In Sermon Illustrations: "Wise Men"

Commitment Or Contentment?

Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 10, 2009

COMMITMENT OR CONTENTMENT? Four masked men came in with assault rifles screaming at the preacher and members during the worship service. They said that anyone who would deny their faith could leave safely, but the pastor had to stay and face the outcome. Silence fill the church, and finally, ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Denomination: Baptist

The Path Of Least Resistance Makes All Rivers, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The path of least resistance makes all rivers, and ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

As Charles Degaulle Once Said, "The Graveyards ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jul 14, 2002

As Charles DeGaulle once said, "the graveyards are full ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself, Workplace Balance

Denomination: Baptist

Im Not In The Business Of Making Steel. Im In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Im not in the business of making steel. Im in the business of ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

To Be A Good Critic Demands More Brains And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To be a good critic demands more brains and judgment ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Pale Death Knocks With Impartial Foot At Poor ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Pale death knocks with impartial foot at poor mens ...read more

Tags: Death

There Are No Limits To Growth And Human Progress ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are no limits to growth and human progress when men and women are ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Despair Of All Recovery Spoils Longevity, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Despair of all recovery spoils longevity, And makes men's ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Example Teaches Better Than Precept. It Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Example teaches better than precept. It is the best modeler of the ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

The Supreme Need Of The Church Is The Same In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The supreme need of the church is the same in [this] century as it was in the first: ...read more

Tags: Creation

Temptation Rarely Comes In Working Hours. It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure trime ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

There Is A Glare About Worldly Success Which Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is a glare about worldly success which is very apt ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Being A Woman Is A Terribly Difficult Task, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists ...read more

Tags: Women

What Does It Mean To Be Real?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 18, 2020

Excerpt from the Story of the Skin Horse “The Skin Horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underneath, and most of the hairs in his tail had been pulled out to string bead necklaces. He was wise, for ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8, John 3:16

Tags: Love, Children, Marriage, Family, Relationships, Real, Unconditional Love  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Reprove An Erring Brother, Do Not Reproach Him

Contributed by James Dina on Oct 7, 2020

REPROVE AN ERRING BROTHER, DO NOT REPROACH HIM Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, reprove a wise man and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning." (Proverbs 9:8-9) We should have respect ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 9:8

Tags: Reprove, Correct In Love

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Cemetery Is A Place Where A Lot Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

A cemetery is a place where a lot of over-ambitious young ...read more

Tags: Ambition

Paul Harvey Said, "Too Many Christians Are No ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 10, 2001

Paul Harvey said, "Too many Christians are no longer fishers of men but ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of, Church Small Groups

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Fact That Boys Are Allowed To Exist At All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of a remarkable ...read more

Tags: Children

A Doctors Reputation Is Made By The Number Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A doctors reputation is made by the number of eminent men ...read more

Tags: Human Body

Labor Disgraces No Man; Unfortunately, You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find ...read more

Tags: Poverty