In Sermon Illustrations: "Business Management"

One Day A Visitor Leaned On The Old ...  PRO

Contributed by Debra Klein on Jun 5, 2006

ILLUSTRATION: One day a visitor leaned on the old fence around a farm while he watched an old farmer plowing with a mule. After a while, the visitor said, "I don’t like to tell you how to run your business, but you could save yourself a lot of work by saying, ’Gee’ and ’Haw’ to that mule instead of ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Church Of God

The New Testament Word "Worthy” Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Walker on Dec 21, 2000

The New Testament word “worthy” or “worth” basically refers to weight. It refers to a time when people did business with coins that were minted with the exact amount of metal that the coin declared to be its value. To put it into our thinking, a $20 gold piece contained $20 worth of gold. However ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus, Christmas

Denomination: Baptist

As Part Of A Commencement Address Former First ...

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007

As part of a commencement address former First Lady Barbara Bush said the following to a group of graduating college students: "As important as your obligations as a doctor, lawyer, or business leader will be, you are a human being first, and those human connections - with spouses, with children, ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus Christ Is The Only One Who Walked Past The ...

Contributed by J. Allen Lucas on Mar 23, 2008

Jesus Christ is the only one who walked past the grave! That grave is empty today! We celebrate a risen Christ. Not a dead Christ, but a risen Christ. He didn’t mess around with death, He conquered death and now through Him, we will conquer death. Oh death where is thy sting, oh grave where ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Story Is Told By Dr. John R. Rice That Once ...

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 9, 2008

The story is told by Dr. John R. Rice that once he was preaching in a conference with the late Gypsy Smith. After the service he walked out of the building to catch a cab back to his motel. Once in the cab, he began to witness to the driver, whereupon the driver with tears in his eyes, told him ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Had A Discussion With A Friend Before I Left My ...

Contributed by Grant Sisson on Mar 5, 2009

I had a discussion with a friend before I left my career in the oil industry. We were driving down the road on company business discussing various political issues, and he made the comment, “You can’t legislate morality.” I countered immediately, “Woah – there’s never been a law ever put on the ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Not The White House, But Your House

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 28, 2011

NOT THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT YOUR HOUSE As part of a commencement address, former First Lady Barbara Bush said the following to a group of graduating college students: "As important as your obligations as a doctor, lawyer, or business leader will be, you are a human being first, and those human ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pete Hammond Once Studied 40 Of The Highest ...

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Sep 8, 2009

Pete Hammond once studied 40 of the highest profile people from the Bible. These are people that we look up to as examples of great faith. I’m talking about people like Abraham, Moses, Noah, these kinds of people. Pete Hammond studied 40 of them. Guess what he discovered! He discovered that ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Denomination: Baptist

One Night A Drunkard Sat At A Table In A Bar, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One night a drunkard sat at a table in a bar, drinking with his companions. Soon his wife came in and set a covered dish before him, saying, “Jack, you seem too busy to come home for supper, so I brought your supper to you.” As she left the saloon the man’s companions roared with laughter. Jack ...read more

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus

Jesus Is The Answer To Our Dilemma

Contributed by Bokang Abednego Nkhahle on Oct 7, 2019

The Angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon while he was busy threshing wheat to hide it from the midianites. And said to Gideon, the Lord is with you mighty man of Valour. The one who reside in you is bigger that your dilemma. Gideon did not realise his potential until the angel appeared to him and ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:12

Tags: Power, Authority, Be Courageous

Hovering Over Us  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2002

HOVERING OVER US Some time ago there was a fascinating story on the Nature Channel. An explorer had made a tremendous accomplishment. He managed, for the first time in history, to record on videotape the birth of a panda cub in the wild. This was amazing, in part, because of how violent the ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience, God's Provision

A Day To Diet?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 18, 2003

A DAY TO DIET? Do you diet on Turkey day, or do you hide your food journal for fear you will fill all its pages on this one day? Here’s what Jeanne McManus of the Washington Post says about the tradition of eating on Thanksgiving day: "I believe in tradition. I believe in Thanksgiving. I ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself, Thanksgiving Holiday

It's Official. Rospa - The Royal Society For The ...

Contributed by Paul Stokes on Dec 20, 2005

It’s official. RoSPA - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - has issued regular warnings about a whole range of hazards just waiting to happen... all of them arising from what you thought were innocent, Christmas-related activities or accessories. On Christmas Day in 2003 more than ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Message Has Been About A Couple Of Prophets ...  PRO

Contributed by Toby Powers on Dec 29, 2005

The message has been about a couple of prophets who fell by the wayside, but I want to tell you of a man that finished the race: Dave and Nikki McDonald were missionaries to Iraq. They were shot in pieces by mortar fire and AK-47’s while in Iraq working on a water-purification project and sharing ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

Andy Stanley Has Written A Great, Little Book ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 28, 2006

Andy Stanley has written a great, little book entitled, Choosing to Cheat. He writes: “It sounds bad but it’s true, we all must choose to cheat. It’s simple, the problem is not a lack of discipline or time management, it is simply lack of time. With only 24 hours in each day, we cannot do ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Christian Church

There Are Even New Words That Have Replaced Old ...

Contributed by Don Jones on Sep 24, 2006

There are even new words that have replaced old ones to better reflect this culture of diversity. I did a little research this last week and found lists of politically correct words to help us better understand what is happening in our world. John Leo says in, "Double Trouble Speak," U.S. News ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Denomination: Baptist

One Enterprising Group Of College Students Tried ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2001

One enterprising group of college students tried to literally manage time, but in the end it came back to haunt them. At this particular university the rule was that if the professor had not arrived in class within the first fifteen minutes of the hour, class was considered a "walk" and the ...read more

One Enterprising Group Of College Students Tried ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001

One enterprising group of college students tried to literally manage time, but in the end it came back to haunt them. At this particular university the rule was that if the professor had not arrived in class within the first fifteen minutes of the hour, class was considered a "walk" and the ...read more

The Mark Of Suffering  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2002

THE MARK OF SUFFERING In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it? I have entered many Buddhist temples in different Asian countries and stood respectfully before the statue of the Buddha, his legs crossed, arms folded, eyes closed, the ghost of a smile playing ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:25-29, Colossians 1:24-29

Tags: Compassion, Cross, Crucifixion

Most Of Our Adult Lives Are Spent Working. If A ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Jan 30, 2007

Most of our adult lives are spent working. If a person works outside the home for eight hours a day and five days a week, then you work 2,080 hours a year. There are only 8,760 hours in a year, and if you spend the same amount of time sleeping as you do working, you only have 4,600 hours remaining. ...read more