In Sermon Illustrations: "Disciplines General"

Positive Discipline

Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 29, 2011

POSITIVE DISCIPLINE Zig Ziglar says he looked into a mirror one day and realized he needed to lose a lot of weight. He really wanted to get in shape. As an incentive, he put a picture of a thin man on the refrigerator door. There are all kinds of gimmicks offered as motivators to dieting. You can ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

David Trueblood On Discipline

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011

DAVID TRUEBLOOD ON DISCIPLINE David Trueblood: "The one who wants to be an accomplished athlete must discipline his body by regular exercise and a strict diet. Otherwise, he or she will not be free to excel on the playing field or the tracks. The athlete who fails to train rigorously denies ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16

Tags: Disciplines General

Knowledge And Discipline Win The Game

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009

KNOWLEDGE AND DISCIPLINE WIN THE GAME Did you watch the Illinois vs. Arizona basketball game of the 2005 NCAA tournament in March 2005? Illinois was losing by fifteen points with only 2:50 seconds left. The coach had a meeting with the players to pump them up to continue to contend for the ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Baptist

Oswald Sanders Said, "Only The Disciplined ...

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Dec 22, 2012

Oswald Sanders said, "Only the disciplined person will rise to his highest power. He is able to lead ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General, Self-Discipline

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Max Anders, ’only The Disciplined Ever Get ...  PRO

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 3, 2001

Max Anders, ’Only the disciplined ever get really ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General, Christian Disciplines

Generation To Generation  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2002

GENERATION TO GENERATION A little girl called out, "Mommy, you know that vase china cabinet, the one that’s been handed down from generation to generation?" Yes, dear, I know which one you mean, what about it? "Well, Mommy, I’m sorry, but this generation just dropped it!" Now some earthly ...read more

Tags: Family, Children

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

The Story Is Told Of General William Booth, The ...  PRO

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 19, 2004

The story is told of General William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, and the day Queen Victoria of England asked to meet with him. Because she had heard so many favorable things about his work in the slums, she asked him for the secret of his success. “Your Majesty,” he replied, “Some men ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:8-15

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Baptist

Oswald Sanders In His Classic Devotional My ...  PRO

Contributed by David Fox on Nov 10, 2001

Oswald Sanders in his classic devotional My utmost for His Highest says, “God ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Pentecostal

In A Peanuts Cartoon Lucy Demanded That Linus ...

Contributed by Steven Dow on Sep 18, 2002

In a Peanuts cartoon Lucy demanded that Linus change TV channels, threatening him with her fist if he didn’t. “What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?” asks Linus. “These five fingers,” says Lucy. “Individually they’re nothing but when I curl them together like this into ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Frances Havergal  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 20, 2002

[Frances Havergal] Frances Ridley Havergal, the British musician and devotional writer, left us such classic hymns as Like a River Glorious, Who is on the Lord’s Side?, I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus, and Take My Life and Let It Be. One day in January, 1858, while visiting the art museum in ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Young American Engineer Was Sent To Ireland By ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 15, 2003

A young American engineer was sent to Ireland by his company to work in a new electronics plant. It was a two-year assignment that he had accepted because it would enable him to earn enough to marry his long-time girlfriend. She had a job near her home in Tennessee, and their plan was to pool their ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Baptist

On The Lighter Side: The Wisdom Of Cowboys  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 11, 2004

On the Lighter side: The Wisdom of Cowboys: Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier ’n puttin’ it back in. If you’re ridin’ ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it’s still ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If You Want To Be Good At Playing An Instrument, ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Apr 21, 2004

If you want to be good at playing an instrument, it takes dedication, commitment, and countless hours of practice. An admirer once approached a great pianist and said, “I’d give my life ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Baptist

In A Peanuts Comic Strip, There Was A ...

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 10, 2004

In a Peanuts comic strip, there was a conversation between Lucy and Charlie Brown. Lucy said that life is like a deck chair. Some place it so they can see where they are going; some place it so they can see where they have been; and some place it so they can ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Think About People Who Find Themselves In ...

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004

Think about people who find themselves in religious ruts. They discover a number of things about themselves. They will find that they are getting older but not getting any holier. Time is their enemy, not their friend. The time they trusted and looked to is betraying them, for they often said to ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Baptist

When I Was In Business It Was The Accepted ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Dec 19, 2004

When I was in business it was the accepted practice, for employees to have an annual appraisal. It can be painful, but let’s face it, no-one like to be told that they’re less than perfect! I think believers in Jesus need it more often than once a year, even if it’s only a self-appraisal. In ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Baptist

Richard Foster Writes In His Book A Celebration ...

Contributed by Chip Monck on Mar 1, 2005

Richard Foster writes in his book A Celebration of Discipline, “In a culture where the landscape is dotted with shrines to the Golden Arches and an assortment of Pizza Temples, fasting seems out of place, out of step with the times. In fact, fasting has been in general disrepute both in and ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Wesleyan

Finding Happiness

Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 1, 2005

FINDING HAPPINESS There is a fairy tale story about a rich merchant, loaded with riches but unhappy. He asked around, "How can I find happiness?" A wise man tells him, "Look for a happy man, and ask him to sell you his shirt." The merchant searched for a long time until at last he found a ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It Has Been Said That No Great Work In ...

Contributed by Mark Green on Aug 4, 2005

“It has been said that no great work in literature or science was ever wrought by a person who did not love solitude. We may lay it down as an elemental principle of religion, that no large growth in holiness was ever gained by one who did not take time to be often long alone with God.” ...read more

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Denomination: Independent/Bible