In Sermon Illustrations: "Use Of Time"

Still Waters

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jun 25, 2010

STILL WATERS "Still waters" as in Psalm 23 -- Sheep were not good swimmers, and it would be easy for sheep to be carried away with the current in a tumultuous river. The LORD brings us to drink from rivers ...read more

Tags: Animals

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Need Not Climb Up Into Heaven To See Whether ...

Contributed by David Scudder on Jul 19, 2007

We need not climb up into heaven to see whether our sins are forgiven: let us look into our hearts, and see if we can forgive others. If we can, we ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

If We Ask For A Rock To Eat Because We Sure ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 1, 2007

If we ask for a rock to eat because we sure think a rock would taste good right now and God gives us a loaf of bread, then should we keep asking God ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered, Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Church Of God

Animals Of Prey Will Always Go For The Weaker ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Smith on Aug 20, 2002

Animals of prey will always go for the weaker isolated animal. The devil is no different. The fellowship of other ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Tags: God Brings Hope, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Promises Of God Are Never Spoken To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The promises of God are never spoken to the individual alone, but to all at one time. Baptism, on the contrary, is ...read more

Tags: Baptism

One Trouble With Developing Speed Reading Skills ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

One trouble with developing speed reading skills is that by the time you realize a book is ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

I Have Always Liked To Let Things Simmer In My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I have always liked to let things simmer in my mind for a long time before ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

I Take A Very Practical View Of Raising ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I take a very practical view of raising children. I put a sign in each of their ...read more

Tags: Children

A Man Begins Getting His Wisdom Teeth The First ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A man begins getting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

This Would Be A Fine World If All Men Showed As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

This would be a fine world if all men showed as much patience all the time as they do while ...read more

Tags: Peace

A Healthy Adult Male Bore Consumes Each Year One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A healthy adult male bore consumes each year one and a half times his own ...read more

Tags: Peace

We Cant Cross A Bridge Until We Come To It, But ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We cant cross a bridge until we come to it, but I always like to lay down ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

It Is Difficult To Accept Death In This Society ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is difficult to accept death in this society because it is unfamiliar. In spite of the fact that it ...read more

Tags: Death

In My Plays I Want To Look At Life At The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

In my plays I want to look at life at the commonplace of existence as if we had just turned a corner ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

It Is Easier To Believe A Lie That One Has Heard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact ...read more

Tags: Faith General

I Don't Feel Old. I Don't Feel Anything Until ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

No Resolutions Have I Made As Folks Are Wont To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No resolutions have I made As folks are wont to do The ones I made this time last ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

Too Often Man Handles Life As He Does Bad ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Too often man handles life as he does bad weather. He whiles away the time ...read more

Tags: Learning

For All Are Friends In Heaven, All Faithful ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For all are friends in heaven, all faithful friends; And many friendships in the days of time Begun, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Love Doesnt Just Sit There, Like A Stone; It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love doesnt just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, ...read more

Tags: Christian Love