In Sermon Illustrations: "Fear Of God" showing 41-60 of 17,846

A Young Soldier Was In His Tent When The Battle ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Nov 10, 2008

A young soldier was in his tent when the battle was just about to break out. He heard an explosion and jumped into the nearest fox hole. His fellow soldiers looked at him and laughed. They all said, "That was our artillery going off." He had jumped into the ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Have No Fears For The Future Of Our Country. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have no fears for the future of our country. It ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Here Be Dragons. Here Is God.

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2009

"HERE BE DRAGONS. HERE IS GOD." 2 Timothy 3:1-7 Matt. 8:23-26; 16:24-26 John 16:33 Psalm 107:23-30 We all remember Hurricane Katrina and the damage it inflicted on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. It’s only a memory now, but it left terrible devastation and painful memories that still remain. The ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 107:23-30

Tags: Fear And Worry

Lewis Ran From God

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 26, 2009

LEWIS RAN FROM GOD C. S. Lewis, the author of Prince Caspian, did not rejoice to find Jesus. He had been running from Him for his entire life. After a long search into what Christianity was and whether it could be trusted as truth, he said of himself: "The fox had been dislodged from Hegelian ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Mennonite

There¡¦s Fear, And Then There Is Fear. The 82nd ...  PRO

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Apr 5, 2001

There¡¦s fear, and then there is fear. The 82nd Airborne Rangers train at Fort Bragg, NC. The division commanding general was inspecting, and as he reviewed the ranks of paratroop trainees, he carefully scrutinized one West Virginia recruit standing proudly at attention, jump wings and boots ...read more

Tags: Humility

Denomination: United Methodist

Do The Thing You Fear And The Death Of Fear Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Do the thing you fear and the death of ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

The Fear Of Death Follows From The Fear Of Life. ...

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jun 4, 2009

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. ~Mark ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sometimes Fear Of Punishment Motivates Better ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 3, 2001

Sometimes fear of punishment motivates better than anything else. One mother decided she would put the fear of a speeding ticket in the speeding drivers going past a local elementary school. Every morning she would park her car in front of the elementary school and point her black hair dryer - ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 10:26-28

Tags: God's Omniscience, Fear And Worry

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Religion Of The Atheist Has A God-Shaped ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The religion of the atheist has a God-shaped ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

Walking In The Confidence Of God

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Walking in the Confidence of God Marks of Contentment "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.' So we say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5-6

Tags: Helper, Fear, Confidence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If I Had 300 Men Who Feared Nothing But God, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If I had 300 men who feared nothing but God, hated nothing but sin, and were determined to know nothing among men but Jesus Christ, and ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Do You Fear What You Need Not Fear?

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2012

DO YOU FEAR WHAT YOU NEED NOT FEAR? A friend told me a story of some hunting dogs that he had. They were good hunting dogs that he used when he went to hunt pigs in the mountains. He shared however, that the dogs, as tough as they were, were deathly afraid of chickens. I couldn’t believe it, so I ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-18

Tags: Satan

Fear Moves Us

Contributed by Robert Clark on Jun 19, 2009

FEAR MOVES US Fear is used by those with a platform to move us in the direction they desire. Fear sells (magazines, newspapers, TV ratings/ads...). Fear wins political contests. Fear is used by parents. And all too often fear is used by the church. Illustration: Print articles add up to $543M. ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Methodist

Fear And The Deceits Of The Heart  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2010

FEAR AND THE DECEITS OF THE HEART I think Edward Welch chose brilliantly the title for his book on overcoming the fear of man: When People are Big and God is Small. Maybe you can relate to his personal awakening to this problem when he was a high-school senior: "I had always been shy and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 51:11-13, Isaiah 51:12-16

Tags: Ransom, Fear And Worry

There Are Fears That Come As A Result Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 20, 2003

There are fears that come as a result of childhood trauma that we may never get over. Here are a few from a list of several thousand. I chose those beginning with the letter "B" as a manageable list there are about 4 times as many under "a" or "e" for example Bacillophobia- Fear of ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Fear In The Work Cubicle

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 4, 2015

IN THE WORK CUBICLE (p) It’s a normal day at the office. You got to work 5 minutes late like usual. You find your normal parking place open and you whip your car into the spot and grab all that you need from the passenger seat. You are soon in the elevator heading to your floor. The elevator ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15

Tags: Evangelism, Workplace, Sharing Christ, Workplace Evangelism

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Voting ...

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

God’s Voting Guide It is that time when Americans are given the opportunity (and responsibility) to vote for those who hold public offices. This privilege is given to us by God for it is He who raised this form of government in our country through our Founding Fathers. Many of them had a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1

Tags: Patriotism

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Statistics On Fear And Depression

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 25, 2006

U.S.A. Statistic: •“Approximately 6.3 million American adults ages 18 to 54 or about 4.4 percent…have some type of specific fear.” http://www.phobia-fear-release.com/fear-statistics.html CANADIAN Statistic: •1,315,314 ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

Denomination: Salvation Army

A Universal Peace, It Is To Be Feared, Is In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A universal peace, it is to be feared, is in the catalogue of events, which will never exist but in the imaginations of visionary ...read more

Tags: Peace

Fear: A Weapon Of Choice

Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Feb 8, 2010

Fear: A Weapon of Choice Black Bart was a professional thief whose very name struck fear as he terrorized the Wells Fargo stage line. From San Francisco to New York, his name became synonymous with the danger of the frontier. Between 1875 and 1883 he robbed 29 different stagecoach crews. ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 4:5

Tags: Intimidation, Fear And Worry

Denomination: *other