In Sermon Illustrations: "Childlike Faith"

Jumping Where You Can't See  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009

JUMPING WHERE YOU CAN’T SEE The African impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a 3-foot wall. The animals will not jump if they cannot see where their feet will fall. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Tags: Fear And Worry

Not Too Many Years Ago Newspapers Carried The ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 22, 2009

Not too many years ago newspapers carried the story of Al Johnson, a Kansas man who came to faith in Jesus Christ. What made his story remarkable was not his conversion, but the fact that as a result of his newfound faith in Christ, he confessed to a bank robbery he had participated in when he was ...read more

Tags: Restoration

Denomination: Pentecostal

Facts About Persecution Of Christians

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Aug 18, 2020

FACTS ABOUT PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS: * More Christians were martyred in the 20th century than in all other centuries combined. * Currently over 200 million Christians are being persecuted worldwide. * 70 percent of the world's population lives in a religiously intolerant environment. * Every ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Tags: Church, Persecution, Beatitudes

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Not Too Many Years Ago Newspapers Carried The ...

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 9, 2008

Not too many years ago newspapers carried the story of Al Johnson, a Kansas man who came to faith in Jesus Christ. What made his story remarkable was not his conversion, but the fact that as a result of his newfound faith in Christ, he confessed to a bank robbery he had participated in when he was ...read more

Tags: Change

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Resurrection Is Crucial

Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008

THE RESURRECTION IS CRUCIAL So significant is this event that the whole of the Christian faith would fall if the resurrection of Jesus Christ were not true. William Lane Craig suggests that, “Without the belief in the resurrection, the Christian faith could not have come into being. The disciples ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Baptist

82% Of Teens Say They Want To Learn More About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

82% of teens say they want to learn more about faith. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Children

Prayer Is Nothing But The Promise Reversed, Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Martin Wickens on Apr 20, 2002

Prayer is nothing but the promise reversed, or God’s Word formed into an argument, and retorted by ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Baptist

What I Admire Most About Columbus Is Not His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

What I admire most about Columbus is not his having discovered a world but his having gone to search ...read more

Tags: Discovery

Aim For A Star, And Keep Your Sights High With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Aim for a star, and keep your sights high With a heart full of faith within, your feet on the ...read more

Tags: Goals

Aim For A Star, And Keep Your Sights High With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Aim for a star, and keep your sights high With a heart full of faith within, your feet on the ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

The Notion That One Opinion Is As Good As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The notion that one opinion is as good as another will not work in any other area of human experience. Why ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

23% Of Americans Have Not Attended A Church Or A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

23% of Americans have not attended a church or a community of faith gathering in the past ...read more

Tags: Unbelief

Truth Is Never Something Purely Abstract, But "A ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 14, 2009

truth is never something purely abstract, but "a real part of the human and Christian journey of every ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Catholic

Barna Notes That Between The Two Parents Mother's ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 14, 2007

Barna notes that between the two parents mother’s and father’s the mom is doing a better job of teaching their kids about the spiritual dimension of life -- Barna survery: a. Mom versus Dad: Men may enjoy advantages in physical strength, but they are much less likely than women to exercise their ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unsteady Ground: Just Keep Going

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008

UNSTEADY GROUND: JUST KEEP GOING Have you ever stepped on ground that seemed unsteady, but you really had to go on, just to get where you were going? Just recently we took a trip up to the (northern part of South Korea) Hwacho’n area and then down to the Chuncho’n areas. We stopped at a nice ...read more

Tags: Trust

As 19th-Century Author Maltbie Babcock Said, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

As 19th-century author Maltbie Babcock said, "Contentment. . . is the grateful, faithful, fruitful ...read more

Tags: Peace

All Of Gods Greats Have Been Weak Men Who Did ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

All of Gods greats have been weak men who did great exploits for God because they ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

By The Time Children Are Five, Their Parents ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By the time children are five, their parents will have done at least half of all that can ever be done to ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Fail To Make Decisions

Contributed by Trae Durden on Nov 11, 2014

“To delay or fail to make decisions may be more sinful than to make wrong decisions out of faith ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:34-38

Tags: Risk, Big Decisions, John Piper, Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Beyond Fiction

Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 20, 2024

In a humorous yet thought-provoking comment, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson critiqued movies like 'Armageddon' and 'Moonfall' for violating more laws of physics per minute than any other movies. This observation serves as an interesting analogy for our spiritual lives. Much like ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Fiction, Physics, Gift Of God, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Eternal Consequences, Movie Analogies, Spiritual Life, Reality, Jesus Christ, Eternal Life, Disobedience, God's Law, Forgiveness, Sin, God, Salvation, Gift, Redemption, Faith, Death, Sacrifice, Christ  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist