In Sermon Illustrations: "Time Wasted"

Knowing The Sound Of His Voice  PRO

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011

KNOWING THE SOUND OF HIS VOICE Brian Brown tells the story of being at the community pool with his family. Kids were screaming, playing, and splashing in the pool, music was playing, the lifeguard whistles were blowing and in the midst of the conversation, his wife shooshes him. He said, "What are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, John 10:4

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Methodist

Staring At The Great Stone Face

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 2, 2023

Perhaps you remember Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story about the great stone face. A little lad lived in a village where there was a mountain with a rock formation which they called the great stone face. The people had a legend that someday someone would come to the village who would look like the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4, Hebrews 12:1-3

Tags: Glory, Jesus, Worship, Vision, Focus, Looking To Jesus  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

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

Eating Out Americans Spend An Average Of $390 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008

Eating Out Americans spend an average of $390 billion a year in restaurants vs. $364 billion in ...read more

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

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

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