In Sermon Illustrations: "Faith General"

Examples Of Generous People

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012

EXAMPLES OF GENEROUS PEOPLE In a country where getting and having more seems so normal, people who choose to live with a lot less so they can help others seem, to put it mildly, less than sane. Zell Kravinsky is one of those people. Kravinsky got rich in the real estate business, and then gave ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-10

Tags: Giving General

We Never Become Truly Spiritual By Sitting Down ...  PRO

Contributed by Jon Sigler on Jun 20, 2001

"We never become truly spiritual by sitting down and wishing to become so. You must undertake something so great that you ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Tags: Faith, Faith General, Gifts Faith

Denomination: Holiness

There Is A Story About A Monastery In Europe ...  PRO

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 9, 2001

There is a story about a monastery in Europe perched high on a cliff several hundred feet in the air. The only way to reach the monastery was to be suspended in a basket which was pulled to the top by several monks who pulled and tugged with all their strength. Obviously the ride up the steep ...read more

Tags: Faith, Faith General, Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Faith Is Seeing The Invisible, But Not The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Faith is seeing the invisible, but not the nonexistent. ...read more

Tags: Faith, Faith Vs. Works, Apologetics General

Healing — Doctors Have Faith In Faith

Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 12, 2007

ILLUSTRATION Healing - Doctors Have Faith in Faith A survey conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians shows that ninety-nine percent of doctors believe a relationship exists between faith and physical healing. Recently, more than one thousand health-care professionals met at Harvard ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

Abel Is Included In The Faith Chapter For One ...

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Aug 17, 2006

Abel is included in the Faith chapter for one reason—generosity. Years ago on Candid Camera, children were used in an experiment about generosity. The children were placed by themselves in a room with a plate of cookies. On the plate were at least two cookies, there may have been more, but one ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Wesleyan

One Of The Great Paradoxes Of The Christian Faith ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 7, 2010

One of the great paradoxes of the Christian faith is that God wants us to talk to Him about everything that is going on in our lives, even though He already knows everything. So why pray? If you’ve ever wrestled with that question, perhaps the thoughts of the 19th-century preacher, R. A. Torrey, ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

Those Who Doubt Most, And Yet Strive To Overcome ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Those who doubt most, and yet strive to overcome their doubts, turn out to be some of Christ’s strongest ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General, Faith General

A Man Lives By Believing Something, Not By ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 14, 2002

A man lives by believing something, not by debating and arguing about many ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Apologetics General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sort Of Dead To Sin  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 24, 2003

Sort of Dead to Sin] In a classic Leadership cartoon by Mary Chambers, two couples are seated in a living room engaged in Bible study. One of the women is speaking. "Well," she says, "I ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General, Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Calvin Coolidge Once Said, "It Is Only ...  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Drake on Jun 4, 2001

- Calvin Coolidge once said, “It is only when men begin to worship ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Worship General

Denomination: Pentecostal

Did You Hear About The Farmer That Decided To Buy ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jul 18, 2001

Did you hear about the farmer that decided to buy a chain saw? A logging foreman sold him one that he guaranteed would cut down 15 trees in a single day. A week later, a very unhappy farmer came back to report that the power saw must be faulty - it averaged only 3 trees a day. The foreman grabbed ...read more

Tags: Faith General, Apologetics General

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Bill Stopped In At Abie's Little General Store, ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 27, 2002

Bill stopped in at Abie’s little general store, looking for a bottle of mustard. The shelves were loaded with salt -- bags and bags of salt. Abie said he had some mustard, but that he would have to go down to the cellar to find it. Bill went down with him, and there to his surprise were still more ...read more

Tags: Sharing Your Faith, Sharing My Testimony, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith And Works Should Travel Side-By-Side, Step ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 6, 2002

Faith and works should travel side-by-side, step answering to step, like the legs of men walking. First faith, and then works; and then faith again, and then works again—until they can scarcely distinguish which is the one and which is the other. William ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Tags: Faith General, Faith Vs. Works, Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Baptist

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

With Deep Repentance And Sincere Faith, Find ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"With deep repentance and sincere faith, find your way back from your backsliding. It is your duty, for you have turned away ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:1-8

Tags: Turn, Sin General

Faith For My Deliverance Is Not Faith In God. ...

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only learned ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith For My Deliverance Is Not Faith In God. ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only learned ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Endurance, Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith For My Deliverance Is Not Faith In God. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only ...read more

Tags: Daniel

Faith For My Deliverance Is Not Faith In God. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2001

"Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God ...read more