In Sermon Illustrations: "Fear"

Seven Types Of Loneliness

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 1, 2021

7 Types of Loneliness 1. New-situation loneliness. You’ve moved to a new city where you don’t know anyone, or you’ve started a new job, or you’ve started at a school full of unfamiliar faces. You’re lonely. 2. I’m-different loneliness. You’re in a place that’s not unfamiliar, but you feel ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:10

Tags: Loneliness, Single, Widow, Fear, Drugs, Alone, Alcohol, Depression  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Get Out Of The Boat Until You Are Ordered!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 7, 2022

“Peter did not get out of the boat until he was ordered. God will not bless you in any adventure that He has not ordered. Faith is rooted in the Word of God and the will of God, not your feelings and emotions. It is stepping out on the promises and commands of God.  You don't name and ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4, Hebrews 12:1-3

Tags: Faith, Fear, Jesus, Obedience, Peter, Miracles, Walking On Water  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Peter Wanted To Walk On The Water

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 7, 2022

Peter said to Jesus, "Command me to come to You on the water !" He wasn't getting out of the boat until the Lord called him to do that. Don't go and jump out of your boat and then expect a miracle from Jesus if He hasn't called you out of the boat in the first ...read more

Tags: Faith, Fear, Jesus, Obedience, Peter, Miracles, God's Voice  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If We Could Only See From God's Perspective

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 7, 2022

A man was walking along a railroad track on a very dark night when he came to a bridge.  He had gotten halfway across when he heard a train whistle up ahead.  He quickened his pace, but soon could see the light of the oncoming locomotive approaching.   With nowhere ...read more

Tags: Faith, Fear, Jesus, Obedience, Peter, Miracles, Sovereignty Of God  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Doubt - The Devil's Most Powerful Weapon

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 12, 2023

Have you noticed that the first words we have recorded of Satan was a question of doubt? According to Genesis 3:1, he was trying to plant the seed of doubt in Eve’s heart concerning what God had said. There’s an old fable that says the Devil once held a sale and offered all the tools of his trade ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39, 1 John 5:1-13

Tags: Assurace, Fear, Doubt, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Salvation, Discouragement  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Sent You Two Boats And A Helicopter!

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 21, 2023

A man of faith is on top of a roof during a great flood in the South. Another man comes by in a boat and says, "Get in, get in, the water is rising!" The man of faith replied, "No, sir. I have faith in God and I know that He will answer my prayer and give me a miracle." So, ...read more

Tags: Protection, Prayer, Angels, Miracles, Miracles Of Jesus, Faith, Fear  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[139]. A Message From A Poem – If Your Life Belongs To Jesus

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 22, 2025

[139]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – IF YOUR LIFE BELONGS TO JESUS In June 2020 I found a poem of mine that I began some time in the past and had forgotten about. It was unfinished for 9 years. I then checked the date and it said 29 May 2011. It was in June 2020 that I wanted to finish it. The ...read more

Scripture: John 16:33, John 1:10, Philippians 2:14-16

Tags: Do Not Fear, Stand For Jesus, Christian Poems, Belong To Jesus

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Greatest Mistake You Can Make In Life Is To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

My Name Is "I Am"  PRO

Contributed by Joel Preston on Nov 15, 2002

MY NAME IS “I AM” I was regretting the past and fearing the future. Suddenly my Lord was speaking: “My name is “I AM.” He paused. I waited. He continued, “When you live in the past with its mistakes and regrets, it is hard. I am not there. My name is not ‘I WAS.’ When you ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships, Jesus Teachings

Denomination: Baptist

Trust In That Man's Promise Who Dares To Refuse ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Trust in that man's promise who dares to refuse that which he ...read more

Tags: Faith

Love Is Eternally Awake, Never Tired With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is eternally awake, never tired with labour, nor oppressed with ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Love Does Not Behave In A Discourteous Manner. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Love does not behave in a discourteous manner. Greed does; selfishness ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

He That Reigns Within Himself And Rules His ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He that reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires and ...read more

Tags: Self

Carl Jung, Is Quoted As Saying, ‘the Only Thing ...

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Sep 1, 2009

Carl Jung, is quoted as saying, ‘The only thing we have to fear ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Tim Lahaye In His Book "Revelation Unveiled" ...

Contributed by William Jones on Sep 20, 2008

Tim Lahaye in his book "Revelation Unveiled" says, "Years ago I was taken to see a prosiner by the special representative of the warden's office in the reformatory at St. Cloud, Minnesota. While there, I noted that the new inmates oviously feared the institution and the long-anticipated ...read more

Tags: Hell

Denomination: Baptist

Our Doubts Are Traitors, And Make Us Lose The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win ...read more

Tags: Doubt

The Hinge Of The Future Is On The Door Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The hinge of the future is on the door of the present. Keep men of honor and integrity in places of ...read more

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Those Who Try And Fail Are Much Wiser Than Those ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Those who try and fail are much wiser than those who never ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Let The Loss Of Our Friends Be Our Only Grief, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let the loss of our friends be our only grief, and the apprehension of ...read more

Tags: Compassion

He Who Reigns Within Himself And Rules His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires, and ...read more

Tags: Self