In Sermon Illustrations: "Fulfillment"

I Have Never Met A Soul Who Has Set Out To ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 17, 2002

I have never met a soul who has set out to satisfy the Lord and has not been ...read more

Tags: Fulfillment, Growth In Christ, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Mennonite

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

Henry Durbanville Felt That Way. In His Book The ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 18, 2002

Henry Durbanville felt that way. In his book The Best Is Yet To Be he wrote, "I feel so sorry for folks who don’t like to grow old...I revel in my years. They enrich me...I would not exchange...the abiding rest of soul, the measure of wisdom I have gained from the sweet and bitter and perplexing ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself, Finding Fulfillment, Family

Denomination: Mennonite

Clip: "Everybody Loves Raymond," Excerpted From ...  PRO

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Oct 28, 2002

[Clip: "Everybody Loves Raymond," excerpted from episode 119, "Talk To Your Daughter". Note: this episode is one of four included in a "For Your Consideration" DVD/VHS package that was prepared for the 2002 Emmy voters. You might find it on ebay.] Deborah: Ally just doesn’t want to know how we get ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose, Fulfillment, Worry

Denomination: Baptist

Definition Of Worldliness: Worldliness Is The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2002

Definition of Worldliness: Worldliness is the lust of the flesh (a passion for sensual satisfaction), the lust of the eyes (an inordinate desire for the finer things of life), and the pride of life (self-satisfaction in who we are, what we have, and what we have done). Worldliness, then, is a ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Finding Fulfillment, Holiness

May Your Saturday Mornings Be Special  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Nov 11, 2002

May your Saturday mornings be special. The author is unknown. The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it’s the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it’s the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:10-12, Ephesians 5:15-17, Colossians 4:5

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Giving Yourself, Priorities

Denomination: Lutheran

A Song By The Late 70's, Early 80's Rock Group ...

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Nov 12, 2002

A song by the late 70’s, early 80’s rock group Styx describes the place many people find themselves spiritually these days. Listen to the words and see if any of these words or phrases correlate with your spiritual experience: Another year has passed me by, still I look at myself and cry What ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose, Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Year Was 1980, Bill Brodherst Who Hadn't Ran ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 12, 2003

The year was 1980, Bill Brodherst who hadn’t ran in any race since his high school days decided to begin training for a marathon known as the Pepsi Challenge 10k in Omaha Nebraska. Sending in his application, he wasn’t sure they would accept him as a participant, but soon the approval came back ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7-8

Tags: Church Small Groups, Fulfillment, Endurance

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ghandhi—worship Without Sacrifice  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Feb 2, 2003

Ghandhi--Worship without Sacrifice In a conference with the British Government, Ghandhi said that human beings must take great care not to be molded by external forces that can destroy their lives, their families, their community, and their nation. He called these forces “The 7 social ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1

Tags: Fulfillment, Church Practices, Worship Definition

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Richard A. Swenson, M.d. Writes In "Margins," ...

Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Aug 27, 2003

1. Richard A. Swenson, M.D. writes in “Margins,” “The conditions of modern-day living devour margin. If you are homeless, we direct you to a shelter. If you are penniless, we offer you food stamps. If you are breathless, we connect the oxygen. But if you are marginless, we give you yet one ...read more

Tags: Emotions, Christian Disciplines, Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Nazarene

Of A Good Leader, Who Talks Little, When His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

Empty Pieties And Good Resolutions Are Part Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Empty pieties and good resolutions are part of the natural equipment of every proper man. They were never meant to be performed or fulfilled, but ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

Fact: The Jewish Talmud Mentions Jesus Christ ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Dec 27, 2008

Fact: The Jewish Talmud mentions Jesus Christ many times, but not once does it make the claim that the fulfilled prophecies ...read more

Tags: Jesus Life

Denomination: Baptist

These Are Bill Bright's Words To Us: "My Life's ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 28, 2003

These are Bill Bright’s words to us: “My life’s message is be a slave of Jesus. And all that involves. Love your master, trust your master, and obey your master. Obviously, I’m a son of God, heir of God, joint-heir with Christ, and if He was described as a slave - Paul and Peter and the other ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Baptist

This Is Our Supreme Task As Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"This is our supreme task as Christian educators, to gear youth into Christian service regardless of what the specific occupation may be and to encourage ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

He That Builds His Nest On A Divine Promise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He that builds his nest on a divine promise shall find that it abides and remains until he shall fly away to the land ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

Cs Lewis Once Wrote "If I Find In Myself A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008

CS Lewis once wrote "If I find in myself a desire that this world can’t fulfill, the most probable explanation ...read more

Tags: Money

A Science Professor At Westmont College Wrote A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A science professor at Westmont College wrote a book explaining how only one person could possibly have fulfilled the prophecies. He worked with 600 students to calculate the mathematical probability of just eight of the Old Testament prophecies being fulfilled in any one person up to the present ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

God Expects Of Us The One Thing That Glorifies ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God expects of us the one thing that glorifies Himand that is to remain absolutely confident in Him, remembering what He has said ...read more

Tags: Confidence

A Man Is No Greater Than His Dream, His Ideal, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A man is no greater than his dream, his ideal, his hope, and his plan. Man dreams the dreamand fulfilling ...read more

Tags: Dreams