In Sermon Illustrations: "Success isnt far away"

I Could Not Get Far Enough Down The Foods Chain ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I could not get far enough down the foods chain to talk to him. I had to grunt like an ape ...read more

Tags: Communication General

When The Teacher Leaves The Classroom  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 26, 2003

Many of us can remember when we were in grade school how whenever the teacher had to leave the classroom for some reason, she would always tell the class to, “Be quiet and study!” However we also remember that as soon as she left the room, the paper wads would begin to fly! Erasers would be flung ...read more

Tags: Children, Backslide, Moses, Turned Away

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Give Me The Love That Leads The Way, The Faith ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Give me the love that leads the way, The faith that nothing can dismay, The hope no disappointments tire, The passion that will burn like fire, Let me not sink to be ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Disappointment, Walking Away

Success Is Finding God's Will For Your Life And ...  PRO

Contributed by Donn Heinrich on Feb 11, 2002

"Success is finding God’s will for your life and doing it" (Dr. Bob Jones, Sr., Founder of Bob Jones ...read more

Tags: Doing God's Will

Denomination: Baptist

In 1928 A Group Of The World's Most Successful ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Feb 15, 2003

In 1928 a group of the world’s most successful financiers met at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. The following were present: The president of the largest utility company, The greatest wheat speculator, The president of the New York Stock Exchange, A member of the President’s Cabinet, The ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Baptist

In Gulf War The Ground Offensive Was Successful ...  PRO

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004

IN GULF WAR THE GROUND OFFENSIVE WAS SUCCESSFUL DUE TO AERIAL ATTACK THAT PRECEDED IT On February 24, 1991, a lightning ground offensive was launched by the U.S. and allied forces in the Persian Gulf War. Its effectiveness shattered the defending Iraqi forces. Within days the world’s fourth ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6

Tags: Prayer In The Spirit, Prayer Supplication

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The 10 Essentials Of A Successful Consumer Direct ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

The 10 Essentials of a successful Consumer Direct business: · Success depends on operating in and integrating all channels. · Targeted communications and partnerships will be more successful than mass marketing. · Older consumers can be won through younger family members. · Brands are power, but ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

Success Is Never Final. Failure Is Never ...

Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on Feb 2, 2007

Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It is courage that ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Experiencing "Let-Down" After Success

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007

Experiencing "let-down" after success: I don’t know why it is, but often we experience a big “let-down” right after a big success. You get a degree, or finish a project, or land a big promotion, or win a big award or make a big purchase --- you complete some major goal. And then you have that ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If Our Company Is To Be More Successful Than ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If our company is to be more successful than the enterprises with which we compete, it will be becauseall our people are distinguished by a small positive increment of devotion, dedication or determination beyond that of their opposite numbers elsewhere. It is such modest differences in individual ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:6

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Jeremy Benson Was A Very Successful English ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 26, 2001

Jeremy Benson was a very successful English businessman, & for a number of years served as Chairman of the Board of a London hospital. When he died, he left a large part of his fortune to that hospital. But his Will stipulated that every year for ten years after his death, when the hospital board ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Giving General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Successful Beauty Product Company Asked The ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 22, 2001

A successful beauty product company asked the people in a large city to send pictures along with brief letters about the most beautiful women they knew. Within a few weeks thousands of letters were delivered to the company. One letter in particular caught the attention of the employees and soon it ...read more

Tags: Marriage General, Christian Love

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Ralph Barton, A Successful Cartoonist, Left This ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Ralph Barton, a successful cartoonist, left this note pinned to his pillow as he took his own life: “I have had few difficulties, many friends, great successes; I have gone from wife to wife, and from house to house, visited great countries of the world, but I am fed up with inventing devices to ...read more

Tags: Repentance

How Successful People See Failure

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Maxwell - When most people try to gauge success, they judge it according to how little failure they find. If they see flops or fumbles, they say, "He sure has messed up a lot. He’s a failure." But that’s exactly opposite of how successful people see failure. They already know what the editors ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Whenever Success Is Made The Motive Of Service, ...

Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 11, 2007

"Whenever success is made the motive of service, infidelity to our Lord is the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-5

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Has Not Called Us To Success But To ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 11, 2007

"God has not called us to success but to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Success Is Knowing God's Will And Being Right In ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 30, 2008

Success is knowing God's will and being right in the center of ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Try Not To Become A Man Of Success, But Rather ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Basic Rules For Success May Be Defined As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The basic rules for success may be defined as follows: Know what you want. Find out what it takes ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Failure Is Only Postponed Success As Long As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Failure is only postponed success as long as courage coaches ambition. The habit of ...read more

Tags: Endurance