In Sermon Illustrations: "Use Of Time"

Hand In Hand, Not Eye To Eye

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 19, 2006

HAND IN HAND, NOT EYE TO EYE There is a study by James Dobson that reveals that men use about 25,000 words a day, but women use 50,000. Now, ladies when you say, "My husband just won’t listen to me..." You’ve got to realize he doesn’t have the brain with the capacity to hold as much as you can ...read more

Tags: Marriage Struggle

Denomination: Christian Church

Street Clothes

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

STREET CLOTHES On March 5, 1994, Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Prescott was teaching a class for police officers in the Salt Lake City Library. As he stepped into the hallway he noticed a gunman herding 18 hostages into the next room. With a flash of insight, Prescott (dressed in street clothes) joined the ...read more

Tags: Christmas

I'm Reminded Of The Story Of Two Men Who Were ...

Contributed by Et Tapper on Feb 9, 2009

I’m reminded of the story of two men who were walking through a field one day and spotted an enraged bull. Instantly, the darted toward the nearest fence. The storming bull followed in hot pursuit, and it was soon apparent that they wouldn’t make it. Terrified, one of the men shouted to the other, ...read more

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Pentecostal

For It Is Feeling And Force Of Imagination That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

For it is feeling and force of imagination that ...read more

There Is A Great Deal Of Unmapped Country Within ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is a great deal of unmapped ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

Words Are Seductive And Dangerous Material To Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Words are seductive and dangerous material to be ...read more

Tags: Words

God's Forgiveness Is Not For Decoration, It Is ...

Contributed by John Petty on Jan 18, 2008

"God's forgiveness is not for decoration, it is for ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Contraceptives For Women Must Now Be Covered By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Contraceptives for women must now be covered by group health plans of business that employ 15 or more people, according to 6/12 Federal District Court ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Public Schools Expelled 5,000 Preschool Students ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Public schools expelled 5,000 preschool students last year, more than three times K-12 schools, says Yale University researchers. ...read more

Tags: Children

Experts Estimate There Are About One Million ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Experts estimate there are about one million evangelicals, Pentecostal or charismatic Christians in New York City, most of them from historically African-American ...read more

Tags: Church General

Major Cell Phone Carriers Have Adopted A Content ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Major Cell Phone carriers have adopted a content rating system, a move that could pave the way for them to sell sex-oriented content on mobile ...read more

Tags: Addiction

He Can Climb The Highest Mountain Or Swim The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He can climb the highest mountain or swim the biggest ocean. He can fly the fastest plane and fight the strongest tiger. My father can do anything ...read more

Tags: Parenting

You Shouldnt Be Afraid To Fail, But You Should ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You shouldnt be afraid to fail, but you should learn to fail intelligently. By that I mean, when you fail, find out why you failed, and each time ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Problem With Being Retired Is That You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The problem with being retired is that you never know what day it is, what time it is, where you're supposed to be, or what you're supposed to be ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

If We Desire To Avoid Insult, We Must Be Able ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it ...read more

Tags: War

Mistakes Are Costly And Somebody Must Pay. The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Mistakes are costly and somebody must pay. The time to correct a mistake is before it is made. The causes of mistakes are, first, I didn't ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

Whatever You Are From Nature, Keep To It; Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whatever you are from nature, keep to it; never desert your own line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed; be anything else, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

All Truly Wise Thoughts Have Been Thought ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times, but to make them really ours we must think them over again honestly, ...read more

Tags: Thought

Words Convey The Mental Treasures Of One Period ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Words convey the mental treasures of one period to the generations that follow; and laden with this, their precious freight, they sail safely across gulfs of time in which empires have suffered ...read more

Tags: Words

After Attending Church One Sunday Morning, A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

After attending church one Sunday morning, a little boy knelt at his bedside that night and prayed, "Dear God, we had a good time ...read more

Tags: Worship Benefits