In Sermon Illustrations: "Mens Day"

If I Were To Prescribe One Process In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I were to prescribe one process in the training of men which is fundamental to success in any direction, it would be thoroughgoing training in the habit of accurate observation. It is a ...read more

Tags: Thought

It Was The Great Preacher Dr Lyman Beecher Who ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

It was the great preacher Dr Lyman Beecher who used to say: "That the reason why he was so blessed to the conversion of men was, that he had so many pulpit ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Brethren

The Kingdom Of Jesus Marches On  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 7, 2013

THE KINGDOM OF JESUS MARCHES ON David Guzik: "The eternal King who rules over the souls of men is mightier than an external foe with powerful armies. Rome is gone, Napoleon is ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Clinging To Christ

Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Feb 4, 2008

This promise is to those who “love God.” They are of course, believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and cling to Him for their lives like drowning men and women clinging to what they know will ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Fatherhood

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

FATHERHOOD The National Organization for Women has filed a complaint with the Health and Human Services Dept., saying a program intended to promote responsible fatherhood is ...read more

Tags: Women

Where Oh Where Is My Hair

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 25, 2025

It is true that I don't pay attention to many things in life. I guess I'm just too busy to notice everything. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage always asks me why I'm not paying attention. To keep engaged in that argument, I say, "I'm too poor to pay attention. Could I ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:10

Tags: Bald, Old, Hair

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Pizarro's Critical Moment

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 19, 2011

PIZARRO'S CRITICAL MOMENT All great undertakings begin with a critical moment--a moment when a decision is made and someone launches himself into a never-to-be forgotten enterprise. FRANCISCO PIZARRO, the noted Spanish explorer, faced such a moment. He languished with his men on a small island ...read more

Tags: Action

Denomination: Baptist

A Man For All Seasons

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS In 1966, Robert Bolt's play was made into a movie of the same name. A Man For All Seasons was a movie about Sir Thomas More. More, a member of the elite Privy Council of the Roman Catholic Church, refused to give his okay to King Henry VIII's divorce to his wife and ...read more

Tags: Character

Evangelist Merv Rosell Relates A Story From His ...

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 25, 2006

Evangelist Merv Rosell relates a story from his childhood when he and his brother contracted diphtheria. They were wrapped in white sheets and taken to the contagious ward of the hospital. He could still see his mother’s face, pressed against the glass of the ward, peering lovingly at her two ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

[296]. A Message From A Poem – The Winds That Blow

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 26, 2026

[296]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE WINDS THAT BLOW This poem needs thought, and your understanding of it might be different from mine as I wrote it. The poem is a comparison or even a contrast. The first half is based on nature and the original Edenic calmness and the second half takes up what ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:37-39

Tags: Strong Winds, Sin, Calm, Turmoil, Winds, Christian Poetry  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Number Of Unchurched Adults In The U.s. Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of unchurched adults in the U.S. has doubled since ‘91. That growth is especially pronounced among men, people under 40, singles, and people living in ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Wisdom Is The Right Use Of Knowledge. To Know Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to ...read more

Tags: Character

Nothing In The World Can Take The Place Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common that unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a Proverb. Education will not; the world is ...read more

Tags: Endurance

I Never Yet Knew A Man So Blas That His Face ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I never yet knew a man so blas that his face did not change when he heard that some action or creation of his had been praised; yes, even ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Not That I Love Country Less, But Humanity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Not that I love country less, but humanity more, do I plead the cause of a higher and truer patriotism. We are men by a more sacred bond than we are citizens; we are ...read more

Tags: Church General

It Is The Object Only Of War That Makes It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is the object only of war that makes it honorable. And if there was ever a just war since the world began, it is this in which America is now engaged. . . .We fight not to enslave, but to set a ...read more

Tags: War

Friendship Is Not A Reward For Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Friendship is not a reward for our discrimination and good taste in finding out one another. It is the instrument by which God reveals to each the beauties of all the others. They are no greater than the ...read more

Tags: Compassion

It Is Always Easier To Confess The Sins Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is always easier to confess the sins of others than to acknowledge our own faults, and to point out the delinquencies of others than to mend our own nets. Men, like water, ...read more

Tags: Self

The Meanest Man In Texas

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 5, 2012

THE MEANEST MAN IN TEXAS Let's finish with the true and amazing story of Clyde Thompson. Clyde's father was a Bible salesman, but when he was old enough to stay home alone, he began refusing to go to church with the rest of the family. Most Sundays, while his family was in church, Clyde was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Tags: Bible Influence

Where Oh Where Is My Hair?

Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 10, 2021

I must confess I sometimes get so busy that certain things have slipped my mind. I don't do this intentionally, but I try to prioritize things in my life. With so many things going on, it is tough to keep up-to-date with everything, even personal items. This is not true with the Gracious ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 20:29

Tags: Humor, Change

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance