In Sermon Illustrations: "Mans Choice"

Using Our Ability

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2011

USING OUR ABILITY S. D. Gordon said, "We have nothing to do with how much ability we’ve got, or how little, but with what we do with what we have. The man with great talent is apt to be puffed up, and the man with little (talent) to belittle the little. Poor fools! God gives it, much or little. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-8

Tags: Servanthood

Top Ten Preachers  PRO

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Oct 7, 2012

TOP TEN PREACHERS A man wrote to a pastor of a large Church saying, "I am visiting your city and I would like to preach in your Church." The pastor wrote back saying, "Thank you for the offer but we are already sorted for in this area." The man wrote again saying, "I feel I ought to preach ...read more

Tags: Preaching

Denomination: Brethren

The New Guy  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 29, 2013

THE NEW GUY We all need real hope. There were four ladies in a nursing home one time that were sitting there talking, and the nurse brings in a new man to the facility. He was quite dapper for an older man, and one of the ladies asked him where he had been for so long. He responded by saying he ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: *other

A Site Foreman Had Ten Very Lazy Men Working For ...

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008

A site foreman had ten very lazy men working for him, so one day he decided to trick them into doing some work for a change. "I’ve got a really easy job today for the laziest one among you," he announced. "Will the laziest man please put his hand up?" Nine hands went ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

When David Hume, The Infidel, Was Criticized For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

When David Hume, the infidel, was criticized for going to listen to John Brown, the godly Scotch minister, he replied: “I don’t believe all that he says, but he does, and once a week I like to hear a man who believes what he says. That man preaches as though he thought the Lord Jesus Christ was ...read more

Tags: Worship General

Ignorance Of Sheep

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 16, 2022

City dwellers generally have limited knowledge of sheep; not usually pets. “What are you doing with that sheep? You should take it to the zoo,” the officer said. The following week, the same police officer sees the same man with the same sheep in the front seat, with both of them wearing ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-27, John 10:7-10, John 10:1-18

Tags: Sheep, Ignorance, Shepherd

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Understanding Mercy

Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 4, 2023

There was a young soldier in Napoleon’s army who committed an offense worthy of death. The day before he was scheduled for the firing squad, the young man’s mother went to Napoleon and asked him to show mercy for her son. Napoleon harshly replied, “Woman, your son does not deserve mercy.” “I know,” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7, Micah 6:8, Matthew 9:13, Luke 10:25-37, Ephesians 4:32, Matthew 18:23-35  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Kindness, Mercy, Forgiveness, Compassion, Leadership, Relationships, Merciful  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

[212]. A Message From A Poem - Everything In Its Season

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 26, 2025

[212]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - EVERYTHING IN ITS SEASON This poem covers a lot of ground. Broadly it is connected with the state of things, being the season of man. God created all of us and we live our lives in this world, but all of us are accountable for our actions. Some of that is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:18, Genesis 12:3, Joel 3:2, Isaiah 5:20-21, Ecclesiastes 3:1-5  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Death, Season, Evil, Curse Israel And Be Cursed, Christian Poems, Charlie Kirk, Israel, Birth, Good, Time For Everything, United Nations, Palestinians  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rejoice, That The Immortal God Is Born, So That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Rejoice, that the immortal God is born, so that mortal man may live in ...read more

Tags: Humanity Of Christ, Cross Agony, Compassion

The Only Thing Necessary For The Triumph Of ...

Contributed by Rodney Fry on May 26, 2004

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for the good man to ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

It Is As Contradictory For A Christian To Go On ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Dow on Jun 25, 2005

“It is as contradictory for a Christian to go on sinning as it is for a dead man to go on ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:15

Tags: Sin Deceptive

I Preached As Never Sure To Preach Again, And As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"I preached as never sure to preach again, and as a dying man to ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Scottish Theologian James Moffatt Comments: ...

Contributed by Doug Lyon on Feb 17, 2008

Scottish theologian James Moffatt comments: “Death is never the last word in the ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Ideas Are The Mightiest Influence On Earth. One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Ideas are the mightiest influence on earth. One great thought breathed ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Making Of Friends Who Are Real Friends Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The making of friends who are real friends is the best token we have of ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Choose In Marriage Only A Woman Whom You Would ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Choose in marriage only a woman whom you would choose as a ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Interest Works Night And Day, In Fair Weather ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Interest works night and day, in fair weather and foul. It gnaws at a man's ...read more

Tags: Money

Ive Come Loaded With Statistics, For Ive ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ive come loaded with statistics, for Ive noticed that a man cant prove ...read more

Tags: Statistics

The Tongue Is But Three Inches Long, Yet It Can ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1

Tags: Tongue

The Joy And Function Of Poetry Is, And Was, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The joy and function of poetry is, and was, the celebration of man, which is ...read more

Tags: Art