In Sermon Illustrations: "Spiritual Maturity" showing 141-160 of 2,389

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: Guilt, Forgiveness For Others, God's Forgiveness

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

The Church Is Not Made Up Of Spiritual Giants; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The church is not made up of spiritual giants; only broken men can ...read more

Tags: Church General

Great Men Are They Who See That Spiritual Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force; ...read more

Tags: Greatness

A Solemn Regard To Spiritual And Eternal Things ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A solemn regard to spiritual and eternal things is an indispensable ...read more

Tags: Greatness

Diseases Can Be Our Spiritual Flat ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Diseases can be our spiritual flat tiresdisruptions in our lives that seem to be disasters at the time but end by ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

A Parent Must Respect The Spiritual Person Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A parent must respect the spiritual person of his child, and ...read more

Tags: Parenting

For Pride Is Spiritual Cancer: It Eats Up The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love, or ...read more

Tags: Temptation Pride

Great Men Are They Who See That The Spiritual ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force, ...read more

Tags: Thought

Our Words And Actions Resonate In The Spiritual ...

Contributed by Angel Caballero on Jun 11, 2009

Our words and actions resonate in the ...read more

Tags: Miracles General, Believer's Lifestyle

Denomination: Church Of God