In Sermon Illustrations: "Business And Marketplace"

What's On The Tv?  PRO

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jun 6, 2001

Friday at quitting time, Jim said, ‘Boss, have you got any extra work I can do tonight?’ Sure do but I can’t pay you overtime. That’s okay, I just don’t want to go home. Why not? Well, I’ve been in the doghouse since last night. I see...Why? What did you do to deserve that? I still don’t know, it ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1

Tags: Disappointment

Denomination: Baptist

Evangelistic Zeal  PRO

Contributed by Ian Biss on Oct 1, 2001

EVANGELISTIC ZEAL Mordecai Ham emerged as an evangelist from Kentucky at the turn of the century. He had a background in business and the study of law. From the very beginning his approach was zealous and blunt. Rather than sit and talk with Christians at revival sites, Ham insisted on being taken ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony, Sharing Your Faith, Great Commission

Denomination: Grace Brethren

The Divine Advocacy  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Discipleship occurs only in community. Very few people are expert in anything all by themselves. They need a supporting community. Do you know a good musician who was not trained, nurtured and sustained by the music community? Show me an athlete who achieves excellence all alone, apart from the ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God, Church Body Of Christ, Church Small Groups

I Love You, Mother  PRO

Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jan 8, 2006

"I love you, Mother," said little John; Then, forgetting his work, his cap went on, And he was off to the garden swing, Leaving his mother the wood to bring. "I love you, Mother," said little Nell; "I love you better than tongue can tell!" Then she teased and pouted half the day, Till Mother ...read more

Tags: Unconditional Love

Denomination: Baptist

Optimistic About Religion For Goodness Sake: Why ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Optimistic About Religion For Goodness Sake: Why So Many Want Religion to Play a Greater Role in American Life, published by Public Agenda finds the following about Americans attitudes toward religion in their lives. · 85% say if more American were to become more religious, it’s likely that parents ...read more

Tags: Christian Values, Prayer

Human Distraction: Humans Specialize In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Human Distraction: Humans specialize in distraction, especially when the task at hand requires intellectual heavy lifting. But in the era of e-mail, instant messaging, Googling, e-commerce and iTunes, potential distractions while seated at a computer are not only ever-present but very enticing. ...read more

Tags: Workplace

A Man Is Walking Past The Field Of A Farmer With ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 27, 2002

A man is walking past the field of a farmer with a cow on a roap. The farmer says, "Hey mister, where ya goin with thet there cow?’ The man replies, "I’m takin it to town to sell it." The farmer says, " You mean if it’s the Lords will you are." The man says , "Well it’s my cow and I recon I can do ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Mennonite

A Famous Evangelist Told The Following Incident: ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

A famous evangelist told the following incident: I have a friend who in a time of business recession lost his job, a sizable fortune, and his beautiful home. To add to his sorrow, his precious wife died; yet he tenaciously held to his faith -- the only thing he had left. One day when he was out ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Vanished Friend  PRO

Contributed by Mark Hensley on Apr 3, 2003

Around the corner I have a friend, In this great city that has no end. Yet days go by and weeks rush on, And before I know it a year is gone, And I never see my old friend’s face; For life is a swift and terrible race. He knows I like him just as well As in the days when I rang his bell And ...read more

Tags: Friendship General, Friendship New Friends

Denomination: Baptist

Establishing A Memorial  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2003

ESTABLISHING A MEMORIAL NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 15, 2003, as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 11 through May 17, 2003, as Police Week. I call on all Americans to observe these events with appropriate ceremonies and ...read more

Tags: Holidays Civic, Christian Disciplines

A Wealthy Businessman From Texas Was In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A wealthy businessman from Texas was in the habit of giving his dad unique gifts on his birthday. As his business travels took him around the world, he would always search to find something truly remarkable to give to his dad. But this past year he felt he had outdone himself. He discovered a ...read more

Tags: Giving General

After A Three-Month Summer Recess, On October ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

After a three-month summer recess, on October 3,1994, the Supreme Court of the United States opened its 1994-95 term. According to the New York Times News Service, the court’s legal business for that first day could be summed up with one word: “No.” The court announced it had refused to hear more ...read more

Tags: Cults

On 11 May 2000 A Lady Found A New E-Mail Message ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

On 11 May 2000 a lady found a new e-mail message on her computer, which simply said, "I love you". It looked innocent enough, perhaps even romantic. Like most of us would, she clicked to open the message, and the so-called "Love Bug" was born. With lightning speed it raced around the world, ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Reverse Reasoning

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 8, 2007

Illustration: Reverse Reasoning Often when couples meet for premarital counselling, they are entranced in a rosy fog of optimism. Blinded to the shortcomings, each sees only the other’s good points. But as the excitement of the new marriage wears off, they often drift to the opposite extreme and ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Other

Airline Travelers With Confirmed Tickets Are Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2009

Airline Travelers With Confirmed Tickets Are Not Anxious, Unlike Those Flying Standby Bill Hybels, in his book Too Busy Not To Pray wrote 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 ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16

Tags: Peace

I Simply Came To Give...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010

"I SIMPLY CAME TO GIVE..." In the middle of President Lincoln’s Presidency, an elderly lady made an appointment to see him. As she entered his office, he inquired, "How can I be of service to you, Madam?" The lady answered, "Mr. President, I know you are a very busy man, and I have not come to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Tags: Gratitude

Fasting Together: The Minnesota Grasshopper ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010

FASTING TOGETHER: THE MINNESOTA GRASSHOPPER SWARM In Minnesota, during the summer of 1876, there was a swarm of grasshoppers destroying the crops. There was a fear that the grasshoppers would return, so Governor John S. Pillsbury proclaimed a day of prayer and fasting on April 26, 1877, urging ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-14

Tags: Fast

Truman's Faithfulness

Contributed by Ken Pell on Aug 28, 2011

TRUMAN'S FAITHFULNESS A number of years ago, the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO made public 1,300 letters that the late President wrote to his wife, Bess, over the course of a half-century. Mr. Truman had a lifelong rule of writing to his wife every day they were apart. He followed ...read more

Tags: Marriage Faithfulness

Denomination: Nazarene

How The Mighty Fall

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 12, 2013

HOW THE MIGHTY FALL Jim Collins has written a book called "How the Mighty Fall" about businesses who at one time were strong and effective and yet went from hero to zero during the last decade. Motorola was number one in cell phones in the world in 2004 and today they are on the edge of ...read more

Tags: Pride, Attitude General, Temptation General

Denomination: Methodist

Church Shopping Online Church Consultant Tom ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Church Shopping Online Church consultant Tom Bandy says that as tools for reaching potential worshipers, church Web sites are growing in number and getting more sophisticated. One sign: 5 years ago, churches made up only 5% of clientele for StreamGuys, an Arcadia, CA based provider of streaming ...read more

Tags: Church Growth