In Sermon Illustrations: "Limitation" showing 81-100 of 507

Maturity

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Dec 27, 2020

Automatic behaviour is the hallmark of immature people bent on survival, they accept few challenges and experience little growth. Immature people react with a small part of themselves to a small part of the world. They limit themselves by paying attention only to what is close-up, by focusing on ...read more

Scripture: John 12:24

Tags: Maturity, Immaturity

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Rich So You Can Be Generous

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 4, 2009

RICH SO YOU CAN BE GENEROUS While I’m not a proponent of the health and wealth gospel, I find verses 8-11 of 2 Cor. 9 to be nothing short of amazing in terms of a Biblical promise. How else would you interpret words like these? "You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Am Thankful That God Does Not Accept The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I am thankful that God does not accept the limitations we put on our lives. Mediocrity is never His will for us. He calls us to ...read more

Tags: Competition

Serenity Isnt Gray Resignation. Its A Golden, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Serenity isnt gray resignation. Its a golden, smiling quality.I pray daily, not to be resigned to old age, not to yield supinely to its limitations, but to accept with a cheerful ...read more

Tags: Peace

Undoubtedly, There Is Little Integration Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Undoubtedly, there is little integration or integrity in most men's characters; there is only habit and a plodding limitation in life and mind; and if social pressure were not added to lack of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

No Mechanical Device Can Replace The Teacher. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No mechanical device can replace the teacher. Thus far no substitute has been found for the impact of mind upon mind, personality upon personality. Teachers may overcome limitations ...read more

Tags: Learning

How Completely Satisfying To Turn From Our ...  PRO

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Apr 17, 2002

“How completely satisfying to turn from our limitations to a God who has none.… For those out of Christ, time is a devouring beast; before the sons of the new creation, ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ, God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Pentecostal

When Ronald Regan Was President Of The United ...

Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jun 15, 2005

When Ronald Regan was President of the United States, he had a sign on his desk that said, "There is no limit to what a man can do or where ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Lutheran

It Is Often Said That One Has But One Life To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"It is often said that one has but one life to live, but that is nonsense. For one who reads, there is no limit to the number of lives that may be lived, for fiction and biography and history offer an ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Its Only When We Truly Know And Understand That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Its only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earthand that we have no way of knowing when our time is upthat we begin to live each ...read more

Tags: Learning

An Invalid Was Told That She Could Never Escape ...  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 11, 2000

"An invalid was told that she could never escape from his prison of pain and weakness. ’Oh, well,’ she replied, ’there is a lot of living to be found within your ...read more

Tags: Endurance, Joy

Denomination: Lutheran

Eugene Peterson Comments, "You Live In A World ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 12, 2003

Eugene Peterson comments, “You live in a world ruled by the God of Exodus and Easter. He will do things in you that neither you nor your friends would have supposed possible. ...read more

Tags: God The Father, Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Congregational

No One Can Read Our Constitution Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

No one can read our Constitution without concluding that the people who wrote it wanted their government severely limited; the words no and not' employed in restraint of government power occur 24 times in the first ...read more

Tags: America

As For Old Age, Embrace And Love It. It Abounds ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As for old age, embrace and love it. It abounds with pleasure if you know how to use it. The gradually declining years are among the sweetest in a man's life, and I maintain that, even when ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

How To Grow Little Companies And Ministries Into ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

How To Grow little companies and ministries into big ones. 1. Focus What are we trying to make happen? How will we measure success? See it clearly. Say it plainly. 2. Evaluate What is the competitive environment? Do we understand the felt needs of our prospective customer? What is holding us back? ...read more

Tags: Goals

Base Camps  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

BASE CAMPS When people are climbing Mount Everest, there are at least four camps that people stop at on the way up. They have to stop because of the physical limitations of their bodies. They need time to rest. They need time to acclimatized to the atmosphere. They need time to be prepared to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-31

Tags: Growth In Christ

Take Up Your Cross

Contributed by John Tung on Feb 12, 2009

TAKE UP YOUR CROSS Christiana Tsai was a Christian woman who developed an eye disease that made it impossible for her to see light directly and was virtually blind. She had to wear very dark glasses. Yet, she did not withdraw into her own room and say how tough she has it. No, she used her ...read more

Tags: Cross

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Messianic Jew David Stern Comments, "Sha’ul’s...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 20, 2009

Messianic Jew David Stern comments, "Sha’ul’s self-limitation is consistent with Jewish ethical standards, derekh-eretz, the "way of the world." God expects us to do what is right and what is ethical. ...read more

Tags: Ethics, Kindness

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Could God Make A Object Too Heavy To Lift?

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006

Could God make a object too heavy to lift? Couldn’t lift – not all powerful. Couldn’t make – not all powerful. Wrong question. God is not bound by physical limitations. But there are many roads to the top of the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Phil Ware, Christian Writer: "Our Destiny And ...

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 5, 2005

Phil Ware, Christian writer: "Our destiny and future are not limited to the boundaries of existence tied to our little blue planet. Our future and our hope burst the boundaries of mortality and are tied to our faith in a ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Denomination: Salvation Army