In Sermon Illustrations: "Believe"

Fire, Light And Power Should Be Alive, Shining ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 18, 2006

Fire, light and power should be alive, shining and working in every believers live. God wants us to be His living witness in this world. To do so we must be seen by the world reflecting the Love of God. This message deals with the ...read more

May It [the Declaration Of Independence] Be To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"May it [the Declaration of Independence] be to the world what I believe will be (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all), the signal of arousing man to burst the chains under which monkish ignorance and superstition has persuaded ...read more

Tags: America

Someone Asked Luther, "Do You Feel That ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 24, 2001

Someone asked Luther, “Do you feel that you have been forgiven?” He answered, “No!but I’m as sure as there’s a God in Heaven .” “For feeling come and feelings go, and feelings are ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, God's Forgiveness, Emotions

Denomination: Baptist

The Christian Hope Is The Hope Which Has Seen ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on May 10, 2001

"The Christian hope is the hope which has seen everything and endured everything, and has still not despaired, because it believes in God. The Christian hope is not hope in the human spirit, in human goodness, in human endurance, in human achievement; the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:12

Tags: God Brings Hope, Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John Piper Says That Sin …"Gets Its Power By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Piper says that sin …"gets its power by persuading me to believe that I will be more happy if I follow it. The power of all temptation is the prospect that it will make me happier." ...read more

Tags: Temptation Resisting

Henry Blackaby In "Experiencing God" Words It ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2009

Henry Blackaby in "Experiencing God" words it this way: The crisis of belief An encounter with God requires faith. Encounters with God are God-sized. What you do in response to God's revelation (invitation to the task) ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-10, 1 Kings 17:8-24

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Demand Vs. Choice

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 20, 2009

DEMAND VS. CHOICE A demand masked as a request is worse than a demand. Like giving kids a choice when there is no choice. "Would you like to go to Gramas?" implies of the option of choosing either way, and it is ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

No Salvation Without Surrender  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Feb 18, 2013

NO SALVATION WITHOUT SURRENDER So in case some left it out or forgot to mention it when they explained what it meant to be a Christian, let me be clear: There is no forgiveness without repentance. There is no salvation without surrender. There is no life ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-18, Luke 9:24

Tags: Commitment, Surrender, Jesus Christ

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Recently, I Was Listening To A Teacher By The ...  PRO

Contributed by Jess Bousa on Feb 14, 2006

Recently, I was listening to a teacher by the name of Rob Bell and he spoke on the selecting process that Rabbis would use to choose their disciples. At the Age of 6, children would begin to learn the Torah, this training was called Bat cipher, from 8 to 10 they would have the torah by heart, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 13:51-52, Matthew 28:16-20

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Pentecostal

John Hull In His Book "Pivotal Prayer" Shares A ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 2, 2008

John Hull in his book "Pivotal Prayer" shares a story about a man who brought revival to a sinking ship: A widowed Scottish minister named John Harper and his six-year-old daughter were on board the Titanic the tragic night it sank. When the ship began to sink, Harper, traveling second class, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Francis Chan: Radical Christian Living

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2010

FRANCIS CHAN: RADICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING Pastor Francis Chan, the senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California wrote in his latest book entitled, "Crazy Love". He has already sold one million copies worldwide; a figure he says demonstrates the extent to which he is not alone in ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Tags: Discipleship

The Meaning Of The Colors In The Flag – Spoken By ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 7, 2010

THE MEANING OF THE COLORS IN THE FLAG – spoken by the flag. My red stands for the blood that was shed for the freedom I represent. Yet, my red originated from the blood of Jesus who died and rose again for those who believe in Him and for whom the Pilgrims came to this country for religious ...read more

Tags: Independence Day

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unsung Heroes: The Devout Men Who Buried Stephen

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Aug 25, 2021

Text, Acts 8:1-2, KJV: 1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-2

Tags: Martyrdom, Stephen, Devout Men

Denomination: Baptist

According To A Recent Poll] 88% Of Catholics And ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

[According to a recent poll] 88% of Catholics and a majority of Presbyterian and Methodist evangelizers [those who actively try to share their "faith"] believe that "if people are generally good, or do enough good things for others during their lives, they ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Faith Vs. Works

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

At The Height Of Her Fame As The Other Woman In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 24, 2004

At the height of her fame as the other woman in the Ivana and Donald Trump breakup, Marla Maples spoke of her religious roots. Why, I’ll never know. She told interviewers that she believed in the Bible, then added the ...read more

A Young Preacher Came To Dr. G. Campbell Morgan ...

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 11, 2005

A young preacher came to Dr. G. Campbell Morgan one day and asked him, "Do you believe we should trouble God will our small problems?" Dr. Morgan gave that wonderful answer, "Young Man, ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Baptist

Jan Johnson In Moody Monthly Said, "Many ...

Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005

Jan Johnson in Moody Monthly said, “Many believers are "rabbit hole" Christians. In the morning they pop out of their safe Christian homes, hold their breath at work, scurry home to their families and then off to their Bible studies, and finally end ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lost Youth: Ron Luce, President Of Teen Mania ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Lost Youth: Ron Luce, President of Teen Mania Ministries, says, “At the present rate of evangelism, we will soon only have 4% Bible-believing Evangelical Christians, compared to baby boomers with 35% and their parents ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Failure To Communicate: Research By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Failure To Communicate: Research by FranklinCovey, a training firm, finds that a majority of American workers cannot correctly identify their employers’ main goals, and fewer than 10% believe their day-to-day activities are actually ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

At The Height Of Her Fame As The Other Woman In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

At the height of her fame as the other woman in the Ivana and Donald Trump breakup, Marla Maples spoke of her religious roots. She believed in the Bible, she told interviewers, then added the disclaimer, "but you can’t ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence