In Sermon Illustrations: "Time Is At Hand"

This Is The Miracle That Happens Every Time To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love: the more they give, the more they possess of that precious nourishing love from which flowers and children have their strength and which ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

There Is No Waste Of Time Like Making ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no waste of time like making ...read more

Tags: Truth

The Illusion That Times That Were Are Better ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The illusion that times that were are better than those that are has ...read more

Tags: Supernatural

By The Time Parents Are Ready To Enjoy The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By the time parents are ready to enjoy the comforts of life, their ...read more

Tags: Parenting

By The Time Children Are Five, Their Parents ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By the time children are five, their parents will have done at least half of all that can ever be done to ...read more

Tags: Parenting

No Age Or Time Of Life, No Position Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No age or time of life, no position or circumstance, has a monopoly on success. Any age ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

It Is Nonsense To Say There Is Not Enough Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is nonsense to say there is not enough time to be fully informedTime given to thought is ...read more

Tags: Thought

Time Is Of No Account With Great Thoughts. They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Time is of no account with great thoughts. They are as fresh today as when they first passed ...read more

Tags: Thought

Truth Is So Obscure In These Times, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love ...read more

Tags: Truth

Spiritual Growth Takes Time  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009

SPIRITUAL GROWTH TAKES TIME There was once a farmer who went to town to purchase seeds for his farm. As he was returning home one of the squash seeds he had purchased fell from his pocket onto the ground. It happened that within a few feet was another seed of a different type. The place where the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:12-13

Tags: Spiritual Growth, Growth In Christ

It Is [high] Time For Us To Reclaim The ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 27, 2010

it is [high] time for us to reclaim the excitement and joy of those first disciples, and to tell the world that we have found ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Catholic

Repentance Is Not A One-Time Event

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

REPENTANCE IS NOT A ONE-TIME EVENT Doug Tegner tells the story of attending a one-day leadership retreat called to deal with his church's current crisis. Redwood Chapel was founded in 1962 and has since hosted the Bay Area Sunday School convention (BASS), had strong music programs, planted vibrant ...read more

Tags: Repentance

Denomination: Methodist

Oil Was Used In The Time Of James

Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 11, 2012

Oil was used in the time James wrote his epistle. In ancient times various oils had various purposes. It could be that James is referring to medicinal oils such as: Aloes (Burial oil, John 19.39); Cassia and Cinnamon (in God’s holy anointing oil, Exodus 30.22-31); Frankincense Numbers 16.46-50 ...read more

Tags: Prayer Hardship

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Inspiration: Ten Feet At A Time

Contributed by Dave Clark on Dec 11, 2012

INSPIRATION: TEN FEET AT A TIME Being a provoker doesn’t mean you have to be a perfect person, it just means you have to be a person doing your best in the situations where you find yourself. Several years ago after a devastating California earthquake, the news camera panned a devastated ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 15:1

Tags: Restoration

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Beautiful And Stupid At The Same Time  PRO

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 2, 2014

BEAUTIFUL AND STUPID AT THE SAME TIME A husband and wife were having an argument. Finally, out of sheer frustration, the husband blurted out, "Honey, I don’t know why God made you so beautiful...and, yet, so stupid, at the same time!" The woman stared at her husband and said, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-25

Tags: Marriage, Husband, Wife

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Growing Potatoes Takes Time

Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 24, 2018

Be thankful while you wait. Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. My Aunt Grace had a large garden. One time she showed me how to cut seed potatoes so that each piece had at least one eye, and we planted them in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Tags: Thankfulness, Patience, Waiting, Being Prepared

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Are You Prepared For Tough Times?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021

Lord Joseph Duveen, American head of the art firm that bore his name, planned in 1915 to send one of his experts to England to examine some ancient pottery. He booked passage on the Lusitania. Then the German Embassy issued a warning that the liner might be torpedoed. Duveen wanted to call off ...read more

Tags: Commitment, Preparation, Hardships, Trials, Tough Times  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Another Time, Another Place

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 14, 2021

ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE I've always heard there is a land Beyond the mortal dreams of man Where every tear will be left behind But it must be in another time, There'll be an everlasting light Shining a purest holy white And every fear will be erased But it must be in another place, ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Tags: Heaven, New Jerusalem, Streets Of Gold, Songs Of Heaven

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

As Time Passed, However, The Inevitable ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

As time passed, however, the inevitable occurred. They began to lose and lose and lose. The blame fell, at least in part, not on Coach George Allen, but on a quarterback named Sonny Jurgenson, in my opinion one of the most gifted and effective quarterbacks to ever play the game. Jurgenson possesses ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

During A Night Time Thunderstorm, A ...

Contributed by Johnny Knight on Aug 11, 2007

Illustration: During a night time thunderstorm, a little 4 years boy was frightened by the crash of thunder. He skurried to his parents bedroom. "I’m afraid of the storm" he cried, "I want you to come lay down by me!" His mother replied, "Son, God is always with us. He’ll be right at your bed ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Assembly Of God