In Sermon Illustrations: "Job"

Its A Recession When Your Neighbor Loses His ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Its a recession when your neighbor loses his job, its a ...read more

Tags: Thought

We Shall Not Fail Or Falter; We Shall Not Weaken ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire....Give us the tools ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Loyalty: F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Loyalty: F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants national research uncovered key reasons employees stay. The 3 most important reasons for staying with an employer are: challenging work, the ability to balance work with family life, and compensation. The 3 least important reasons for staying are: ...read more

Tags: Church General

Profits Up—wages Down: Even Though The Economy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Profits Up—Wages Down: Even though the economy added 2.2 million jobs in ‘04 and produced strong growth in corporate profits, wages for the average worker fell for the year, after adjusting for inflation—the first such drop in nearly a decade. The problem is not with the jobs themselves, but that ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Why Pastors Change: A New Ellison Research Study ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Why Pastors Change: A new Ellison Research study finds the average American minister has held a paid job in ministry for 19 years and has spent an average of 15.6 of those years as a senior pastor. Typically he or she has been the senior pastor at 3 different churches. 20% change jobs due to a ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Story Is Told Of A Wonderful, Elderly, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2001

The story is told of a wonderful, elderly, christian lady. She had very little money and lived in a rundown house, but she was always praising the Lord. Her only problem was with the old man who lived next door. He was always trying to prove to her that there was no God. One day, as the old man ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-22

Tags: Satan, Praise, Prayer Supplication, Good, God's Provision, Bad  (view more)  (view less)

Anne Landers On Loneliness  PRO

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 24, 2003

Quote from Anne Landers: “ I’ve learned plenty, including most importantly what Leo Rostea had in mind when he said, “Each of us is a little lonely, deep inside and longs to be understood.” I have learned how it is with the stumbling tortured people in this world who have nobody to talk to. The ...read more

Scripture: Job 14:1-2

Tags: What Is Evangelism?, Success, Peace, Evangelism How To, Disappointment  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Mennonite

The Story Is Told Of The Renowned Conductor ...  PRO

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 7, 2003

The story is told of the renowned conductor Reichel who was leading a great orchestra and choir in the final rehearsal of Messiah. They had come to that point where the soprano soloist takes up the refrain, “I know that my Redeemer liveth.” With the chorus quiet, her elegant voice rang out. It ...read more

Scripture: Job 19:25

Tags: Christmas, Christmas Advent

Denomination: Methodist

A Funny Thing Happened In Darlington, Maryland, ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 12, 2006

A funny thing happened in Darlington, Maryland, several years ago. Edith, a mother of eight, was coming home from a neighbor’s house one Saturday afternoon. Things seemed too quiet as she walked across her front yard. Curious, she peered through the screen door and saw five of her youngest children ...read more

Scripture: Job 21:22

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Lutheran

Faith In Tragedy: Luther Bridges  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2012

FAITH IN TRAGEDY: LUTHER BRIDGES A Methodist preacher by the name of Luther Bridges was born in 1884. He married and had 3 sons. Pastor Bridges accepted an invitation to minister at a conference in Kentucky in the year 1910, so he left his family in the care of his father-in-law & made the trip to ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:20-21

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Be Thankful

Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 2, 2014

When I was young I lived about a half hour from Defiance, Ohio. General Anthony Wayne built Fort Defiance in August 1794. He surveyed the land & declared to General Scott, "I defy the English, Indians, & all the devils of hell to take it." I defy anyone and all the devils of hell ...read more

Scripture: Job 13:15

Tags: Joyful, Defiance, Sacrifice Of Praise

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Atitudes

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 6, 2016

YOU CHOOSE? YOUR CHOICES WILL CONTROL THE OUT GOING AND IN COMING 120 years ago there was a family moving from Georgetown to Johnstown. A new opportunity farming was before them. So they loaded up their covered wagon, hitched up the horses, said farewell and away they went. The journey from ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:9-10

Tags: Attitude, Choices

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Born To Trouble.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 30, 2021

Dietrich Bonhoeffer died in a German concentration camp right before it was liberated. This is what he wrote: In me there is darkness, but with you there is light; I am lonely, but you do not leave me; I am feeble in heart, but with you there is help; I am restless, but with You there is peace. ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:1-10

Tags: Hope, Despair, Despair Can Have Help

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Resurrection Proof

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 29, 2024

Why is His resurrection so important? Think about what they call cold cases. Sometimes a man is accused of a crime he didn’t commit and put in jail. They found blood at the scene, but they didn’t have the DNA technology that they do today. But now, years later, they can use that same blood and ...read more

Scripture: Job 19:25

Tags: Resurrection, Life

Denomination: Lutheran

Traveling To Heaven

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 29, 2024

Throughout my life I had always wanted to go to Germany. It wasn’t until my son moved over there and got married that we finally were able to do so. The trip wasn’t always easy, as we were stranded in New Jersey for a night after a flight was canceled. We were tired from the journey. But once ...read more

Scripture: Job 19:26

Tags: Resurrection, Heaven

Denomination: Lutheran

Issues In Business, January, 1998-"Millions Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2001

Issues in Business, January, 1998-"Millions of Americans aren’t working, but ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Real Friends Are Those Who, When Youve Made A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Real friends are those who, when youve made a fool of yourself, dont feel that ...read more

Tags: Compassion

82% Of Female Corporate Executives Say That They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

82% of female corporate executives say that they really enjoy their jobs. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Women

What The World Really Needs Is More Young People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What the world really needs is more young people who will carry to their jobs the same enthusiasm for ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Loyalty: F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

Loyalty: F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants national research uncovered key reasons employees stay. The 3 most important reasons for staying with an employer are: challenging work, the ability to balance work with family life, and compensation. The 3 least important reasons for staying are: ...read more

Tags: Workplace