In Sermon Illustrations: "Not Enough Time"

If Thou Should Say, It Is Enough, I Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If thou should say, It is enough, I have reached perfection, all is lost. For it is the function of ...read more

Tags: Competition

Oh, Words Are Action Good Enough, If Theyre The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Oh, words are action good enough, if theyre ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:7-14

Tags: Words

Chief Justice Of Supreme Court Humble Enough To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009

Chief Justice of Supreme Court Humble Enough to Stand Next to a Chinese Laundryman As Christians, we are to trust God the Holy Spirit by being completely humble. Let me share a story which gives us a picture of humility; maybe you will see yourself in this story: When Charles Evans Hughes was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6

Tags: Humility

Your Best Isn't Good Enough

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010

YOUR BEST ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH A pastor once went to a barber to get a haircut. All through the haircut, the pastor wanted to witness to the barber, but the barber kept talking non-stop and gave the pastor no chance to interrupt. Later, when the pastor was paying for the haircut, he asked the barber ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Faith Vs. Works

A Small Child, Not Even Old Enough For School, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A small child, not even old enough for school, went into one of those mirrored mazes at an amusement park. When her father discovered that she had slipped away he saw her trying to find her way out and beginning to cry in fear. She became increasingly con. fused by all the paths, until she heard ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

It Isn't Enough For Believers To Carry The Bible ...

Contributed by Michael West on Nov 22, 2008

It isn’t enough for believers to carry the Bible in their hands; they must let the Holy ...read more

Tags: Trust

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Could It Be That When We Are Bold Enough To Step ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 28, 2009

"Could it be that when we are bold enough to step away from our safety nets and into the 'fire' of God’s call, this is when we’re most likely to ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Pentecostal

Marking The Time  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

MARKING THE TIME Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

God's Time  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 10, 2002

GOD'S TIME There is a new pastor in Atlanta named Mason Betha. He recently celebrated his one year anniversary pasturing a church of about 100. But Reverend Mason hasn’t always been a pastor. He was formerly known as the rapper Ma$e, “the flashiest and most pleasure driven performer on… ...read more

Tags: Repentance, Finding Fulfillment, Faith

A Time For Testimony  PRO

Contributed by Ken Kersten on Jan 22, 2004

A TIME FOR TESTIMONY What if we had each person that witnessed the resurrected Lord come up here this morning and talk for 15 minutes giving a testimony to what they saw. If we listened to the testimony of all the people that Jesus appeared to, we would be here all day, and all night, and Monday ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Tags: Easter Resurrection, Resurrection

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Time Itself

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2004

Nobel-laureate George Wald wrote: “One has only to wait: time itself performs the miracles. Given so much time the impossible becomes possible, the possible probable, and that probable virtually certain.” R.C. Sproul, Not a Chance: The Myth ...read more

Time Check  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 21, 2005

Sometimes finding the right path depends greatly on friends that you have in high places. An airline pilot flying over the southeastern U.S. called the local tower and said, “We are passing over at 35,000--give us a time check.” The tower said, “What airline are you?” “What difference does it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:23

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Denomination: Lutheran

Time Marches On  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011

TIME MARCHES ON There was once a middle aged man who was considering going back to school to get that degree he had always wanted. But he was balking at the idea because he was now over 50 and what good would it do him now. He went to his dad for advice and his dad asked him how long it would ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-16

Tags: Wisdom, Wait, Response, Call God's Name, Time  (view more)  (view less)

Good Timing

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 22, 2011

GOOD TIMING Actress Shirley McLaine a new ager, was conducting one of her seminars at the Long Beach Arena teaching people about their own divinity. During the seminar, she had everyone light a candle. They turned off the lights so those candles could be seen shining in the dark. She said, "Just ...read more

Tags: Atheism

A Timely Testimony

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Feb 23, 2012

A TIMELY TESTIMONY Jim Cymbala tells an amazing story of one Sunday in his church: (Fresh Faith pp. 78-82) During the choir anthem, Pastor Jim was touched by the words of one of the young men who was featured as a soloist during the song. As the song concluded, Pastor Jim was strongly prompted ...read more

Tags: Testimonies About Jesus

Denomination: Lutheran

Time To A Pig

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 19, 2012

TIME TO A PIG There’s the story of a man walking past a farm and noticed a farmer feeding pigs in a most unusual manner. The farmer would lift a pig up to a nearby apple tree, and the pig would eat the apples off the tree directly. The farmer would move the pig from one apple to another until the ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Tags: Decision, Time

For The Longest Time

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Sep 10, 2020

For the Longest Time Chorus Oh, oh, oh For the longest time Oh, oh, oh For the longest Verse 1 When you said goodbye to me in March There was still more worship left to bring What else could I do? I'm so inspired by you Church hasn't happened for the longest time verse 2 Once I thought ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:19-22

Tags: Church, Worship, Singing, Pandemic, Covid19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Time For Jesus

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 19, 2008

Time for Jesus Suppose you walked into your kitchen one morning and found Jesus sitting at the table. What would you do? Would you say: "Jesus! I'm thrilled to see You! I just wish I had time to talk, but right now I'm running late for work. When I get home tonight, we'll have a nice visit"? ...read more

Tags: Fruit Of The Spirit

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Time Is Now

Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Nov 11, 2024

Sermon Illustration: "The Time Is Now!" Biblical Text: 2 Corinthians 6:2 (NIV) - "For he says, 'In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.' I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:2

Tags: Faith, Hope

Denomination: Methodist

Bad Timing

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2025

On blogger writes, “Today, my school put on a musical. I was one of the leads, and in the middle of my solo, I got a huge ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Mark 13:24-37

Tags: Human Limits, Timing, Frailty, Unforeseen, Embrassment, Worst Possible Moment, Ill Timed  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible