In Sermon Illustrations: "Doing"

Does He Have Other Plans?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

DOES HE HAVE OTHER PLANS? The wise farmer can usually depend on expected timetables of seedtime and harvest. Not so in the spiritual life. One of the greatest frustrations in the Christian ministry, and principal cause for "weariness in well-doing" is the inability to calculate the spiritual ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Sleepless Dads!

Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Oct 4, 2015

You’ll probably not get six continuous hours of good sleep ever again. And if you do, you’ll never admit it because it will make your wife mad for the broken-up sleep she got when she got up and took care of the teething child. Dads, there is nothing more comforting to your little one than to have ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 4:6

Tags: Fatherhood, Sleeplessness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Human Ingenuity And The Genius Of God

Contributed by Jerry Stephens on Mar 26, 2016

Recently, I was watching a documentary about the top 101 inventions of all time. Pretty cool stuff. Human ingenuity is pretty amazing. We’ve figured out how to do all kinds of things. What are some of the best things human imagination has come up with? I have to tell you, they may not be very ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-29

Tags: Faith, Trusting God, Eternal Life, Human Wisdom

Denomination: Vineyard

Just Listen Please!

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2025

Could You Just Listen? When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving me advice, you have not done what I asked. When I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell me why I shouldn’t feel that way, you are trampling on my feelings. When I ask you to listen to me and you feel you have to do ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:11-13, James 1:19

Tags: Quietness, Listening, Grieving

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It Is Better To Hide Ignorance, But It Is Hard ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this ...read more

Tags: Addiction

An Alcoholic Is Someone You Don't Like Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks ...read more

Tags: Addiction

I Was So Naive As A Kid I Used To Sneak Behind ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the ...read more

Tags: Children

Children Develop Character By What They See, By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Children develop character by what they see, by what they hear, and by what ...read more

Tags: Children

The Greatest Happiness You Can Have Is Knowing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not ...read more

Tags: Joy

It May Make A Difference To All Eternity Whether ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It may make a difference to all eternity whether we do ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Obedience Is The Means Whereby We Show The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Obedience is the means whereby we show the earnestness of our ...read more

Tags: Faith

Never Apologize For Showing Feelings. Remember ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Never apologize for showing feelings. Remember that when you do, you ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Blessed Is He That Does Good To Others And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Blessed is he that does good to others and desires not that ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

The Thought Of Being President Frightens Me. I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The thought of being president frightens me. I do not ...read more

Tags: Government

When They Call The Roll In The Senate, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When they call the roll in the Senate, the senators do not know whether to ...read more

Tags: Government

People May Doubt What You Say, But They Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"People may doubt what you say, but they will always ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Brooks Become Crooked From Taking The Path Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Brooks become crooked from taking the path of least ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

An Egotist Is A Conceited Dolt, Who Thinks He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An egotist is a conceited dolt, who thinks he knows ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Good Management Consists In Showing Average ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Good management consists in showing average people how to do the ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

The Simple Act Of Paying Positive Attention To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal ...read more

Tags: Productivity