In Sermon Illustrations: "Time For Everything"

Its When Things Are Going Badly That You Should ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Its when things are going badly that you should build. Why wait for things to pick up, ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

An Expert Is One Who Knows More And More About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Miracles Occur Naturally As Expressions Of Love. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. The real miracle is the love that inspires them. In this sense ...read more

Tags: Miracles General

Salvation Is Free, But It Will Cost Your Life

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 28, 2024

I am often asked, "How can salvation be free, but, yet, Jesus said that we cannot by His disciple unless we forsake everything for Him?" (Luke 14). Let me explain the answer to this question in a story. Once there was a man who collected and traded in pearls. He had a fine collection of ...read more

Tags: Sacrifice, Salvation, Discipleship, Free, Eternal Life, Grace, Mercy  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Peace In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009

PEACE IN THE FRAY Columnist Deborah Mathis wrote about the time when she was at Union Station in Washington D.C. on a particularly busy day. The first thing she remembers about that experience was the noisy hubbub of sounds. The public address announcer calling out arrivals and departures. Scores ...read more

Tags: Peace

Well, Here We Go Again

Contributed by James Snyder on Jan 9, 2021

I have lived long enough to know that the only change that has any kind of reality is the change in my pocket. I keep track of that change with great supervision and count it every day. When people tell me that this is a New Year and there will be a lot of changes this year, I search my pocket ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:9

Tags: Old, Humor, Change, New Year

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

If You Treat A Sick Child Like And Adult And A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If you treat a sick child like and adult and a sick adult like a child, everything ...read more

Tags: Children

A Little Child Is Certain About His Parents, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A little child is certain about his parents, but uncertain about everything else, therefore it lives a ...read more

Tags: Children

Youth Is When You Blame All Your Troubles On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Youth is when you blame all your troubles on your parents; maturity is when you learn that everything is ...read more

Tags: Children

The Unleashed Power Of The Atom Has Changed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking, and we thus drift ...read more

Tags: Creation

The Things That The Flag Stands For Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The things that the flag stands for were created by the experiences of a great people. Everything that it stands for was written by their lives. The flag ...read more

Tags: Government

Someone Once Said,

Contributed by Larry Moyer on Aug 5, 2009

Someone once said, "To many people Jesus is nothing. To some people Jesus is something. But to ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Has Been Said That "The Three Things ...

Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Jul 9, 2010

It has been said that “the three things that should be preached above everything else are the three R’s- ...read more

Tags: Preaching

Denomination: Baptist

Junk Is A Matter Of Personal Definition

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 10, 2020

I thought I had everything organized and in order. It just shows how useless my thinking is these days. There are many piles in my office and on my desk, and I know what is in each pile. Everything is organized to my specifications. My rule is: if I can't find something, I don't need it. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:3

Tags: Work, Humor, Planning, Office Space

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Moravian Brethren, 200 Years Ago, Formed One ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000

The Moravian Brethren, 200 years ago, formed one of the greatest missionary movements. Two of their members heard of a leper colony in Africa where no missionary was allowed to enter and then return home for fear that the disease might spread in Germany. They volunteered to go into that leper ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, God In The Hardships, Descriptions Of God, Follower

Denomination: Baptist

Paul Newman Has Said, "The Worst Thing About Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 23, 2004

Paul Newman has said, "The worst thing about our disposable society is that we can get ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Obedience To The Call Of Christ Nearly Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Obedience to the call of Christ nearly always costs everything to two people- the one who is called, and the one ...read more

Tags: Faith

I Believe In Christianity As I Believe The Sun ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

The World Is A Great University. From The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The world is a great university. From the cradle to the grave we are always in God's great kindergarten, where ...read more

Tags: Thought

What We Obtain Too Cheap, We Esteem Too ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 14, 2010

“What we obtain too cheaply, we esteem too lightly: ‘Tis dearness only that gives ...read more

Tags: Possession

Denomination: Baptist