In Sermon Illustrations: "Devout Men"

If This World Is Going To Be Reached, I Am ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 18, 2008

If this world is going to be reached, I am convinced that it must be done by men and women of average talent. After all, there are ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

If You Want To Build A Ship, Dont Drum Up The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you want to build a ship, dont drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

A Great Deal Of Talent Is Lost To The World For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Those Who Profess To Favor Freedom, And Yet ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want rain without thunder and lightning. They want ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

I Do Not Like The Phrase: Never Cross A Bridge ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I do not like the phrase: Never cross a bridge until you come to it. The world is owned by men who cross bridges in their imaginations ...read more

Tags: Thought

Bachelors Know More About Women Than Married ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Bachelors know more about women than married men. If they didnt, theyd be married too. A bachelor never gets over the idea that ...read more

Tags: Marriage Singleness

Angels Are Ministering Spirits, Whose Service ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Angels are ministering spirits, whose service God employs for the protection of his people, and by whose means he distributes his ...read more

Tags: Angels

Keep One Thing In View The Truth; And If You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Keep one thing in view the truth; and if you do this, though it may seem to lead you away from the opinion of men, it will ...read more

Tags: Truth

All Heaven Is Interested In The Cross Of Christ, ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

All heaven is interested in the cross of Christ, all hell is terribly afraid of it, while men are the only beings who more or ...read more

Tags: Cross

Denomination: Brethren

Fate And Action

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 13, 2012

FATE AND ACTION G.K. Chesterton noted, "I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in ...read more

Tags: Action

Denomination: Congregational

More Than Half Of Online Casino Players Are Now ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More than half of online casino players are now women. Historically gambling has attracted more men that women. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Power Tends To Corrupt, And Absolute Power ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad man. John Emerich ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

The Purpose Of All Higher Education Is To Make ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The purpose of all higher education is to make men aware of what was and what is; to incite them to probe into what may be. It seeks to teach ...read more

Tags: Communication General

If The Stars Should Appear But One Night In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If the stars should appear but one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the ...read more

Tags: Creation

Freedom From Fear And Injustice And Oppression ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Freedom from fear and injustice and oppression will be ours only in the measure that men who value such freedom are ready to sustain its possession to ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

It Marks A Big Step In A Mans Development When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It marks a big step in a mans development when he comes to realize that other men can be called in to help him ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Architecture Is The Alphabet Of Giants; It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Architecture is the alphabet of giants; it is the largest set of symbols ever made to meet the eyes of men. A tower stands up like a sort of ...read more

Tags: Church General

They Summed Up And Perfected, By One Supreme ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"They summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens. For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

You Understand People Better If You Look At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You understand people better if you look at themno matter how old or impressive or important they may beas if they were children. For ...read more

Tags: Human Life

There Are Many Forms Of Success, Many Forms Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are many forms of success, many forms of triumph. But there is no other success that in any shape or way approaches that which is open to most ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success