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What Men Expect

Contributed by Rusty Davidson on Aug 15, 2012

WHAT MEN EXPECT C. S. Lewis – The Screwtape Letters – (Screwtape to the lesser Wormwood) – "Whatever men expect, they soon come to think they have a right to; the sense of disappointment can, with ...read more

Tags: Disappointment

Denomination: Baptist

All Men Matter

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

G. K. Chesterton - All men matter. You matter. I matter. It’s the hardest ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

The Worship Of Wise Men

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 7, 2022

Notice the great truths we learn about worship from the example of the Wise Men: Worship is an act of those who are wise. Worship calls for divine guidance. Worship demands a separation. Worship calls for concentration. Worship calls for a commitment. Worship brings great joy to the ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Worship, Wisdom

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Two Men And A Donkey

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 2, 2023

One of Aesop’s fables tells of an old man and his son bringing a donkey to the market. Passing some people on the way, they hear one remark, “Look at that silly pair—walking when they could be riding comfortably.” The idea seemed sensible to the old man, so he and the boy mounted the donkey and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:1-8, Matthew 7:1-3

Tags: Criticism, Aesop, Fable, Finding Fault

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Two Men And A Truck

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Sep 3, 2023

I reworked this old joke and used two of my men. Always ask the permission of those you intend to us, since we know some are thin-skinned. I hope it will put a smile on your lips. HUMOR: Two Men and a Truck Ottis and Carolyn just got settled in his new house this past year. Ottis wanted to do a ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:23

Tags: Humor, Labor Day, Laughter, Projects

Denomination: Baptist

The Men's Thesaurus (Men Don't Always Say What ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2004

THE MEN’S THESAURUS (men don’t always say what they mean) – excerpts: When a man says: "IT’S A GUY THING" He means: "There is no rational thought pattern connected with this, and you have no chance at all of making it logical" When a man says "UH HUH, SURE HONEY,” or “YES, DEAR" He means: ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 5:1-8

Tags: Marriage Obligations, Men And Women, Parenting

More Men Out Of Workforce: While Men Lost Jobs ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

More Men Out Of Workforce: While men lost jobs less frequently in the ’90s, those who did tended to remain out of a job longer. The economists estimate that some 40% of the growth in men no longer in the labor force reflected a rising number claiming to be ill or disabled -- a change that may ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Many Laws As Certainly Make Bad Men, As Bad Men ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Many laws as certainly make bad men, as bad ...read more

Tags: Law

All Men Make Mistakes, But Married Men Find Out ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All men make mistakes, but married men find out ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Men Go Shopping Just As Men Go Out Fishing Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Men go shopping just as men go out fishing or hunting, to see how large a fish may be ...read more

Tags: Possession

Whom God Would Destroy, He First Makes Blind. ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 7, 2007

Whom God would destroy, He first makes blind. There comes a point in the rising tide of human wickedness, where God acts. In preparation he blinds. John Phillips, Exploring ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Meet Me At The Men's Store

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 29, 2011

MEET ME AT THE MEN'S STORE Paying my way through Ohio State University was demanding, but the benefit was worth the struggle. My father had died during my senior year in high school, and my mother had become blind. With her encouragement, however, I enrolled in the University on the eve of the ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

E. Paul Hovey Once Said: "A Blind Man's World ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mccutchen on Feb 8, 2005

E. Paul Hovey once said: "A Blind man’s world is bound by the limits of his touch; an ignorant man’s world is bound by the limits of his knowledge; a ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Like Blind Beggars! (08.15.05--Envy!--John 21: ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 11, 2005

Like Blind Beggars! (08.15.05--Envy!--John 21: 20-23) “No one has done a better job of portraying envy than Dante, In his Purgatory . . .the envious sit like blind beggars by a wall. Their eyelids are sewn shut. the symbolism is apt, showing the reader that it is one of the blindest sins--partly ...read more

Scripture: John 21:20-23

Tags: Envy

Denomination: Lutheran

For 51 Years Bob Edens Was Blind. He Couldn't See ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

For 51 years Bob Edens was blind. He couldn’t see a thing. His world was a black hall of sounds and smells. He felt his way through five decades of darkness. And then, he could see. A skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had sight. He found it ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:14-17

Tags: Promises Of God

For 51 Years Bob Edens Was Blind. He Couldn't See ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

For 51 years Bob Edens was blind. He couldn’t see a thing. His world was a black hall of sounds and smells. He felt his way through five decades of darkness. And then, he could see. A skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had sight. He found it ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

It Is The Duty Of Nations As Well As Of Men To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their own independence upon the overruling power of God . . . and to recognize the sublime truth announced in the Holy Scriptures and proved by all history, that those ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Emotions, Independence Day

Men Aren't Equipped  PRO

Contributed by Robert Garrett on Apr 11, 2005

MEN AREN’T EQUIPPED A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. The next week, the man realized that he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight to Chicago. Not wanting to be the first to break the ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Denomination: Baptist

There Are Men That Will Make You Books, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There are men that will make you books, and turn them loose into the world, with as much dispatch as ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Reflections And Histories Of Men And Women ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The reflections and histories of men and women throughout the world ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature