In Sermon Illustrations: "True Faith Trust God"

God Knows Our Needs And We Can Simply Trust Him ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007

God knows our needs and we can simply TRUST Him to take care of all our needs, day by day. I thought of an example that happened a couple of weeks ago after a Bible Study Group that met at our house. George and Jeni, one of our young couples, were ready to go and Jeni realized she didn¡¦t ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

True/False Quiz

Contributed by Roger Haber on Oct 24, 2006

Let’s start with a true/false quiz: • I am growing in my intimacy with God and faithfulness to his word. • I am growing in real relationships with others in a small group. • I am growing in my service to God and others. • I am growing in reaching my pre-Christian relationships for ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Of A Child

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 16, 2020

How do we find rest through the chaotic mess the accuser continually throws at society? By coming, believing and trusting with the faith of a child! By trusting in our God given measure of faith and realizing everything is going to be alright, because God says it will and that’s enough! Growing ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6

Tags: Faith, Expectation

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith And An Elevator

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011

FAITH AND AN ELEVATOR If I stand on the ground floor of a 27-floor building and press the button for an elevator, I am confident (I have faith) that the elevator will arrive. Indeed, it does, and the door opens. I am now presented with a vehicle that, I am confident (I have faith), will take ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Baptist

God's Work In God's Way  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 6, 2002

GOD'S WORK IN GOD'S WAY Missionary statesman Hudson Taylor had complete trust in God’s faithfulness. In his journal he wrote: Our heavenly Father is a very experienced One. He knows very well that His children wake up with a good appetite every morning...He sustained 3 million Israelites in the ...read more

Tags: Faith, God's Provision, Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Baptist

Sandbar Faith

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008

SANDBAR FAITH Have you ever stepped on ground that seemed unsteady, but you really had to go on, just to get where you were going? Just recently we took a trip up to the (northern part of South Korea) Hwacho'n area and then down to the Chuncho'n areas. We stopped at a nice restaurant where they ...read more

Tags: Faith

God's Way Is The Best.

Contributed by Garris Hudson on May 31, 2022

I read the story about a young woman who had prepared for missionary service on foreign fields. She had been appointed by the mission board and was ready to sail when she received a telegram saying that her sister had died in a western state. She cancelled her reservation and went home. The ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Tags: Faith, Trust, Obedience, Purpose, Providence, Will Of God, Sovereignty Of God  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If The Blind Put Their Hand In God's  PRO

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jun 11, 2009

If the Blind Put Their Hand in God’s Helen Keller, shortly before her sixtieth birthday, expressed pity for the real unseeing, for those who have eyes yet do not see. Her long years of physical blindness have given her a spiritual insight which enables her to enjoy life in all its fullness. She ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:22-26, Mark 8:27-29

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Christian Church

God, Rescue Me! Help Me!

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 25, 2026

The story opens: It was a dark and stormy night. A man was walking along a seaside cliff. He was unfamiliar with the path and didn't know that a part of it had crumbled away. He stepped onto the crumbled bank and found himself sliding down the edge of the cliff. He was frantically ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:10, Psalm 37:7, Exodus 34:21, Ephesians 2:8-9, Hebrews 4:9-10, Mark 2:23-28  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Resting, Trying, Lord, God, Trust, Sabbath, Rest, Trusting  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

A Young English Woman's Locket Reveals Her True ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2009

A Young English Woman’s Locket Reveals Her True Love A young woman in England many years ago always wore a golden locket that she would not allow anyone to open or look into, and everyone thought there must be some romance connected with that locket and that in that locket must be the picture of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:36-38

Tags: Love For God

Solong's Faith

Contributed by Anne Benefield on Feb 4, 2009

SOLONG'S FAITH I gave blood on Friday. A lovely woman named Solong sampled my blood to insure that I had enough iron. We struck up a conversation, and it turns out she is a Christian. She told me that in 2006 she felt God calling her to go back to school. She didn't have enough money to go, but ...read more

Tags: Examples Of Faith

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Augustine The Fiery Defender Of The Faith ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2001

Augustine the fiery defender of the faith accepted Christ in the most unusual way. After resisting God for a long time Augustine heard a child playing nearby, saying, TOLLE LEGE, TOLLE LEGE, which means, Take, Read. He promptly read a random verse from the Bible, Romans 13:13- 14, and gave his life ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, Bible Influence

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Charles Colson Tells The Story Of Being On Th...

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015

Charles Colson tells the story of being on the Bill Buckley television program, talking about criminal justice reform. A few days later he got a call from Jack Eckerd, the founder of the Eckerd Drug chain, the second largest drug chain in America. He saw me on television and asked me to come to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-16

Tags: True Repentance, Led By God

Denomination: Methodist

Credibility (Real & True)  PRO

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on May 16, 2006

Credibility (Real & True) If you ever testify in court, you might wish you could have been as sharp as this policeman. He was being cross-examined by a defense attorney during a felony trial. The lawyer was trying to undermine the policeman’s credibility.... Q: "Officer -- did you see my client ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Baptist

The True Christmas Gift

Contributed by David Rogers on Dec 15, 2008

The True Christmas Gift Twas the night before the birth, when all the world did not know what was about to happen Not a creature was stirring, and all men were napping The rabbis were safe and secure in their knowledge Old Herod, the king, the Lord he refused to acknowledge King Herod was ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Baptist

Faith And Promise

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Aug 17, 2010

FAITH AND PROMISE When something is promised, you have not seen it happen yet, have you? If I promise my wife that I'm going to clean out the basement, there's no proof that you can see. There's only my word. That promise is the only evidence it will happen. And I may prove unreliable for one ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Lutheran

A True Friend Is Someone Who Thinks That You ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2015

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:17

Tags: Friends, Friend, Friendship, Faithful Friend

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Holman On Faith

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2010

HOLMAN ON FAITH Holman defines FAITH: Trusting commitment of one person to another, particularly of a person to God. Faith is the central concept of Christianity. One may be called a Christian only if one has faith. Holman adds: Our English word "faith" comes from the Latin fides, as developed ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be Found Faithful

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Mar 31, 2025

There is a story of a choir director who was so stressed out because at least one or more members of the choir were absent at every rehearsal for a concert. Finally came the last rehearsal and he announced: “I want to personally thank the pianist for being the only person in this entire church ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-2

Tags: Faithfulness, Choir, Unfaithfulness

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Listen To This True Story About God's Love: I Am ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Listen to this true story about God’s love: I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with. Her last ...read more

Tags: God's Provision