In Sermon Illustrations: "Making Plans" showing 21-40 of 8,935

Leadership Is The Ability To Put The Plans Into ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skillful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, even under pressure or in ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Not The Maker Of Plans And Promises, But Rather ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather he who offers faithful service in small matters is most welcome to one ...read more

Tags: Faith

Serving Is The Plan Or Strategy Of The Church. ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Newell on Aug 29, 2001

Serving is the plan or strategy of the church. It’s how we are to do “business”. Just think about how we talk about church…it goes against just about everything in this world…  We call our meetings “services”  We call what we offer – “ministries”  The funds we receive are ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Tags: Church Purpose Of, Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

Use Of The Computer In Planning Marriages Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Use of the computer in planning marriages is nothing new. Many a young man has been ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

All Part Of God's Plan  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009

ALL PART OF GOD’S PLAN In the opening pages of his autobiography, "An American Life," Ronald Reagan writes, I was raised to believe that God had a plan for everyone and that seemingly random twists of fate are all a part of His plan. My mother - a small woman with auburn hair and a sense of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Tags: God In The Hardships

God's Plan In Adam's Line  PRO

Contributed by Paul Collins on Sep 7, 2009

GOD'S PLAN IN ADAM'S LINE If we take a look at the first 10 names of the redemptive lineage from Adam – Noah, we see God has a plan for all mankind and His plan includes every individual. Are you ready for this? Are you sure? Let this change your life… Genesis 5 We start with Adam and look at ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Baptist

John Piper's Reading Plan

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011

JOHN PIPER'S READING PLAN John Piper is a well-known Christian author and pastor. He tells about a plan that he says has changed his life. Suppose you read about 250 words a minute, and you resolved to devote just 15 minutes a day to some serious theological reading to deepen your understanding ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 17:18-20

Tags: Learning

Advent Scripture Reading Plan

Contributed by William Akehurst on Jan 22, 2020

ADVENT Scripture Reading for December Prophecy December 1 - Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 December 2 - Mark 1:2-3 December 3 - Isaiah 11.1-2 December 4 - Isaiah 61.1-2 December 5 - Matthew 24:36-44 December 6 - Jeremiah 33:14-15 December 7 - Zechariah 6:12-13 Preparations - Bethlehem December 8 - Micah ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2

Tags: Advent Sermon Series, Advent Scripture Reading Plan

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

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

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

Making ...

Contributed by Kyle Gray on May 18, 2009

MAKING EXCUSES Benjamin Franklin: He that is good at making excuses is ...read more

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

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

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