds us the focus of the Bible: God as the Bible’s Primary Subject The Bible and history begin with God (Gen. 1:1). The last chapter of the Bible describes God as the “Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end” (Rev. 22:13 NRSV). All the way through ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:13

Tags: God's Provision, Focus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Statistics: Our Kids Every Day: 1,000 Unwed ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 13, 2007

Statistics: Our kids Every day: 1,000 unwed teenage girls become mothers - 1,106 teenage girls get abortions - 4,219 teenagers contract sexually transmitted diseases - 500 adolescents begin using drugs - 1,000 adolescents begin drinking alcohol - 135,000 kids bring guns or other weapons to school ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Laugh A Bit And Sing A Song, Where They Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Laugh a bit and sing a song, Where they are there's nothing wrong; Joy will dance the whole world ...read more

Tags: Humor

The Brand Craze Of A Few Years Ago Signaled The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The brand craze of a few years ago signaled the beginning of a marketing communications revolution now ...read more

Tags: Animals

Don't Let Life Discourage You; Everyone Who Got ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had ...read more

Tags: Emotions

First Comes Thought; Then Organization Of That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The ...read more

Tags: Thought

The American Imagination Releases Itself Very ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The American imagination releases itself very easily in the short story and has done so since the ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Where Does Discipline End? Where Does Cruelty ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Where does discipline end? Where does cruelty begin? Somewhere between these, thousands of ...read more

Tags: Children

Fame Is What You Have Taken, Character's What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Fame is what you have taken, Character's what you give; When to this truth you ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Friends Are Essential To Success; They Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friends are essential to success; they are still more essential to happiness. To win place, power, honor and happiness, begin by ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Is Not Marriage An Open Question, When It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to ...read more

Tags: Marriage General