In Sermon Illustrations: "Fisher Of Men"

Sin Is A Blasting Presence, And Every Fine Power ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 7, 2007

Sin is a blasting presence, and every fine power shrinks and withers in the destructive heat. Every spiritual delicacy succumbs to its malignant touch... Sin impairs the sight, and works toward blindness. Sin benumbs the hearing and tends to make men deaf. Sin perverts the taste, causing men to ...read more

Tags: Desensitized

Denomination: Baptist

My Passion

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 6, 2008

My Passion William Booth once had an audience with King Edward VII of England. His Majesty highly commended the salvationist for his unflagging zeal and wonderful work among the poor. How revealing was Booth's reply to the King's glowing words! He said, "Your Majesty, some men's passion is for ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Baptist

The Church Is The Rope

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009

THE CHURCH IS THE ROPE Years ago at Niagara Falls two men were in a boat and found themselves caught in the current. The men jumped from their boat and swam for the shore. At last minute ropes from the shore were thrown out to them. The one man grabbed the rope and was pulled to shore. The other ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Water! Water!  PRO

Contributed by Clarence Clough on Oct 5, 2012

"WATER! WATER!" After one of the great battles in the Civil War we were coming down the Tennessee River with a company of wounded men. It was in the spring of the year, and the water was not clear. You know that the cry of a wounded man is, "Water! Water!" especially in a hot country. I remember ...read more

Tags: Blessing

Denomination: Church Of God

Change Is The Watchword Of Progression. When We ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Change is the watchword of progression. When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs ...read more

Tags: Change

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