In Sermon Illustrations: "Times"

Dean Smith Once Said: "If You Treat Every ...

Contributed by Daniel Haas on Aug 7, 2009

Dean Smith once said: "If you treat every situation as a life and death matter, ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Congregational

Thanksgiving Dinners

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 19, 2017

“Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve ...read more

Honor Your Father And Mother

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 13, 2020

Father’s Day 2020 is just a few days away as I write this. My dad left this world in 2018 but I still remember so many things about him. Some of course are too personal to share but there a good number of good memories I’ll always cherish. Dad was about five feet, ten inches in height—the smallest ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:12, Ephesians 6:2

Tags: Memories About Dad, Father's Day, Fathers

Denomination: Baptist

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

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

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

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

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