In Sermon Illustrations: "Time With God"

Donald Barnhouse Tells Of The Time When A Prairie ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 19, 2001

Donald Barnhouse tells of the time when a prairie fire swept across his father’s land & burned everything, house, buildings, crops, everything. Later on, his dad was walking across the burned ground, kicking this object & that. Finally, he came to a charred piece of something that looked ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Next Time You Feel Yourself Feeling ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 2, 2006

The next time you feel yourself feeling confident, challenge yourself to do the impossible. You just may. There are legions of people with unchallenged genius potential. Take the story of two Irish music hall players who, in 1912, were spending an afternoon in a pub at Stalybridge in Cheshire, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 6:10-12

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Lutheran

Some Time Ago, I Was Informed That The Vacuum ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Some time ago, I was informed that the vacuum cleaner at home did not work. I checked the belts, etc., and all seemed fine. Then it came to me. I removed the hose and looked through it. No light came through it from the other end. I removed the clogged up dirt, and the vacuum worked fine after ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

Once Upon A Time There Was A Prince Who Fell In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Once upon a time there was a prince who fell in love with a fair maiden. But his enemy captured the fair maiden and held her captive in a tower. Now the prince had a plan to rescue her, so he recruited the help of two small animals to send a message to the maiden. First there was Claude ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

Most Of Us Spend A Lot Of Time Dreaming Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Most of us spend a lot of time dreaming of the future, never realizing a ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Some Time Ago I Read A Fascinating Story In ...  PRO

Contributed by Howard Harden on Jan 18, 2001

Some time ago I read a fascinating story in National Geographic magazine. An explorer had made a tremendous accomplishment. He managed, for the first time in history, to record on videotape the birth of a panda cub in the wild. This was amazing, in part, because of how violent the mother panda bear ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God, God's Provision, God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Baptist

Is God Waiting For You?  PRO

Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 12, 2008

Is God Waiting for You? Koinonia is the Greek phrase which describes this spiritual intimacy that is born through having the true knowledge of who God is in a personal way. I must confess, I am the one who made the choice not to experience Koinonia for all those years in my spiritual way with the ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: *other

The Bad News Is, Time Flies. The Good News Is, ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 20, 2008

"The bad news is, time flies. The good news is, you're the pilot." ...read more

Tags: Time

Denomination: Salvation Army

An Idea That's Not Used ...

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jun 30, 2008

An idea that’s not used appropriately/immediately will ...read more

Tags: Time

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Appropriate Timing Is "Everything" So Do Not ...

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jun 30, 2008

Appropriate timing is "everything" so do not miss your ...read more

Tags: Time

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Greek Mythology Has The Image Of Time Being Like ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 9, 2008

Greek mythology has the image of time being like a man with long hair in front and bald in the back. The picture is of one you must catch coming toward you, ...read more

Tags: Time

Denomination: Pentecostal

Have Regular Hours For Work And Play; Make Each ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age ...read more

Tags: Time

We Talk Of Killing Time, As If, Alas, It Werent ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We talk of killing time, as if, alas, it werent ...read more

Tags: Time

Mark How Fleeting And Paltry Is The Estate Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Mark how fleeting and paltry is the estate of man: yesterday in embryo, tomorrow a mummy or ashes. So for the hairs breadth of time assigned to thee live rationally, and part with life cheerfully, as drops the ...read more

Tags: Time

Theres Never Enough Time To Do It Right, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Theres never enough time to do it right, but theres always ...read more

Tags: Time

Time Is Like Money; The Less We Have Of It To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Time is like money; the less we have of it to spare, the ...read more

Tags: Time

Time Isn't A Commodity, Something You Pass ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Time isn't a commodity, something you pass around like cake. Time is the substance of life. When anyone asks you to give your time, ...read more

Tags: Time

Be Wise In The Use Of Time. The Question Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be wise in the use of time. The question of life is not, How much time have we? The ...read more

Tags: Time

Time Does Not Become Sacred To Us Until We Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Time does not become sacred to us until we have lived it, until it has passed over us and ...read more

Tags: Time

You Will Never Find Time For Anything. If You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You will never find time for anything. If you want ...read more

Tags: Time