In Sermon Illustrations: "Use Faith"

Alex Navalny - Russian Dissident

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 19, 2024

Russian opposition leader and outspoken Christian, Alexei Navalny. Navalny voluntarily returned to Russia - knowing he would be arrested and imprisoned. Navalny, 47, dies while serving a 19-year sentence in a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle. In Navalny’s closing statement during his 2021 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Tags: Integrity, Righteousness, Sermon On The Mount, Sacrifice

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grantland Rice, America’s First Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mccutchen on Jan 26, 2001

Grantland Rice, America’s first great sportswriter said it this way: “When Jesus comes to judge us, he will not be so concerned about ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Christian Disciplines, Basics Of Christianity

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dusty Bibles  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 20, 2002

Dirty lifes grow from dusty Bibles. We buy tapes, CD’s, video’s and books to tell us how to live and we never invest time ...read more

Tags: Bible Study

Denomination: Assembly Of God

It Is Easy To Love The People Far Away. It Is Not ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2002

It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us...Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Unconditional Love

What The Church Needs Today Is Not More Machinery ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

What the Church needs today is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost can ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

People Are Always More Encouraged When We Share ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 27, 2003

“People are always more encouraged when we share how God’s grace helped us in weakness than when we brag about our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:1

Tags: Gifts Encouragement, Joy

Denomination: Church Of God

What The Church Needs Today Is Not More Machinery ...

Contributed by Scott Malone on Mar 1, 2005

What the Church needs today is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost can ...read more

Tags: Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Baptist

In April More Than 25 Million People (17% Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

In April more than 25 million people (17% of the U.S. online population) visited dating sites says Nielsen/NetRatings. ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

There Are More Than 1 Million Full-Time Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

There are more than 1 million full-time Christian ministry workers in the U.S. (including 350,000 se4nior pastors). ...read more

In '00, Some 9.7 Million Unmarried Couples Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

In ’00, some 9.7 million unmarried couples were co-habiting in the U.S. 266,600 were over age 65. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment

That Is A Good Book Which Is Opened With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit. A. Bronson Alcott [Amos Bronson Alcott] (1799–1888), U.S. educator, ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

One Must Be A Wise Reader To Quote Wisely And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well. A. Bronson Alcott [Amos Bronson Alcott] (1799–1888), U.S. educator, social ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Work Is And Always Has Been My Salvation And I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

Work is and always has been my salvation and I thank the Lord for it. Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), U.S. novelist. As quoted in ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

It's Not That I'm Afraid To Die, I Just Don't ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

It’s not that I’m afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen (b. 1935), U.S. filmmaker. ...read more

Tags: Death

I Have But One Passion - It Is He, It Is He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"I have but one passion - it is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

The Wilderness Is Not A Negative Time For Those ...

Contributed by Karen Buck on Jul 3, 2006

"The Wilderness is not a negative time for those obey God. Its purpose is very positive: to train and prepare us for a new move of the Holy Spirit" - ...read more

Tags: War

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If We Will Only Surrender Ourselves Utterly To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If we will only surrender ourselves utterly to the Lord, and will trust Him perfectly, we shall find our souls mounting up with wings as eagles, ...read more

Tags: Becoming A Christian

Indeed, Now That I Come To Think Of It, I Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Indeed, now that I come to think of it, I never really feel grown-up at all. Perhaps this is because childhood, catching our imagination ...read more

Tags: Children

In 1820, Charles Caleb Colton Coined The Phrase ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In 1820, Charles Caleb Colton coined the phrase that states: “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” The phrase is often used, ironically, when someone tries to ...read more

Tags: Grace, Pride, Creativity, Original

Let Fate Do Her Worst, There Are Relics Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let fate do her worst, there are relics of joy, Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy; Which come in the night time of sorrow and care, ...read more

Tags: Joy