In Sermon Illustrations: "Natural Man"

Henry Ward Beecher Once Said, "The Strength And ...  PRO

Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Mar 6, 2002

Henry Ward Beecher once said, "The strength and the happiness of a man consists in finding out the way in which ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will, Fulfillment

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Next To Doing Things That Deserve To Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Next to doing things that deserve to be written, there is nothing that gets a man more credit, or gives him more pleasure, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

There Is More Happiness In A Multitude Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There is more happiness in a multitude of children than safety in a multitude of counselors; and if I were a rich ...read more

Tags: Children

Wondrous Is The Strength Of Cheerfulness, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it better, ...read more

Tags: Joy

Could We Read The Secret History Of Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Could we read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each mans life sorrow and ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Agnosticism Solves Not, But Merely Shelves, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Agnosticism solves not, but merely shelves, the mysteries of life. When agnosticism has done its withering work in the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

It Is Only Rarely That One Can See In A Little ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is only rarely that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in ...read more

Tags: Children

It Has Now Become The Doctrine Of A Large Clan ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty is unnecessary, slow, subversive of a man's ...read more

Tags: Government

At The Bottom Of All The Tributes Paid To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, ...read more

Tags: Government

It Was Not The Matter Of The Work, But The Mind ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It was not the matter of the work, but the mind that went into it, that countedand the man who was not content to do small ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

The Personal Life Of Every Individual Is Based ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The personal life of every individual is based on secrecy, and perhaps it is partly for that reason that civilized man is so nervously ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

In The Beginning Of A Change, The Patriot Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

Some Of You May Remember That In My Early Days I ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Some of you may remember that in my early days I was a sort of a bleeding heart liberal. Then I ...read more

Tags: Politics

Solitude, Though It May Be Silent As Light, Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men ...read more

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

All Of Scripture Is Presented To Us As A ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 28, 2010

“All of Scripture is presented to us as a sequential narrative of the God/man relationship from the very beginning to the very ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. A Movie ...

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jun 23, 2011

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. A movie about a man who was born old. It is a great opening for a sermon ...read more

Tags: Born Again

Denomination: Christian Church

Quotation: The Egg's No Chick By Falling From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Quotation: The egg’s no chick by falling from the hen, Nor man a Christian till he’s born ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

For Everyone—communion Meditation  PRO

Contributed by Troy Mason on Aug 23, 2002

FOR EVERYONE-COMMUNION MEDITATION James W. Moore of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Houston tells a story about one of his minister friends. His name is Tom and he does a fascinating thing each month. Even though he has an extremely busy schedule he still makes the time each month to go down ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:24-25, Luke 22:19

Tags: Lord's Supper, Reverence, Worth, Communion, Church Practices  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Airplane Traveler Who Knows His Bible Well, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 23, 2009

Airplane Traveler Who Knows His Bible Well, Finally Understands the Goal of the Gospel--To Know Christ And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” *There is no eternal life in trying to keep God’s rules, because you can’t keep them ...read more

Scripture: John 17:3

Tags: Evangelism, Christian Witness

The Way Of The ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

The Way of the Righteous What They Don’t Do “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-3

Tags: Righteousness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational