In Sermon Illustrations: "Ministry To Men"

There Was Never A World In Greater Need Of Men ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There was never a world in greater need of men and women who know the way, and can keep ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

It Is The Mark Of Weak Men That They Break Down ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is the mark of weak men that they break down under unusual responsibilities, of strong men ...read more

Tags: Strength

Men's Best Successes Come After Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Men's best successes come after their ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

There Is A Paradox In Pride It Makes Some Men ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is a paradox in pride it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Great Men Are They Who See That The Spiritual ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force, ...read more

Tags: Thought

Men Occasionally Stumble Over The Truth, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most pick themselves up and hurry off ...read more

Tags: Truth

The Demand For Absolute Liberty Brings Men To ...

Contributed by David Tack on Jul 6, 2009

The demand for absolute liberty brings men to the depths of slavery. Dietrich ...read more

Tags: Servanthood, Sonship Vs. Slavery

Denomination: Baptist

Solzhenitsyn: Men Have Forgotten God  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 24, 2009

SOLZHENITSYN: MEN HAVE FORGOTTEN GOD In his 1983 acceptance speech for the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn recalled the words he heard as a child, when his elders sought to explain the ruinous upheavals in Russia: "Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has ...read more

Tags: Apostasy

Denomination: Baptist

We Need Men Of The Cross, With The Message Of ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

We need men of the cross, with the message of the cross, bearing the marks ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Brethren

Wise Men Came From Afar

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 5, 2010

WISE MEN CAME FROM AFAR Most people know that Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, but they really do not understand as much as we think they do. In a small Southern town there was a "Nativity Scene" that showed great skill and talent had gone into creating it. One small feature ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Rise And Fall Of Nine Rich Men  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2011

THE RISE AND FALL OF NINE RICH MEN A popular story recounts a meeting that may have taken place at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago in 1923. There is debate whether the meeting in fact occurred, but what is not in question is the actual rise and fall of the men featured in the story, who were ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-10

Tags: Money

One Rascal Among Honest Men

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 19, 2011

ONE RASCAL AMONG HONEST MEN A king visited a slave ship, and there was a slave galley where they chain men to the oars and they row and a man beats the drum and another man has a lash to make them row. And they would take the prisoners of the state and put them to use, pulling on the oars. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:8-10

Tags: Confession Of Sin

He Writhed On The Floor While Men And Women ...

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 6, 2010

He writhed on the floor while men and women gathered around him hurling their prayers. That’s the best way I can describe it. "Come out in Jesus name!" they said, and he writhed all the more as if in pain, and certainly in turmoil. The voices rose, "Come out you unclean spirit!" I had been ...read more

Tags: Demons

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where Does Your Ministry Rely Upon God's Power?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 15, 2023

David Platt in his book Radical has a chapter entitled "Beginning at the End of Ourselves -- The Importance of Relying on God's Power (Subsection entitled - “Dependent on Ourselves or Desperate for His Spirit”) Platt went on to say, "This is where I am most convicted as a pastor. I ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8-11, Ephesians 5:18

Tags: Holy Spirit, Church, Power, Pastors, Pentecost, Repentance  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When The Immanuel Baptist Church First Called ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 2, 2004

When the Immanuel Baptist Church first called Pastor Waite he quickly made his way to each home. Letting people know that he wanted to know anything about the people that would be helpful in his ministry. It wasn’t long before the new pastor knew most of the church secrets. When it came to getting ...read more

Tags: Men And Women, Unity

Denomination: Baptist

The King Has One More Move  PRO

Contributed by Dwayne Brown, Phd on Apr 9, 2015

This story has been told by Christian speakers as far back as 1955 when Billy Graham told a variation of it early in his ministry. Two men are standing in front of a painting called Checkmate in an art gallery. In the painting, a man is playing chess with the devil. The devil is grinning ...read more

Tags: Don't Quit, God Is In Control

Denomination: Baptist

Why Did Jesus Need To Be Baptized?  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 3, 2013

Why would Jesus need to be baptized by John? Well... Jesus' baptism by John was the beginning of Jesus' ministry. Mark 1:1 starts out: "The BEGINNING of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God" and then Mark starts telling us about Jesus' baptism by John. In Luke 3:23 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-15

Tags: Ministry, High Priest, Water Baptism, Jesus' Ministry, Baptism  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Several Christian Men Who Had Been Touched By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Several Christian men who had been touched by the Lord decided to do something practical for their pastor: pray for him. What is so unusual about that, you might ask. Well, for one particular pastor, it was a brand new sensation. These few laymen had just returned from a Bible study that ...read more

Tags: Paul

Two Men Were Flying To Orlando From California ...

Contributed by Michael Gardner on Mar 2, 2006

Two men were flying to Orlando from California and met on an airplane. After exchanging pleasantries, conversation turned to the needs of their community. One of them was a pastor who shared his vision for a soup kitchen just starting up in downtown Orlando. He also told of local churches that ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Methodist

All The Holy Men Seem To Have Gone Off And Died. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All the holy men seem to have gone off and died. Theres no one left but us ...read more

Tags: Church Practices