In Sermon Illustrations: "Teach Your Children"

There Is A Fountain Of Youth: It Is Your Mind, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Is Not The Years In Your Life But The Life In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is not the years in your life but the life in ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

If You Indicate Your Willingness To Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you indicate your willingness to be friendly, men are bound eventually to reciprocate by manifesting a ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Good Friends Are Good For Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Good friends are good for ...read more

Tags: Compassion

It Is Not Your Love That Sustains The Marriage, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not your love that sustains the marriage, but from now on, the ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Slumber Not In The Tents Of Your Fathers. The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Slumber not in the tents of your fathers. The world is ...read more

Tags: Competition

Think Not Of Yourself As The Architect Of Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Think not of yourself as the architect of your career but as the sculptor. Expect to have to do a lot of hard hammering ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Whatever Your Job, It Is Important If It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whatever your job, it is important if it is what ...read more

Tags: Workplace

If Youre Offered An Honorarium For A Speech, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If youre offered an honorarium for a speech, you can be sure the money ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

Your Pupils Are Not Bowls To Be Filled, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Your pupils are not bowls to be filled, but ...read more

Tags: Learning

Withholding Your Best Wine  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2010

WITHHOLDING YOUR BEST WINE There is a story about an old village in Spain. The people of this village heard the king planned to visit there. No king had ever done that. So naturally, they became excited and wanted to offer a great celebration that would show their adoration and that would honor ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 29:13

Tags: Honor, Hypocrisy, Dishonor

Light Up Your World  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010

LIGHT UP YOUR WORLD There is a mere strip of sand called Castle Island near the eastern end of the Bahamas archipelago. Few people are aware of it - and, as tiny and isolated as it is, Castle Island is important for the lighthouse that is its sole source of humanity! One day, a young man was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Tags: Christian Witness

Make Your Home In Me

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010

MAKE YOUR HOME IN ME If I’m not abiding in Jesus, then where is it that I abide? I once asked myself. I began to notice that when I was tired or anxious, there were certain sentences I would say in my head that led me to a familiar place. The journey to this place would often start with me walking ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Tags: Anxiety

Pray As If Your Life Depends On ...

Contributed by Aurora Alonso on Sep 2, 2010

"Pray as if Your Life Depends on ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Tags: Faith, Hope, Prayer, Persistence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why You're Tired

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

WHY YOU'RE TIRED In a 24-hour period, if you’re an adult of average weight, here is what you accomplish: • Your heart beats 103,689 times • Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles • You breathe 23,040 times • You inhale 438 cubic feet of air. • You eat 3.25 pounds of food • You drink 2.9 quarts ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Denomination: Brethren

Who Needs Your Help?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2011

WHO NEEDS YOUR HELP? Of the 2,000 passengers on the Titanic, 1517 were lost. At the time the Titanic went down, another ship, the California was only 30 miles away. The Titanic’s operator frantically sent out SOS repeatedly; but the wireless set on the California was closed because there was only ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Be Found Doing Your Duty

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2011

BE FOUND DOING YOUR DUTY The time was the 19th of May, 1780. The place was Hartford, Connecticut. The day has gone down in New England history as a terrible foretaste of Judgment Day. For at noon the skies turned from blue to gray and by mid-afternoon had blackened over so densely that, in that ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Tags: Judgment

What Gets Your Attention?

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 19, 2011

WHAT GETS YOUR ATTENTION? Two friends were sitting together in a café when a noisy car alarm interrupted their conversation. One friend said: "What good are car alarms when no one pays any attention to them?" The other friend said "Some are quite effective. Last summer, my teenager spent a lot ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Denomination: Brethren

Covering Your Own Sin

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2011

COVERING YOUR OWN SIN "Adam, where are you?" God cried as a now sin-tainted Adam and Eve vainly attempted to hide from Him. Adam had a plan: The fig leaves-an easy quick fix, a cover-up. They represent man fixing his sin on his own terms, the quick and easy way. Grab some leaves, cover it quickly. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:6-13

Tags: Sin Exposed

What Will Your Grandchildren Say?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2011

WHAT WILL YOUR GRANDCHILDREN SAY? Max Lucado shared this in Outlive Your Life: A few years back, three questions rocked my world. They came from different people in the span of a month. Question 1: Had you been a German Christian during World War II, would you have taken a stand against ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 16:49-50

Tags: Poverty