In Sermon Illustrations: "Work"

Percentage In A 1985 Survey Who Said That, Aside ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Percentage in a 1985 survey who said that, aside from earning a living, the reason they work is to keep from getting bored: 54. Percentage in a 1989 survey who said they are sometimes or often bored at work: 41. Percentage in a 1990 survey who said they are generally bored by what goes on in ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Lambie Renounces Citizenship  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 22, 2007

5179. Lambie Renounces Citizenship Dr. Thomas Lambie went to Ethiopia as a medical missionary. After some time he wanted to buy land for a mission station. An Ethiopian law said that no land could be sold to foreigners. Because Dr. Lambie had great love for Christ and the Ethiopians, he gave up his ...read more

Denomination: Other

And Just Like A Bird Needs To Have Both Wings ...

Contributed by John Tung on Apr 25, 2007

And just like a bird needs to have both wings working together and be equally well for it to fly strongly, so a church needs to have both wings – the internal and external ministries – be working and be equally well for a church to soar strongly and far. Recently in the news in Stafford County ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Wrong Kind Of Faith

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Here’s an example of the wrong kind of faith. Are you familiar with the Broom Hilda comic strip? Anybody ever seen it? For an illustration of mindless faith I like the conversation that takes place between Irwin Troll and Gaylord Buzzard. Gaylord is reading the daily paper and observes, "First we ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

A Story Is Told Of A Father Who Overheard His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A story is told of a father who overheard his son talking on the phone. “Hello sir,” the boy said, “I was calling to see if you could use a lawn boy to do your yard work. Oh, I see, you already have one. Well, is he doing your work to your satisfaction? He is Thank you, sir, I was just checking.” ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

I Was Reading About The Rev. George Whitefield. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I was reading about the Rev. George Whitefield. He was the greatest preacher that the Church of England ever had. But he also worked well with Baptists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, and anyone else who believed in the gospel. One day, a colleague asked him, “Why do you do this? Why do you work with ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

The Lord Has Given Everyone Of Us Sufficient ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008

The Lord has given everyone of us sufficient ability to attain success in life. There are many stories of people who succeed despite of their physical handicapped: Blind people, crippled, people with no arms, no feet, etc. Only people with no heads who did not succeed in life. An artist in Mexico ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Too Much ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008

TOO MUCH TROUBLE A site foreman had ten very lazy men working for him, so one day he decided to trick them into doing some work for a change. "I’ve got a really easy job today for the laziest one among you," he announced. "Will the laziest man please put his hand up." Nine hands went up. "Why ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

The Lord Has Given Everyone Of Us Sufficient ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008

The Lord has given everyone of us sufficient ability to attain success in life. There are many stories of people who succeed despite of their physical handicapped: Blind people, crippled, people with no arms, no feet, etc. Only people with no heads who did not succeed in life. Illustration. An ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

The $100,000 Car, The Thief, & The Tree Of Knowledge

Contributed by Jason Evans on Oct 4, 2016

Let’s say there is a man who owns a brand new $100,000 car. He decides he wants to take it out one day to go to the store and parks in a lot around a lot of other cars. When he comes out it has been stolen. When they find the thief and arrest him the thief says "Well you should have known better ...read more

Tags: Temptation, Temptation General, Tree Of Knowledge, Guilt Of Sin

Denomination: *other

Why Worry?

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019

WHY WORRY? Alarm clock didn’t go off, A case of the depressed blues is headed your way You’re late for work, have a flat tire, try to take wife’s car it won’t start she left the lights on, Get the jumper cables jump it off, in a hurry, Blue light special speeding ticket, Boss chews you out, wife ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:22

Tags: Worry, Trouble

Denomination: Pentecostal

In America, We Amplify Our Shortcomings So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In America, we amplify our shortcomings so loudly that they drown out the steady hum of a ...read more

Tags: America

Treat It As A Job Not A Mystical Calling. Then ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Treat it as a job not a mystical calling. Then youll get up every morning and go to work, instead of ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

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

Happiness, At Best, Is An Illusory Goal. It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Happiness, at best, is an illusory goal. It is not a destination; it is a manner of traveling. Happiness is not an end in itself. It is a ...read more

Tags: Joy

We Are Not Put Here On Earth To Play Around. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We are not put here on earth to play around. There is work to be done. There are responsibilities to be met. Humanity ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Its Really Hard For Me To Keep Trim. Im One Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Its really hard for me to keep trim. Im one of those people who can ...read more

Tags: Food

If You Watch A Game, It's Fun. If You Play It, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If ...read more

Tags: Sports