In Sermon Illustrations: "Profitable Old Testament"

To Enter The Country Of Old Age Is A New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To enter the country of old age is a new experience, different from what you supposed it to be. Nobody, man or woman, knows the country until he has ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Year Grows Rich As It Groweth Old, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The year grows rich as it groweth old, And lifes latest sands ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Is Magnificent To Grow Old, If One Keeps ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is magnificent to grow old, if one ...read more

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Forty Is The Old Age Of Youth; Fifty Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Real Problem With Old Age Is That It Lasts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The real problem with old age is that it lasts ...read more

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It Is Quite Wrong To Think Of Old Age As A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is quite wrong to think of old age as a downward slope. On the contrary, one climbs higher and higher with the advancing years, and that, too, with surprising strides. Brain-work comes as easily to the old as physical exertion to the child. One is moving, it is true, towards ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Old Age Is As Forgetful As Youth, And More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Old age is as forgetful as youth, and more incorrigible; it displays the same inattentiveness to conditions; its memory becomes self-repeating and ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Is Not So Bad A Thing To Grow Old; It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not so bad a thing to grow old; it is only getting a little nearer home, a ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Greatness Is The Dream Of Youth Realized In Old ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Greatness is the dream of youth ...read more

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There Is A Common Tendency To Cling To Old Ways ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is a common tendency to cling to old ways and methods. Every innovation has to fight for its life, and every good thing ...read more

Tags: Thought

There Are Three Great Friends: An Old Wife, An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are three great friends: an old wife, an old ...read more

Tags: Compassion

It Is An Old Belief That On Some Solemn Shore, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is an old belief That on some solemn shore, Beyond the sphere of grief, Dear ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Year Is Always Portrayed As An Old Man Or A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The year is always portrayed as an old man or a baby. Like most people, it never gets any ...read more

Tags: Aging

Whether A Child, Or An Old Man, Or A Youth, Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whether a child, or an old man, or a youth, be come to thy house, he is to be treated with respect; for of ...read more

Tags: Hospitality

Get On With It, You Old Goat

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009

"GET ON WITH IT, YOU OLD GOAT." I heard the story about a college choir which was all set to present a concert in a large church which was to be carried live by a local radio station. When everything appeared to be ready, the announcer made his final introduction and waited for the choir director ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-24

Tags: Action

The Word Worship Is A Shortened Form Of The Old ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 4, 2009

The word worship is a shortened form of the old word worthship, which means showing God the worth he holds in your life. ...read more

Tags: Worship, Worship Definition

Trapped Coal Miners Discover Old ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009

Trapped Coal Miners Discover Old Passage In one of the coal mines of the north, the top of the pit fell in while a considerable number of the miners were down below, and the shaft was completely blocked. Those who were in the mine gathered to a spot where the last remains of air could be breathed. ...read more

Scripture: James 4:4-10

Tags: Humility

Alzheimer's Patient Recalls The Old Rugged ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010

Alzheimer’s Patient Recalls The Old Rugged Cross In his book, Reaching the Invisible God, author Philip Yancey tells the story about his wife, Janet, who leads a weekly “Christian Circle” at a local nursing home. An Alzheimer’s patient named Betsy faithfully attends, led there by a staff worker, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Tags: Cross

Demolish The Old, Build Something New

Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 1, 2010

DEMOLISH THE OLD, BUILD SOMETHING NEW I like watching those video clips of buildings being demolished with dynamite. The people that do that spend hours planning and setting the dynamite in place and wiring everything, so that everything will just kind of fall in on itself, without affecting ...read more

Tags: Born Again

Denomination: Baptist

Under The Old Order It Was Simply Impossible To ...

Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 5, 2010

"Under the Old order it was simply impossible to do the will of God, and if that old order still dominates men’s lives, to do his will remains an impossibility. But those whose life is controlled by the Spirit, those who follow His promptings, do the will of God from the heart. Their own spirit, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:1-4

Tags: Doing God's Will

Denomination: Assembly Of God