In Sermon Illustrations: "Time Wasted"

Pollsters Report That 72 Percent Of Americans ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Pollsters report that 72 percent of Americans don’t know their next-door neighbors. Bill McKibben, in "the Age of Missing ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To, Christian Love

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

David Wells In His Book - Losing Our Virtues - ...  PRO

Contributed by Gary Bordelon on Oct 2, 2002

David Wells in his book - Losing Our Virtues - observes, "This is the first time a civilization has existed that, to a significant ...read more

Tags: Truth, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ruth Bell Graham, The Wife Of Billy Graham Once ...  PRO

Contributed by David Ward on Aug 16, 2005

Ruth Bell Graham, the wife of Billy Graham once said, “If God answered every prayer of mine, I would ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wealth & Generosity: The 400 Taxpayers With The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Wealth & Generosity: The 400 taxpayers with the highest reported incomes gave away more than 14% of their incomes to charity. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

I Never Liked The Atmosphere Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I never liked the atmosphere of Washington...[T]he leaders were spending most of their time, thought and energy in trying to get into ...read more

Tags: America

The Lard Starts Forming On The Guest Even ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The lard starts forming on the guest even before he gets out of his car, and by the time he rises flushed from the ...read more

Tags: Food

The Stretch Of Years Which Winds Ahead, So Dim ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The stretch of years which winds ahead, So dim to our imperfect vision, Are clear to God. Our fears are ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

A Police Officer Under Extreme Stress Is Five ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

A police officer under extreme stress is five times more likely to take his own life than to be shot in the ...read more

Tags: Stress

A Wise Man Once Said: When Life Is All To ...

Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jan 31, 2009

A wise man once said: when life is all to stressful and I think I’ve got no time, I get down on ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Congregational

In Some Dim Beginning, Man Created The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In some dim beginning, man created the institution of government as a convenience for himself. And, ever since that time, government has ...read more

Tags: Government

Notice The Difference Between What Happens When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times and what ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Failure Was A Part Of Gods Training Curriculum ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Failure was a part of Gods training curriculum for the disciples over one hundred times in the Gospels. It wasnt until Peter had failed ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Eternity Has No Gray Hairs The Flowers Fade, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Eternity has no gray hairs The flowers fade, the heart withers, man grows old and dies, the world lies down in the sepulchre of ages, but ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

The Future Belongs To The Learners Not The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The future belongs to the learners not the knowers. In times of massive change, its the learner who will inherit the earth, while the learned stay ...read more

Tags: Thought

Ive Laid Down The Law, Though, To Everyone From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ive laid down the law, though, to everyone from now on about anything that happens: no matter what time it is, wake me, even ...read more

Tags: Government

Mankind Might Be Divided Between The Multitude ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Mankind might be divided between the multitude who hate to be kept waiting because they get bored and the happy few who rather ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Life Is But One Continual Course Of Instruction. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Life is but one continual course of instruction. The hand of the parent writes on the heart of the child the first faint characters which time ...read more

Tags: Parenting

The Story Of Ernest Gordon

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011

THE STORY OF ERNEST GORDON There is a book (and now a movie) called To End All Wars that tells of the extraordinary life of Ernest Gordon, a British Army officer captured at sea by the Japanese at the age of 24. Gordon was sent to work on the Burma-Siam railway line that the Japanese were ...read more

Scripture: John 15:12-14

Tags: Heroism

Not Everything Is As It Seems

Contributed by James Snyder on Apr 25, 2020

For the last five days, I have not been able to sleep nor close my eyes at night. It’s been a nightmare. During the last four weeks, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly have been sequestered in our home and loving it. I cannot remember a time in our marriage that we have spent ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:4

Tags: Humor, Relationship

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

When Everything Fails, It’s Over

Contributed by James Snyder on May 9, 2020

During this time of seclusion, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly has spent some significant time binge-watching some of those Hallmark mystery movies. After a while, they all look alike, but my wife loves them, therefore, so do I. The other night as we were watching, one of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6, Job 2:9, Job 13:15

Tags: Attack, Humore

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance