In Sermon Illustrations: "Temporal Vision" showing 161-180 of 597

Hope Brings Survival

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009

HOPE BRINGS SURVIVAL Viktor Frankl, Austrian psychologist, survived death camps of Nazi Germany. Frankl was determined to know why some survived and some did not. He looked at several factors: health, vitality, family, survival skills, intelligence. He concluded that none of these factors was ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

The Great Accomplishments Of The World Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The great accomplishments of the world have been achieved by men who had high ideals and who have received great visions. The path is not easy, the climbing is ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Future Is A Great Land; A Man Cannot Go ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The future is a great land; a man cannot go around it in a day; he cannot measure it with a bound; he cannot bind its harvests into a single ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Doing Less Than Your Best Breeds Self-Contempt. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Doing less than your best breeds self-contempt. We fail to have a vision of greatness. What does greatness look ...read more

Tags: Greatness

Preserving Liberty

Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 1, 2021

Emergencies' have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded. By Friedrich August von Hayek. Quoted in a ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 1:18-21

Tags: Freedom, America, Government, Liberty, Coronavirus  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

See Life As A Squint! (09.13.05--Heavenly ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 11, 2005

See Life as a Squint! (09.13.05--Heavenly Citizens!--Romans 8:25) What is easily taught but not soon learned: easily preached, but not soon believed: good advice, but not easily followed: well spoken but hard to do?. The answer? Patience. If there is one thing that none of us is capable of doing ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:25

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Lutheran

Whatever Your Present Environment May Be, You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, your ideal. You will become as small as your ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Divine Visitation Does Not Necessarily Mean That ...

Contributed by Bode Ayodele on Sep 5, 2007

Divine visitation does not necessarily mean that one must see a vision or an angel. However, it entails that one will have a profound divine experience. An experience one can ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

We Mutter And Splutter, We Fume And We Spurt, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We mutter and splutter, we fume and we spurt, We mumble and grumble, our feelings get hurt, We cant understand things, our vision gets ...read more

Tags: Thought

Pastor Leadership Styles

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Pastor Leadership Styles Shepherding-loving, nurturing, community-driven 55% Bridge Building-good personality, create consensus, being people together 53% Directional-seeks next logical move, searches for right path 44% Team Building, matching people/jobs, expects it done, hands off ...read more

Tags: Church General

55 Million Americans Have Disabilities. 24.8% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

55 million Americans have disabilities. 24.8% are mobility limitations, 24.8% limited hand use, 16.4% cognitive disabilities, 11.9% vision, ...read more

You Are Not Here Merely To Make A Living. You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Our American Values Are Not Luxuries But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our American values are not luxuries but necessities not the salt in our bread but the bread itself. Our common vision of a free and just society is our greatest source of cohesion at home and ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Let God Put You On His Wheel And Whirl You As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let God put you on His wheel and whirl you as He likes, and as sure as God is God and you are you, you will turn out exactly in accordance with the ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Prayer's Powerful Results Impacts African ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010

Prayer’s Powerful Results Impacts African Villagers Story: John Robb of World Vision’s Mission Advanced Research Center writes, "The adults of Ethiopia’s Awash River area, two hours north of Addis Ababa were suffering through famines. In their suffering the people looked to a giant tree for help. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:21-22

Tags: Idolatry, Prayer Of Faith

E. Paul Hovey Once Said: "A Blind Man's World ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mccutchen on Feb 8, 2005

E. Paul Hovey once said: "A Blind man’s world is bound by the limits of his touch; an ignorant man’s world is bound by the limits of his knowledge; a ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Persistent Sowers

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011

PERSISTENT SOWERS During a particular drought several years ago, much of the seed that had been planted did not come up. The seed that did produced runty plants that promised a scanty yield, if any at all. Grass burned up in the intense heat, and the cattle nearly starved. Many farmers were forced ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Tags: Parable Sower And Seed

The Predator

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 13, 2019

: He’s out there, just beyond your field of vision, He’s stalking you. He’s looking for a sign of weakness, He’s ready to pounce and devour. He ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8-9

Tags: Satan, Roaring Lion

Denomination: Pentecostal

William H. Willimon, In His Commentary On Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

William H. Willimon, in his commentary on our Gospel lesson for this morning, offers an interesting lens through which we might view this text. He says, and I quote, “How do we see?… What we see seems to be connected to some sort of template in the brain. When sensory images are fed in through the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:24

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Critics

Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 18, 2013

If there is one glaring fault in my ministry, it has been to allow others to blur my vision and that of the church. To take away any enthusiasm and joy. No matter what you do in life, you are going to have critics. The only people who don’t hear criticism are the ones not doing anything. Paul ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:29

Tags: Discouragement, Complaining

Denomination: Christian Church