In Sermon Illustrations: "Success In Ministry"

Hope Is The Companion Of Power, And Mother Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has ...read more

Tags: Faith

Many Of Lifes Failures Are People Who Did Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Many of lifes failures are people who did not realize how close they were to ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Few Things Are Impracticable In Themselves; And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is from want of application rather than want ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

When A Man Blames Others For His Failures, Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When a man blames others for his failures, its a good idea to credit ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Learning And Innovation Go Hand In Hand. The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did ...read more

Tags: Thought

Think Of Yourself As On The Threshold Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole clear, glorious life ...read more

Tags: Truth

It's The Fruit And Not The Tree! ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 20, 2005

It’s The Fruit and Not The Tree! (10.24.05--Making It!--Psalm 1:3) Each year as the seasons change, so does the selection of fruit that is available at my local Piggly Wiggly. In early summer there are the tangy apricots and sweet plums along with nutty peaches and nectarines. As summer passes, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:3

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Lutheran

Gareth Weldon Icenogle In Biblical Foundations ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Sep 21, 2001

Gareth Weldon Icenogle in Biblical Foundations for Small Group Ministry: "Small groups are trapped in the ‘paradox’ of hunger for intimacy ("It is not good for man to be alone") and fear of intimacy. ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Church Small Groups, Hunger

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If We Could Spend All Our Time Preaching, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we could spend all our time preaching, teaching and counseling, we would be happy. These tasks are the chocolate cake of the ministry diet. Unfortunately, a healthy ...read more

Tags: Gifts Leadership

Steven Covey, Author Of _the Seven Habits Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Jones on Dec 14, 2002

Steven Covey, author of _The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People_ teaches that one of these habits ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Methodist

Henry Ford, "Before Everything Else, Getting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Henry Ford, “Before everything else, getting ready is the secret to success.” Getting ready is the ...read more

Tags: Parable Ten Virgins

Failure Is Instructive. The Person Who Really ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

If At First You Dont Succeed, Try, Try Again. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If at first you dont succeed, try, try again. Dont think of it as failure. Think of ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Fail, Yet Rejoice, Because No Less The Failure ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Fail, yet rejoice, because no less The failure which makes thy distress May ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Forget About The Consequences Of Failure. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Majority See The Obstacles; The Few See The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The majority see the obstacles; the few see the objectives; history rewards the successes of the latter, while ...read more

Tags: Endurance

We Must Believe In Luck. For How Else Can We ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success ...read more

Tags: Supernatural

Shirking Easily Becomes A Habit As Difficult To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Shirking easily becomes a habit as difficult to throw off as the use of drugs and has ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Money Decisions Prompt Prayer: 6 Out Of 10 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Money Decisions Prompt Prayer: 6 out of 10 people pray before making major money decisions. 77% of churchgoers do so while only 37% of ...read more

Tags: Money

Better Opportunities

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Aug 18, 2009

BETTER OPPORTUNITIES Pastor Greg Laurie preaches to thousands at Harvest Crusades, but Greg started in ministry as a janitor at a church. Our purpose in life may not seem big, but if we are ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Pentecostal