In Sermon Illustrations: "Advent Scripture Reading Plan" showing 41-60 of 5,758

Be Ready, Have A Plan.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 17, 2021

PEOPLE NEVER PLAN TO FAIL, THEY FAIL TO PLAN AND BECOME TRAPPED TO BE DOOMED. WHAT IS FAILURE? WHAT IS SUCCESS? LIFE OFTEN HAS MANY TEMPORARY SET BACKS? We must be ready! ALBERT EINSTEIN did not beginning talking until he was 4 years. Many of Einstein’s family and friends thought he was mentally ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:7, Matthew 25:10

Tags: Plan, Ready

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Humanity Of Christ In Scripture

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 6, 2022

The result of the virgin birth is that God became a man. He was born like a man. He lived like a man. He died like a man. In the Gospels, Jesus Christ exhibits all the signs of being human. But He was God wrapped in flesh (John 1:14). • He had a human parentage – Luke 1:31; Gal. 4:4. • He had a ...read more

Tags: Virgin Birth, Humanity Of Christ, Jesus, Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Deity Of Christ In Scripture

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 6, 2022

While Jesus was and is a man, He was and is also God. What does the Bible say? • He is omnipresent – Matt, 18:20; Matt. 28:20 • He is omnipotent – Matt. 28:18; Heb. 1:3 1. Over disease – Matt. 4:23 2. Over Satan – Heb. 2:14 3. Over demons – Matt. 8:16 4. Over men – John 17:2 5. ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Deity Of Christ, Jesus, Two Natures, Virgin Birth  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Make Disciples - There Is No "Plan B"

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jul 9, 2018

Here's the thing that can be difficult to wrap our minds around: If you make disciples, you always get the church. But if you make a church, you rarely get disciples. Many of us serve in or lead churches where we have hundreds or even thousands of people showing up on Sunday. But we have to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Tags: Discipleship, Disciple Maker

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

To Scam Or Not To Scam That Is The Phone Call

Contributed by James Snyder on May 22, 2021

One day this past week, I decided to stay home and catch up on a little bit of reading. It's not often that I take a day and not go to the office and just pander around the house. Sometimes it's necessary to do such a thing, and I don’t do it often enough. The Gracious Mistress of the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7

Tags: Scam, Reading

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

How Little Of Scripture There Is In Modern ...

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Nov 19, 2011

"How little of Scripture there is in modern sermons compared with the sermons of those masters of theology, the Puritan divines! Almost every sentence of theirs seems to cast side lights upon a text of Scripture; not only the one they are preaching about, but many others as well are set in a new ...read more

Tags: Preaching

Denomination: *other

Memorizing Vs. Applying Scripture

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010

MEMORIZING VS. APPLYING SCRIPTURE Dave Veerman, Campus Life, Wheaton, IL, related this story: A while ago our family began to memorize Scripture, one verse a week. Because my daughters were ages ten and six, I thought this was about the right speed. We keep the verses on cards in the middle of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:11, James 1:22

Tags: Bible Influence

But It Doesn't Always Go According To Plan; In ...

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Oct 5, 2009

But it doesn’t always go according to plan; in fact some days do anything but go according to plan. I can remember a day when I was on faults (I was for years a faults-man in the power distribution industry) I was called out in the wee small hours, to a Ute that had hit a pole and the lines had ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Tags: Suffering Joy In, Planning, Plans, Making Plans

Denomination: Salvation Army

Someone Has Said "The Advent Of The New Age Can ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Oct 25, 2002

Someone has said “The advent of the new age can be seen as a mixed blessing for Christians who are called to respond in faith to the presence of new religions towards the end of the 20th century. While the new age may be drawing away from traditional faith many dissatisfied individuals who have not ...read more

Tags: Cults

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Scriptures Are Shallow Enough For A Babe To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2001

"The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without fear of drowning and deep enough for a theologians to swim in ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Scripture, Bible Study

Serving Is The Plan Or Strategy Of The Church. ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Newell on Aug 29, 2001

Serving is the plan or strategy of the church. It’s how we are to do “business”. Just think about how we talk about church…it goes against just about everything in this world…  We call our meetings “services”  We call what we offer – “ministries”  The funds we receive are ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Tags: Church Purpose Of, Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

Note: As The Congregation Turns To The Scripture ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2002

Note: As the congregation turns to the Scripture Text you may tell them about a "peace-board" that is based on verse 12: In 1250, in England, the Archbishop of York introduced a "peace-board" which was first kissed by ...read more

Leadership Is The Ability To Put The Plans Into ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skillful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, even under pressure or in ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

One Of The First Verses Of Scripture That ...

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004

"One of the first verses of Scripture that Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, encouraged me to memorize was 2 Timothy 2:2. This is like a mathematical formula for spreading the gospel and enlarging the church. Paul taught Timothy; Timothy shared what he knew with faithful men; these ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

Denomination: Baptist

Awesome Scripture Distribution Projections: ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Awesome Scripture Distribution Projections: Doesn’t everybody have a Bible, or even several copies? In the U.S. probably, but in most of the third world, Bibles are still is short supply. Choosing between buying a Bible and feeding your family for a week is a tough choice. Here’s Bible ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Quote: "There Is No Life In The Scriptures ...

Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Oct 29, 2006

QUOTE: "There is no life in the Scriptures themselves, but if we will follow where they lead, they will bring us to Christ; and so we find life, not in the ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Not The Maker Of Plans And Promises, But Rather ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather he who offers faithful service in small matters is most welcome to one ...read more

Tags: Faith

A Close Scrutiny Of The Scriptures Reveals That ...

Contributed by Bode Ayodele on Sep 5, 2007

A close scrutiny of the scriptures reveals that when God wants to use a person he first of all deals with the person’s ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Scriptures Were Not Given For Our ...

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on May 2, 2008

The Scriptures were not given for our information, but for our ...read more

Tags: Transform, Conversion, Change, Bible Study

Denomination: Baptist

The Scriptures Were Not Given For Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

The Scriptures were not given for our information, but for our transformation. (Source: D.L. Moody. From a sermon by ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 32:1-23, 2 Chronicles 32:6-9

Tags: Bible Truth