In Sermon Illustrations: "Business Management"

The 10 Essentials Of A Successful Consumer Direct ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

The 10 Essentials of a successful Consumer Direct business: · Success depends on operating in and integrating all channels. · Targeted communications and partnerships will be more successful than mass marketing. · Older consumers can be won through younger family members. · Brands are power, but ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Leadership Confidence Levels ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

LEADERSHIP CONFIDENCE LEVELS FALLING The 2008 Harris Poll of American leadership confidence has measured the confidence finds 15 of the 16 items listed show a fall in confidence from 2007. They are leadership in medicine down from 35% to 28%, the White House down 22% to 15% and small business ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:8

Tags: Leadership General

You Are Worried About Seeing Him Spend His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"You are worried about seeing him spend his early years in doing nothing. What Is it nothing to be happy? Nothing to skip, play and run around all ...read more

Tags: Children

Probably It Was In That Moment That All The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Probably it was in that moment that all the bickerings and back-talk of husbands and wives originated; when Adam called to Eve to come and look at his First Fish while it was still ...read more

Tags: Sports

Stand By Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009

STAND BY YOUR SIGN When an individual or a congregation has the attitude of compromise in regard to spiritual values and truths, dark days are ahead. All who strive to be Christians feel a certain amount of pressure from the world. Through the strength that Christ gives, we can overcome the world ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2

Tags: Truth

In A Scottish Cemetery The Following Epitaph ...  PRO

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jan 11, 2001

In a Scottish cemetery the following epitaph appears on a new tombstone: Here lies Hamish McTavish, Whose deeply sorrowing widow continues To carry on his flourishing ...read more

Tags: Grace, Death, Grieving,

Denomination: United Methodist

Living Beyond Their Means: Some 40% Of Americans ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Living Beyond Their Means: Some 40% of Americans admit they live beyond their means. Seniors are most likely to match their spending to income, while young adults are most likely ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

I Dread Success. To Have Succeeded Is To Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished ones business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in his courtship. I like a ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

According To A 3m Survey, 45% Of Laptop-Using ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

According to a 3M survey, 45% of laptop-using business travelers admit to peeking at someone else’s laptop in public places. 50% have noticed others looking ...read more

Tags: Church General

Buying Them Back

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 11, 2009

BUYING THEM BACK We're told about a gift of grace (singular) and informed that it will help us to build up the church in LOVE. Do you see a pattern, here? Whatever we have to use in God's service comes directly from God. It's a lot like a former colleague experienced at Ziff-Davis Publishing. He ...read more

Tags: Grace

Denomination: *other

Truly Thankful: J. B. Fuqua

Contributed by Richard Jumper on Nov 16, 2010

TRULY THANKFUL: J. B. FUQUA When J. B. Fuqua was just a boy, someone lent him a helping hand. And he paid them back millions of times over for their kindness. J. B. grew up in rural Virginia in the years after World War I. Those were lean times for many people. J. B. made up his mind at a young ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Tags: Gratitude

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

One Life At A Time: Rudy's Story

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011

ONE LIFE AT A TIME: RUDY'S STORY Rudy Rasmus learned the family business from his father when he was just five years old. His dad brought home a set of blueprints and unveiled his business plans. He said, "This a motel and other people's husbands are going to come and give us money to spend time ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-31

Tags: Conversion, Testimonies About Jesus

Denomination: Methodist

Upon Entering A Little Country Store, A Stranger ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 29, 2001

Upon entering a little country store, a stranger noticed a sign reading, "Danger! Beware of Dog" posted on the glass door. Inside, he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor besides the cash register. He asked the store manager, "Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?" "Yep, ...read more

Tags: Faith, Clarity, Temptation Resisting, Understanding, Sin Deceptive  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Since ‘80 U.s. Mega-Churches Have Grown From A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Since ‘80 U.S. mega-churches have grown from a few hundred to over 20,000. Peter Drucker calls this “the most important social phenomenon in American society in the last 30 years.” They have been successful because they asked, “What is value?” to nonchurch-goers and found answers older churches ...read more

Tags: Church General

Anyone Else?

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 19, 2010

ANYONE ELSE? A man fell off a cliff, but managed to grab a tree limb on the way down. The following conversation ensued: "Is anyone up there?" "I am here. I am the Lord. Do you believe me?" "Yes, Lord, I believe. I really believe, but I can't hang on much longer." "That's all right, if you ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Baptist

I'm Going To Be Forty This Month, But I ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Nov 27, 2007

“I’m going to be forty this month, but I approached thirty with more apprehension, I think, and the sense of time gone by. I’ve had more time to learn about myself, ten more years. “I no longer fool myself, not easily anyway. I know when I’m making excuses and when I’m making choices, and the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Worry Or Worship  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 7, 2004

Christian author and speaker Jill Briscoe said: We can worry or we can worship. Strangely enough, busy people find it a whole lot easier to worry than to worship. ...read more

Tags: Guilt, Worship Benefits

Denomination: Baptist

Education Pays: The Unemployment Rate For All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Education Pays: The unemployment rate for all people with a bachelor’s degree or better was just 2.9% in February, vs. 8.5% for people with less than a high school ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Wish I'd Bought One: A Single Ipo Share Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Wish I’d Bought One: A single IPO share of Coca-Cola bought for $40 in 1919 would be worth $4 million today, a 14.9% average annual ...read more

Tags: Money

Wealth Woes: A Recent Study By Columbia ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Wealth Woes: A recent study by Columbia University found that rich kids suffer higher incidences of substance abuse, anxiety, and depression than their middle-class and even ...read more

Tags: Addiction