In Sermon Illustrations: "man pleasing"

Success Humbles The Great Man, Astonishes The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success humbles the great man, astonishes the common man, and ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

A Successful Man Will Never See The Day That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A successful man will never see the day that does not bring a fresh quota of problems, and the mark of ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Most Successful Businessman Is The Man Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

No Man Is Justified In Doing Evil On The Grounds ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No man is justified in doing evil on the ...read more

Tags: Satan

The Great Teacher Is Not The Man Who Supplies ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The great teacher is not the man who supplies the most facts, but the one in whose ...read more

Tags: Learning

The Sabbath Is Gods Present To The Working Man, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The Sabbath is Gods present to the working man, and one of its chief objects is to prolong his lifeThe savings bank ...read more

Tags: Commandments Sabbath

The Man Who Removes A Mountain Begins By ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying ...read more

Tags: Emotions

A Man Is Not Idle Because He Is Absorbed In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labour and ...read more

Tags: Thought

Man Is A Slow, Sloppy And Brilliant Thinker; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Man is a slow, sloppy and brilliant thinker; the machine is ...read more

Tags: Thought

It Is Only A Mans Own Fundamental Thoughts That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is only a mans own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he really and completely understands. To read the thoughts of others is like taking the remains of ...read more

Tags: Thought

It Is Not Given To Any Man, However Endowed, To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not given to any man, however endowed, to rise spontaneously into intellectual splendor without ...read more

Tags: Thought

A Shipwrecked Man Managed To Reach An Uninhabited ...

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009

A shipwrecked man managed to reach an uninhabited island. There, to protect himself against the elements and to safeguard the few possessions he had salvaged, he painstakingly built a little hut from which he constantly and prayerfully scanned the horizon for the approach of a ship. Returning one ...read more

Tags: Sacrifice, Sacrifices

Denomination: Baptist

Man Sentenced To Hang For Indian Massacre ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009

Man Sentenced to Hang for Indian Massacre Pardoned On March 22, 1824 an incident took place in Madison County, Indiana, which came to be known as the Fall Creek Massacre. Six white men murdered nine Seneca and Miami Indians and wounded another. Among the nine dead were three women and four ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Tags: Forgiveness, Forgiveness General

Chuck Swindoll Judges A Man Unfairly At A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009

Chuck Swindoll Judges a Man Unfairly at a Pastor’s Conference It is so easy to get into the trap of judging others unfairly! Chuck Swindoll told of his being at a pastor’s conference where he would be speaking. The first day there a man approached him and said how greatly he had looked forward to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Tags: Pastors, Faults

Lantern In A Porthole Saves Man Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 3, 2009

Lantern in a Porthole Saves Man Over Board There is a story of an Atlantic passenger lying in his bunk in a storm, deathly sick—seasick. A cry of “Man overboard!” was heard. The passenger thought, “God help the poor fellow. There is nothing I can do.” Then he thought at least he could put his ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:3-11

Tags: Attitude General

George Mueller Was A Man Of Faith. He Was A ...

Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009

George Mueller was a man of faith. He was a prayer warrior who financially supported missionary operations, especially orphanages in 26 different countries. Near the end of his life he admitted to reading the entire Bible about 200 times; 100 times on his knees. Apparently if you went to his house ...read more

Tags: Prayer Persistence

In The Movie Yes Man. Carl Allen Is At A ...

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 8, 2009

In the movie Yes Man. Carl Allen is at a standstill. No future... Until the day he enrolls into a personal development program based on a very simple idea: say yes to everything! ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Medical Volunteer Transforms Life Of Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2010

Medical Volunteer Transforms Life of Man Previously Thought To Be In A Vegetative State The simple point to what God is reminding us of is, “The Extra Mile” can change a life and win a soul to Jesus. To me that makes the pain of going the extra mile a pleasure. I listened to an interview on Jeremy ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Tags: Compassion

A Child's Sincere Worship Heard In A Man's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

A Child’s Sincere Worship Heard in a Man’s Dream A man was carried in a dream to a church. In his vision he saw the organist vigorously playing the organ, but no sound was heard. The choir and congregation began to sing, but their voices were not heard. Then the minister began, energetically, to ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23-24

Tags: Worship General

A Man Who Was Sentence To Death But Obtained A ...

Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 4, 2010

A man who was sentence to death but obtained a delay of execution by assuring the king he would teach his majesty’s horse to fly within a year --- in the condition that if he failed he would be put to death at the end of the year. The man hoped that within a year a king may ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Denomination: Assembly Of God