In Sermon Illustrations: "Works Tested By Fire"

My Hand Does The Work And I Dont Have To Think; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My hand does the work and I dont have to think; in fact, were I to think, it would stop the flow. Its ...read more

Tags: Thought

Work Like You Dont Need The Money. Love Like ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Work like you dont need the money. Love like youve never been hurt. ...read more

Tags: Human Life

When You Work Seven Days A Week, Fourteen Hours ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When you work seven days a week, fourteen hours a ...read more

Tags: Supernatural

Some Women Work So Hard To Make Good Husbands ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Some women work so hard to make good husbands that they never quite ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

My Mind Works Like Lightning: One Bright Flash ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

My mind works like lightning: one bright flash ...read more

Tags: Learning

We Should So Live And Work In Our Lifetime So ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We should so live and work in our lifetime so that what came to us as seed might go the next generation as blossom, and what came to us as ...read more

Tags: Death

He Has Achieved Success Who Has Worked Well, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Americans Waste More Than 2 Hours A Day At Work, ...

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 10, 2009

AMERICANS WASTE MORE THAN 2 HOURS A DAY AT WORK, COSTING COMPANIES $759 BILLION A YEAR, ACCORDING TO SALARY.COM AND AMERICA ONLINE SURVEY Top Time-Wasting Activities 1. Surfing Internet (personal use) 44.7% 2. Socializing with co-workers 23.4% 3. ...read more

Tags: Integrity, Time

Denomination: Baptist

Moreover, Benedict Tells Us What Decent Work Is. ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 2, 2010

Moreover, Benedict tells us what decent work is. It expresses the “essential dignity of every man and woman in the context of their particular society: work that is freely chosen, effectively associating workers, both men and women, with the development of their community; work that enables the ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Denomination: Catholic

Faith And Works Should Travel Side-By-Side, Step ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on May 8, 2011

Faith and works should travel side-by-side, step answering to step, like the legs of men walking. First faith, and then works; and then faith again, and then works again -- until they can scarcely ...read more

Tags: Faith

Faith And Works Should Travel Side-By-Side, Step ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 15, 2011

Faith and works should travel side-by-side, step answering to step, like the legs of men walking. First faith, and then works; and then faith again, and then works again -- until they can scarcely ...read more

Tags: Faith

All Our Lives God Works On Us, Chiseling Away...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 9, 2015

All our lives God works on us, chiseling away those parts of our life that hinder us from fitting into His eternal temple. Our Christian life is a work in progress. Jesus Christ is changing us from a useless stone to a useful one. Before Michelangelo created the masterpiece we know simply as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-5

Tags: Sculpture, Living Stones, Living Stone, God Is Working

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Do You Make This Thing Work? War Story

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 3, 2026

The story is told ... about an Army sergeant ... who was caught near a beach ... by German artillery ... and managed to protect himself ... by moving to the water's edge. While improving his position with a trench shovel, ... he came upon an ornate crucifix ... the kind that prosperous ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:22-34, John 14:6

Tags: Faith, Lordship, War, Superficial

Denomination: Anglican

Let Me Hear You Play That Harmonica!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on May 4, 2022

Why do we need to pay attention to what is being said if it is the same old thing that we have heard before? Maybe we need practice in what we are hearing. A young American engineer named Billy was sent to Ireland by his company to work in a new electronics plant. It was a two-year assignment ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19

Tags: Listening, Hearers And Doers, Pay Attention, Paying Attention, Tests Of Faith, Tests Of Love, Hearing God  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Romans 8:28 We Know That In All Things God Works ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008

Romans 8:28 We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, Sometimes we just want things to turn out well – especially in a bad situation. Story: Before Tom left for deployment to Iraq – he prayed that God will guide him in doing good in a land full of violence. ...read more

Tags: Salvation

Americans Are Willing To Spend Billions To Lose ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 8, 2003

Americans are willing to spend billions to lose weight. Marketing products and services to dieters is a cinch, a dream, and a no-brainer big business, and easy money, because more than 120 million or 61% of people in the USA are overweight, obese, or overweight by 30 pounds or more. The common ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:4-6

Tags: Peace, Testing, Giving Yourself, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Facts About Storms Of Life

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 7, 2022

Here are 5 facts about storms of life that we need to remember: 1. Storms are INEVITABLE (John 16:33). 2. Storms are UNPREDICTABLE. You don’t know what tomorrow will bring. (James 4:14). 3. Storms are IMPARTIAL. It rains on the unjust and not just the "just"! (Matthew 5:45). 4. Storms ...read more

Tags: Faith, Fear, Storms Of Life, Tests, Trials  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In 1988, The Houston School District Nominated ...  PRO

Contributed by David Daniels on Jan 23, 2001

In 1988, the Houston School district nominated bus driver Lillie Baltrip for a safe-driving award. As she was driving a busload of her colleagues to the awards ceremony, she turned a corner too sharply and flipped the bus over sending herself and 16 others to the hospital. Now, do you think she ...read more

Tags: Grace, Faith Vs. Works

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Used The Famous Gene Kelly Scene From Singing ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2001

I used the famous Gene Kelly scene from Singing in the Rain as an illustration of Romans 5:17. The Sermon title was Singing in the Reign. Kelly’s dance was full of the child-like love we can feel and experience in knowing that God has freely given us His abundance of grace and the free gift of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-8, Romans 5:17, Psalm 51:1-21, Galatians 2:15-21, Psalm 51:1-10  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Faith Vs. Works, Grace

A Young Boy Was Sitting On The Front Row ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 6, 2001

A young boy was sitting on the front row watching a ventriloquist perform with his dummy on his lap. Interacting with the boy, the dummy proceeded to ask the boy questions and talk with him. Thinking that the boy had found a new friend, he approached the dummy after the show to ask him to come ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Tags: Faith Vs. Works, Faith