In Sermon Illustrations: "Ordinary Men"

Value And Service = Design

Contributed by Michael Dean on Jan 26, 2013

VALUE AND SERVICE = DESIGN "For there are those who, giving the name of atoms to certain imperishable and most minute bodies that are supposed to be infinite in number, allege that these atoms, as they were carried along by chance in the void, all clashed fortuitously against each other in an ...read more

Tags: Creation

Denomination: Mennonite

Destiny...?

Contributed by Perry Greene on May 6, 2013

DESTINY...? During a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was confident they would win, but his men were filled with doubt. On the way to the battle, they stopped at a religious shrine. After praying with the men, the general took ...read more

Tags: Goals

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hand In Hand, Not Eye To Eye

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 19, 2006

HAND IN HAND, NOT EYE TO EYE There is a study by James Dobson that reveals that men use about 25,000 words a day, but women use 50,000. Now, ladies when you say, "My husband just won’t listen to me..." You’ve got to realize he doesn’t have the brain with the capacity to hold as much as you can ...read more

Tags: Marriage Struggle

Denomination: Christian Church

Worship As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

WORSHIP AS MOTIVATION Several years ago, while serving in Northport, I attended a University of Alabama football game. As we were nearing the stadium a group of young men caught my attention. There were four of them walking toward the stadium. They were Alabama fans. The four young men were ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-25

Tags: Worship Purpose

Hendrick's List

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009

HENDRICK’S LIST HOWARD HENDRICKS was popular seminary professor for many years. Many young men were taught by him over the years. Hendricks keeps a little black book with him wherever he goes. He writes in there the names of men whom he taught in seminary classes who have fallen out of the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:18

Tags: Arrogance

Jesus Came For Others.

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 21, 2020

Just as the Old Testament priest would take an innocent lamb and slaughter it on the alter for the sins of the nation of Israel, so Jesus came to offer Himself for the sins of the world. His entire reason for coming from Heaven to others was for "OTHERS" and not Himself. o He was born ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:21, Luke 19:10

Tags: Evangelism, Christmas, Sacrifice, Jesus, Birth Of Christ, Others, Unselfishness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Whole Conviction Of My Life Now Rests Upon ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and a few other solitary men, is the ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes, Evangelism The Lost, Disappointment

Shortly After His Death, Someone Asked John D. ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Twamley on Apr 2, 2003

Shortly after his death, someone asked John D. Rockefeller Jr’s chief financial advisor, “He was one of the richest men in the world, how much did he ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Radcliff Public Policy Center Study Reveals ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

A Radcliff Public Policy Center study reveals that 82% of men aged 20-39 say a “family-friendly” schedule is their most important job criterion. ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

I Believe That The First Test Of A Truly Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I believe that the first test of a truly great man is his humility. Really great men have a curious feeling that the greatness is not in them but through them. And they see something ...read more

Tags: Humility

Integrity Is The First Step To True Greatness. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in high places costs self-denial; in all places it is liable to opposition, ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Preach Abroad….it Is The Cooping Yourselves Up ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

“Preach abroad….It is the cooping yourselves up in rooms that has dampened the work of God, which never was and never will be carried out to any purpose without going into the highways and ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

The Hero Is The One Who Kindles A Great Light ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man who ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

But What Is Liberty Without Wisdom, And Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint. Men are qualified for liberty in exact ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

The Longer I Live, The More Convincing ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"...the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of the truth that God governs in the affairs of men...We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that except ...read more

Tags: God The Father

So Long As The People Do Not Care To Exercise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of ...read more

Tags: Government

In The Homes Of America Are Born The Children ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In the homes of America are born the children of America, and from them go out into American life American men and women. They go out with the stamp of these homes upon them and only as these ...read more

Tags: Home

The Lawgiver, Of All Beings, Most Owes The Law ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The lawgiver, of all beings, most owes the law allegiance. He of all men should behave as though the law compelled him. But it is the universal weakness of mankind that ...read more

Tags: Law

What Does Love Look Like? It Has The Hands To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

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