In Sermon Illustrations: "Confident Belief"

Unchurched Character & Beliefs

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

UNCHURCHED CHARACTER & BELIEFS Unchurched American adults who have not attended a church or faith community in the past year are less likely to be concerned about the U.S. moral condition, much less likely to believe they are making a positive difference in the world, less optimistic about the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Our Peace And Confidence Are To Be Found Not In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Our peace and confidence are to be found not in our empirical holiness, not in our progress toward perfection, but in the alien righteousness of Jesus Christ that covers our sinfulness ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Our Peace And Confidence Are To Be Found Not In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Our peace and confidence are to be found not in our empirical holiness, not in our progress toward perfection, but in the alien righteousness of Jesus Christ that covers our sinfulness ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Confidence Is That Feeling By Which The Mind ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with ...read more

Tags: Confidence

It Is Best To Act With Confidence, No Matter ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little ...read more

Tags: Confidence

Why Should There Not Be A Patient Confidence In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people? Is there any ...read more

Tags: Confidence

If One Advances Confidently In The Direction Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Faith: A Living, Daring Confidence

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Nov 16, 2009

FAITH: A LIVING, DARING CONFIDENCE "Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace, so sure and certain that the believer would stake his life on it a thousand times. This knowledge of and confidence in God’s grace makes men glad and bold and happy in dealing with God and with all creatures. ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Lutheran

Greed Is The Logical Result Of The Belief That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Greed is the logical result of the belief that there is no life after death. We grab what we can while we can however we can and then hold on to it ...read more

Tags: Giving General, Envy, Money

Hypocritically, Professing Belief, Performing ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2002

Hypocritically, professing belief, performing rote rituals, calling oneself a member of a religion without attempting to follow holy prescriptions, participating in church … with a “social” country-club fervor – these can all be an evasion of holy duty, yet another form of idolatry, as practicing ...read more

Shinto Beliefs And The End Of The World

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2002

Shinto Beliefs and the End of the World "There is NO belief in Shinto in a final, cataclysmic "end of the world" where the physical world is wiped out... Shinto doesn’t work that way. Existence is a dance that never, ever ends. A dance where no one gets left ...read more

Tags: World Religions, Jesus Teachings

The Content Of Belief Is Important: Jonathan ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

The content of belief is important: Jonathan Whitfield was preaching to coal miners in England. He asked one man, "What do you believe?" "Well, I believe the same as the church." "And what does the church believe?" "Well, they believe the same as me." Seeing he was getting nowhere, Whitfield ...read more

Tags: Doubt

The Content Of Belief Is Important: Jonathan ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

The content of belief is important: Jonathan Whitfield was preaching to coal miners in England. He asked one man, "What do you believe?" "Well, I believe the same as the church." "And what does the church believe?" "Well, they believe the same as me." Seeing he was getting nowhere, Whitfield ...read more

Tags: Doubt

It Is My Belief That There Are Absolutes In Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"It is my belief that there are absolutes in our Bill of Rights, and that they were put there on purpose by men who knew what the words ...read more

Tags: America

The Belief That Youth Is The Happiest Time Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy. The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are ...read more

Tags: Joy

Americans Have An Abiding Belief In Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means. Airline insurance replaces the fear ...read more

Tags: Possession

Loneliness Affects Belief In God

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

LONELINESS AFFECTS BELIEF IN GOD People who feel lonely or isolated are more likely to believe in God and the supernatural, according to University of Chicago researcher Nicholas Epley. Lonely people try to create social connections by reaching out to old friends, making new ones, or believing in ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Everyone Seemed Confident That The Ship Was All ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Nov 3, 2002

Everyone seemed confident that the ship was all right," recalled first-class passenger Henry Sleeper Harper. At last, however, the call came for all passengers to come up on deck wearing their life belts, and soon after midnight, Captain Smith directed crew members to ready the 16 wooden lifeboats ...read more

Tags: Great Commission, Sharing Your Faith, Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Baptist

Fear Is Nothing More Than Confidence In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Wayne Major on Aug 10, 2002

"Fear is nothing more than confidence in the devil."--Dr. Eldon Fuhrman, former president of ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Denomination: Methodist

Public's Confidence: Gallup's Annual Measure Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Public’s Confidence: Gallup’s annual measure of public confidence in institutions reports the military is #1 followed by the police and the church. Banks are #4. While the military’s rating is lower than in ‘02, the church has been slowly recovering from the sharp decline in confidence it ...read more

Tags: Church General