In Sermon Illustrations: "Convince"

You've Been Summoned

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Apr 18, 2024

A couple of years ago I had the honor of serving on a jury. It was by no means a noteworthy trial but it was important to the people involved. I felt a great deal of responsibility as the jury deliberated and eventually arrived at a verdict. We all wanted to make the right, fair and just decision ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Witness, Testimony, Witnessing, Great Commission, Evangelism  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Nothing During The Year Is So Impressively ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Nothing during the year is so impressively convincing as the vision Christmas brings of what this world would be if love ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Pride Drives Everyone Away

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 23, 2021

Pride really is a relationship killer. It repulses everyone around you and drives them away, then it convinces YOU they ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 27:2, Galatians 6:3, Proverbs 26:12

Tags: Humility, Relationships, Pride, Jealousy

Denomination: Charismatic

A Friend Couldn’t Wait For His First Child ...

Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Mar 9, 2010

A friend couldn’t wait for his first child to say her first word. He was convinced that it would be ...read more

Tags: Self

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Ability To Have Our Own Way, And At The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The ability to have our own way, and at the same time convince others that they are having their own way, is rare among ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

If This World Is Going To Be Reached, I Am ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 18, 2008

If this world is going to be reached, I am convinced that it must be done by men and women of average talent. After all, there are ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

The Notion That As A Man Grows Older His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The notion that as a man grows older his illusions leave him is not quite true. What is true is that his early illusions are supplanted by ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

There Is A Fable That Says That Satan Met With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There is a fable that says that Satan met with three Demons who were preparing to come to earth and attempt to deceive men, women, boys and girls. The first Demon told the Devil that he planned to tell everyone that there is no God. The Devil responded by saying, well that’s good and you will ...read more

Tags: Salvation

The Usual Suspects Movie  PRO

Contributed by Alexier Mayes on Aug 22, 2015

In the 1995 movie ’The Usual Suspects’ the character Verbal utters these thoughtful words ’ The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20, Luke 4:1-13

Tags: Satan Is Real, Reality Of Satan, Devil's Deception, Beware Of The Devil

Denomination: Anglican

Dr. Karl Menninger, The Famed ...  PRO

Contributed by Larry Sarver on Apr 30, 2001

Illustration: Dr. Karl Menninger, the famed psychiatrist, once said that if he "could convince the patients in psychiatric hospitals that their sins were ...read more

Tags: God's Forgiveness, Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Do Not Know If The Days Are Dwindling To A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I do not know if the days are dwindling to a precious few for me or if I will make it to 98 like my grandfather. Nevertheless, at 50 I am ...read more

Tags: Aging

A Person Who Doubts Himself Is Like A Man Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by ...read more

Tags: Doubt

As I Look Back Over A Misspent Life, I Find ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As I look back over a misspent life, I find myself more and more convinced that I had more fun doing news reporting than in any ...read more

Tags: News

It's So Easy To Fall Into The Trap Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Apr 22, 2001

It’s so easy to fall into the trap of complacency, of doing nothing, of ignoring the danger of being in a wrong relationship with God. There’s a legend where three demons are overheard planning how to get most victims for their master. The first said: "Tell the people ’There is no God’" "No, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:3

Tags: Hell, Demons, Apologetics General

Denomination: Baptist

The Privilege Of Prayer, To Me, Is One Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The privilege of prayer, to me, is one of the most cherished possessions, because faith and experience alike convince me that God Himself sees and answers, and His answers I ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Dietrich Bonheoffer Wrote, "It Is A Good Thing ...

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jun 10, 2009

Dietrich Bonheoffer wrote, "It is a good thing to learn early that God and suffering are not opposites but rather one and the same thing and necessarily so; for me, the idea that God himself ...read more

Tags: Christian Witness

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

C. Peter Wagner, An Authority On Church Growth, ...  PRO

Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 30, 2004

C. Peter Wagner, an authority on church growth, has this to say, “The more deeply I dig beneath the surface of the church growth principles, the more thoroughly convinced I become that the real ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Can't Justify ...

Contributed by Larry Moyer on Aug 5, 2009

YOU CAN’T JUSTIFY WORRYING So often we try to justify worrying. I know a man who said, "Don’t tell me worrying doesn’t do any good. Everything I worry about doesn’t happen." One man defended his worrying by saying, "I find it helps to worry. The people who worry never get ulcers." And one ...read more

Tags: Worry

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Abolishing Slavery: Wilberforce And Moses

Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 21, 2011

ABOLISHING SLAVERY: WILBERFORCE AND MOSES I found myself reading William Wilberforce’s speeches to the British Parliament the other day, particularly his speeches to abolish the slave trade. I was struck by the tenacity, patience, and confidence that he showed. He was convinced that this evil ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Nazarene

I Believe That One Always Does Himself And His ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I believe that one always does himself and his audience an injustice when he speaks merely for the sake of speaking. I do not believe that one should speak unless, deep down in ...read more

Tags: Communication Speech