In Sermon Illustrations: "Fisher Of Men"

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

Faith Like Job's Cannot Be Shaken Because It Is ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 8, 2002

Faith like Job’s cannot be shaken because it is the result of having been shaken. [Unshakeable Faith, Citation: Abraham Heschel, ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing  PRO

Contributed by Tim Gresham on Jan 19, 2004

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail th’incarnate Deity! Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus our Immanuel. Hark! the herald angels ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus

Denomination: Baptist

66% Of Americans Plan To Buy Their Mother Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

66% of Americans plan to buy their mother or step-mother a Mothers Day gift; 42.6% of men will also shop for their wives. ...read more

Tags: Parenting

The Means By Which We Live Have Outdistanced The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Christmas In Bethlehem. The Ancient Dream: A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in ...read more

Tags: Christmas

So It Is You, Money, The Cause Of A Restless ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"So it is you, money, the cause of a restless life. Because of you we embark toward early death; on you mens vices cruelly feed, ...read more

Tags: Money

The Art Of Leading, In Operations Large Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The art of leading, in operations large or small, is the art of dealing with humanity, of working diligently on behalf of men, of being sympathetic with them, but equally, of ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

The 18th Century Irish Statesman Edmund Burke Is ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Sep 17, 2008

The 18th Century Irish statesman Edmund Burke is said to have claimed ‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Baptist

Bill Mccartney Retired As The Head Coach Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 14, 2001

Bill McCartney retired as the head coach of the Colorado football team several years ago. His reason for retirement was not because he was unsuccessful as a coach. His teams had won the national championship. They had been in the top 10 many times. McCartney said that he was retiring ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:4

Tags: Workplace Balance, Love Of The Disciples, Priorities, Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Throughout History, Women Have Been Treated By ...  PRO

Contributed by Chad Wright on Apr 25, 2002

Throughout history, women have been treated by men as lesser humans. Athenian women were of inferior status, often guarded by dogs, treated as fickle, contentious, and uncultured in comedy. In Jesus’ day, there was a prayer said by Jewish men thanking God in this manner, “Thank you for not making ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man

Denomination: Lutheran

Celestial Freedom  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 4, 2002

CELESTIAL FREEDOM In 1776 Thomas Paine stirred the land with these words: "These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands now deserves the love and thanks of man and women. ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Political Freedom, Holidays Civic

Some Years Ago In South Louisiana, On The I-10 ...

Contributed by Mark Mccool on Apr 21, 2003

Some years ago in south Louisiana, on the I-10 bridge between Baton Rouge and Lafayette, there were two men who had seen an 18 wheeler veer off the bridge, breaking through the railing, and plunging off into the bayou below. As they drove near it, they pulled over to the side of the highway and ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Pentecostal

In 1269 Kublai Khan Sent A Request From Peking To ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Glass on Aug 5, 2005

In 1269 Kublai Khan sent a request from Peking to Rome for "a hundred wise men of the Christian religion...And so I shall be baptized, and when I shall be baptized all my baron and great men will be baptized, and their subjects baptized, and so there will be more Christian here than there are in ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Baptist

Lady Nancy Astor, The First Woman Ever Seated In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005

Lady Nancy Astor, the first woman ever seated in the British House of Commons, encountered a lot of male antagonism – but proved herself capable of giving as well as receiving in that arena. Once, at a formal dinner, Lady Astor said to her neighbor that she considered men to be more conceited than ...read more

Tags: Envy

Lady Nancy Astor, The First Woman Ever Seated In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Lady Nancy Astor, the first woman ever seated in the British House of Commons, encountered a lot of male antagonism -- but proved herself capable of giving as well as receiving in that arena. Once, at a formal dinner, Lady Astor said to her neighbor that she considered men to be more conceited than ...read more

Tags: Women