In Sermon Illustrations: "Christian Disciplines"

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

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Discipline In Farming

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Apr 9, 2009

DISCIPLINE IN FARMING It is like farmer who has replaced farming with watching programs about farming. Now the fields are overgrown, barn is falling down, the fences are down and cows are in the road. Such is the condition of most Christian lives. The ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Disciplines: The Decathlon

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010

DISCIPLINES: THE DECATHLON The Olympic decathlon is internationally recognized as the most demanding test of individual athletic ability there is. It is the event that determines the world's greatest all-around athlete. Originating in a contest held at the 708 B.C. Olympiad to single out Greece's ...read more

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God Will Not Discipline Us, We Must Discipline ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God will not discipline us, we must discipline ourselves. God will not bring every thought and ...read more

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Success Requires Discipline  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2002

SUCCESS REQUIRES DISCIPLINE John Maxwell relates the story of Bobby Jones, a legendary golfer who won a major tournament at twenty-one. By age twenty-eight, he had already won the grand slam and retired. Jones had an uncle who said that by the time he was fourteen, Bobby was probably already the ...read more

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Odd Disciplines & Behaviors

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 28, 2009

ODD DISCIPLINES & BEHAVIORS What idiosyncrasies might you need to sometimes sacrifice? What rules have you made up that you will not break for anything? In ministry, you often do what needs to be done--period! Alexandre Dumas, the elder, ate an apple at 7 a.m. each morning under the Arc de ...read more

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Denomination: Independent/Bible

Discipline, Brokenness, And Strength

Contributed by Pastor Gbenga Shadare on May 4, 2010

DISCIPLINE, BROKENNESS, AND STRENGTH Discipline is a virtue that is in short supply nowadays. We see men and women demonstrating a dangerous lack of self restraint and discipline. People do things just because they feel like it, ignoring the consequences. What there is no restraint, no discipline ...read more

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Denomination: Independent/Bible

Aristotle On Self-Discipline

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010

ARISTOTLE ON SELF-DISCIPLINE We are the sum of our actions, Aristotle tells us, and therefore our habits make all the difference. And what is the best way to practice? Aristotle's answer lies in his explanation of "the mean." In his view, correct moral behavior in any given situation lies at the ...read more

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Discipline Is Inevitable; If It Does Not Come ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Discipline is inevitable; if it does not come from within a man, it will ...read more

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To Live A Disciplined Life, And To Accept The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To live a disciplined life, and to accept the result of that discipline as the will of ...read more

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Some People Regard Discipline As A Chore. For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order ...read more

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It Is One Thing To Praise Discipline And Another ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is one thing to praise discipline and ...read more

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Discipline Is The Refining Fire By Which Talent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Discipline is the refining fire by which talent ...read more

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Discipline Is Like Broccoli. We May Not Care ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Discipline is like broccoli. We may not care for it ourselves, but feel sure it ...read more

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We Go Wrong Because We Refuse To Discipline ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We go wrong because we refuse to discipline ourselves, ...read more

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Discipline Must Come Through Liberty.... We Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Discipline must come through liberty.... We do not consider an individual disciplined only when he has been rendered as artificially silent as a mute and as immovable as a ...read more

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Os Guinness On A Christian Worldview

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008

OS GUINNESS ON A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW Os Guinness says that a Christian worldview involves believers thinking about anything and everything in a manner that is consistently shaped, directed, and restrained by the truth of God's Word and God's Spirit. Such a Christian worldview encompasses core ...read more

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Learning To Serve: My Fear Is That The Christian ...  PRO

Contributed by Matt Kyzer on Apr 2, 2004

Learning to serve: my fear is that the Christian motto is “Ask not what your church and staff can do for you, ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

The Christian Is One Who Is So Uncomfortable With ...  PRO

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 26, 2006

The Christian is one who is so uncomfortable with his sin, despising it in himself so much, that he fights, and eventually wins-out against the dominance of sin in his life. When Thomas Dewey lost the ’48 election to Harry Truman, after everyone expected a Dewey landslide, Dewey later said he ...read more

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Denomination: United Methodist

At Times Being A Christian Will Mean For Us A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

At times being a Christian will mean for us a sacrifice, will involve a cost , it could involves once held friendships it could mean letting go of something in order for us to fulfil Gods purposes in our lives as Martin Luther once said, “The cross we bear always goes before the crown we ...read more

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