In Sermon Illustrations: "Continue In Faith" showing 261-280 of 6,988

It Is Not Peter's Faith That Fails, But His ...

Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 6, 2012

It is not Peter's faith that fails, but his courage. After his failure he weeps bitterly, because he really does love his Lord. --David ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Baptist

Judge Roy Moore And Faith

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 5, 2013

JUDGE ROY MOORE AND FAITH Recently Roy Moore reclaimed his position as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, a post he was forcibly removed from because he refused to take down a monument of the Ten Commandments in defiance of a federal order. Not going to get into the dispute over the ...read more

Tags: Law

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Weak Prayer, Weak Faith  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 7, 2013

WEAK PRAYER, WEAK FAITH Bill Hybels, "I used to make excuses for my faint-hearted prayer life. I don’t have any good models of persevering prayer, I told myself. I have too many responsibilities to fulfill, so I don’t have the time to pray properly. But God convinced me that I was not being honest ...read more

Scripture: James 4:2

Tags: Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith When Faced With Death?  PRO

Contributed by Michael Sechler on Jan 25, 2014

My son, Micah died in 2012 from kidney disease and complications. As he lay dying I wrote this in my journal: "Sitting at the bedside of my dying son at 3:48 in the morning. Weeping like crazy. Bertrand Russell once said that 'no one can sit at the bedside of dying child and believe in God.' Well ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1

Tags: Faith, Trial, Child Death, Belief In God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith In God’s Abilities

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Sep 23, 2019

Circumstances will always try to dictate doubt and unbelief every time. Remember this...”Faith isn’t swayed by circumstances, however ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:18-20

Tags: Faith, Doubt, Circumstances, Abilities

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Semper Fi - Forever Faithful

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 12, 2023

One of the most tragic events during the Reagan Presidency was the Sunday morning terrorist bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, in which hundreds of Americans were killed or wounded as they slept. Many of us can still recall the terrible scenes as the dazed survivors worked to dig out their ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Tags: Holy Spirit, Commitment, Faithfulness, Fruit Of The Spirit, Works Of The Flesh, Spirit Filled Life  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith Becomes Love In Action

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 5, 2023

FAITH IS AN ACTION WORD… Is this real? I place a metal chair in front of the crowd. I talk about how strong the chair appears to be? Then I ask the crowd do you think this chair is strong enough to hold one of us? We discuss why we think this chair could possibly hold a human’s weight. What would ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-9, John 15:13-16, Luke 24:7

Tags: Faith, Love, Action

Denomination: Assembly Of God

James Dobson's Faith-Full Parents  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012

JAMES DOBSON'S FAITH-FULL PARENTS "Of all the values transmitted to me by my father, none made a more lasting impression than his attitude toward money. As an evangelist, he could never depend on the compensation he would be given. The local church would collect a freewill offering for my father, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5-6

Tags: Father's Day

One October Morning In 2006, A Woman And Her Six ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 22, 2010

One October morning in 2006, a woman and her six children were forced to witness an attack on their husband and father. His assailants tried to force him to deny Jesus but he refused. He continued to proclaim Christ as Lord and died praying for his family. The family is determined to follow Christ, ...read more

Tags: Persecution

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It Is That Kind Of Faith Which Would Lead A Man ...

Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 23, 2004

“It is that kind of faith which would lead a man to take a bottle of medicine from his medicine cabinet. Looking at the instructions on it, he says, I’m sure they’re correct. I have all confidence in the source of the medicine. I know who wrote these directions. I believe everything about it. ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Tags: Faith General, Doubt

Denomination: Baptist

I Prayed For Faith And Thought That Some ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 9, 2001

“I prayed for faith and thought that some day it would come down and strike me like lightning. But faith didn’t seem to come. One day I read in Romans that “faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.” I had up to this time, closed my Bible and prayed for ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Scripture, Faith General, Bible Study

Denomination: Wesleyan

Faith Is The Belief That God Will Do What Is ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 2, 2001

Faith is the belief that god will do what is right. God says that the more hopeless your circumstances, the more likely your salvation. The greater your cares, the more genuine your prayers. The darker the room, the greater need for light. God’s ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Faith

Denomination: Church Of God

Faith Is Not Belief Without Proof, But Trust ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mavis on May 3, 2001

Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservations. ...read more

Tags: Faith, Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith, Power, And Authority Are Three Necessary ...  PRO

Contributed by Danny Thomas on Jun 11, 2001

Faith, power, and authority are three necessary things for ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Prayer How To, God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Pentecostal

No Place For Faith, Citation: Leo Tolstoy In ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jun 21, 2001

[No Place for Faith, Citation: Leo Tolstoy in Confessions. Christianity Today, Vol. 32. no. 10.] My break with faith occurred in me as it did and still does among people of our social and cultural type. As I see it, in most cases, it happens like this: People live as everyone lives, but they all ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Discipleship

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ask: What Is Faith Through Experience?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2001

ILL: Ask: What is Faith through Experience? A vocational school teacher taught a class of mentally impaired teenagers. Looking at his students’ capabilities rather than their limitations, he got them to play chess, restore furniture and repair electrical appliances. Most important, he taught ...read more

Tags: Restore, Repair

Brethren, Be Great Believers. Little Faith ...  PRO

Contributed by Todd Schäve on Nov 6, 2001

“Brethren, be great believers. Little faith will bring your souls to heaven, but great faith will bring heaven to your ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Growth In Christ

Denomination: Baptist

Our Faith And Our Friendships Are Not Shattered ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Our faith and our friendships are not shattered by one big act, but by many small ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Friendship General

Faith Is Not A Distant View But A Warm Embrace Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 10, 2002

Faith is not a distant view but a warm embrace of ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Pervasive Is The Christian Faith In American ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 2, 2002

How pervasive is the Christian faith in American culture? We know that four out of ten adults read the Bible in a typical week, four out of ten attend a church service, eight out of ten pray to God, two out of ten attend a small group, and one out of four attend a Sunday school class. But what ...read more

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