In Sermon Illustrations: "Trusting In God"

People Have Rules For When They Cant Trust Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

People have rules for when they cant trust ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

Wipe Out The Past, Trust The Future, And Live ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Wipe out the past, trust the future, and live ...read more

Tags: Present

Trust In The Lord With All Your Heart And He Will ...

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 3, 2007

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and HE will acknowledge and HE will light your way. This prayer has been sent to you for good luck. The original copy is from the Netherlands. It has been around the world nine times. The luck has now been brought to you. You will receive good luck within ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God Stands By His Promises

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 28, 2011

GOD STANDS BY HIS PROMISES Oswald Chambers once wrote, "Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust that never dreams that He will not stand by us." Missionaries Dick and Margaret Hillis found themselves caught in China during the Japanese invasion. The couple lived with their two children in an ...read more

Tags: Promises Of God

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's Way Is The Best.

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton 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

Faith: Taking God At His Word

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jun 22, 2018

A little girl was walking through the hallway of her home and she came to the place where they had a cellar door, It was one of those trapdoors on hinges, and it was open. She looked down into the darkness, heard a noise down there, and said, “Who’s down there?” And her daddy said, “It’s me, ...read more

Tags: Parents, Trust, Strength, Darkness, Faith, Love, Father, Children, Light  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Author Will Make Things Clear  PRO

Contributed by Rich Young on Jan 18, 2001

THE AUTHOR WILL MAKE THINGS CLEAR Author Marshall Shelley, who suffered the deaths of two of his children, writes in Leadership: "Even as I child, I loved to read, and I quickly learned that I would most likely be confused during the opening chapters of a novel. New characters were introduced. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-29

Tags: Faith, God In The Hardships, Trust

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Vine

Contributed by Michael E. Bartee Sr. on Oct 19, 2018

When I was growing up I was one of six children. Our house was very small, only four rooms. And without any of the convieniences most houses had in those days. We did not have a bathroom,running water, or a furnace. There were two boys, about my age, that lived close by. In my mind they were ...read more

Scripture: John 5:15

Tags: Trusting God, Faith In Christ

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Study The Book Of Esther?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 21, 2023

WHY STUDY THIS BOOK? • To learn important lessons about the Providence of God – especially His ability to preserve His people, despite the severity of threats from formidable adversaries. • To encourage us to continue to trust in God and His Providence when circumstances around us seem darkest ...read more

Tags: Trials, Sovereignty Of God, Faith, Esther, God, Persecution, Israel, God's Providence  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Love The Commercial Where A Daddy Takes His ...  PRO

Contributed by Damien Spikereit on Mar 2, 2001

- I love the commercial where a daddy takes his little girl to a public pool with the purpose of teaching her how to dive off the diving board. Maybe you’ve seen it, I think it is advertising Kodak or something. And so there they are, the day begins with them both having high hopes of a ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-11

Tags: Doing God's Will, Faith In God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In Whom Do We Trust? Americans Say They Have A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

In Whom Do We Trust? Americans say they have a great deal of confidence in these institutions: · The military (66%) · The church or organized religion (60%) · The police (57%) · The U.S. Supreme Court (50%) · The presidency (48%) · Banks (44%) · The medical system (40%) · The public schools ...read more

Tags: Faith

67% Of U.s. Adults Trust The Media Compared To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

67% of U.S. adults trust the media compared to 59% who trust the ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

The Man Who Trusts Men Will Make Fewer Mistakes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The man who trusts men will make fewer mistakes than he ...read more

Tags: Faith

When A Man Assumes A Public Trust, He Should ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider ...read more

Tags: Faith

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

A Real Friend Warms You By His Presence, Trusts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A real friend warms you by his presence, trusts you with his secrets, and ...read more

Tags: Compassion

True Love Never Nags; It Trusts. Love Does Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"True love never nags; it trusts. Love does not have to be tethered, ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Trust Your Hunches. They're Usually Based On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just ...read more

Tags: Thought

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

Em Bounds Calls Trust "Firm Belief, Faith In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

EM Bounds calls trust “firm belief, faith ...read more

Tags: Prayer Supplication