In Sermon Illustrations: "Trust In Christ"

You Can't Have A Triumph Without A Trial, You ...

Contributed by John Davis on Nov 25, 2008

You can’t have a triumph without a trial, You can’t have a Testimony without a test and you can’t have a great Victory until you’ve gone through a great Battle! It’s like the Andre Crouch song "Through it All" one line in the song says "If I never had a problem I wouldn’t know that God could solve ...read more

Tags: Faith, Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Lord Was With Missionaries John Paton, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

The Lord was with missionaries John Paton, Alexander Duff, and William Carey Philippians 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. The Lord stood with me; the Lord gave me strength, with that strength the gospel was preached; and the aim was the Gentiles - all the nations. That was ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:9-10

Tags: Perseverance, Missions

One Of The Best Ways To Bear Everlasting Fruit Is ...

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 19, 2010

One of the best ways to bear everlasting fruit is to share your Christian testimony with other people. This morning we have a YouTube clip with part Drew Brees’ Christian testimony. Drew gave this testimony earlier this season in an interview with Jill Ewert from the Fellowship of Christian ...read more

Tags: Testimonies About Jesus

Denomination: Baptist

Let God Take The Initiative. If You Will Wait, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let God take the initiative. If you will wait, God will work Cease from your trying; start to trust and ...read more

Tags: Peace

From Failure Can Come Valuable Experience; From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

From failure can come valuable experience; from experiencewisdom; from wisdommutual trust; from mutual trustcooperation; from ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Stirrings Of Heaven

Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 1, 2025

Let our lives be stirred by the happenings in God’s heart. God trusts his people with his power, but his chosen ...read more

Tags: Faith, Hope

Jesus: Someone Who's Been There

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 21, 2008

Jesus: Someone Who's Been There When you travel, you sometimes ask someone else who has been there. Many from here have traveled to Boston/New England and have come to me to ask where to go, what to see. Why do they ask me? Because that's where I'm from. We trust people who have been places When ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

U.s. Pastors Believe Billy Graham Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

U.S. pastors believe Billy Graham is the most-trusted spokesperson for Christianity followed by James Dobson. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Character

The More We Know Of God, The More Unreservedly We ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 10, 2002

The more we know of God, the more unreservedly we will trust him; the greater our progress in theology, the simpler and more ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Is The Church?the Best Way To Kill A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"What is the church?The best way to kill a church is to squeeze it into a building. For without contact with people in need and publicly witnessing ...read more

Tags: Church General

Set Your Expectations High; Find Men And Women ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Set your expectations high; find men and women whose integrity and values you respect; get their agreement on a course of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Faith That Cannot Withstand Testing, Cannot Be ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 31, 2004

Faith that cannot withstand testing, cannot be trusted. An old black preacher put it this way: “If your faith fizzles before the finish, ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Too Wise To Be Mistaken. God Is Too Wise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God is too wise to be mistaken. God is too wise to be unkind. When you cant trace His hand, thats when ...read more

Tags: God The Father

The Head Vs. The Heart

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

The Head VS. the Heart Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord. Ps. 31: 24 It is with the heart that we must wait upon God. As a man's heart is, so is he before God. We can advance no further or deeper into the holy place of God's presence to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 31:24

Tags: Confidence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Naval Aviation Training Includes An ...  PRO

Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007

Naval aviation training includes an indoctrination session in what looks like a ride from some amusement park. The device takes up an entire huge room, and has individual containers attached to a larger wheel, allowing the person inside to be spun in multiple directions as the main wheel spins ...read more

Tags: Big, Large, Larger

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

My Prayer Today Is That We Will Feel The Loving ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“My prayer today is that we will feel the loving arms of God wrapped around us, and will know in our hearts that He will never ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

I Know God Will Not Give Me Anything I Can't ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish He didn’t trust me so much.” ...read more

Tags: Faith General

When A Train Goes Through The Tunnel And It ...  PRO

Contributed by Aaron Householder on Sep 30, 2004

"When a train goes through the tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still ...read more

Tags: Perseverance, Faith General

Denomination: Baptist

Traps That Hinder Leaders: Dale Galloway ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Traps That Hinder Leaders: Dale Galloway enumerates these hindrances to relational ministry in his book On Purpose Leadership, Beacon Hill Press. Insecurity—Selecting only those people who have the same gifts as the leader—or lesser gifts. · Elitism—Developing a “leaders only” attitude that keeps ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

In His Retirement, Thomas Jefferson Founded The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

In his retirement, Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia. Because Jefferson trusted that students would take their studies seriously, the code of discipline was lax. Unfortunately, his trust proved misplaced when the misbehavior of students led to a riot in which professors who tried ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed