In Sermon Illustrations: "Spiritual Battles"

Two Baseball Teams Had Battled To A Five-All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005

Two baseball teams had battled to a five-all deadlock as darkness enveloped the diamond. In the last half of the ninth inning with the bases loaded and the count three and two, the pitcher called for a conference with the catcher. “I’ll wind up and pretend to throw the next pitch. You wham your ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Julie Ward Howell, Who Wrote The Battle Hymn Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Rick Shockley on Nov 16, 2001

Julie Ward Howell, who wrote the Battle Hymn of the Republic said one day as she slumped way down into a chair, "Oh, I’m tired. I’m ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Finding Fulfillment, Workplace Balance

If Someone Loves You, Your Battle Is A Lot More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If someone loves you, your battle is a lot ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

You Dont Hear Much About The Battle Of The Sexes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You dont hear much about the battle of the sexes anymore. Do you think this is because of the ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

It Doesn't Take A Hero To Order Men Into Battle. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of ...read more

Tags: Heroism

Lane Adams Once Compared The Process Of Spiritual ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 13, 2003

Lane Adams once compared the process of spiritual growth to the strategy the Allies used in World War II to liberate islands in the South Pacific. First, they would “soften up” and island, weakening the resistance by shelling the enemy strongholds with bombs from offshore ships. Next, a small ...read more

Ingratitude Denotes Spiritual Immaturity. Infants ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

Ingratitude denotes spiritual immaturity. Infants do not always appreciate what parents do for them. They have short memories. Their concern is not what you did for me yesterday, but what are you doing for me today. The past is meaningless and so is the future. They live for the present. Those who ...read more

Tags: Children

Spiritually Complacent Barna Research Reports ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Spiritually Complacent Barna Research reports that since ’91, Americans have become more spiritually complacent. 40% of born again Christians do not attend church or read the Bible in a typical week, 30% are not "absolutely committed to the Christian faith" and 70% are not involved in a small group ...read more

Tags: Church General

Collegiate Spiritual Practices: A New Survey Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Collegiate Spiritual Practices: A new survey of students attending 46 colleges and universities finds a majority says religion and spirituality are important in their lives, but they also show a sharp drop-off of religious involvements as they move through their college years. Findings include: 73% ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Spiritual Satisfaction: 87% American Adults Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Spiritual Satisfaction: 87% American adults are able to identify an activity that brings them the greatest degree of spiritual satisfaction or fulfillment. 23% named attending church services and events as their most fulfilling spiritual activity. 12% indicated spending time with their family ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 19:23

Tags: Disciplines General, Come Back To This

Spiritual Growth Is A Low Priority: A Recent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Spiritual Growth Is A Low Priority: A recent Barna survey explored seven dimensions of spiritual development, asking respondents to rate themselves in each area on a 5-point scale. Researcher George Barna noted, “most people do not feel as if they are learning enough about God, the Christian faith, ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Boomers Read: Once Viewed As Spiritual ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Boomers Read: Once viewed as spiritual antagonists, political activists, and non-traditionalists, Boomers have retained their penchant for confounding the experts. Though they were the first generation raised with omnipresent television and were instrumental in introducing computers to the world, ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

The Four Spiritual Laws Is The Most Widely ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The Four Spiritual Laws is the most widely distributed religious pamphlet in history. It has been printed in at least 200 languages and read by an estimated 2.5 billion people. (Rick ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Our True Spiritual Condition Is To Be Measured ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 1, 2006

“Our true spiritual condition is to be measured first and foremost by the inner person, the heart, and not by the external person, the habits, because habits are the product ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Spiritual Deafness Will Render You Useless For ...

Contributed by J. Brad Campbell on Nov 6, 2006

Spiritual deafness will render you useless for the Kingdom of God ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In His Book The Spiritual Life Of Children, The ...

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 4, 2007

In his book The Spiritual Life of Children, the famous Harvard psychiatrist Robert Coles, tells the story of Alice, a ten-year-old girl who came from a family that did not believe in God. She expressed her doubts to him with these words: “I remember... I saw the people next door coming home from ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

We Are Not Human Beings Having A Spiritual ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual ...read more

Tags: Character

We Are Not Human Beings Having A Spiritual ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Tags: Character

For Many People Today The Spiritual Journey Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001

For many people today the spiritual journey is filled with crushing burdens. I think of the character Rodrigo from the 1986 academy award winning movie The Mission. Rodrigo, played by Robert DeNiro, portrays a slave trader who kills his brother in a fit of rage. He’s filled with such terrible ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-13, Ephesians 1:1

Tags: God's Forgiveness, Guilt, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In His Spiritual Autobiography, William Barclay, ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Apr 14, 2002

In his spiritual autobiography, William Barclay, the venerable Scottish scholar, tells the tragedy of losing his 21-year-old daughter and her fiance who were drowned in a boating accident. He writes, "God did not stop that accident at sea, but he did still the storm in my own heart so that somehow ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships, Disappointment

Denomination: Methodist