In Sermon Illustrations: "Work Ethic"

As The Flower Before The Fruit, So Faith Is ...  PRO

Contributed by David Insell on Jul 28, 2003

As the flower before the fruit, so faith is before ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is No Development Physically Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is no development physically or intellectually without ...read more

Tags: Confidence

Men Achieve A Certain Greatness Unawares, When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when ...read more

Tags: Greatness

Depend On The Rabbits Foot If You Will, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Depend on the rabbits foot if you will, but remember, it ...read more

Tags: Supernatural

Getting Together Is A Beginning; Keeping ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Getting together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; ...read more

Tags: Church General

Success Depends On A Plus Condition Of Mind And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success depends on a plus condition of mind and body, on ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Genius Is The Gold In The Mine; Talent Is The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Genius is the gold in the mine; talent is the miner who ...read more

Tags: Human Life

65279;i've Read That Michelangelo, The Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Durbin on Feb 16, 2003

I’ve read that Michelangelo, the great sculptor and painter, was pushing a heavy rock up a small incline to his work area so that he could do some sculpting. A neighbor watched him for over an hour as he worked to get this rock in place. Finally he asked, "Michelangelo, why do you labor so ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Denomination: Pentecostal

Raise Sales By 20% Without Attracting Any New ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Raise Sales by 20% without attracting any new customers? Leo J. Shapiro & Assoc., a Chicago market research firm, says supermarkets can do just that by, among other things, making sure they don’t run out of stock and providing better help to customers looking for goods. If ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Flex Time: Almost 29 Million Full-Time ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Flex Time: Almost 29 million full-time wage-and-salary workers, or nearly 29%, have schedules that allow them to vary the time they begin and end their workday while working 40 hour weeks, according to the Labor Department. Flexible schedules are most common among executives, administrators and ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

A Bitter Spirit Of Rivalry

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Many years ago Michelangelo, the sculptor, and Raphael, the painter, were commissioned to execute works of art for the beautification of the Vatican. Although each had a different job to do and both were highly respected, there arose such a bitter spirit of rivalry between them that at last they ...read more

Tags: Faith

An Angel Inside

Contributed by Samuel Wilder on Nov 10, 2008

AN ANGEL INSIDE I’ve read that Michelangelo, the great sculptor and painter, was pushing a heavy rock up a small incline to his work area so that he could do some sculpting. A neighbor watched him for over an hour as he worked to get this rock in place. Finally he asked, "Michelangelo, why do you ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

Happiness, I Have Discovered, Is Nearly Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Happiness, I have discovered, is nearly always a ...read more

Tags: Joy

The Best Discipline, Maybe The Only Discipline ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The best discipline, maybe the only discipline that really ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

We Have A Free, Full, Final, Forever ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We have a free, full, final, forever forgiveness in the ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Beautiful Young People Are Accidents Of Nature. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature. Beautiful old ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Above All, Remember That The Meaning Of Life Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Above all, remember that the meaning of life is to build a life as ...read more

Tags: Learning

Opportunity Is Missed By Most People Because It ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in ...read more

Tags: Opportunity

A Real Patriot Is The Fellow Who Gets A Parking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and ...read more

Tags: Patriotism

Productivity Increases When Workers Are Given ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Productivity increases when workers are given full responsibility for the ...read more

Tags: Productivity