In Sermon Illustrations: "Studying Youth"

Childhood, The Bud Of Life, Unfolding Forms The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Childhood, the bud of life, unfolding forms the youth; ...read more

Tags: Children

Every Mother Who Has Lost An Infant Has Gained A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Every mother who has lost an infant has gained a ...read more

Tags: Death

The Aged Love What Is Practical While Impetuous ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Iron Eyes Cody

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2002

Iron Eyes Cody Iron Eyes Cody is a native American actor who once did a TV spot for the Keep America Beautiful campaign. He was an Indian drifting alone in a canoe. As he saw how our waters are being polluted, a single tear rolled down his cheek, telling the whole story. This powerful public ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence, Sin Deceptive

The Beginning Of Marilyn Manson

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Feb 27, 2012

THE BEGINNING OF MARILYN MANSON Brian Warner started going to church with a friend years ago. Brian was a skinny pizza faced nerdy looking kid that nobody liked. He was also a loner who looked out of place most of the time. The youth group took a trip to an amusement park one weekend and when ...read more

Tags: Judgment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

From Jeff Faull- Recently, A Colleague Told Me ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 7, 2004

From Jeff Faull- Recently, a colleague told me about an early ministry experience he had near the end of his seminary training. The senior minister at the church where he served as a part time youth minister placed his hand on the youth minister’s shoulder and gave him this advice: "Never invite ...read more

Scripture: James 4:6

Tags: Church Purpose Of, Church Practices

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If Life Were Lived Backwards, From Old Age To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If life were lived backwards, from old age to youth, thered be a lot ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

If Adults Didnt Always Feel They Had To Wear ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If adults didnt always feel they had to wear armor, youth wouldnt always be ...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

Make Wisdom Your Provision For The Journey From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Make wisdom your provision for the journey from youth to old age, for it is a more certain ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Old Age, Especially An Honored Old Age, Has So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Old age, especially an honored old age, has so great authority, that this is of more value ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Younger Children 800% More Likely To Receive ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006

Younger Children 800% More Likely To Receive Christ: Barna Research reports teens between ages 14 and 18 have only a 4% likelihood of accepting Christ compared to kids ages 5 through 13 who have a 32% probability. This challenges the widely held notion that the teen-age years are a prime time for ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Let's Give Them A French Kiss!!  PRO

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 14, 2014

SERMON BLOOPER!!! One of our youth pastors was leaving to go to another church on the same day my wife and I returned from a mission trip to France to encourage our missionaries there. As we closed the service, I brought my wife on the stage on live tv and illustrated how French churches "greet ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:16

Tags: Humor, Preacher Bloopers, Holy Kiss

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Used To Be An Egg Farm About 5 Miles From ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007

There used to be an egg farm about 5 miles from here, out on Reed Ellis Road. From time to time, when I was growing up, we used to take one of our 2 ton trucks down there to the chicken farm and pick up a couple of loads of chicken manure to put on our pastures to help the grass grow. I remember ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

If We Keep Well And Cheerful We Are Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If we keep well and cheerful we are always young, and at last die in youth, even ...read more

Tags: Children

If We Keep Well And Cheerful We Are Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we keep well and cheerful we are always young, and at last die in youth, even ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

85% Of All Children That Exhibit Behavioral ...

Contributed by Joshua Parrish on Jun 19, 2008

* 85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes. * 90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes. * 71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes. * 75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless ...read more

Tags: Father's Day

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Shall I Not Bless The Middle Years? Not I For ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Shall I not bless the middle years? Not I for youth repine While warmly round me cluster ...read more

Tags: Aging

I Am Much Afraid That Schools Will Prove To Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I am much afraid that schools will prove to be the great gates of hell unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy ...read more

Tags: School

He That Would Make Real Progress In Knowledge ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He that would make real progress in knowledge must dedicate his age as well as youth, the latter growth as well as ...read more

Tags: Truth