In Sermon Illustrations: "Definate Plan"

When It Comes To Defining Real Problems, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When it comes to defining real problems, the main pitfall to look out for is this: we are inclined to take the first possible solution that happens to pop into our minds, and make the mistake of thinking that's our problem. The result is that we sometimes ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Intercessory Prayer Might Be Defined As Loving ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Intercessory prayer might be defined as loving our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:46-47

Tags: Prayer How To

The First Job Of A Leader Is To Define A Vision ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The first job of a leader is to define a vision for the organizationbut without longevity of leadership, you ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

Though Leadership May Be Hard To Define, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Though leadership may be hard to define, the one characteristic common to all leaders is ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

How Easy It Is To Define Authentic Spirituality ...

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 4, 2004

“How easy it is to define authentic spirituality according to my particular experience and expression of it. And when I do I end up with a very different god from the one revealed in Christ, a god whose transcendent objectivity has been pared down to the contours of my subjectivity, a god, ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Envy Is Defined From Various Dictionaries As – ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 13, 2007

Envy is defined from various dictionaries as – 1. Spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins). 2. A feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another. 3. Painful or resentful ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wikapedia Defines Religion As: A Religion Is A ...

Contributed by Richard Francis on Aug 19, 2008

Wikapedia defines religion as: A religion is a set of beliefs and practices, often centered upon specific supernatural and moral claims about reality, the cosmos, and human nature, and often codified as prayer, ritual, or religious law. Religion also encompasses ancestral or cultural traditions, ...read more

Tags: Religion

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Worldliness Is A Hard Word To Define, Mainly ...

Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on May 5, 2009

Worldliness is a hard word to define, mainly because the world sees their way of thinking as a good thing. Consider what one online dictionary has to say about the matter. “Worldliness is the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated through cultivation or experience or ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Denomination: Baptist

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

It Was A Week That Was Shot To Pieces

Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 27, 2020

I only made one mistake last week, which is something of a record for me. I try limiting mistakes to one at a time, but not always in sequential order. I once tried to make my mistakes in a logical order, but it turned out to be a mistake. The one faux pas I made was taking Monday off. I proposed ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:9

Tags: Humor, Plans

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Never Quit Growing

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 9, 2022

GROWTH IS ESSENTIAL OR ONE WILL GET STAGNATE AND BEGIN A DECREASE. Growth is essential to long term survival. We must learn to take advantage of opportunities and take risk. GROWTH: improve, increase, develop, mature, progressive development, MATURITY, AGE, SIZE, WEIGHT, HEIGHT. 2 Peter 3:18 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:18, Philippians 1:9

Tags: Plan, Growth

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Nothing Is More Satisfying Than Doing Nothing

Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 26, 2024

We were facing a very severe hurricane, and everything was being shut down. The hurricane was to hit us on a Wednesday night. Because we were in the center of where that hurricane was supposed to come, we were not allowed to get out and drive on the streets. I knew that I had to finish all my work ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:2

Tags: Hurricane, Planning

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

My Tok Doesn’t Always Tik

Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 15, 2025

Dr. James L. Snyder Throughout my life, I have always lived on a schedule. Every day is devoted to certain tasks, and it has worked for me so far. I know what day it is by what I am doing that day. Unlike The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, I cannot multitask. I have to do one thing at a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-16

Tags: Schedule, Planning

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Robertson Mcquilkin Wrote, "God Planned The ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 18, 2002

Robertson McQuilkin wrote, "God planned the strength and beauty of youth to be physical. But the strength and beauty of age is spiritual. We gradually lose the strength and beauty that is temporary so we’ll ...read more

Tags: Family, Finding Fulfillment, Giving Yourself

Denomination: Mennonite

66% Of Americans Plan To Buy Their Mother Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

66% of Americans plan to buy their mother or step-mother a Mothers Day gift; 42.6% of men will also shop for their wives. ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Minimum Wage A Democratic Plan To Raise The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Minimum Wage A Democratic plan to raise the minimum wage would hike it to $7 by ’00. The Republican plan would make it ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

Planned Parenthood Predicts 43% Of Women Will ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Planned Parenthood predicts 43% of women will have had at least one abortion by the time they are age 45. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Depression: Aetna Plans To Cover The Cost Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Depression: Aetna plans to cover the cost of depression screenings by primary-care physicians. The bottom line is to squeeze higher productivity from workers by spotting and treating depression early. According to some researchers, over ten times as many people in the U.S. and Europe ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Planned Parenthood Reports It Generated $882 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Planned Parenthood reports it generated $882 million in FY ’04-‘05, one-third of which ($275 million) came from American taxpayers. During that same time period the ...read more

Tags: Abortion

The Important Thing Is To Start, To Lay A Plan ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The important thing is to start, to lay a plan and then follow it step-by-step, no matter how small or ...read more

Tags: Action