In Sermon Illustrations: "The Foolishness Of Man"

Entranced  PRO

Contributed by Cajun Pauley on Jun 23, 2007

Entranced <i> By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was going to receive as an inheritance; he went out, not knowing where he was going.– Hebrews 11:8 HCSB </i> There once was an old Christian who was often entranced by his love for the Lord. One summer evening, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be Like The Spider  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Aug 2, 2008

BE LIKE THE SPIDER There was a man who was cleaning up his desk one Friday afternoon when he noticed an envelope that had been opened. Someone must have placed it there while he was on the phone. He opened it and read it, and to his shock and dismay it was a notice of being terminated, being ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

Denomination: Methodist

Among My Absolute Favorite Films Is The Indiana ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jan 7, 2009

Among my absolute favorite films is the Indiana Jones saga staring Harrison Ford. If you have not seen the films, they are the story of Indiana Jones, a famed archeologist who goes on wild adventures in search of ancient lost artifacts, including the Ark of the Covenant in the first film and the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Tags: Repentance

Denomination: Christian Church

The Price Has Been Paid For You

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Aug 28, 2024

The story is told of a young man who left the old country and sailed to America to make a new life in the new world. Before he left, his father pressed some money in his hand. It wasn't much, but it was all he had. He hoped it would tide the boy over until he found a job. His mother handed him ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:13-14

Tags: Good News, Barriers, Intimacy With God, Missing Out

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What An Orphan Boy Learned About John 3:16 On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009

What An Orphan Boy Learned About John 3:16 on Christmas Eve In far away cold country a number of years ago there was a young orphaned boy selling papers on a cold, freezing Christmas Eve afternoon. Toward the close of the afternoon the little boy went up to a policeman and said, "Sir, I’m real ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Christmas

Can We Love Someone We Find Unloving? Galatians ...

Contributed by Clifford Good on Jul 18, 2008

Can we love someone we find unloving? Galatians 5:13-14 says that we are given freedom to serve one another in love. Whenever I take a trip I come home with lots of stories that come out of the things I see and the people I meet. Here is a story from the last trip to highlight this point about ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-14

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Quickest And Most Effective Way For A Battle ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Affleck on Jan 23, 2001

The quickest and most effective way for a battle to be won is to knock the other man down – this is what the Devil does ...read more

Tags: Satan, Discipleship, Emotions

Denomination: Brethren

G.k. Chesterton: Paradox

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Apr 30, 2002

Quotable “It is the highest and holiest of the paradoxes that the man who really knows he cannot pay his debt will ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: Pentecostal

Don't Pray When You Feel Like It. Have An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Don’t pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it. A man is powerful on ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

The Right Choice

Contributed by Mark Wood on Feb 18, 2006

A.W. Tozier said: The man or woman who is wholly and joyously surrendered to Christ can’t make a wrong choice ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Baptist

By A 33% To 21% Margin, Americans Would Rather ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007

By a 33% to 21% margin, Americans would rather ride in a car driven by a man than a woman. For 43% it makes no ...read more

So Much Of Our Time Is Preparation, So Much Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much is retrospect, that the path of each man's ...read more

Tags: Thought

It's Sad For A Girl To Reach The Age Where Men ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It's sad for a girl to reach the age Where men consider her charmless, But it's worse for a man to attain the age ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

He Does Nothing Who Seeks To Console A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He does nothing who seeks to console a desponding man with words; a friend is one who aids with deeds at a ...read more

Tags: Compassion

The Average Girl Would Rather Have Beauty Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The average girl would rather have beauty than brains because she knows the average man ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love

The Ultimate End Ofall Revolutionary Social ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The ultimate end ofall revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

We Must Learn Which Ceremonies May Be Breached ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We must learn which ceremonies may be breached occasionally at our convenience and which ones may never be if we are ...read more

Tags: Hospitality

To Own A Bit Of Ground, To Scratch It With A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch the renewal of life this is the commonest delight of the ...read more

Tags: Food

The Art Of Dealing With People Is The Foremost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The art of dealing with people is the foremost secret of successful men. A mans success in handling people is the very yardstick by which ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Why Should We Be In Such A Desperate Haste To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Why should we be in such a desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success