In Sermon Illustrations: "Work Ethic"

I Thank God For My Handicaps, For, Through ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I thank God for my handicaps, for, through them, I have found ...read more

Tags: Disability

Results Why, Man, I Have Gotten A Lot Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Results Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several ...read more

Tags: Action

Keep A Definite Goal Of Achievement Constantly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Keep a definite goal of achievement constantly in view. Realize that work well and worthily ...read more

Tags: Truth

Mother's Day Reminds Especially The Mothers ...

Contributed by Daniel Haas on May 8, 2009

Mother’s Day reminds especially the mothers among us not to dissolve themselves into family work but to love ...read more

Tags: Mother's Day

Denomination: Congregational

Faith Is Not The Human Notion And Dream That ...

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Nov 1, 2009

"Faith is not the human notion and dream that some people call faith" (Luther’s Works ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Lutheran

I Never Did Anything Worth Doing By Accident, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Pator Dave Kinney: "Faith Is Grounded In The ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Aug 24, 2008

Pator Dave Kinney: "Faith is grounded in the confidence of God's presence in today's unsettledness and the conviction in ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Baptist

Doesn't It Sometimes Seem Like Christmas Is As ...

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 8, 2008

Doesn’t it sometimes seem like Christmas is as much work, and pain, as a two pound ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Baptist

Faith In My Future  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2002

FAITH IN MY FUTURE He was born in Columbus, Ohio, 1890, the third of eight children. At eleven he quit school to help with the family expenses, and got his first full-time job at $3.50 per week. At fifteen he got interested in automobiles and went to work in a garage at $4.50 a week. He knew he ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself, Examples Of Faith, New Year's Day

Wanted: Movers

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2004

WANTED: MOVERS Suppose that one of the local businessmen had purchased a new building and was planning to move all of his stock into the new store. He placed an ad in the paper offering $100.00 per day to anyone who would come to help him make the move. The first workers were there early on the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Tags: Grace, Parable Vineyard, Promises Of God

Nothing Is More Satisfying Than Doing Nothing

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 26, 2024

We were facing a very severe hurricane, and everything was being shut down. The hurricane was to hit us on a Wednesday night. Because we were in the center of where that hurricane was supposed to come, we were not allowed to get out and drive on the streets. I knew that I had to finish all my work ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:2

Tags: Hurricane, Planning

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Marriages Are Made In Heaven, But We Are ...  PRO

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Apr 23, 2004

• Marriages are made in heaven, but we are responsible for the maintenance work. (Nelson’s Complete Book Of ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Denomination: Charismatic

Forgive Us For Thinking That Prayer Is A Waste ...  PRO

Contributed by Joseph Conrad Edpao on Oct 28, 2004

“Forgive us for thinking that prayer is a waste of time and help us to see that without prayer our work is ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Baptist

Wherever The Fear Of God Rules In The Heart, It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-13

Tags: Christian Values

The Writer Who Possesses The Creative Gift Owns ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master something that at ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Play Is Often Talked About As If It Were A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious ...read more

Tags: Children

If You Treat A Sick Child Like And Adult And A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If you treat a sick child like and adult and a sick adult like a child, everything ...read more

Tags: Children

It Takes Courage To Livecourage And Strength And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It takes courage to livecourage and strength and hope and humor. And courage and strength and hope and humor have to be bought and ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Automation Is A Technological Process That Does ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Automation is a technological process that does all the work while you just sit there. When you ...read more

Tags: Parenting

I Reckon Being Ill As One Of The Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill and is not ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life