In Sermon Illustrations: "Confident Belief"

Education Is The Ability To Listen To Almost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your ...read more

Tags: Culture

It Has Been Said That There Have Been More ...

Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004

It has been said that there have been more Christian martyrs in recent years than there were during the time of the Caesars. According to a study done by Regent University, in 1999, nearly 164,000 Christians worldwide were martyred for their faith, and in 2000 that number was closer to 165,000. ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life, Death

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Bible Changes Lives

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009

THE BIBLE CHANGES LIVES Research consistently shows what a person believes translates into behavior. A major survey of more than 3,700 teens involved in evangelical churches reveals that, compared to teens who possess a solid, biblical belief system, young people who lack such basic biblical ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:3-13

Tags: Bible Influence

Hope

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 22, 2022

Franklin D. Roosevelt said: We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13, Psalm 26:2

Tags: Give, Hope

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Difficulties Are Gods Errands; And When We Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Difficulties are Gods errands; and when we are sent upon them, we should esteem if ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Latest Gallup Annual Survey On Values And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The latest Gallup annual survey on values and beliefs shows that 75% of Americans support euthanasia. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Death

There Arefew Stronger Indications Of Ignorance ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There arefew stronger indications of ignorance of the power and evil of sin than the confident assertion of ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Believers Lack Biblical Understanding: A Barna ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Believers Lack Biblical Understanding: A Barna poll reveals that many born again Americans hold beliefs contrary to Scripture. Among the most disturbing is that 68% think the Bible teaches that God helps those who help themselves. Other alarming beliefs are; that the Holy Spirit does not exist ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Tolerance Vs. Absolute ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 21, 2010

Tolerance vs. Absolute Truth Throughout Scripture and until our present day, many people have a problem with TRUTH. In fact, it is not politically correct today to say that there is even such a thing as absolute truth! Stanley Grenz, a well-known spokesman for this new tolerance, says that “truth ...read more

Scripture: John 17:17

Tags: Tolerance, Truth Absolute

Faith Means, Whether I Am Visibly Delivered Or ...

Contributed by David Asch on Jan 10, 2005

“Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love.” ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

92% Of Born Again Christians And 74% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

92% of born again Christians and 74% of non-Christians believe religious beliefs actually change the way ...read more

Tags: Character

Sincerity Is An Open Heart. Few People Show It; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Sincerity is an open heart. Few people show it; usually what we see is an imitation put on ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Pator Dave Kinney: "Faith Is Grounded In The ...

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Aug 24, 2008

Pator Dave Kinney: "Faith is grounded in the confidence of God's presence in today's unsettledness and the conviction in ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Baptist

It Isn't The Polls Or Public Opinion Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It isn't the polls or public opinion of the moment that counts. It's right and wrong and leadership. Men with fortitude, honesty and a belief in ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

80% Of 13 To 17 Year-Old Americans Had Few Or No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

80% of 13 to 17 year-old Americans had few or no doubts about their beliefs in the past year. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Doubt

One Of My Teachers At College Often Said That, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One of my teachers at College often said that, “Orthodoxy must lead to orthopraxy.” In other words correct thinking or ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples

Only The Flexibly Creative Person Can Really ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Only the flexibly creative person can really manage the future, only the one who can face novelty ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

A Friend Is One Who Helps You Bridge The Gaps ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A friend is one who helps you bridge the gaps between loneliness and fellowship, frustration and confidence, ...read more

Tags: Compassion

I Will Forget The Happenings Of The Day That Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I will forget the happenings of the day that is gone, where they were good or bad, and greet the new sun with confidence ...read more

Tags: Present

Last Laugh

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 14, 2011

LAST LAUGH Religion in its highest form is a belief in a being greater than themselves. There are some people who would deny this: they are called "atheists" and say that God in any shape or form is neither necessary nor possible, and so couldn’t possibly exist. When the Russians sent a ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

Denomination: Baptist