In Sermon Illustrations: "spiritual success" showing 61-80 of 3,875

Spiritual Health Checks  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Spiritual Health Checks (True Devotions) Rick Warren wrote, "The key for churches in the 21st Century will be church health, not growth." When a congregation is healthy, it will grow spiritually and enjoy the benefits of a live, vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ. A healthy Christian ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Tags: Children, Moses, Deception, Godly Women, Listen, Liar, Selectively, Christian Disciplines  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Health Checks

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Spiritual Health Checks (Hungry for God's Word) A healthy Christian will not find his strength or determine his weakness in the size of the church he attends. Healthy Christians gain strength to overcome the flesh, the world, and the devil by what is written in Acts 2:42, "They devoted ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Health Checks  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Spiritual Health Checks (Devoted to Prayer) There are four signs that show that the child of God is a healthy Christian. One is a heart hungry for God's Word, second is his desire to be involved in Christian fellowship, third he observes "Communion," and four he is devoted to prayer. (Acts ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Tags: Church Discipline

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Pica's Disease

Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Aug 25, 2008

SPIRITUAL PICA'S DISEASE We're all born with spiritual Pica’s Disease. Pica is the craving to eat what is not edible. When my wife was a nurse, she had a patient who had Pica. It is diagnosed when a person craves to eat things that are not considered food; they crave things such as wood ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Denomination: Independent/Bible

One Never Learns By Success. Success Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One never learns by success. Success is the plateau that one rests upon to take breath and look down from upon the straight and ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Success Is An Idol When Success Becomes An ...

Contributed by William Hooper on Jul 12, 2007

Success is an idol when success becomes an obsession. You may get to the top of the ladder of success, only to discover you’re on the wrong ladder. Success is an idol that can consume you. Many business people are driven. They become workaholics. Doctors in Japan have found a significant ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Success In Overcoming  PRO

Contributed by Thomas Ward, Sr. on Dec 11, 2002

THE SUCCESS IN OVERCOMING A study of 300 highly successful people like Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Winston Churchill, Albert Schweitzer, Mahatma Gandhi, and Albert Einstein revealed that one-fourth had handicaps such as blindness, deafness, or crippled limbs. Three-fourths had either ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 7:18

Tags: Poverty, Endurance, God In The Hardships

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In A Successful Marriage, There Is No Such ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In a successful marriage, there is no such thing as ones way. There is only the way of both, only the bumpy, ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

There Are No Secrets To Success. It Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Secret To Success

Contributed by Pastor Gbenga Shadare on May 4, 2010

THE SECRET TO SUCCESS We see the secret to the success of the Man Jesus. He saturated himself with the divine and consequently he excelled. You don't degrees, qualification or a good family name to excel. You need only Christ. Christ is enough! Christ is sufficient! Your excellence is found in ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Not Success But Faithfulness  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 12, 2010

NOT SUCCESS BUT FAITHFULNESS Jordan was a man of unusual abilities and commitment. He had two Ph.D.s, one in agriculture and the other in Greek and Hebrew. He was so gifted he could have chosen to do anything he wanted. He chose to serve the poor. In the 1940s, he founded a farm in Americus, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Tags: Endurance

Success In Difficulty

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011

SUCCESS IN DIFFICULTY "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles that one has overcome while trying to succeed." - Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), Educator, as quoted in Bits & Pieces, Vol. T/No. 17, p. 5 - "Many men owe the grandeur ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Denomination: *other

Success, Real Success In Any Endeavor, Demands ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success, real success in any endeavor, demands more from an individual than most people are willing to offer not ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

Mothers Are Central To The Success Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 11, 2003

Mothers are central to the success of the American family. Their love, dedication, and wisdom touch countless lives every day in every community throughout our land. And their love and guidance of children help to develop healthy and spiritually sound families. President John Quincy Adams once ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-29

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day, Women

Denomination: Baptist

Of All The Classical Spiritual Disciplines, ...  PRO

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 8, 2002

Of all the classical Spiritual Disciplines, service is the most conductive to the growth of humility. When we set out on a consciously chosen course of action that accents the good of other and is for the most part a hidden work, a deep change occurs in our spirit. Nothing disciplines the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 25:6-7

Tags: Servanthood, Pride, Christian Disciplines, Call Of The Disciples, Arrogance  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: *other

The True Nature Of Spiritual Life  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2004

THE TRUE NATURE OF SPIRITUAL LIFE Christian spirituality isn’t about sitting at the feet of some guru for a seminar at a retreat. It isn’t about having a nice comfortable, safe dose of spirituality in your life to make you feel good whenever your thoughts run deep about ultimate questions and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:1

Spiritual Hunger: Christian Retailers And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Spiritual Hunger: Christian retailers and publishers have reported Bible sales skyrocketed 20%-30% in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Some industry leaders say this is a time for aggressive ministry outreach, and not the time to shave marketing and ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Worry Is Spiritual Nearsightedness, A Fumbling ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Worry is spiritual nearsightedness, a fumbling way of looking at little things, ...read more

Tags: Guilt

Marriage Is Not Just Spiritual Communion And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Marriage is not just spiritual communion and passionate embraces; marriage is also three meals a day, sharing the ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Inspiration Is A Spiritual Faculty And Does Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Inspiration is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but ...read more

Tags: Thought