In Sermon Illustrations: "Confidence In God"

The Percentage Of Mistakes In Quick Decisions ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long drawn-out vacillations, and decisiveness ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Now, I Saw That There Would Be No Answer To Me ...

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007

Now, I saw that there would be no answer to me till I had entire purity of conscience, and no longer regarded any iniquity whatsoever in my heart. I saw that there were some secret affections still left in me that were spoiling all. I passed nearly twenty years of my life on this stormy sea, ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Percentage Of Mistakes In Quick Decisions ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillations, and the effect of decisiveness ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

It Behooves Our Citizens To Be On Their Guard, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in themselves. We are able to ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

53% Of Americans Say They Have A "Great Deal" Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

53% of Americans say they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in the church or organized religion. ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

The Less Government We Have The Better The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The less government we have the better the fewer laws and the less confided power. The antidote to this abuse of formal government is the influence ...read more

Tags: Government

You Are As Young As Your Faith, As Old As Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Story Is Told Of An Only Survivor Of A Wreck ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The story is told of an only survivor of a wreck who was thrown on an uninhabited island. After a while he managed to build himself a hut, in which he placed the little that he had saved from the wreck. He prayed to God for deliverance, and anxiously scanned the horizon each day to hail any passing ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Paper Mud ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2012

PAPER MUD BALLS I heard of a traveler going through China who visited a temple where the people were making paper mud balls, wadding them up, and throwing them at an idol they were worshiping. If the mud ball stuck to the idol it meant that the idol would answer their prayers. If the mud ball ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:14-15

Tags: Prayer Answered

So Great Is My Veneration For The Bible That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it, the more confident my hope that they will prove ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Faith And An Elevator

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011

FAITH AND AN ELEVATOR If I stand on the ground floor of a 27-floor building and press the button for an elevator, I am confident (I have faith) that the elevator will arrive. Indeed, it does, and the door opens. I am now presented with a vehicle that, I am confident (I have faith), will take ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Baptist

To Insure Victory In Combat, Soldiers Need ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 24, 2004

"To insure victory in combat, soldiers need confidence in their leader with a felling that when they go out in the battlefield, they have great chances ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In Our Lords Teaching About Petitionary Prayer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In our Lords teaching about petitionary prayer there are three main principles. The first is confidence, the second is perseverance, and the third, for lack of ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

We Can Gain No Lasting Peace If We Approach It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or with fear. We can gain it only if we proceed with the understanding, the ...read more

Tags: Peace

I Recently Read About An Exasperated Mom Who Sent ...

Contributed by Ricki Lee Brooks on May 4, 2010

I recently read about an exasperated mom who sent her disobedient little boy to his room. When his time was up, he came out far more confident than when he had gone in. He said, "I’ve been thinking about what I did and I said a prayer." "That’s fine," his mother said, 'if you ask God to make you ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

What Does It Mean To Have Joy?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 2, 2023

Joy is God’s gift to believers. Paul speaks of more than just a mood. This is a deep confidence that was rooted in God’s sovereign control of the universe, His on unchanging divine promises and eternal spiritual realities including the assurance of ultimate victory for those in ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:19-22, Philippians 4:4

Tags: Spirit Filled Life, Happiness, Joy, Fruit Of The Spirit

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Success In Business Implies Optimism, Mutual ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Success in business implies optimism, mutual confidence, and fair play. A business man must hold a high opinion of what he has to sell and ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

What Is Possible When There Is Hope  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN THERE IS HOPE Joyce Hollyday tells the story of a school teacher who was assigned to visit children in a large city hospital who received a routine call requesting that she visit a particular child. The teacher took the boy’s name and room number, and was told by the teacher ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 62:5-8, Colossians 1:27

Tags: Witness, Faith, Power, Life, Simple, Easter Resurrection, God's Faithfulness, Integrity, Difference, One, Brokenness, Live, Pathfinder  (view more)  (view less)

The Reason Why Churches Are Dying Today...

Contributed by Garris Hudson on May 31, 2022

"Many churches today are filled to overflowing with those who want their ears tickled with the myths of easy believism and so called positive thinking. They come to have their egos fed and their sins approved, not to have their hearts cleansed and their souls saved. They want only to feel ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-20

Tags: Word Of God, Last Days, False Teachers, Pastors, Spiritual Milk, Bible, Church, Deception, Gospel, Truth, Preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is The Solar Eclipse A Sign Of The Last Days?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 6, 2024

“The Bible says a number of times that there’s going to be lots of signs in the heavens before Jesus Christ returns to Earth. What about the Solar Eclipse that is coming on April 8? We see this as possibly one of those." “However, my number one encouragement to people would be to just ...read more

Tags: Solar Eclipse, End Times, Prophecy, Last Days, Son Of God, Sun, Return Of Christ, Revelation, Salvation, Hope  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational