In Sermon Illustrations: "Unless You Become Like A Child"

Imagine This, Your Child Comes To You And Says ...

Contributed by Robert Mitchell on May 8, 2008

Imagine this, your child comes to you and says mom I don’t like my bike anymore and I want a new one. You as a responsible parent ask the child what is wrong with the bike, and the child responds I just don’t like it. You tell him/her that it would be best if they were to keep using the one they ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist

My Wife And I Were Trying To Show Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2001

My wife and I were trying to show our grandchildren the importance of thanking God for everything that He had blessed us with. We encouraged them to speak to God whenever they needed to know what they should do. Michael, our 4 year old grandson, enjoyed holding our hands, and with head bowed, he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Tags: Come As A Child

Losing A Child

Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009

When the parent loses a child they seek answers and beg to have things reversed, often rather than seeking God himself and his comfort. We are to try and look at things from His perspective, but most importantly we are to strengthen our faith in the fact that God uses all things for good, - for ...read more

Tags: Faith

A Flattered Pastor Becomes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009

A Flattered Pastor Becomes Proud A pastor received a Christmas card with a note in it, from a lady in his congregation. He said she was very complimentary about his preaching and compared him with Chuck Swindoll. She finished by writing, "I think you are one of the really great preachers of all ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3

Tags: Pride

A Problem Becomes A Solution  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 30, 2002

A Problem Becomes a Solution I stood dismayed in the kitchen of our newly acquired country home--I had accidentally submerged my left foot in a tray of fresh wall paint. A few minutes later, as I took off my comfortable, hole-in-the-toe painting sneakers, I regretted that I hadn’t brought along ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will, God In The Hardships

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Weak Will Become Strong  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 12, 2011

THE WEAK WILL BECOME STRONG The story is told of a ten-year-old boy who decided to study judo. The problem was he had been in a car accident and had lost his left arm. So he started the lessons and was doing well but he couldn’t understand why after 3 months of lessons that his coach had only ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-5

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Work Like You Dont Need The Money. Love Like ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Work like you dont need the money. Love like youve never been hurt. ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Child-Training  PRO

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Oct 2, 2004

PROVERBS 22:6 “The Hebrew word for train (h\aµnak_) means to dedicate…. H\aµnak_ seems to include the idea of setting aside, narrowing, or hedging in. The word is sometimes used in the sense of “start.” Child-training involves “narrowing” a child’s conduct away from evil and toward godliness and ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Charismatic

Holy Child  PRO

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Nov 30, 2004

HOLY CHILD Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart, that it may be A quiet chamber kept for Thee. My heart for very joy doth leap, My lips no more can silence keep, I too must sing, with joyful tongue, That sweetest ancient cradle song, Glory to God ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Baptist

What Is A Child?

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 22, 2008

What is a Child? Someone defined a child as an angel whose wings grow shorter ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Baptist

Peace Child  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008

Peace Child In 1962, missionaries named Don and Carol Richardson went to New Guinea to bring the Good News of Christ to a group of people known as the Sawi. The Sawi was a headhunting, cannibalistic tribe who used the skulls of their victims as pillows. He wrote a book about his experience called ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:14

Tags: Atonement

Child Slaves

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 2, 2011

CHILD SLAVES Over two hundred million children around the world, some as young as four and five years old, are slaves. A majority of the children work in Asia, especially in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Indonesia--slaving away to make goods for us to buy in K-Mart and Wal-Mart... "Child slave ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 18:9-13

Tags: Greed

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Servant And The Child

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 12, 2011

THE SERVANT AND THE CHILD Think about the differences between a servant and a child: The servant is accepted and appreciated on the basis of what he does, the child on the basis of who he is. The servant starts the day anxious and worried, wondering if his work will really please his master. ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Master And The Child  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 17, 2012

THE MASTER AND THE CHILD The folklore surrounding Poland's famous concert pianist and prime minister, Ignace Paderewski, includes a story, which though fictional, provides a true picture of what God can do with us: A mother, wishing to encourage her young son's progress at the piano, bought ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Tags: God In The Hardships

Its The Oldest Lesson In The World: Unless ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Its the oldest lesson in the world: unless youre customer-driven, ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Once You Start Divorcing You Are More Likely To ...

Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jan 5, 2009

Once you start divorcing you are more likely to stick with. A first marriage has a 41 percent chance of being divorced, for second marriages it ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Denomination: Congregational

The Older You Get, The More You Like To Tell It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The older you get, the more you like to tell it ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

If You Were Another Person, Would You Like To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you were another person, would you like to be ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Take Care To Get What You Like Or You Will Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

If At First You Dont Succeed, You Are Like Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If at first you dont succeed, you are ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success