In Sermon Illustrations: "A Natural Man"

The Gentleman Cat

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 22, 2011

THE GENTLEMAN CAT Two men sought to prove to their king whether a man had to be "born a gentleman" or could become one by "discipline and training." The one told the other that he would prove his point regarding "training" by showing the king his cat, which he had trained to stand on its back ...read more

Tags: Allegory

A Miracle Is An Event Which Is Not Producible By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2002

A miracle is an event which is not producible by the natural causes that are operative at the time and place that the event occurs. William Lane Craig ...read more

3,900 New Sites Are Added To The Internet ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

3,900 new sites are added to the Internet everyday, at least 85 of which are pornographic in nature. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Addiction

The Most Turbulent, The Most Restless Child, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The most turbulent, the most restless child, has, in the midst of all his faults, something true, ingenuous, and natural, which is ...read more

Tags: Children

The Carpenter Or Plumber Or Painter, The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The carpenter or plumber or painter, the butcher or baker or candlestick maker who would naturally prosper is he who does ...read more

Tags: Competition

Did You Ever Notice A Tag On A Piece Of Clothing ...  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 4, 2001

Did you ever notice a tag on a piece of clothing saying, “The irregularities in this product are not flaws, but are a natural result of the handworking of the fabric.”? That’s the way we are, too! God put into your very being certain things that reflect His nature and His character in a way that no ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 150:1-5, Psalm 150:1-6

Tags: Creation

Denomination: Baptist

Is The Reader A True Believer? If So, Has He ...  PRO

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 31, 2003

“Is the reader a true believer? If so, has he found any improvement in his old nature? Is it a single whit better now than it was when he first started on his Christian course? He may, and should through grace, be able to subdue it more thoroughly; but it is nothing better. If it be not mortified, ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes, Holy Spirit General

Denomination: Orthodox

The Roses That Do Not Bloom  PRO

Contributed by Doug Dayton on Feb 14, 2009

THE ROSES THAT DO NOT BLOOM In the most beautiful of gardens, even those tended by the most skillful of botanists, there is an occasional rose that buds, but never opens. In all respects the rose is like all the others, but something keeps it from blooming. It fades away - or disappears - ...read more

Tags: Funerals Christian

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Late Bloomers! (09.22.05--Grace Walks!--Psalm ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 20, 2005

Late Bloomers! (09.22.05--Grace Walks!--Psalm 93:5) Fairness is a doctrine that we have gone hog-wild with. We seem as a people possessed by a sense of “all things being equal.” Unfortunately, we are so captivated by a sense of justice at all costs, we often lose sight of the fact that a doctrine ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 93:5

Tags: Beauty, Holiness, God's Omniscience, Walk, Righteousness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

Prayer Works  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Oct 15, 2001

PRAYER WORKS The researchers at Columbia University conducted a study with 199 women at an in vitro fertilization clinic in Korea. Unknown to the patients and their doctors, groups of strangers from the US, Canada, and Australia were asked to pray for their success in getting pregnant. Pictures ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12

Tags: Gifts Healing, Prayer Answered, Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

During The Mighty Movements Of The Holy Spirit ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 31, 2006

"During the mighty movements of the Holy Spirit in the Moody-Sankey meetings in Dublin, the worldly father of C.T. Studd was gloriously saved. He invited some of his worldly companions to come to his home so that he could tell them the wonderful news. When one wealthy English sportsman arrived at ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Know The Legend Of The Cherokee Indian ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth’s rite of passage? His dad takes him into the forest blindfolded and leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not take off the blindfold until the ray of sun shines through it. He is all by himself. He cannot cry out ...read more

Tags: Patriarchs Abraham

Children Are Entitled To Their Otherness, As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Children are entitled to their otherness, as anyone is; and when we reach them, as we sometimes do, it is generally on a point of sheer ...read more

Tags: Children

As Soon As Government Management Begins It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As soon as government management begins it upsets the natural equilibrium of industrial relations, and each interference only requires further bureaucratic control ...read more

Tags: Government

The Autumn Of Human Life, Like The Autumn Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The autumn of human life, like the autumn of nature, can bring richness of beauty. A life of the heart and of the mind ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Fake Gems

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010

FAKE GEMS Anything that is extremely valuable will be counterfeited. Fake gems have been around for thousands of years, but as the technology for making them has advanced, fakes are now harder to detect with the naked eye. Gem buyers today must be aware of three types of gems that are made to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

Tags: False Teaching

The Impacts Of Trust And Distrust

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2012

THE IMPACTS OF TRUST AND DISTRUST One of the serious problems of human nature is our natural tendency to be distrusting and suspicious. Barbara Misztal, in her book, Trust in Modern Societies: The Search for the Bases of Social Order, mentions three things that trust does in the life of a person. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 9:7-10

Tags: Trust

Know Who You Are Fighting

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019

The Nature of Our Enemy One of the foremost rules of warfare is: know your enemy. The more you know about your enemy-how he thinks, what motivates him-the better you are able to devise a means of counteracting his moves and defeating him. To overcome the enemy of our eternal spirit, the devil, the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8

Tags: Enemy, Satan

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Greatest Thing You'll Ever Learn

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006

The greatest thing you’ll ever learn Is just to love and be loved in return. Eden Ahbez (1909–1995), U.S. songwriter. ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Nothing In Vain

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

God and nature do nothing in vain. Aristotle (384–322 B.C.), Greek philosopher. Politics, bk. 1, ...read more

Tags: God The Father