In Sermon Illustrations: "Business And Marketplace"

What Is A Signet ...

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Dec 12, 2008

What is a Signet Ring? For us, in these days of DNA and fingerprints, signatures, endorsements and notaries, the idea of a signet ring is kind of odd. Different cultures have done different things to set official approval on documents. In China, today, they still use a chop. A chop is a rubber ...read more

Tags: Trust

Denomination: Mennonite

Merely Mode!" Job 38:1-41 Key Verse(S): ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 15, 2005

“Merely Mode!” Job 38:1-41 Key verse(s): 1ff:“Then the Lord answered Job out of the storm.” When tragedies happen, do you marvel at their randomness? Seven people are gunned down in a church on a Saturday evening. A young boy of 15 and an old man of 74. The newspaper headline called it ...read more

Scripture: Job 38:1-41

Tags: God's Forgiveness, God's Provision

Denomination: Lutheran

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

Story: "There Is An Old Legend Which Says When ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 4, 2005

Story: "There is an old legend which says when Jesus had ascended into heaven, the angel Gabriel asked him, "Lord what plans have you made for carrying on your ministry in the world? How will people learn of what you have done for them?" Jesus responded, "I left that to Peter, James and John, ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Faith

Denomination: Anglican

The Story Is Told Of A Businessman Who, Having ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Santos on Nov 20, 2005

The story is told of a businessman who, having an duty to run at his office, took his young son along with him. He asked the boy to wait on the steps while he went inside to do his work. Soon he became so engrossed with his business that he forgot about his son waiting outside. Leaving the building ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

By The Time Rockefeller Was Fifty-Three His Life ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 2, 2005

By the time Rockefeller was fifty-three his life was a wreck. Throughout his business career he said, “I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.” He was the richest man in the world and yet he was miserable in every sense of ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Time Technicians At The National Institute Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

Time technicians at the National Institute of Standards & Technology (Formerly the National Bureau of Standards) set a new level of precision in 1949 by inventing the atomic clock. It counted the oscillations of the nitrogen atom in an ammonia molecule--and was reliable to within one second in ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Time Technicians At The National Institute Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Time technicians at the National Institute of Standards & Technology (Formerly the National Bureau of Standards) set a new level of precision in 1949 by inventing the atomic clock. It counted the oscillations of the nitrogen atom in an ammonia molecule--and was reliable to within one second in ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Left On A Sinking Ship Were The Captain And Three ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Left on a sinking ship were the captain and three sailors. The captain spoke first. "Men, this business about a captain going down with his ship is nonsense. There’s a three-man life raft on board and I’m going to be on it. To see who will come with me, I will ask you each one question. The one who ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Tags: Sin General

The Boston Globe Documented How The Lottery ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2001

The Boston Globe documented how the lottery saturates poor Massachusetts neighborhoods with outlets. For example, Chelsea, an economically struggling community, has one lottery retailer for every 363 residents. By comparison, the affluent suburb of Milton has one for every 3,657 residents. ...read more

George Barna’s Research Group Has Conducted ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Oct 28, 2001

George Barna’s Research Group has conducted several nationwide surveys on this subject . This survey information, taken from telephone interviews with a nationwide random sample of 1002 adults, was conducted in February 2000. (a) For instance, 9 out of 10 adults describe themselves as being ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Christian Values

My Natural Mother Once Wrote A Poem About Being ...  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Feb 26, 2002

My natural mother once wrote a poem about being thankful that I have always treasured since I discovered it. She died in 1984 with skin cancer. But, all that I learned from her is still with me today. I thank God for every memory and every valuable lesson that she taught me about life. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:14

Tags: Joy, Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: United Methodist

Jesus And Satan Had An Arguement Before God ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Mills on Oct 13, 2002

Jesus and Satan had an arguement before God about which one could type on a computer faster and better. God commanded a contest. Satan was typing so fast that the keyboard was smoking, and sparks were flying from his fingertips. Jesus was not behind, but he kept doing something else that Satan ...read more

Tags: Lordship Of Christ

Go Ahead And Gossip Harriet, The Church Gossip ...  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Mar 25, 2003

GO AHEAD AND GOSSIP Harriet, the church gossip and self-appointed supervisor of the church’s morals, kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. Several residents were unappreciative of her activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence. She made a mistake, however, when ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Barbara Brown Taylor – Being Exhausted

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 7, 2004

Barbara Brown Taylor – being exhausted I do not mean to make an idol of health, but it does seem to me that at least some of us have made an idol of exhaustion. The only time we know we have done enough is when we are running on empty and when the ones we love most are the ones we see the least. ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist

The Silent Treatment  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2007

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

There Is An Old Legend Which Says When Jesus Had ...

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 5, 2009

"There is an old legend which says when Jesus had ascended into heaven, the angel Gabriel asked him, "Lord what plans have you made for carrying on your ministry in the world? How will people learn of what you have done for them?" Jesus responded, "I left that to Peter, James and John, Martha ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Anglican

Four Sets Of Teeth  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 1, 2010

FOUR SETS OF TEETH Simon was an Orthodox Jew. He had a Gentile friend, James, who noticed that Simon owned four sets of false teeth. One day James asked his friend why he had so many sets of false teeth. Surprised by the question, Simon explained, "My friend, as you know, I keep kosher. I have ...read more

Tags: Hypocrisy

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Holding Confirmed Tickets

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010

HOLDING CONFIRMED TICKETS Sometime when you're in an airport, observe the difference between passengers who hold confirmed tickets and those who are on standby. The ones with confirmed tickets read newspapers, chat with their friends or sleep. The ones on standby hang around the ticket ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: *other

Because I'm A Gentleman  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2011

BECAUSE I'M A GENTLEMAN A middle-aged business executive once approached the front entrance of the office building in which he worked. A young feminist came up at the same moment, so he stepped back and held the door open for her to pass on through. She looked at him and said with annoyance, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:7

Tags: Character