In Sermon Illustrations: "Spiritual Man"

Making The Wrong Right

Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012

MAKING THE WRONG RIGHT Many years ago, Christian professor Stuart Blackie of the University of Edinburgh was listening to his students as they presented oral readings. When one young man rose to begin his recitation, he held his book in the wrong hand. The professor thundered, "Take your book in ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Prepared For Tough Times?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 4, 2021

Lord Joseph Duveen, American head of the art firm that bore his name, planned in 1915 to send one of his experts to England to examine some ancient pottery. He booked passage on the Lusitania. Then the German Embassy issued a warning that the liner might be torpedoed. Duveen wanted to call off ...read more

Tags: Commitment, Preparation, Hardships, Trials, Tough Times  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Bridge Builder

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 20, 2022

THE BRIDGE BUILDER By Will Allen Dromgoole An old man going a lone highway. Came, at the evening cold and gray, To a chasm vast and deep and wide. Through which was flowing a sullen tide The old man crossed in the twilight dim, The sullen stream had no fear for him; But he turned when safe ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:29

Tags: Builder, Bridge

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Staring At The Great Stone Face

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 2, 2023

Perhaps you remember Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story about the great stone face. A little lad lived in a village where there was a mountain with a rock formation which they called the great stone face. The people had a legend that someday someone would come to the village who would look like the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4, Hebrews 12:1-3

Tags: Glory, Jesus, Worship, Vision, Focus, Looking To Jesus  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Need A Push

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 25, 2025

A man and his wife are awakened at 3 a.m. by a loud pounding on their door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger in the pouring rain is asking for a push. “Not a chance,” says the husband- “It’s three o’clock in the morning!” He slams the door and returns to bed. “Who ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:2, Luke 6:31

Tags: Service, Compassion

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Adversity Toughens Manhood, And The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or the great man, is not that he has been exempted from the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

I Read Somewhere That There Are Only Two Things ...  PRO

Contributed by Wayne Major on Mar 28, 2001

I read somewhere that there are only two things a man can’t hide: the fact that he is drunk, and the fact ...read more

Tags: Marriage Obligations, Romantic Love

Denomination: Methodist

Men Are Distracted By A Pretty Girl On The ...

Contributed by Simon Mattholie on Sep 10, 2007

men are distracted by a pretty girl on the pavement 42 times per week; women are only distracted by ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Marriage Singleness, Temptation Sex

Denomination: Baptist

I Consider My Ability To Arouse Enthusiasm Among ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Dancing Is Wonderful Training For Girls; Its The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dancing is wonderful training for girls; its the first place you learn to guess what a man ...read more

Tags: Culture

Reflect Upon Your Present Blessings, Of Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many not on your past ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Shed No Tears Over Your Lack Of Early ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Shed no tears over your lack of early advantages. No really great man ever had any ...read more

Tags: Greatness

A Fool Often Fails Because He Thinks What Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy, and a wise man because he ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Teamworkoneness As I Like To Call It. I Dont ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Teamworkoneness as I like to call it. I dont think there has ever been a self-made ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Friendship Is To Be Purchased Only By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Friendship is to be purchased only by friendship. A man may have authority over others, but he can never ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Pendulum Of The Mind Alternates Between ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong. Show me a ...read more

Tags: Learning

Shed No Tears Over Your Lack Of Early ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Shed no tears over your lack of early advantages. No really great man ever had any ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Except The American Woman, Nothing Interests ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Except the American woman, nothing interests the eye of American man more than the automobile, or seems so important to ...read more

Tags: Possession

Insurance, N. An Ingenious Modern Game Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Insurance, n. An ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that ...read more

Tags: Possession

A Liberal Is Someone Who Feels A Great Debt To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he ...read more

Tags: Politics