In Sermon Illustrations: "Business And Marketplace"

The Way I See It, Every One Of Us In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The way I see it, every one of us in the writing business starts off with precisely the same tools, the 26 letters of the alphabet. All we can do is try to arrange those ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

One Startling Bit Of Research Conducted By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One startling bit of research conducted by the Christian Business Men’s Committee found the following: When the father is an active believer, there is about a seventy-five percent likelihood that the children will also become active believers. But if ...read more

Tags: Parenting

If We Would Only Give, Just Once, The Same ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we would only give, just once, the same amount of reflection to what we want out of life that we give to the question of what to do with a two weeks vacation, we would be startled at ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Success Is The Sum Of Detail. It Might Perhaps ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success is the sum of detail. It might perhaps be pleasing to imagine oneself beyond detail and engaged only in great things, but as I have often observed, if one attends only to great things and lets the little ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Scarcely A Thought  PRO

Contributed by Donn Heinrich on Apr 9, 2002

SCARCELY A THOUGHT “We are too busy making money, paying our bills, trying to scramble to the top of the heap, and facing life’s challenges in general… Our attention is fastened almost solely upon this world, and ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness, Death

Denomination: Baptist

Daily Religion Widespread In The U.s., 9 Out Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Daily Religion Widespread In the U.S., 9 out of 10 people claim to engage regularly in prayer; and 3 of 4 say they do so on a daily basis. In the 21st century, the pull of religion ...read more

Tags: Character

Alzheimer's: About 10% Of People Age 65 And Older ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Alzheimer’s: About 10% of people age 65 and older and 50% of those over 85 develop Alzheimer’s. 4 million people current suffer from this degenerative, incurable and always fatal ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Fundraisers In New York State Kept 69% Of Funds ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Fundraisers in New York state kept 69% of funds raised via telemarketing in ’02 Overall, charities kept less than half the money raised in 78% of campaigns reports the Better ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Job Satisfaction Is Waning. A New Conference ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Job Satisfaction is waning. A new Conference Board survey finds that just 49% of Americans are satisfied with their jobs today versus 58% in ’95. It fell most among workers aged 35 to 54, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

If We Would Only Give, Just Once, The Same ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we would only give, just once, the same amount of reflection to what we want to get out of life that we give to the question of what to do with a two weeks vacation, we would be startled at ...read more

Tags: Workplace

The Brothers Grimm (2005)

Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 29, 2005

ILLUSTRATION... The Brothers Grimm (2005) I rented a movie recently that spoke volumes when it came to dealing with falsehood. The movie is called Brothers Grimm and came out this past year. The fictional story centers around two brothers who are in the witch and ghost busting business. They ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Those Oats Can Do  PRO

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 9, 2006

Illustration ------------- What Those Oats Can Do Henry Crowell, founder of the Quaker Oats Company and a significant contributor to the work of Moody Bible Institute knew how to use money wisely. As a young man, he received Christ as his Savior. When he began his business career in a little Ohio ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

The Great Omission

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on May 16, 2008

THE GREAT OMISSION Dallas Willard is a professor at the University of Southern California's School of Philosophy. He is also a Christian lay person. And he writes books. Lots of books. One of his books is entitled The Great Omission. And what he does in that book is this: he shows how the church ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Women ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

WOMEN GIVING Women make 84% of all philanthropic decisions and 80% of all major consumer-buying decisions. The number of women-owned businesses with 500 or more employees grew by 125% from ’97 to ’03. Business owners give an average of 7% of their annual income vs. 2% for the average household, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:1-31

Tags: Women

Satan's Worldwide Convention  PRO

Contributed by James Harrington on Sep 20, 2004

Satan’s worldwide convention: Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his devils, he said, “We can’t keep Christians from going to church. We can’t keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. We can’t keep them from forming an intimate, abiding relationship ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24, 1 Corinthians 7:35

Tags: Feelings, Emotions, Temptation General, Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Miss America 2003, Erika Harold, Yesterday Said ...  PRO

Contributed by Tony Dicostanzo on Oct 21, 2002

Miss America 2003, Erika Harold, yesterday said pageant officials have ordered her not to talk publicly about sexual abstinence or to promote her pro-chastity opinions. I guess they thought it wasn’t good ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Temptation Sex, Sexuality

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Miss America 2003, Erika Harold, Yesterday Said ...  PRO

Contributed by Tony Dicostanzo on Oct 21, 2002

Miss America 2003, Erika Harold, yesterday said pageant officials have ordered her not to talk publicly about sexual abstinence or to promote her pro-chastity opinions. I guess they thought it wasn’t good ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Christian Values, Sexuality

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Helping Others

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 11, 2003

A certain lady was celebrating her 85th birthday and was asked by a reporter what advice she would have for others. Here's what she said: "Stay busy helping others." Then she was asked what she ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Compassion

Denomination: Wesleyan

Many Years Ago, Roger Babson Published A ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004

Many years ago, Roger Babson published a pamphlet entitled “Essentials of Business Success.” The leaflet contained nothing but a reprint of the Ten Commandments. Some time later a western manufacturer wrote to Mr. Babson ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Democrats Want America To Tip-Toe Around The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Democrats want America to tip-toe around the globe minding its own business, upsetting no one, venerating the Earth, etc. Why did Democrats leap to label Afghanistan and Iraq new Vietnams? Vietnam was 30-plus years ...read more

Tags: Government