In Sermon Illustrations: "Will Of Man"

Singer Or Dancer

Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 22, 2026

A lonely man longed for companionship without responsibility. He wanted something warm to welcome him home after work—no drama, no noise, no emotional complexity. “I have just the thing,” the pet shop owner said. “A canary. Sings all evening.” The man brought it home, thrilled. The music was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7

Tags: Calling, Discernment

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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

Empty Pieties And Good Resolutions Are Part Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Empty pieties and good resolutions are part of the natural equipment of every proper man. They were never meant to be performed or fulfilled, but ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

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

One Of The Most Moving Passages In English ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on May 17, 2001

One of the most moving passages in English literature comes toward the end of Charles Dickens’ "Tale of Two Cities", a story of the French revolution. Each day there was a grim procession through the streets of Paris of prisoners on their way to the guillotine. In one of the processions was ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God, Holy Spirit Attributes, God's Provision

Denomination: Baptist