In Sermon Illustrations: "Men" showing 961-980 of 4,024

During The Mau Mau Uprising In Kenya In 1960, ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 17, 2004

During the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya in 1960, missionaries Matt and Lora Higgens were returning one night to Nairobi through the heart of Mau Mau territory, where Kenyans and missionaries alike had been killed and dismembered. Seventeen miles outside of Nairobi their Land Rover stopped. Higgens ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered, Prayer Adoration, Peace, Remission Of Sin, Fear  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In 1212 A French Shepherd Boy By The Name Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

In 1212 a French shepherd boy by the name of Steven claimed that Jesus had appeared to him disguised as a pilgrim. Supposedly, Jesus instructed him to take a letter to the king of France. This poor, misguided boy told everyone he saw about what he thought he had encountered. Before long he had ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

In 1914; Sir Earnest Shackleton, And Explorer ...

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jan 19, 2010

In 1914; Sir Earnest Shackleton, and explorer from England attempted to cross Antarctica. His exploration didn’t go so well though as his ship, “The Endurance,” was caught in the ice pack and slowly crushed as the ice closed in around it. Luckily, Shackleton and his crew managed to make it off ...read more

Tags: Second Coming

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Prayer For Thieves  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011

PRAYER FOR THIEVES About 12 years ago, three men broke into our church building here. They didn't steal much, and they didn't really damage all that much (they broke a couple of doors, and stole a few small items) but we called the police and reported the incident. After the police left, our youth ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2-6

Tags: Prayer Answered

The Donkey And The Complaining Wife

Contributed by Shine Thomas on May 7, 2013

THE DONKEY AND THE COMPLAINING WIFE I once heard of a farmer who had a complaining wife. From morning till night she would complain about something or the other. The only time he got relief was when he went to the farm with his donkey. One day as he was plowing, his wife brought him lunch. He ...read more

Tags: Complaining

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Dale Carnegie Comments, "If You Want To Win ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 15, 2002

Dale Carnegie comments, "If you want to win ...spirited men to your way of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

All That Mankind Has Done, Thought, Gained Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"All that Mankind has done, thought, gained or been, it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books. ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Do Not Consider Yourself To Have Made Any ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Do not consider yourself to have made any spiritual progress, unless you account ...read more

Tags: Humility

Tis An Old Maxim In The Schools, That Flatterys ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flatterys the food of fools; Yet now and then your men of ...read more

Great Scientific Discoveries Have Been Made By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Great scientific discoveries have been made by men seeking to verify quite erroneous ...read more

Tags: Discovery

We Can Easily Forgive A Child Who Is Afraid Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

It Does Not Take A Majority To Prevail ... But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

We On This Continent Should Never Forget That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Why Has Government Been Instituted At All? ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of ...read more

Tags: Government

If You Indicate Your Willingness To Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you indicate your willingness to be friendly, men are bound eventually to reciprocate by manifesting a ...read more

Tags: Compassion

No Man Has Learned The Meaning Of Life Until He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No man has learned the meaning of life until he has surrendered his ego to ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

One Machine Can Do The Work Of Fifty Ordinary ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the ...read more

Tags: Possession

Shirking Easily Becomes A Habit As Difficult To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Shirking easily becomes a habit as difficult to throw off as the use of drugs and has ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

The Secret Of Many A Man's Success In The World ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The secret of many a man's success in the world resides in his insight into the moods of men, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

C.s. Lewis On The Incarnation

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Dec 21, 2012

C. S. Lewis said it well: "The Son of God became a man that men ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational