Sermon Illustrations

Tag: growth

  • Season of life no barrier to growth in Christ

    There is more good news in that our season of life is not a barrier to spiritual growth. A mother in our small group suggested that it was easier for her to “work on her spiritual life” before she became a mom. As we talked, it became clear what she meant.To her, reading the Bible…

  • Learning place

    The meeting place is the learning place for the market place Mike PilavachiClick to Tweet

  • Enough tickling, time to grow

    Enough tickling, time to grow

    Whenever there is a fresh move of the Holy Spirit bringing spiritual refreshing, renewal, or revival, there are always people who jump into the “river” and get caught up in the laughter, the “feel-good” sensations, the “warm fuzzies,” or other manifestations for their own sake. These folks are more interested in being “tickled” by their…

  • Growing vs Declining churches

    Only 50% of clergy from declining churches agreed it was “very important to encourage non-Christians to become Christians”, compared to 100% of clergy from growing churches. 71% of clergy from growing churches read the Bible daily compared with 19% from declining churches. 46% of people attending growing churches read the Bible once a week compared…

  • Prophecy your day

    Prophesy your day. When you wake in the morning, pray and ask the Lord for information about something that will happen during your day. Write it down as clearly as you understand it. At the end of the day, check and see if the event that you prophesied to yourself happened. Also see how well…

  • Healthy growth takes TIME. When

    Healthy growth takes TIME. When God wants to make a mushroom, he takes 6 hours. When he wants to make an oak tree, he takes 60 years. Do you want to be a mushroom or an oak tree? Rick WarrenClick to TweetWebsite: http://blog.pastors.com/blogs/pcom/ten-key-points-to-remember-in-2012/

  • You are the sum total

    You are the sum total of your habits. You’ve got good ones and you’ve got bad ones, but the things you habitually do are the things that make you. The key to spiritual growth is developing good habits. Rick WarrenClick to Tweet