In Sermon Illustrations: "Faith To Believe"

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

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jun 7, 2008

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 you can scarcely ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

You Can Do Very Little With Faith, But You Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You can do very little with faith, but you can do ...read more

Tags: Faith General

I Do Not Want Merely To Possess A Faith; I Want ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I do not want merely to possess a faith; I want a ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Only Our Individual Faith In Freedom Can Keep Us ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Only our individual faith in freedom ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Where Two Faithful Friends Meet, God Makes Up A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Where two faithful friends meet, God ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Faith Makes You Happier As You Age, Study Shows

Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jun 27, 2010

FAITH MAKES YOU HAPPIER AS YOU AGE, STUDY SHOWS The Gerontological Society of America released an academic journal in February 1976 that shows as you get older, Christian faith makes you feel happier, more useful and more adjusted over time. In May 2007 the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease ...read more

Tags: Church Small Groups

Denomination: Baptist

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

Contributed by Tony Abram on May 8, 2011

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 ...read more

Tags: Faith

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

Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 15, 2011

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 ...read more

Tags: Faith

Where Moods Must Get Off! (11.02.05--Faith That ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 1, 2005

Where Moods Must Get Off! (11.02.05--Faith That Flies!--Jeremiah 21:1-2) I’m by no means an exercise nut! Despite the fact that I have had a daily routine for many years which includes ten minutes on the weight bench and ten on the elliptical trainer, the fact that most mornings you will find me ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 21:1-3

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Lutheran

The Mathematics Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2009

The Mathematics of Christmas In the famous 1947 film classic Miracle on 34th Street, which was re-made in recent years, a man claiming to be Santa Claus is placed on trial. The judge is hoping to provide an answer for the age-old question, “Does Santa Claus really exist?” The judge comes to the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Tags: Christmas, Faith

A Man Fell Off A Cliff, But Managed To Grab A ...

Contributed by John Knight on Jan 31, 2003

A man fell off a cliff, but managed to grab a tree limb on the way down. The following conversation ensued: "Is anyone up there?" "I am here. I am the Lord. Do you believe me?" "Yes, Lord, I believe. I really believe, but I can’t hang on much longer." "That’s all right, if you really ...read more

Scripture: Micah 3:10

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Holiness

The Meaning Of Life

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

THE MEANING OF LIFE Atheist philosopher Bertrand Russell: "Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless." (Quoted in Warren, The Purpose Driven Life, 17). Welsh scholar Rheinallt Williams: "There is nothing which arises more spontaneously from man's nature than the ...read more

Tags: Faith

Saints Are Persons Who Make It Easier For Others ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Saints are persons who make it easier for others ...read more

Tags: Faith

Quote: C. S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010

Quote: C. S. Lewis, A Grief Observed: "You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death. It is easy to say you believe a rope to be strong as long as you are merely using it to cord a box. But suppose you had to hang ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Brethren

Annie Armstrong Was Called Indefatigable. She ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Annie Armstrong was called indefatigable. She never tired of serving God and serving People. In 1893 because of her belief in the powerful hand of God to change lives and our world she wrote over 18,000 letters many by hand. She was the driving force in founding the lottie Moon Christmas offering, ...read more

Tags: Faith

There Is A Direct Relationship Between What I ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 9, 2004

“There is a direct relationship between what I believe about the future and how I live in the present.” - Alistair ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Orthodox

Eight In Ten Americans Have No Doubt God Exists. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Eight in ten Americans have no doubt God exists. Prayer is an important part of their lives, and they believe "we will all be called before ...read more

Tags: Faith

When We Do Our Duty, Not For Duty's Sake, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When we do our duty, not for duty's sake, but because we believe that God is engineering our circumstances in that way, then at the very point of ...read more

Tags: Faith

William Cary Was A Shoemaker When One Day He ...

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 12, 2006

William Cary was a shoemaker when one day he heard of the millions of people in India who had not heard the Good News of Jesus Christ. He believed the great commission to “Go into all the world and preach the gospel.” He believed that that verse was speaking directly to him. So he volunteered ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Gambling

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 30, 2013

SPIRITUAL GAMBLING The problem of compulsive gambling may seem foreign to most of us. Yet experts believe that millions of Americans are psychologically addicted to gambling. It gives them the excitement of hope and risk, but it usually ends in defeat. It is indeed a temporary pleasure. For those ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational