In Sermon Illustrations: "Hard To Keep A Job"

Disappointment

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2025

One blogger wrote: “Today, I was at work, nonchalantly spinning my keys around my finger when they flew off and hit a glass cabinet. Broken glass showered passing customers. I don't think I'll have a job to go to tomorrow.” Or how about this one: “Today, I went to my parents' place to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-31

Tags: Happenings, Life, Mistakes, Disappointment, Surprises  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Skit – 3 People Up Front, Each With A Plate ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007

A Skit – 3 people up front, each with a plate and snack in front of him/her. All 3 are very hungry. Person #1 thinks really hard about the food. Person #2 touches the food – maybe smells or licks it. Person #3 devours it, then asks the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Out Of The Darkness

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009

OUT OF THE DARKNESS Phillip Brooks wrote in 1837, "Out of the hillsides of humiliated pride, deep in the darkness of crushed despair, in the fretting and dusty atmosphere of little cares, in the hard cruel contacts that man has with man; wherever souls are being tried and ripened, in whatever ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Any Armour, Including The Armour Of God Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Affleck on Jan 23, 2001

Any armour, including the Armour of God is useless without a sword - for the enemy can keep attacking until the armour gives way - how important then ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:13-17, Ephesians 6:1, Jeremiah 18:1-10

Tags: Bible Influence, Armor, Armour, Bible Study, Disciplines Scripture, Sword  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Brethren

We Have An Anchor...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Johns on Jun 15, 2002

We have an anchor that keeps the soul Steadfast and sure while the billows roll, Fastened to the Rock which cannot ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:19

Tags: Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Advertising Gives Industry An Opportunity To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Advertising gives industry an opportunity to keep its clean hands before the public. If industry is clean and has no dirty hands to ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Writing Is An Apprenticeship That Leads To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Writing is an apprenticeship that leads to soul, to Self. It involves digging deeply into territory which we keep hidden, not only from ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The War On Poverty Created A Great New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The war on poverty created a great new upper-middle class of bureaucrats that found they had a fine career as long as they could keep ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Joy Increases As You Give It, And Diminishes As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself. In giving you will accumulate a deposit of ...read more

Tags: Joy

Governments View Of The Economy Could Be Summed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: if it moves, tax it; if it keeps moving, regulate ...read more

Tags: Government

Good Humor Is A Tonic For Mind And Body. It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human ...read more

Tags: Humor

Ideas Are Elusive, Slippery Things. Best To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Only Service A Friend Can Really Render Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which ...read more

Tags: Compassion

It Sometimes Happens, Even In The Best Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It sometimes happens, even in the best of families, that a baby is born. This is not necessarily a cause for alarm. The important thing is to ...read more

Tags: Baby Dedication

Over The Edge

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 19, 2006

Over the Edge The Adirondack Mountains make a breathtaking backdrop for wilderness canoeing. Two friends and I had taken vacation time to get away from it all and live out of our canoes for a week. Each day we would take a new direction to explore the area. One day we took one of ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Over The Edge

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 27, 2006

Over the Edge The Adirondack Mountains make a breathtaking backdrop for wilderness canoeing. Two friends and I had taken vacation time to get away from it all and live out of our canoes for a week. Each day we would take a new direction to explore the area. One day we took one of the finger ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

For Many Years A Country Church In Iowa Set ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 29, 2004

For many years a country church in Iowa set aside one Sunday annually for youth to conduct the entire service. The young people did it all; call to worship, invocation, prayer, special music, announcements, choir, and one young person would deliver the sermon. One year a 16 year old boy was told ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Stats On Prayer  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004

THE STATS ON PRAYER A Newsweek poll several years ago titled "Is God Listening?" indicated that 54% of those the magazine surveyed prayed on a daily basis - 25% said they pray to God once a day and 29% more than once a day. 87% believed that God answers their prayers at least some of the time. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Tags: Parable Widow, Prayer Persistence, Prayer General

Officials From India Were Concerned About The ...  PRO

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 9, 2005

Officials from India were concerned about the aboriginal tribes which inhabited the islands off the coast of Myanmar after the Tsunami disaster. They feared that as many as 6,000 of these primitive people may have been killed — perhaps even wiping out some of the smaller tribes. So they sent ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Methodist

Let Me Talk To You About Ants. Not The Kind ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2005

1. Let me talk to you about Ants. Not the kind that marry uncles, but the kind that live outside. According to a CNN article, 2."Like humans, fungus-growing ants are true farmers and the survival of the colony depends on the food they grow. Anywhere from a few hundred to over five million ants ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:12-17

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Independent/Bible