In Sermon Illustrations: "Trust"

She, Like So Many Of Us, Will Only Trust The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

She, like so many of us, will only trust the Lord as far as we can see and will not believe His promises unless the MEANS of the performance is visible to us. Where are the water pots? Where are the buckets? How is He going to perform this? How is He going to accomplish this difficult task??? We ...read more

Tags: Jesus' Ministry

Faith Is "Trusting God Enough To Obey Even When ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 27, 2008

Faith is “trusting God enough to obey even when you’re not sure it will work out in the short run.” [Larry Osborne, Contrarian’s Guide to Knowing ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Always True To His Promises. Our Trust Is ...

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Mar 14, 2008

God is always true to His promises. Our trust is never misplaced when our trust is in Him. Frances Havergal, the noted hymn writer, loved the Word of God and the God of the Word. As she was dying at the early age of forty-three, Havergal asked a friend who was standing by her bed to read to her ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Do But Gain A Boys Trust; Convince Him By Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Do but gain a boys trust; convince him by your behaviour that you have his happiness at heart; let him discover that you are the wiser of the two; let him experience the wisdom of following your advice and the evils that ...read more

Tags: Children

Trust In God's Power Preserves Austrian Town From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010

Trust in God’s Power Preserves Austrian Town from Napoleon Napoleon’s army was camped on the hills above the border town of Feldkirch, Austria poised to attack. On Easter Sunday morning, the citizens met to decide whether to try to defend themselves or surrender. The pastor rose and addressed the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 68:32-38

Tags: Trust, God's Sovereignty

Suffering Can Causes Us To Trust God For Who He ...

Contributed by Lito Sacatropiz on Jan 12, 2007

Suffering can causes us to trust God ...read more

Tags: Suffering Joy In

Denomination: Assembly Of God

All I Have Seen Teaches Me To Trust The Creator ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for ...read more

Tags: Faith

I Think That We May Safely Trust A Good Deal ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

I think that we may safely trust a good deal ...read more

Tags: Faith

I Would Like To Share A Short Story With You ...

Contributed by Kent Mishleau on Apr 5, 2010

I would like to share a short story with you about a young man who was to write a PhD dissertation about the Navajo Indians. He was from Indiana and had never met or seen one of these and so knew little to nothing about them. So it was decided that he would go to live with a family of the Navajo on ...read more

Tags: Trust, Learning

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

High Seas

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Oct 13, 2020

The thunder roared like a waking dragon. As the water churned and the ship rocked wildly like a kite on a string. I watched helplessly as the splinter sized crack in the mast grew until I was sure it would snap. The crew on deck wallowed and struggled to move in the thigh deep water to try and keep ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Tags: Trust, Storms

Denomination: Independent/Bible

If Only I Would Take Notes

Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 26, 2022

As a writer, I always have a small notebook in my shirt pocket to take notes when I have an idea. I don’t have too many ideas, so I want to write down any I get so I don’t forget them. That has helped me out on many occasions. There is one exception. When The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Tags: Trust, Writer

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Follow Me

Contributed by Gregory Artz on Feb 17, 2023

Follow Me The United States Army is one of the most powerful forces in the world. The strongest and most trained soldiers in all the world. Each one is a valuable asset in order to have victory over an enemy. Therefore, training requires strict discipline and the ability to follow orders of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Tags: Faith, Trust

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Doing Your Duty With A Little Faith

Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Sep 16, 2023

Don Gullett was the greatest athlete eastern Kentucky has ever seen. He excelled in all sports. He was so good that he was recruited by the University of Kentucky in all three sports….Basketball, Football, and Baseball. In Basketball he averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds a game; I personally ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10, 2 Timothy 1:3-12

Tags: Faith, Trust

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Understanding Isn’t Faith

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 16, 2025

The universe is vast. God is infinitely wise. We will never master every “why.” Years ago, I told a friend how much the problem of evil troubled me. “I want to understand how God could permit it.” He listened, then asked—bluntly—“Why do you think you’ll solve what the greatest minds haven’t? Who ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6, Isaiah 55:8-9

Tags: Trust, Mystery

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Big Hands

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 13, 2025

A boy and his mother walked into the corner drug store to buy a few things. And right there on the counter was a big glass candy jar—one of those old-fashioned ones, filled to the brim with all the colors a child’s imagination could want. The boy froze. You know how kids get—locked in, mesmerized, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:20, Psalm 81:10

Tags: Trust, Provision

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Martin Luther

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 23, 2025

Martin Luther had a rough time after he posted his 95 theses on the Wittenberg Church door. He was often on the run from his enemies who wanted to kill him. It is recorded that when Martin Luther had his darkest moments he would say to his friends "Come let us sing the 46th Psalm and let ...read more

Tags: Trust, Luther

Denomination: Anglican

All I Have Seen Teaches Me To Trust The Creator ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:8-9

Tags: Creation, Descriptions Of God, Divinity Of Christ

All I Have Seen Teaches Me To Trust The Creator ...

Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 1, 2006

All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Take It First To The Lord In Prayer  PRO

Contributed by Palitha Jayasooriya on Apr 3, 2017

Take it to the Lord in prayer My mobile phone crashed a few months ago and I had to switch to my wife's old one as a temporary measure. On the first day of using the phone, there was one particularly important feature that neither I nor my wife could grasp, though we tried to figure it out for a ...read more

Scripture: John 16:24

Tags: Prayer, Trusting God, Trusting Christ

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Is Testing Us, To See Whether We Can Trust ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God is testing us, to see whether we can trust Him in the dark as well as in the light; and whether we can be as True to Him when all pleasurable emotions have faded ...read more

Tags: Endurance