In Sermon Illustrations: "Use Faith"

Internet Impact

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Internet Impact According to comScore Networks, 747 million people age 15 and over used the Internet worldwide in January '07, a 10% increase ...read more

Tags: Internet

The Devil Is Like A Mad Dog That Is Chained Up. ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 7, 2008

The devil is like a mad dog that is chained up. He is powerless to harm us when we are outside his reach, but once we enter his circle we expose ...read more

Tags: Satan

Sad Memories Gather, Like Evening Mists, Round ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Sad memories gather, like evening mists, round aged lives, and the temptation of the old is unduly to exalt the past, and unduly to depreciate the present. Young lips shout ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Observers Say That We Americans Put Too Much ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Observers say that we Americans put too much emphasis upon conformity and not enough on the development of true individuality. We could reverse this trend by encouraging our children to be different, to ...read more

Tags: Thought

In Times Of Great Anxiety We Can Draw Power ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In times of great anxiety we can draw power from our friends. We should at such times, however, avoid friends who sympathize too ...read more

Tags: Compassion

We Shall Not Fight Our Battles Alone. There Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

Flash Powder Makes A More Brilliant Light Than ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Flash powder makes a more brilliant light than the arc lamp, but you cannot use it to light your street corner because it doesn't last long enough. ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

I Believe We Get An Answer To Our Prayers When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I believe we get an answer to our prayers when we are willing to obey what is implicit in the answer. I believe that we get a vision of God when we ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

We Have Staked The Future Of All Our Political ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We have staked the future of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government; upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

Dr. Cecil Hyatt, Former Professor Of Old ...

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Oct 26, 2009

Dr. Cecil Hyatt, former professor of Old Testament at California Baptist University, always used to say that almost anytime God is about to move, there have to be some ...read more

Tags: Possibilities

Denomination: *other

A Church That Does Not Listen For God In The ...

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 13, 2010

"A church that does not listen for God in the Bible and treat the Bible as the unique touchstone of truth about God and about us is losing its identity, it’s raison ...read more

Tags: Bible Truth

Denomination: Anglican

Callous On His Knees

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 2, 2011

CALLOUS ON HIS KNEES The historian Eusebius tells us that St. James, first bishop of Jerusalem, "had a kind of callous on his knees, because he was always on his knees ...read more

Tags: Worship General

Denomination: Catholic

There Is No Greater Priority Than This: To Enable ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 8, 2011

There is no greater priority than this: to enable the people of our time once more to encounter God, the God who speaks to us and shares his love so that ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ

Denomination: Catholic

Everyone Has A Disability

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 8, 2022

“Everyone has a disability- Mine is just more noticeable than most people’s. God can use any person’s disability for God’s glory ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Tags: Action, Disabilities

Denomination: Baptist

The Noted Author, John Killinger, Tells A ...

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 10, 2004

The noted author, John Killinger, tells a powerful story about a man who is all-alone in a hotel room in Canada. The man is in a state of deep depression. He is so depressed that he can’t even bring himself to go downstairs to the restaurant to eat. He is a powerful man usually the chairman of a ...read more

Tags: Salvation, Repentance, Confession Of Sin

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Blessed Are The Meek  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Blessed Are The Meek As you study the character traits described in the Beatitudes, you can't help but realize one thing; these qualities are by no means natural to the human spirit. They are very foreign. Poverty of spirit, true mourning over personal sins against God and meekness does ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5, Matthew 26:36-46, Matthew 15:21-28

Tags: Giving, Truth, Character, Redemption, Words, Meek  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Blessed Are The Merciful

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Blessed Are The Merciful In the Sermon on the Mount, we notice that Jesus' subject was not on how people are to be saved, but on the fruit of those who allow the Holy Spirit to work in their lives. One of the signs or evidences that a person has been converted is that he is now merciful. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Tags: Character

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Debt Out Of Control

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009

DEBT OUT OF CONTROL Nearly - 80 percent of all divorced couples between the ages of 20 and 30 list financial difficulties as the primary cause of their separation and divorce. From Money-zine.com the following statistics paint the picture of America’s improper handling of their finances: The ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-18

Tags: Debt

An Observation About Immanence

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 12, 2020

One of my favorite pastimes is playing some computer games, especially the ones where you make money—okay, run a business, simulation, or that kind of thing. In one of these you, as manager of a transportation company, have the opportunity to choose how best to serve the industries and communities ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Tags: Immanence, Return Of Christ, Rewards For Believers

Denomination: Baptist

The Learning Channel (You Know, The Other Tlc), ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Jan 29, 2002

The Learning Channel (you know, the other TLC), has a show that airs on Wednesday nights called "Junkyard Wars." Have you seen it? This is how they describe their show on their web site: "If you locked Tim Allen, Mad Max and Monty Python in a garage, you’d end up with Junkyard Wars — the ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, God's Forgiveness, Promises Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational