In Sermon Illustrations: "Trust Ourselves"

All The Blessings We Enjoy Are Divine Deposits, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Dont Try To Hold Gods Hand; Let Him Hold Yours. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Dont try to hold Gods hand; let Him hold yours. Let Him do the ...read more

Tags: Faith General

The True Friend Of God May Sit In His Presence ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The true friend of God may sit in His presence for long periods in silence. Complete ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Gifts From God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 15, 2002

GIFTS FROM GOD The first barrier to meekness arises whenever we claim as our own what is really a gift of God. To live in meekness, we must try to remember that all we are, have, and can do is a gift. It is an act of arrogance to place ourselves at the center of being and doing. Only God ...read more

Tags: Humility, Temptation Pride, God's Omnipotence

Bigger Hands

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 9, 2020

A story is told of a little girl that would not take a handful of cherries when the general store owner told her to take one After several times of saying no, the owner told her to hold out her hands and he filled them with the cherries she loved. On the way home, Momma asked her why should would ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 132:15

Tags: God, Blessing, Hands, Source, Provision, Supply  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Bernie May Of Wycliffe Bible Translators Wrote, ...  PRO

Contributed by Evie Megginson on Aug 13, 2004

Bernie May of Wycliffe Bible Translators wrote, "As an airplane pilot, from the first time I sat in the beginner’s seat beside my instructor I was taught to ’trust’ my instruments. ’Your instincts will fool you,’ my instructor rightly told me. ’You must learn that even though you may feel you are ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-15

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Baptist

Wary Workers Believe They're Monitored In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Wary Workers believe they’re monitored in the workplace to assure productivity and because employers don’t trust them, finds a Society for Human Resource management survey. HR professionals, however, say employee monitoring assures the integrity of business critical systems and safeguards ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Our Failure To Think Of Prayer As A ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 8, 2001

“Our failure to think of prayer as a privilege may be partly due to the fact that we can pray any time. The door to prayer is open so continuously that we fail to avail ourselves of ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Church Of God

Fred Smith Reminds Us That We Make Blood In ...  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on Nov 5, 2002

Fred Smith reminds us that we make blood in order to live; we do not live in order to make blood. One of the biggest blunders human beings make is that we are ...read more

Tags: Death Nearness, Finding Fulfillment, God Brings Purpose

Denomination: *other

If Other Do Not Encourage Us, Let Us Encourage ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If other do not encourage us, let us encourage ourselves in the Lord. How much He encouraged others On the stormy lake, and in the upper room. He spoke words of cheer to the ...read more

Tags: Gifts Encouragement

Thousands Of Clergy And Laity Lack The ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Raisbeck on Jul 18, 2003

Thousands of clergy and laity lack the manifestation of the supernatural power of God in their lives because they are afraid ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Few Things Help An Individual More Than To Place ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him and to let ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Anxiety Is The Rust Of Life, Destroying Its ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Anxiety is the rust of life, destroying its brightness and weakening its power. A childlike and abiding trust in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:3

Tags: Guilt

Age Appears To Be Best In Four Thingsold Wood ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Age appears to be best in four thingsold wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Nothing Inspires Confidence In A Man Like ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing inspires confidence in a man like candor. If a man is frank and honest in nine points, ...read more

Tags: Communication General

There Is Danger From All Men. The Only Maxim Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with ...read more

Tags: Power

Power Will Intoxicate The Best Hearts, As Wine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good ...read more

Tags: Power

In General, I Would Say That Unless One Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In general, I would say that unless one has enough success at something to trust ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Ability To Form Friendships, To Make People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The ability to form friendships, to make people believe in you and trust you is one of the few ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

There Are Many Kinds Of Chickens (Rhode Island ...

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 19, 2003

THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF CHICKENS (Rhode Island Red, white, roosters, hens, ) --- BUT IN DUMPLINGS IT IS JUST CHICKEN .... In the cooking pot seems all differences matter little! We can ...read more

Tags: Envy, Emotions

Denomination: Assembly Of God