In Sermon Illustrations: "Seeing Is Believing"

Tact: The Ability To Describe Others As They See ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Tact: the ability to describe others as they ...read more

Tags: Hospitality

Success Is Seeing God In Common Tasks And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Success is seeing God in common tasks and responsibilities and then showing God in the ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

A Successful Man Will Never See The Day That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A successful man will never see the day that does not bring a fresh quota of problems, and the mark of ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

To Love Someone Is To See A Miracle Invisible To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To love someone is to see a miracle ...read more

Tags: Miracles General

The Essence Of Our Effort To See That Every ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The essence of our effort to see that every child has a chance must be to assure each an equal opportunity, not to become equal, but to become different -- to realize whatever ...read more

Tags: Learning

Great Men Are They Who See That The Spiritual ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force, ...read more

Tags: Thought

He Can See Me Now  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Jun 5, 2009

HE CAN SEE ME NOW I want to share a story with you in closing. It’s a story I heard several years ago about a high school football player. I don’t know his name, or what number he wore on his uniform or anything like that. All I know is that this kid wasn’t really that great of an athlete. He ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Baptist

Little Boy Sees The Parade But Misses The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2009

Little Boy Sees the Parade but Misses the Circus Lowell Ogden tells the story of a little boy who lived out in the country around the turn of the century. He had never seen a traveling circus, and one was coming to his town on Saturday. The lad asked his father for permission to go and his dad said ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-55

Tags: Worship Definition

See You On The Other Side Of The River

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 2, 2014

SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER Kansas City, Missouri is separated from Kansas City, Kansas by the Missouri River. Years ago, there was an old farmer who lived on the Kansas side of the river. He had a farm, a wife and a beautiful daughter. The farmer and his family had never been across ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Tags: Death, Heaven, Funeral

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Yuri Gagarin Did Not See God.

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 9, 2020

Do you know the name of Yuri Gagarin?? The year was 1961 and this Russian cosmonaut was the first human to travel into space. After circling the earth, the atheistic astronaut came back and declared that he looked outside his capsule and didn’t see God anywhere. To which Dr. W. A. Criswell ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Tags: Faith, Beatitudes, Atheism, Spiritual Vision

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Journey To See God Face To Face

Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 19, 2025

Everyone has a desire to see God face to face, but before that they are some prerequisites that need to checked 1) Am I right with God and others? 2) Are my hands clean? 3) Is my heart pure? We need to get answers to these questions from the Holy Spirit. As we receive the answers and correct ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 12:8

Tags: Faith, Hope

The Fellow That Can Only See A Week Ahead Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

I Don't See The Evidence

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Mar 31, 2022

I was with a friend talking to a new acquaintance when she began touting the virtues of a weight loss book she had read a few years earlier. “It will completely change your relationship with food,” she exclaimed, insisting he take down the name of the book and its author. I saw the man glance at ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22, James 1:23, James 1:24, James 1:25, 2 Corinthians 8:21  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Doer Of The Word, Integrity, Honesty

Denomination: Charismatic

You See, The Power Of Holiness Is God's Power At ...

Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Nov 13, 2006

You see, the power of holiness is God’s power at work in us. It is not some spiritual battery pack that we recharge and discharge at our discretion. It is not the we become powerful in the Spirit, rather it is God’s Spirit that is powerful in us. The power of holiness is God himself in action. ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

You See, The Power Of Holiness Is God's Power At ...

Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Nov 13, 2006

You see, the power of holiness is God’s power at work in us. It is not some spiritual battery pack that we recharge and discharge at our discretion. It is not the we become powerful in the Spirit, rather it is God’s Spirit that is powerful in us. The power of holiness is God himself in action. ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Two Farmers

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 14, 2019

Two Farmers One time there were two farmers who were going through a period of terrible drought, they were at a place of discouragement. One farmer went ahead and plowed his fields, trusting GOD to send the rain. The other farmer thought “What’s the Use. Planting time came, Still no rain. The first ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 28:1-41

Tags: Doubt, Believe

Denomination: Pentecostal

Christian, You Are Saved Because You Believed In ...  PRO

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 25, 2006

"Christian, you are saved because you believed in something you cannot see. You did not insist upon seeing before you would believe. But you can rejoice in this today. God is a rewarder of faith. When you believe in ...read more

Denomination: Orthodox

Most Christians Believe The Virgin Birth Is ...  PRO

Contributed by James Wilson on Dec 17, 2000

Most Christians believe the Virgin Birth is true. According to George Barna, 85% of those surveyed believe that Jesus Christ was born to a virgin. He also found that even 75% of the people who do not embrace Jesus as their Savior believe that he was ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Tags: Mary Jesus Mother, Apologetics Jesus, Christmas

Denomination: Baptist

: "The Boy Who Believes In The Holy ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 30, 2001

Illus.: “The Boy Who Believes in the Holy Spirit Isn’t Here” A children’s catechism class was learning the Apostles Creed. Each child had been assigned a sentence to repeat. The first one said, “I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.” The second child said, “I believe ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-7, John 14:21-22, John 14:15-21

Tags: Creed, Children, Believe, Basics Of Christianity, Holy Spirit General, Holy Spirit, Third Person  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Wesleyan

Someone Told Of A Church That Believed In Sinless ...  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 2, 2001

Someone told of a church that believed in sinless perfection once you trusted Jesus Christ into your life and were baptized. A visitor to that church heard this teaching and asked to be baptized. He was tired of dealing with his habitual sin without any success. Unfortunately, it was in the ...read more

Tags: Sin General, Baptism

Denomination: *other