6/18/2023 0 Comments Faith quotesIt helps us to act in a manner contrary to appearances, it leads us to commit our all to the keeping of Christ, burying our hopes and our very lives with him in joyful confidence that if we are dead with him we shall also live with him. This is a fair picture of the faith that grows from experience. And if you tell him that he is doing an absurd thing, he smiles at your ignorance, and tells you that thus harvests come. Yet the farmer has no doubt, he longs to be allowed to cast away his seed, in faith he even covets fair weather that he may bury his corn. If you had never seen or heard of its results, it would seem the way of waste and not the work of. To all appearances, the most absurd thing that ever was done by mortal man is to throw away good corn, burying it in the ground. When we turn on our faith, we are able to access the power included in us. However, it still must be activated by the switch. If the batteries are included when an item is purchased, then it is ready to be used immediately. Most things that are powered by batteries have an on and off switch. Faith is a wire that conducts a current called grace that flows from the Spirit so that the new nature receives power. We can picture faith as a connection between the work of the Holy Spirit and the power at work in our new nature. 3 Sermon illustration metaphors for faithįrom Tony Evans’ Book of Illustrations: Stories, Quotes, and Anecdotes from More Than Thirty Years of Preaching and Public Speaking: 1. Trust and it will not take an hour to save you, the moment you trust you are saved. Trust! That is the word-simple, solid, hearty, earnest trust. It is not working, it is trusting in that work which Jesus has already done. The Savior cries, “Drop! Drop into my arms!” It is not doing, it is leaving off doing. There are you, sinner, clinging to your sins or to your good works. It was faith when the boy let go and dropped down into his big friend’s arms. He did not dare to relax his grasp until a strong man stood underneath, and said, “Boy! Drop! Drop! I’ll catch you.” Now, it was no saving faith for the boy to believe that the man was strong-that was a good help toward faith-but he might have known that and yet have perished. He therefore held on with the clutch of death. The flames were pouring out of the window underneath, and the poor lad would soon be burned, or falling would be dashed to pieces. Your condition is like that of a child in a burning house, who, having escaped to the edge of the window, hung on by the windowsill. 2įrom 300 Sermon Illustrations from Spurgeon : It should be obvious that with one foot in each boat we shall end up in the same place that we would have ended up in had we had both feet in the boat marked “self.” The only safe place to be is to have both feet firmly planted in the boat marked Christ. The boat without holes represents Christ. The boat with the holes represents ourselves with all of the leaks caused by sin. It is obvious that unless you do something you will soon be in the lake. One boat, however, is filled with holes and is sinking fast. Imagine that you are out in the middle of a lake and there are two rowboats and you are standing with one foot in each boat. 1 Sermon illustrations on full faith in Christ The communion set from England was delayed in the mail, but on the very day before the first commemoration of the Lord’s Supper in Bechuanaland, the set arrived. The Holy Spirit moved upon the hearts of the villagers, and soon a little group of six converts was united to form the first Christian church in that land. Moffat replied, “Send us a communion set I am sure it will soon be needed.” God honored that dear woman’s faith. Trusting that in time the Lord would bless their work, Mrs. One day a friend in England sent word to the Moffats that she wanted to mail them a gift and asked what they would like. They stayed, and for a year or two longer, darkness reigned. The thought of leaving their post, however, brought great grief to this devoted couple, for they felt sure that God was in their labors, and that they would see people turn to Christ in due season. They could not report a single convert.įinally the directors of their mission board began to question the wisdom of continuing the work. For ten years this couple labored faithfully in Bechuanaland (now called Botswana) without one ray of encouragement to brighten their way. Find six memorable ones below! Sermon illustration on enduring faithįrom Nelson’s Complete Book of Stories, Illustrations & Quotes:įaith honors God, and God honors faith! A story from the life of missionaries Robert and Mary Moffat illustrates this truth. There seem to be countless sermon illustrations on faith-but some are better than others. Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Email LinkedIn
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