In Sermon Illustrations: "Time For Everything"

The Night Before Cassie Bernal Was Murdered At Columbine

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 6, 2022

On Tuesday April 20, 1999, Cassie Bernal was in the Columbine Colorado high school library reading her Bible when the two students burst in carrying guns. According to one of the witnesses, her friend Josh, one of the killers pointed his gun at Cassie and asked, "Do you believe in ...read more

Tags: Faith, Death, Persecution, Heaven, Satan, Testimony, Terrorism, High School, Last Words, Martyrs, Columbine  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Story About Graduation Car

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 21, 2025

Story: The son of a wealthy man expected to receive a sports car for his graduation. Instead his Dad called him into his study, told him that he loved him and handed him a wrapped-up present. When he opened it, he found it to be a box containing a leather bound Bible, with his name inscribed on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:9-14

Tags: Treasure, Graduation Present

Denomination: Anglican

I Missed The Sunrise

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Apr 17, 2026

I recently had the chance to visit Acadia National Park in Maine. There's a place there, Cadillac Mountain, where you can be one of the first people in the entire country to see the sunrise. While the rest of America is still in darkness, light first makes its appearance on that mountaintop. I ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2

Tags: Hope, God's Faithfulness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Ultimate Measure Of A Man Is Not Where He ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Commitment To Christ, Endurance

Being Born From Above Is A Perennial, Perpetual ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Being born from above is a perennial, perpetual and eternal beginning; a freshness all the time in thinking and in talking and in ...read more

Tags: Salvation

A Stone Is Not Carved By A Drops Falling Twice, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A stone is not carved by a drops falling twice, but by many times; so too does a human not become wise ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

If A Man Wants To Read Good Books, He Must Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones; for life is ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Fundamentally, All Writing Is About The Same ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Fundamentally, all writing is about the same thing: its about dying, about the brief flicker of time we have ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Children Want Some Honest Direction. They Want A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Children want some honest direction. They want a set of sensible rules to live by. The time ...read more

Tags: Children

The Best Thing About Being Young Is, If You Had ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The best thing about being young is, if you had it to do all over again, ...read more

Tags: Children

He That Is Good, Will Infallibly Become Better, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"He that is good, will infallibly become better, and he that is bad, will as certainly become worse; for vice, virtue and ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

There Is A Greater Demand Today For People Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is a greater demand today for people of character than at any time in the history of America. Industry, intelligence, ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

If Freedom Is Right And Tyranny Is Wrong, Why ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If freedom is right and tyranny is wrong, why should those who believe in freedom treat it as if it were a roll of ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

The Secret Of What Life's All About, Was ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The secret of what life's all about, Was answered by the sages: Life's about one day at a ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

It Is Ironic That Age Slows One Down. For The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is ironic that age slows one down. For the older one grows, the more eager is he to ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Inflation Is A Lot Like Overeating: It Makes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Inflation is a lot like overeating: it makes you feel so good, right up to the time ...read more

Tags: Money

I Kissed My First Woman And Smoked My First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I kissed my first woman and smoked my first cigarette on the same day. I have ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

A Baby Is God's Opinion That Life Should Go ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on...Never will a time come when the most marvelous recent ...read more

Tags: Baby Dedication

Jesus Wept Once, Possibly More Than Once. There ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Jesus wept once, possibly more than once. There are times when God asks nothing of His children ...read more

Tags: Emotions

A Word Is Not A Crystal, Transparent And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to ...read more

Tags: Words