In Sermon Illustrations: "Christian Growth" showing 21-40 of 8,762

Christian Walk Compared To Learning How To Pitch ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009

Christian Walk Compared to Learning How to Pitch Horseshoes When I married into Charlotte’s family I married into a really close family that liked to spend a lot of time together. Almost every Sunday was spent at Charlotte’s Mom and Dad’s house. There were football or baseball games to watch or ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-21

Tags: Growth In Christ

Servanthood And Spiritual Growth  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 16, 2011

SERVANTHOOD AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH I surveyed my church to see if people saw a relationship between ministering to others and spiritual growth. When asked, "To what extent has your ministry or service to others affected your spiritual growth?," 92 percent answered positively. None responded that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-8

Tags: Servanthood

There Is No Growth Without Challenge, And There ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"There is no growth without challenge, and there is no ...read more

Tags: Change

Growth Is The Only Evidence Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Growth is the only ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Risk Is Essential. There Is No Growth Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Risk is essential. There is no growth or inspiration in staying within ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

Growth Takes Time

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 18, 2018

GROWTH IS RARELY AN ACCIDENT, GROWTH HAS A PLAN… GROWTH REQUIRES EFFORT… THE MORE EFFORT THE MORE THE GROWTH WILL THRIVE… Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall get exactly what he expected. Les Brown tells a wonderful illustration that we need to consider… There is a tree that grows in ...read more

Tags: Plan, Growth

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Emotional Growth Needs...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009

EMOTIONAL GROWTH NEEDS... Just as a flower cannot grow unless it has soil, air, water, light, and a secure place to grow, researchers have leaned that people can’t grow emotionally unless five basic ingredients are present: 1. Meaningful touch. 2. A spoken message. 3. The attachment of ’high ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Religious Book Sales Could See An 11.3% Growth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Religious Book Sales could see an 11.3% growth between ’03 and ’07 and help the entire book industry towards an 8% book-sales growth, claims an article in the 2/05 issue of CBA Marketplace. 90% of “religious” book sales ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

There Are Those Christians Who Boast That They ...

Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 22, 2007

There are those Christians who boast that they never miss Sunday services while on the other hand fail to attend midweek services or evening fellowships. That is not enough! You are only lying to yourself since we don’t attend church to please the lay leaders or the pastor but to have communion ...read more

Tags: Church Practices, Growth In Christ

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Average Percentage Of Growth In Spanish ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

The average percentage of growth in Spanish Christian products in ’07 is estimated to be 15% says, Tessie DeVore, President of the Spanish Evangelical Products Association. The growth is ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

C S Lewis Said Perceptively: "A Christian Isn't ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 10, 2007

C S Lewis said perceptively: “A Christian isn’t one who never goes wrong, but one who is enabled to repent and begin over again after each ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Rob Frazier, A Contemporary Christian Artist ...  PRO

Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Oct 8, 2001

Rob Frazier, a contemporary Christian artist wrote a song titled, "He doesn’t want you better, He wants you deader" Dead people don’t mind the pain, Don’t get offended so they never complain They’re not concerned about personal gain, Does that sound like me or you? The truth is rising from the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20, Galatians 2:20

Tags: Discipleship, Cross, Growth In Christ

Denomination: Baptist

My Liberty As A Christian Should Always Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

My liberty as a Christian should always be supremely shackled by the love I am commanded to have towards ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Tags: Growth In Christ, Jesus Teachings

In A Survey Taken By The Church Growth ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 22, 2004

In a survey taken by the Church Growth Institute, the #1 reason for people not going to church is that “church is boring.” The #2 reason is that “church is irrelevant.” (It says nothing to my life!) But the #3 reason for people ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Christian Church

Wealth Growth It Is Estimated That The United ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Wealth Growth It is estimated that the United States has 276 billionaires, over 2,500 households with a net worth exceeding $100 million, 350,000 individuals with a net worth of $10 million, and 5 million millionaires. An estimated $41 trillion to $136 trillion is expected to change hands ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

There Are No Limits To Growth And Human Progress ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There are no limits to growth and human progress when men and women are ...read more

Tags: Dreams

All Growth Is A Leap In The Dark, A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous, unpremeditated act ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Spiritual Growth Takes Time  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009

SPIRITUAL GROWTH TAKES TIME There was once a farmer who went to town to purchase seeds for his farm. As he was returning home one of the squash seeds he had purchased fell from his pocket onto the ground. It happened that within a few feet was another seed of a different type. The place where the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:12-13

Tags: Spiritual Growth, Growth In Christ

W.h. Griffith Thomas Scourged Christians This ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002

W.H. Griffith Thomas scourged Christians this way, “There is no greater foe to Christianity than mere profession. There is no greater discredit to Christianity today than to stand up for it, and yet not live it in our lives. There is no greater danger in the Christian world today than to stand up ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-10

Tags: Growth In Christ, Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Biblical Cinema Growth: The Passion Of The Christ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Biblical Cinema Growth: The Passion of The Christ movie (earned more than $370 million in North America alone) may be the forerunner of a ‘renaissance’ in Christian film. Several new Bible-based blockbusters are on their way claims Richard Gazolwski, President of WYSIWYG Filmworks. They are The ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence