In Sermon Illustrations: "Time Is Fleeting"

No Green Bananas

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 29, 2013

NO GREEN BANANAS Approaching 85 years of age, Mrs. Wells finally decided it was time to give up her home in North Carolina and move to Miami. She was given the name of a Florida realtor, who enthusiastically drove her all over Miami, extolling the virtues of every apartment they looked at. ...read more

Tags: Aging

Denomination: Independent/Bible

No Room In The Inn

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 20, 2020

People have no room for Christ because they are full of themselves, full of their own will, full of their own cares, and full of their own sinfulness. They feel they have no time or no need for the Lord. People may deny Christ and scorn Him. Yet, every time they write the date of the year, they are ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-12

Tags: Messiah, Christmas, Birth Of Christ, Mary And Joseph

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Are Not Built For Mountain Tops

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 6, 2022

We have all had times on the mount, when we have seen things from God’s standpoint and have wanted to stay there; but God will never allow us to stay there. The test of our spiritual life is the power to descend; if we have power to rise only, something is wrong. It is a great thing to be on the ...read more

Tags: Miracles, Transfiguration, Mountains, Valleys

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Devil Never Takes A Day Off

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 7, 2023

Not long ago, ... a minister shared... a conversation ...he had ... with one of his ...parishioners. He said that one day ... a church member ... called him up on the telephone, ... and angrily said ... I phoned you Saturday, ... but I could not get you. The pastor explained that it was his day ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:9-10, Mark 2:23-28, Exodus 34:21, Matthew 11:28

Tags: Sabbath, Rest

Denomination: Anglican

Did I Just Call Myself?

Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 8, 2020

I am old enough to remember those days when there was nothing like cell phones. Oh, those quiet, golden silent days. At the time, I did not realize just how wonderful that time was. Every time you needed to make a phone call, you had to go to where a phone was. Those were the days of the telephone ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:2

Tags: Superman, Pnone, Telemarketers

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Are You Ready For Fall?

Contributed by James Snyder on Sep 11, 2021

With such a tumultuous summer, I’m glad we are now beginning the fall season. There for a while, I didn’t think it was going to come. But, contrary to my negativity, it has arrived, and I’m delighted. Summer wasn’t quite the way summers have been in the past. My family didn’t have many ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1

Tags: Humor, Blessings, Seasons

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Whatever Happened To Reality

Contributed by James Snyder on May 18, 2024

During my health hiatus I did things I never had time to do before. One of them was to check out some Reality TV Shows. I never had much interest in these TV shows, but I thought now would be a good time to check some of them just to see what their idea of reality really was. Of course, my health ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8

Tags: Reality, Tv Shows

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

How Can I Get My Sneeze Back?

Contributed by James Snyder on Sep 28, 2024

I've had a lot of health issues during this past year, and now that I seem to be over them, something else has taken their place. I have had a sneezing fit for the past two weeks that I've never experienced before. Every time I sneeze, it is in triplets. I don't know why I have to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Tags: Health, Sneezing

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

I Find That Doing The Will Of God Leaves Me With ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

I find that doing the will of God leaves me with no time for disputing about His ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Faith

Quote: "Saints Are The Sinners Who Keep On ...

Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006

Quote: “Saints are the sinners who keep on going.”—By Robert Louis Stevenson, ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

As Soon As Youve Made A Reasonable Decision, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"As soon as youve made a reasonable decision, based on factual information, ...read more

Tags: Action

Bureaucracy Defends The Status Quo Long Past The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the ...read more

Tags: Workplace

What Are Our Young People Coming To? Slowly, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"What are our young people coming to? Slowly, but surely, to the time when they ...read more

Tags: Children

If We'd Only Stop Trying To Be Happy, We Could ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we'd only stop trying to be happy, we could have ...read more

Tags: Joy

Conversation Between Adam And Eve Must Have Been ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Conversation between Adam and Eve must have been difficult at times they ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

Part Of The Joy Of Dancing Is Conversation. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Part of the joy of dancing is conversation. Trouble is, some men cant talk ...read more

Tags: Culture

A Dog Teaches A Boy Fidelity, Perseverance, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three ...read more

Tags: Family

A Person Is Always Startled When He Hears ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Loss Of A Friend Is Like That Of A Limb; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the anguish of the wound, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Our Deeds Are Like Stones Cast In The Pool Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our deeds are like stones cast in the pool of time; they themselves may disappear, but ...read more

Tags: Christian Values