In Sermon Illustrations: "Disciplines General"

Let Me Assert My Firm Belief That The Only ...

Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jan 29, 2003

"Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General, Fear And Worry

Denomination: Mennonite

From Apostles And Prophets: The Foundation Of ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 8, 2003

[From Apostles and Prophets: The Foundation of the Church, by C. Peter Wagner, 2000, Regal Books, Ventura California, pp. 25] In my book Churchquake! I say: Of all the radical changes in the New Apostolic Reformation, I regard one of them as the most radical of all. It is so important that I have ...read more

Tags: Church Practices, Disciplines General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Further One Goes From The Source The More ...  PRO

Contributed by Bradley White-Findeisen on Feb 7, 2001

The further one goes from the source the more ...read more

Tags: Bible Study, Disciplines General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Man Walked Up To A Vending Machine, Put In A ...  PRO

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 19, 2001

A man walked up to a vending machine, put in a coin, pressed the buttons labeled, “coffee, double cream, sugar.” No cup appeared, but the nozzles went into action sending forth coffee, cream and sugar. After the proper amounts had gone down the drain, the machine turned off. “Now that’s real ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

People Do Not Drift Toward Holiness  PRO

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Feb 26, 2001

Respected Bible scholar D. A. Carson said this: People do not drift toward holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Disciplines General, Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

Asking Ourselves "What Would Jesus ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 23, 2001

"Asking ourselves “What would Jesus do?” when suddenly in the face of an important situation is not adequate discipline or preparation to enable one to live as he lived. It no doubt will do some good and is certainly better than nothing at all, but that act alone is not sufficient to see us boldly ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Disciplines General, Discipleship

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Thomas Merton Once Said, "It Is In Deep ...  PRO

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 15, 2001

Thomas Merton once said, “It is in deep solitude that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brothers. The more solitary I am the more affection I have for them… solitude and silence ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General, Christian Love

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Christians Must Simplify Our Lives Or Lose ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

We Christians must simplify our lives or lose untold treasures on earth and in eternity. Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional life all but impossible. The need for solitude and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-32, Mark 6:30-34

Tags: Bible Study, Disciplines General

The Story Is Told Of A Young Student Who Went To ...  PRO

Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Mar 6, 2002

The story is told of a young student who went to his spiritual teacher and asked the question, "Master, how can I truly find God?" The teacher asked the student to accompany him to the river, which ran by the village and invited him to go into the water. When they got to the middle of the stream, ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General, Evangelism The Lost

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prayer For Future Generations  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

PRAYER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS In Point Man, Steve Farrar tells the story of George McCluskey. When McCluskey married and started a family, he decided to invest one hour a day in prayer, because he wanted his kids to follow Christ. After a time, he expanded his prayers to include his grandchildren ...read more

Tags: Family

There Is A Generation That Is Not Afraid To Lose ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Nov 25, 2008

“There is a generation that is not afraid to lose their lives for the lost.” Jason Upton, (“Nothing’s ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Pentecostal

It Is Not Miracles That Generate Faith, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is not miracles that generate faith, but faith that ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Dobson: Differences In Generations

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2010

DOBSON: DIFFERENCES IN GENERATIONS James Dobson recently wrote about the difference between the current generation and the WW II generation of fifty years ago: "Commitment, dedication, and patriotism have given place to sensuality, hedonism, and selfishness. If the decade of the '40s was ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:34

Tags: America

Examples Of Generous People

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012

EXAMPLES OF GENEROUS PEOPLE In a country where getting and having more seems so normal, people who choose to live with a lot less so they can help others seem, to put it mildly, less than sane. Zell Kravinsky is one of those people. Kravinsky got rich in the real estate business, and then gave ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-10

Tags: Giving General

Is There Hope For The Next Generation Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2013

IS THERE HOPE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF EVANGELICALS? Russell Moore recounts a conversation with the evangelical theologian Carl Henry. As Moore and some of his friends were lamenting the miserable shape of the church, they asked Dr. Henry if he saw any hope in the coming generation of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-15, Acts 2:47, Romans 8:31-36, Proverbs 20:21, Luke 8:22-25, Matthew 16:18  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: God Brings Hope

The Fight  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Oct 18, 2000

John White, Have you ever gone fishing in a polluted river and hauled out an old shoe, a tea kettle, or a rusty can? I get a similar sort of catch if I cast as a bait the word holiness into the murky depths of my mind. To my dismay I come up with such associations as: thinness hollow-eyed ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Disciplines General, Apologetics General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

General William Booth Had Lost His Eyesight. His ...  PRO

Contributed by Anthony Delaney on May 5, 2001

General William Booth had lost his eyesight. His son Bramwell was given the difficult task of telling his father there would be no recovery. "Do you mean that I am blind?" the General asked. "I hear we must contemplate that," his son replied. The father continued, "I shall never see your face ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:11, Romans 12:11

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Body, Fulfillment, Human Body

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Help Me To Realize That It Was Not The Healthy ...  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 7, 2001

Help me to realize that it was not the healthy who reached out to you. They bunched up in crowds, but it was those who suffered greatly who reached out to grasp you. It was the people in the streets, not in the sitting rooms of society that groped for your garment. It was needy people. People ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Disciplines General, Disciplines Meditation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dost Thou Love Life? Then Do Not Squander Time, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that the stuff life is ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Disciplines General, Workplace Evangelism

In His Book Celebration Of Discipline, Richard ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 20, 2006

In his book Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster observes, “More than any other discipline, fasting ...read more

Denomination: Congregational