In Sermon Illustrations: "Mens Day"

The Nature Of Unbelief

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 21, 2009

The Nature of Unbelief In Ernest Hemmingway’s Green Hills of Africa, he hunts for sable. He shoots a large chestnut-colored cow, and then sees an immense black bull, which he shoots but badly. He finds the cow, but he and his team of trackers and porters search all day for the bull. The language ...read more

Tags: Unbelief

Denomination: Mennonite

Jingle Bells At A Funeral?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 22, 2022

Several years ago, a pretty well-known singing group made a monster mistake at a funeral service. This group traveled all around the USA singing and sharing Christ. One of the men in their home church back in Texas told them that he prayed for them, supported them greatly and loved to hear them ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9

Tags: Christmas, Communication, Confession, Confusion, Embarrassment, Funerals  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Joy Of Hearing Your Name

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Apr 26, 2023

This week is the National Football League Draft, a day that thousands of young men have been anticipating for years. I love to watch as the player hears his name called. The smiles. The hugs. Going to the platform and being congratulated by the commissioner. And then donning the jersey and cap of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18

Tags: Heaven, Reward

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Maybe It's Good News......maybe It's Bad News.

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 15, 2019

Many times we really don’t know what we should specifically pray for. We are not omniscient. We don’t know everything, nor can we see into the future. So we don’t know whether the things we’re asking for will turn out good or bad for us. An old story illustrates: A Chinese gentleman lived on the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Tags: Prayer, Will Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do We Sometimes Plough On With A Project ...  PRO

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 12, 2005

Do we sometimes plough on with a project regardless, without any thought or concern for those people that the Lord has already given to us? It’s the Achilles heel of the evangelist, but Paul knows he cannot ignore the needs of his brothers and sisters who are already in Christ. Neither must we ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:12-13

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Anglican

Commitment Or Contentment?

Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 10, 2009

COMMITMENT OR CONTENTMENT? Four masked men came in with assault rifles screaming at the preacher and members during the worship service. They said that anyone who would deny their faith could leave safely, but the pastor had to stay and face the outcome. Silence fill the church, and finally, ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Baptist

19th Century Revival Sparked By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 30, 2009

19th Century Revival Sparked by Prayer In 1857 there was a 46 year old man named Jeremiah Lamphere who lived in New York City. Jeremiah loved the Lord tremendously, but he didn’t feel that he could do much for the Lord until he began to feel a burden for the lost and accepted an invitation from his ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Tags: Revival

Are We Forever Trapped?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 17, 2017

METAL BARS OR MENTAL BARS... There is a story that comes from Russia of the BEAR THAT WAS FOREVER TRAPPED. There had been a great fire that burned miles of forest in Russia. Much of the wild life had been destroyed. There was a truck traveling along the edges of the destruction and a ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7

Tags: Opportunity, Open Door

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Path Of Least Resistance Makes All Rivers, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The path of least resistance makes all rivers, and ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

As Charles Degaulle Once Said, "The Graveyards ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jul 14, 2002

As Charles DeGaulle once said, "the graveyards are full ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself, Workplace Balance

Denomination: Baptist

Im Not In The Business Of Making Steel. Im In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Im not in the business of making steel. Im in the business of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

To Be A Good Critic Demands More Brains And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To be a good critic demands more brains and judgment ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Pale Death Knocks With Impartial Foot At Poor ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Pale death knocks with impartial foot at poor mens ...read more

Tags: Death

There Are No Limits To Growth And Human Progress ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are no limits to growth and human progress when men and women are ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Despair Of All Recovery Spoils Longevity, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Despair of all recovery spoils longevity, And makes men's ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Example Teaches Better Than Precept. It Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Example teaches better than precept. It is the best modeler of the ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

The Supreme Need Of The Church Is The Same In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The supreme need of the church is the same in [this] century as it was in the first: ...read more

Tags: Creation

Temptation Rarely Comes In Working Hours. It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure trime ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

There Is A Glare About Worldly Success Which Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is a glare about worldly success which is very apt ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Being A Woman Is A Terribly Difficult Task, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists ...read more

Tags: Women