In Sermon Illustrations: "Unbelief" showing 21-40 of 116

D. Martin Lloyd-Jones: "To Expect Christian ...

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 8, 2011

D. Martin Lloyd-Jones: "To expect Christian conduct from a person who is ...read more

Tags: Unbelief

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Accepting The Good News  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011

ACCEPTING THE GOOD NEWS A promotion by H. R. Block Inc. in 2001 offered walk-in customers a chance to win a drawing for a million dollars. Glen and Gloria Sims of Sewell, New Jersey, won the drawing, but they refused to believe it when an H. R. Block representative phoned them with the good ...read more

Scripture: John 5:45-47

Tags: Unbelief

Safe Rooms

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2011

SAFE ROOMS Lynne and I and the family were moving to Tulsa from Missouri and were looking at potential homes. One thing we came across was a house with a 'safe room' or actually only a 'safe closet'. A closet, which served as a coat closet near the front door, was built with steel walls and a ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Tags: Unbelief

Sad Disorder

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 7, 2011

SAD DISORDER There is a disorder called SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder. It is when people do not get enough sun light. There is ...read more

Tags: Unbelief

Denomination: Baptist

Josh Mcdowell On Why People Refuse To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2012

JOSH MCDOWELL ON WHY PEOPLE REFUSE TO BELIEVE Josh McDowell writes, “People refuse to believe that which they don’t want to believe, in spite of evidence. When explorers first went to Australia they found a mammal which laid eggs; spent some time in water, some on land; had a broad, flat tail, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:14

Tags: Unbelief

Pilate Made A Choice

Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 3, 2012

Pilate made a choice. Rather than ask for God's grace, he asked for a bowl. Rather than invite Jesus to stay, he sent him away. Rather than hear Christ's voice, he heard the ...read more

Tags: Unbelief

Denomination: Baptist

The Cave Dwellers” By Max Lucado. ...

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 4, 2012

“The Cave Dwellers” by Max Lucado. “Long ago, or maybe not so long ago, there was a tribe of people in a dark, cold cave. The cave dwellers would huddle together and cry against the chill. Loud and long they wailed. It was all they did. It was all they knew to do. The sounds in the cave were ...read more

Tags: Unbelief

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

23% Of Americans Have Not Attended A Church Or A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

23% of Americans have not attended a church or a community of faith gathering in the past ...read more

Tags: Unbelief

In A Way, As Pastor Rod Parsley Observed In ...

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 20, 2009

In a way, as Pastor Rod Parsley observed in Culturally Incorrect: How Clashing Worldviews Affect Your Future, today’s worldview isn’t that different from the Sadducees of Jesus’ day. Parsley engages in a bit of word play that goes like this (The Sadducees did not ...read more

Tags: Unbelief

Denomination: *other

In 1858, A Scientific Expedition Passed Through ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 22, 2008

In 1858, a scientific expedition passed through what we now call the Grand Canyon. A young lieutenant by the name of Ives made the following entry in his report: "This region we last explored, the Grand Canyon, is, of course, altogether valueless. It can be approached only from the south, and ...read more

Tags: Unbelief

Denomination: Pentecostal

Never Mourn Over Unbelief As If It Were Only A ...

Contributed by Steve Lucas on Jul 30, 2005

Never mourn over unbelief as if it were only a weakness which you cannot help. As God’s child, how ever weak you may be, you have the power to believe for the Spirit of God is in you. You have only to keep in mind this: No one apprehends anything before that he has the power to believe. He must ...read more

Tags: Doubt, Faith General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

F.b. Meyer Said, "Unbelief Puts Our Circumstance ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007

F.B. Meyer said, “Unbelief puts our circumstance between us and God, but faith puts God ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009

ON PERSPECTIVE An airline pilot flying over the southeastern U.S. called the local tower and said, "We are passing over at 35,000--give us a time check." The tower said, "What airline are you?" "What difference does it make? I just want the time." replied the pilot. The tower responded, "Oh, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-24

Tags: Unbelief, Time

Snakes

Contributed by David Goering on Nov 2, 2019

ILLUSTRATION: Gospel Tract Society, Inc., Independence MO -Snakes in an Atheist's Grave - Last September, while engaged in a Defenders Conference in Idaho, a gentleman by the name of Mr. C. M. Crew came to me with one of the strangest stories I had ever heard, about an atheist in Ohio who was ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7

Tags: Atheist, Unbelief

When Our Family Moved To East Point, Georgia, A ...

Contributed by Bobby Gilstrap on May 25, 2010

When our family moved to East Point, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, our house was in the flight pattern for Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport. Every few minutes, all day and all night, large commercial jets would take off and fly over our home before veering off to destinations unknown. ...read more

Tags: Unbelief, Ears To Hear

Denomination: Baptist

No Bulldozers Here!" Hebrews 3:1-6 Key Verse(S) ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 26, 2005

“No Bulldozers Here!” Hebrews 3:1-6 Key verse(s) 6:“But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.” I grew up watching john wayne movies; courage and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. I remember watching ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-6

Tags: Faith General, Doubt, Unbelief

Denomination: Lutheran

I Will Give You Two Apples  PRO

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 29, 2014

I WILL GIVE YOU TWO APPLES An atheist and a little boy in his neighborhood were talking one day about God, church and faith. Finally, the old neighbor said to the little boy, "Son, I don’t see how there could be a God in this world with all of the problems we have. I will give you an apple if you ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-5

Tags: Faith, Apologetics, Atheism, Unbelief

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Are The One On Trial

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 17, 2017

Some people come to the Bible or to any work of great literature without the capacity to understand what is in it. They are like a person who comes to a well for a drink of water, only to find that there is no bucket to draw the water out of the well. When people say, "I don’t get anything out ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Tags: Bible, Scripture, Unbelief, Mocking God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Can Witness, But We Cannot Convert

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 18, 2019

We may use all means, by but we cannot command success. We may teach, but we cannot convert. We may show those around us the bread and water of life, but we cannot make them eat and drink it. We may point out the way to eternal life, but we cannot make others walk in it. ‘It is the Spirit that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Tags: Evangelism, Family, Witnessing, Unbelief, Straying  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Opposite Of Joy Is Not Sorrow. It Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 5, 2005

“The opposite of joy is not sorrow. It is ...read more

Tags: Doubt

Denomination: Congregational