In Sermon Illustrations: "Time Wasted"

Perfectionism Is A Dangerous State Of Mind In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world. The best way is to forget doubts and set about the task in hand....If you are doing your ...read more

Tags: Competition

In General Those Who Have Nothing To Say ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In general those who have nothing to say Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it; They turn and vary it in every way, ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech

Somebody Once Said, "We're So Busy Giving Our ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jun 16, 2009

Somebody once said, "We’re so busy giving our children what we didn’t have, that we don’t have time ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Is A Living, Daring Confidence In God's ...

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Nov 1, 2009

"Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace, so sure and certain that the believer would stake his life on it a thousand times" ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Lutheran

Nowhere Else To Go  PRO

Contributed by Tom Lawson on Dec 22, 2000

Abraham Lincoln: "I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-10

Tags: Faithfulness, Commitment, Prayer Adoration, Goals, God's Omniscience  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dusty Bibles  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 20, 2002

Dirty lifes grow from dusty Bibles. We buy tapes, CD’s, video’s and books to tell us how to live and we never invest time ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What Is 750,000 Miles Long, Reaches Around The ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jul 23, 2003

What is 750,000 miles long, reaches around the earth 30 times, and grows 20 miles longer each day? Give up? Here’s the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Baptist

Father Said To His Daughter, "What's Wrong, Judy? ...  PRO

Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 21, 2003

Father said to his daughter, "What’s wrong, Judy? Usually you talk on the phone for hours. This time you only talked for 30 minutes. How ...read more

Tags: Children, Parenting

Denomination: Independent/Bible

40% Of Adults Read The Bible In A Typical Week ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

40% of adults read the Bible in a typical week and half of all adults claim to have a devotional or quiet time at least once a week. ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

18- To 34-Year-Old U.s. Males Are Watching Less ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

18- to 34-year-old U.S. males are watching less TV and spending more time playing video games than before. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

48% Of Evangelical Protestant Couples Who Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

48% of Evangelical Protestant couples who are married with kids both work full time compared to just 40% of comparable couples in the overall ...read more

Tags: Children

We Have Got But One Life Here...it Pays, No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

We have got but one life here...It pays, no matter what comes after it, to try and do things, to accomplish things in this life, and not merely to ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Getting Angry Can Sometimes Be Like Leaping Into ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Getting angry can sometimes be like leaping into a wonderfully responsive sports car, gunning the motor, taking off at high speed and then discovering the brakes are ...read more

Tags: Anger

The Hardest Part Of Raising Children Is Teaching ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The hardest part of raising children is teaching them to ride bicycles.A shaky child on a bicycle for the first time needs both support and freedom. The realization ...read more

Tags: Children

In The Twelve Months Ending October '07, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

In the twelve months ending October ’07, the number of visitors to coupon sites grew by 6% over the previous year, to 20.3 ...read more

Tags: Money

People In Advertising Sales Are Among The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

People in advertising sales are among the happiest one-third of employed Americans; the unhappiest people by job are gas station attendants ...read more

Tags: Happiness

A Person Must First Be In The Light Before He/She ...

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Aug 1, 2008

A person must first be in the light before he/she can spread the Gospel to a lost world. Be ready at any time (b)The Possessor,s ...read more

Tags: Preparation

Denomination: Baptist

Let Fate Do Her Worst, There Are Relics Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let fate do her worst, there are relics of joy, Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy; Which come in the night time of sorrow and care, ...read more

Tags: Joy

Scarcely A Great Man Cannot Be Named Who Has Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Scarcely a great man cannot be named who has not failed the first time. In such defeat no shame lies; the shame consists in one's not retrieving it. We should be ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Real Meaning Of Eternal Life Is A Life That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything without wavering. If we take this view, life becomes one great romance, a glorious ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God